Forster, James. Interview Transcript, November 22, 2024.
subject: United States. Air Force—Veterans
subject: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
subject: Aircraft mechanics
subject: United States. Air Force—Noncommissioned officers
subject: West Valley College (Saratoga, Calif.)
subject: McClellan Air Force Base (Calif.)
subject: Kadena Air Base (Okinawa-ken, Japan)
subject: MacDill Air Force Base (Fla.)
subject: National University (San Diego, Calif.)
subject: California State University San Marcos
description: James Robert Forster II served in Korea as a crew chief and flight mechanic for the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War and reached his highest rank of E5 Staff Sergeant. Forster recalled the challenges of an unaccompanied tour to Korea, the strains it put on his first marriage, as well as his return home during the height of the anti-war movement. He praised the education and experiences he gained from military service, including travel, recreation, training, and the G.I. Bill. After military service, Forster worked in the insurance business and met his wife at university. He reflected on his family, travels after retirement, and the life lessons he learned from military service.
creator: James Robert Forster II
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2024-11-22
contributor: Jason Beyer
contributor: Adel Bautista
contributor: Marilyn Huerta
contributor: Justin Gans
rights: In copyright
format: PDF
language: English
type: text
coverage: Korea
coverage: Vietnam
coverage: Wichita (Kan.)
coverage: San Jose (Calif.)
coverage: Sacramento (Calif.)
coverage: North China Sea
coverage: Osan (Korea)
coverage: Kunsan (Korea)
coverage: Gwangju (Korea)
coverage: Daegu (Korea)
coverage: Mount Fuji (Japan)
coverage: Tokyo (Japan)
coverage: Okinawa (Japan)
coverage: Taipei (Taiwan)
coverage: Taichung (Taiwan)
coverage: Tampa (Fla.)
coverage: Portland (Or.)
coverage: San Diego (Calif.)
coverage: Caribbean
coverage: El Cajon (Calif.)
coverage: Chicago (Ill.)

Brodowsky, Glen. Interview transcript, 2024-06-14
subject: California State University San Marcos
subject: California State University San Marcos. Administrative Building
subject: California State University San Marcos. Faculty Senate
subject: California State University San Marcos. Jewish Faculty and Staff Association
subject: California State University San Marcos. Marketing Department
subject: Cross-cultural marketing
subject: Gonzalez, Alexander
subject: Haynes, Karen S.
subject: Intercultural marketing
subject: Neufeldt, Ellen
subject: California State University San Marcos--Faculty
description: Interview discusses Brodowsky’s career at CSUSM, starting with his journey into academia and his experience during the early years of the university, the campus, his work in development of policy and initiatives, as well as marketing, including the campus logo. Interview also discusses Brodowsky’s work in service at the university, his relationship with past university presidents, intercultural and cross-cultural marketing, his approach to teaching both at CSUSM and abroad at Brodowsky’s visiting professorships, the Jewish Faculty and Staff Association and the campus Jewish community, and his past year as Faculty Senate Chair.
creator: Brodowsky, Glen
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2024-06-14
contributor: Visintainer, Sean
contributor: Sheehan, Robert
rights: In copyright
language: English
coverage: San Marcos (Calif.)
coverage: Taiwan
coverage: Ecuador
coverage: Copenhagen (Denmark)
coverage: Shanghai (China)
coverage: Buffalo (N.Y.)

Rafael, Joel. Interview transcript, September 23, 2025.
subject: Songwriters -- United States
subject: San Diego Wild Animal Park
subject: Folk music festivals—United States
subject: California condor — Conservation — United States
subject: Record labels
subject: Folk music — United States — The Joel Rafael Band
description: Joel Rafael is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician from San Diego County, California. Joel has been making music with his band and solo for over fifty years. He is well known for his writing and performance in the style of Woody Guthrie. In this part two interview, Rafael discusses the evolution of his musical career and the formation of The Joel Rafael Band.
creator: Joel Rafael
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2025-09-23
contributor: Jennifer Fabbi
rights: In copyright
format: text
language: English
coverage: Escondido (Calif.)
coverage: West (U.S.)
coverage: Santa Monica (Calif.)
coverage: Burbank (Calif.)
coverage: Poway (Calif.)
coverage: Los Angeles (Calif.)
coverage: Kerrville (Texas)

Lacea, Jan Michael Letigio. Interview transcript, November 8, 2024.
subject: California State University San Marcos
subject: Camp Pendleton (Calif.)
subject: Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (Calif.)
subject: Missouri State University
subject: Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001-2014 -- Philippines
subject: San Diego State University
subject: United States. Navy
subject: United States. Navy -- Hospital corpsmen
subject: Veterans -- United States
subject: Great Lakes (Ill.)
description: Jan Michael Letigio Lacea served in the Navy for eight years. He was frocked Petty Officer First Class HM1 (Hospital Corpsman First Class) before he left the service. Lacea described his service in the Philippines for Operation Enduring Freedom, and he reflected on his own identity as a Filipino American immigrant. He also recounted his return to civilian life, attending graduate school at CSU San Marcos, the support he received from the CSUSM Veterans’ Center, and the life lessons he learned from military service.
creator: Jan Michael Letigio Lacea
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2024-11-08
contributor: Jason Beyer
contributor: Adel Bautista
contributor: Marilyn Huerta
contributor: Justin Gans
rights: In copyright
format: PDF
language: English
type: Text
coverage: San Marcos (Calif.)
coverage: Fallbrook (Calif.)
coverage: Cebu City (Philippines)
coverage: Springfield (Mo.)
coverage: Okinawa (Japan)
coverage: Louisiana
coverage: San Antonio (Tex.)
coverage: Zamboanga (Philippines)
coverage: Manila (Philippines)
coverage: Boracay (Philippines)
coverage: Bohol (Philippines)
coverage: Arkansas
coverage: Marawi (Philippines)
coverage: Iraq
coverage: Afghanistan
coverage: North County San Diego (Calif.)

Lujan Bevacqua, Miget (Michael). Interview transcript 2024-07-12.
subject: Chamorro language
subject: Chamorro (Micronesian people) -- History
subject: Chamorro (Micronesian people) -- Social life and customs
subject: Language revival
subject: Colonization -- Spain -- Oceania
subject: Colonization -- Japan
subject: Colonization -- United States -- Guam
subject: Grandparents
subject: Education
description: Michael Lujan Bevacqua is a Chamorro educator, language teacher, and activist. In this interview, he speaks on his experiences growing up in Guam and in California, the pivotal relationship with his grandparents and his path toward embracing his heritage and community.
creator: Miget (Michael) Lujan Bevacqua
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2024-07-12
contributor: Jennifer Ho
contributor: Robert Sheehan
rights: In copyright
format: Text
language: This interview is conducted in English and Chamorro
coverage: Hawaii
coverage: Guam
coverage: Atascadero (Calif.)
coverage: San Diego (Calif.)

Goldberg, Merryl. Interview transcript, April 9, 2025.
subject: California State University San Marcos. Center ARTES
subject: California State University San Marcos. Music
subject: California State University San Marcos. School of Arts
subject: Klezmer Conservatory Band
subject: Klezmer music
subject: Smuggling -- Soviet Union
description: Dr. Merryl Goldberg is a musician, author, and professor in the School of Arts at California State University San Marcos. She is the director of Center ARTES, which encourages artistic education for every student in California curriculum. In addition to being a founding member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, Goldberg has toured internationally as a professional saxophonist. In combination to her musical skills, she devised a secret code using sheet music that helped smuggle stories out of the Soviet Union. This oral history was created in partnership with the CSUSM History Department and made possible with the generous funding of the Ellie Johns Scholarship Fund at Rancho Santa Fe Foundation and the Library Guild of Rancho Santa Fe.
creator: Merryl Goldberg
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2025-04-09
contributor: Aaron Williams
rights: In copyright
format: text
language: English
coverage: Boston (Mass.)
coverage: San Marcos (Calif.)
coverage: Soviet Union

HG Solomon, Lucy. Interview transcript, April 17, 2025.
subject: Art and artificial intelligence
subject: Art and science
subject: Border Art Collective
subject: California State University San Marcos -- Faculty
subject: California State University San Marcos. Biology
subject: California State University San Marcos. Cognate Collective
subject: California State University San Marcos. Data and Transdisciplinary Art Laboratory
subject: California State University San Marcos. School of Arts
subject: Environmentalism in art
subject: Interdisciplinary approach in education
subject: Mars Rover Project
subject: Physarum polycephalum
description: Oral history interview of Lucy HG Solomon, April 17, 2025. Lucy HG Solomon is a professor in the Department of Art, Media, and Design at California State University, San Marcos. In this interview, she discusses her collaborations with the League of Imaginary Scientists and with Cesar Baio as Cesar & Lois, along with how she works across art and science to talk about intersections in climate, AI, and society. She reveals the importance of cross-disciplinary exploration for students. This oral history was created in partnership with the CSUSM History Department and made possible with the generous funding of the Ellie Johns Scholarship Fund at Rancho Santa Fe Foundation and the Library Guild of Rancho Santa Fe.
creator: Lucy HG Solomon
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2025-04-17
contributor: Christine Frazier
rights: In copyright
format: text
language: English
coverage: Oileán Ruaidh (Ireland)
coverage: San Marcos (Calif.)

Mifflin, Marnie. Interview transcript, February 2023.
subject: Bus drivers
subject: Camp Pendleton (Calif.)
subject: Hospitals -- Employees
subject: Marine Corps spouses
subject: Motor vehicle drivers
subject: Tour guides (Persons)
description: Transcript of interview with Margaret "Marnie" Mifflin. Mifflin shares her experience living throughout Southern California as an active community member and dedicated volunteer. In this interview, she recounts working as a switchboard operator, hospital aide, bus driver, and docent in Camp Pendleton. Mifflin also discusses her marriage to a U.S. Marine, motherhood, and civic engagement. This interview was recorded as part of the North County Oral History Initiative, a partnership between California State University San Marcos and San Marcos Historical Society & Heritage Park. This initiative was generously funded by the Center for Engaged Scholarship at CSU San Marcos.
creator: Margaret Mifflin
source: SC-027
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2023-02-24
contributor: Faye Jonason
contributor: Robert Mifflin
contributor: Melissa Martin
rights: In copyright.
language: English
type: text
coverage: Fallbrook (Calif.)
coverage: Oceanside (Calif.)
coverage: San Clemente (Calif.)

Blankemeier, Rick. Interview transcript, January 3rd, 2025.
subject: Brewing industry
subject: Stone Brewing Co.
subject: Brewing industry -- Quality control
subject: Microbreweries -- California -- San Diego County
subject: Belching Beaver Brewing
subject: Modern Times Beer + Coffee
subject: Brewing industry -- Accidents
description: Rick Blankemeir was a quality manager at Stone Brewery from 2010 - 2017. Rick and his colleague, Robbie Chandler, was the first to win Stone's internal brewing competition which was called the Stone Spotlight in 2014. Rick and Robbie's beer was called Sprocketbeir and it was brewed and distributed nationally as part of the competition. Rick was also the Director of Brewing Operations for Modern Times from 2017 - 2019 and the Quality Manager of Belching Beaver from 2019 - 2022. He also taught a brewing course at UCSD.
creator: Rick Blankemeier
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2025-01-03
contributor: Judith Downie
contributor: Robert Sheehan
rights: In copyright
format: text
language: English

Williams, Elmer Royce. Interview transcript, November 8, 2024.
subject: Korean War, 1950-1953
subject: United States--Armed Forces--Veterans
subject: Air pilots, Military -- United States. Navy
subject: United States. Navy
subject: Air combat
subject: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
description: Elmer Royce Williams is a retired United States naval aviator, nationally lauded for his solo dogfight against seven Soviet pilots during the Korean War. Since his time in service, he has been increasingly recognized for his achievements. He was awarded the Navy Cross in 2023 and has been nominated for the Medal of Honor. In his 2024 interview, Williams described that transformative moment in his life and how it affected the Korean War. He also discussed his childhood, military enlistment, and military training. Approaching 100 years old at the time, Williams reflected on how religion, family, community, civilian work, and veterans' organizations shaped his life after service.
creator: Elmer Royce Williams
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2024-11-08
contributor: Jason Beyer
contributor: Adel Bautista
contributor: Marilyn Huerta
contributor: Justin Gans
rights: In copyright
format: text
language: English
coverage: Wilmot (S.D)
coverage: Korea
coverage: Vietnam
coverage: San Marcos (Calif.)
coverage: Africa, North
coverage: Little Falls (Minn.)
coverage: Ortonville (Minn.)
coverage: Panama
coverage: Soviet Union
coverage: Escondido (Calif.)
coverage: Hawaii
coverage: San Diego (Calif.)