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Linda Kallas
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Linda Kallas is a retired middle school art and drama teacher who has collaborated with artists and authors on a variety of endeavors, including illustrating "Mel and the Blue Arrow" written by Mel Vernon (Luiseño). In her interview, Kallas speaks about family, school, higher education, post-college life, and her various art and cultural projects.
Floyd Lai
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Floyd Lai served as Director of the Cross-Cultural Center at California State University from 2011 to 2023. In this Interview, Floyd discusses the growth and development of the CCC in conjunction with other student organizations. As a self-identified Chinese American, Lai addresses how his personal, educational, and professional background have informed one another.
Martin Leyva
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Martin Leyva was the program coordinator for Project Rebound at CSUSM, an on-campus support system for formerly incarcerated students.. In the interview Leyva also discusses the Transitions and Project Rebound programs and talks to experience as a formerly incarcerated person, about dismantling patriarchy, and supporting other members of the formerly incarcerated community.
Rich Link
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Rich Link wrote for the Celebrator Beer News magazine on Southern California’s beer scene. He served several terms as Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity (QUAFF) President and is a certified beer judge. This interview with Link, Mary Anne Bixby, and Greg Lorton discusses their introduction to craft beer, early home brewing experiences, QUAFF, local breweries, mead, and women in homebrewing.
Greg Lorton
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Greg Lorton is a member of Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity (QUAFF), a San Diego homebrewing group. Lorton has served as QUAFF Newsletter editor and President. This interview with Lorton, Mary Anne Bixby, and Rich Link discusses their introduction to craft beer, early home brewing experiences, QUAFF, local breweries, mead, and women in homebrewing.
Ilima Kam Martinez
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Ilima Kam Martinez is the founder and President of UMEKE, an organization that promotes and preserves Hawaiian culture through hula dancing. In this interview, Ilima discusses her upbringing, the importance of hula in Hawaiian cultures, the challenges she faced during the Covid-19 pandemic, going back to school at CSUSM to earn her degree, and her future goals for UMEKE.
George and Althea Nagata
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George and Alethea Nagata are the second of four generations of Japanese Americans contributing to the agricultural industry of North County San Diego, California. During their interview the Nagatas discuss their family history, their forced internments at Poston Relocation Center in Yuma, Arizona during World War II, their lives post-internment, and their working lives as agricultural laborers and family farmers.
Jake Northington
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Jake Northington is a California State University San Marcos alumnus. He graduated with his degree in Photography in 2019. In this interview, Jake discusses his artistic influences, the importance of Black representation in his photography, and his involvement in CSUSM’s Black Student Center and the Black SistaHood.