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- Taihiru Bai, a Korean, says that he was working outside of the city with his familiy when the atomic bomb exploded in Hiroshima. He also talks about his search for his brother in the aftermath of the bombing, the years of hardship following the war, returning to Korea, being threatened by war in Korea, and finally finding a way to emigrate to Brazil. Bai says that he only recently acquired a Hibakusya Medical Card with the help of Hibakusha association in Brazil. Part two of two parts.
- Date Issued:
- 2008-08-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Poet and novelist Anca Vlasopolos, professor of English at Wayne State University, talks about how she writes in a wide span of literary forms, her writing plan, works in process, her thoughts about Detroit, MI, her experience at the Detroit Public Library, and her reading interests. Ends abruptly. Vlasopolos is interviewed by Michigan State UniversityLibrarian Jane Arnold. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Michigan Writers Series.
- Date Issued:
- 2000-10-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Diane describes being hired at Chevrolet in Flint, entering skilled trades as a woman apprentice, becoming a UAW journeyman pipe fitter, supervising a maintenance crew, and eventually transferring to Fisher Body Lansing. Diane discusses previous union and nonunion work experience, sexism issues, relations with male tradesmen and management peers.
- Date Issued:
- 2005-11-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Russ describes the hiring process where you are selected based on your size and strength, being assigned to the Body Shop where his father supervised, and eventually moving to Fisher Repair at the Oldsmobile Main Plant. Russ talks about lay offs and the Trade Readjustment Act (TRA), various pranks including spreading urethane on the supervisor's phone. He comments on friendships, hobbies, bible study groups, and general life in the factory.
- Date Issued:
- 2006-01-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Andrea Allen explains her reasons for going to college and says that she saw a degree as a step to being financially secure and being able to provide for a family. She reflects on entering college as an older student, the shortcomings of higher education, her work ethic, and says that her priorities didn't match those of her unrealistic classmates. Allen talks about enjoying management positions since graduating and says that she has learned to accept the good and bad aspects of professional life. She says she still expects to find a husband, start a family and advance in her career, but now realizes that there will be trade-offs throughout her life.
- Date Issued:
- 1988-05-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- "Fox and friends" airs an exclusive interview with President Donald Trump. Trump speaks out on the Michael Cohen plea deal, Paul Manafort guilty verdict, and his frustrations with Attorney General Jeff Sessions. He says that no evidence of collusion came out of the Cohen or Manafort cases. Trump is interviewed by Ainsley Earhardt.
- Date Issued:
- 2018-08-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Retired Lansing Police Sergeant Nancy Cochran Small discusses her career and experiences with the LPD in an interview with retired Lansing Police Officers James Gleason and John Assiff. Small speaks at length about her experiences as one of the first female police officers in the Lansing Police Department, as well as a number of her cases.
- Date Issued:
- 2009-04-30T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Former Michigan State University President Lou Anna K. Simon discusses her involvement with the MSU Faculty Grievance Policy (FGP) and the Faculty Grievance Official (FGO) when she served as MSU Provost and later as MSU President. Simon talks about the origins and evolution of the FGP, her experiences with several FGOs and changes to the FGP which she instituted. Simon also talks about the tension in universities between teaching and research, which she says affects hiring, tenure, salaries, promotions, and administrative priorities. She comments on the pressures of balancing the needs of the university with the wishes of the MSU Board of Trustees and the burden of being responsible for decisions made at every level of operation. Simon is interviewed by Robert Banks, former MSU associate provost and associate vice president for Academic Human Resources and John Revitte, former MSU professor of Human Resources and Labor Relations.
- Date Issued:
- 2019-02-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Michigan State University sophomore James Porter talks about growing up on a farm in Heartland, MI, his family and siblings, and his parent's careers. He talks about the transition from high school to college, says that he is living off campus now and calls dorm life "insane". Porter says that in ten years he expects to be actor, but would be happy to have any job in professional theater. Theater life, he says, does not lend itself to starting a family.
- Date Issued:
- 1989-11-28T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Barack Obama reflects on his eight years in the White House, his successes, his failures, and what he learned. Obama says that the job requires mental and physical stamina, that he continues to be surprised by the severity of the partisanship in Washington. Obama also talks about Donald Trump's unconventional but successful campaign for president, healthcare, foreign policy, how his family has coped with living in the White House. Excerpts from CBS interviews with Obama done over the previous twelve years are interspersed with the interview. On "60 minutes".
- Date Issued:
- 2017-01-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection