]]> Education]]> Gangs -- Texas -- Houston]]> MiraCosta College -- Transitions Program]]> Refugees -- Vietnam]]> Transitions (Program)]]> Victims of violent crimes]]> Thao Ha]]> Robert Sheehan]]> Julia Friedman]]> in copyright]]> https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/]]> English]]> Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)]]> Houston (Tex.)]]> Saigon (Vietnam) ]]> San Diego County (Calif.)]]> Art and artificial intelligence]]> Art and science]]> Border Art Collective]]> California State University San Marcos -- Faculty]]> California State University San Marcos. Biology]]> California State University San Marcos. Cognate Collective]]> California State University San Marcos. Data and Transdisciplinary Art Laboratory]]> California State University San Marcos. School of Arts]]> Environmentalism in art]]> Interdisciplinary approach in education]]> Mars Rover Project ]]> Physarum polycephalum]]> Lucy HG Solomon]]> Christine Frazier]]> In copyright]]> https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/]]> English]]> Oileán Ruaidh (Ireland)]]> San Marcos (Calif.)]]> Art and artificial intelligence]]> Art and science]]> Border Art Collective]]> California State University San Marcos -- Faculty]]> California State University San Marcos. Biology]]> California State University San Marcos. Cognate Collective]]> California State University San Marcos. Data and Transdisciplinary Art Laboratory]]> California State University San Marcos. School of Arts]]> Environmentalism in art]]> Interdisciplinary approach in education]]> Mars Rover Project]]> Physarum polycephalum]]>
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.]]> Lucy HG Solomon]]> Christine Frazier]]> In copyright]]> https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/]]> English]]> Oileán Ruaidh (Ireland)]]> San Marcos (Calif.)]]> California State University San Marcos]]> Camp Pendleton (Calif.)]]> Civil rights demonstrations]]> Iraq War, 2003-2011]]> Military families]]> Mormon Church]]> Piracy -- Indian Ocean]]> Racism]]> United States. Africa Command]]> United States. Marine Corps]]>
In his interview, Jackson discusses his upbringing in a military family, including participating in a sit-in in a local drug store, and offers a comparison between his military service and that of his father, who served in the United States Army. Jackson discusses life on military bases and support systems for deployed soldiers. Jackson recounts the courtship of his future wife, Sue, their early relationship, and the experience of being in an interracial relationship in the 1970s. Jackson discusses his later career with the Marines, including serving as Deputy Commanding General for MARCENT, where he helped make the case for the military to purchase Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAPs) during the second Iraq war, and working as Director of Military Operations and Logistics, AFRICOM. Jackson also discusses finishing his military career by returning to Camp Pendleton and other western U.S. bases as Commanding General for Marine Corps Installation West (MCI West).

Jackson also discusses his time working for California State Parks, his relationship with Cal State San Marcos, and his family lineage, which includes the enslaved wagon driver Green Flash, who drove Brigham Young's wagon on the Mormon exodus to Salt Lake City.]]> Anthony L. Jackson]]> Sean Visintainer]]> English]]> Houston (Tex.)]]> Indian Ocean]]> Oakland (Calif.)]]> San Marcos (Calif.)]]> Stuttgart (Germany);]]> California State University San Marcos]]> Camp Pendleton (Calif.)]]> Civil rights demonstrations]]> Iraq War, 2003-2011]]> Military families]]> Mormon Church]]> Piracy -- Indian Ocean]]> Racism]]> United States. Africa Command.]]> United States. Marine Corps]]>
In his interview, Jackson discusses his upbringing in a military family, including participating in a sit-in in a local drug store, and offers a comparison between his military service and that of his father, who served in the United States army. Jackson discusses life on military bases and support systems for deployed soldiers. Jackson recounts the courtship of his future wife, Sue, their early relationship, and the experience of being in an interracial relationship in the 1970s. Jackson discusses his later career with the Marines, including serving as Deputy Commanding General for MARCENT, where he helped make the case for the military to purchase Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAPs) during the second Iraq war, and working as Director of Military Operations and Logistics, AFRICOM. Jackson also discusses finishing his military career by returning to Camp Pendleton and other western U.S. bases as Commanding General for Marine Corps Installation West (MCI West).

Jackson finishes his interview discussing his time working for California State Parks, his relationship with Cal State San Marcos, and his family lineage, which includes the enslaved wagon driver Green Flash, who drove Brigham Young's wagon on the Mormon exodus to Salt Lake City.]]> Anthony Jackson]]> Sean Visintainer]]> https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en]]> English]]> Houston (Tex.)]]> Indian Ocean]]> Iraq]]> Oakland (Calif.)]]> San Marcos (Calif.)]]> Stuttgart (Germany)]]> Development and growth -- California -- San Marcos]]> Local government -- California -- San Marcos]]> Public administration -- California -- San Marcos]]> School boards -- California -- San Marcos]]> Sharon Jenkins]]> Tanis Brown]]> Melissa Martin]]> In copyright]]> English]]> San Marcos (Calif.)]]> Development and growth -- California -- San Marcos]]> Local government -- California -- San Marcos]]> Public administration -- California -- San Marcos]]> School boards -- California -- San Marcos]]> Sharon Jenkins]]> Tanis Brown]]> English]]> San Marcos (Calif.)]]> Black experience in America]]> California State University San Marcos, Associated Students Incorporated]]> California State University San Marcos, Black Student Center]]> California State University San Marcos--Students]]> Jamaéla Johnson]]> Ayana Ford]]> In copyright]]> Black Student Center Oral History Project ]]> English]]> San Marcos (Calif.)]]> San Diego (Calif.)]]> Black experience in America]]> California State University San Marcos, Associated Students Incorporated]]> California State University San Marcos, Black Student Center]]> California State University San Marcos--Students]]> Jamaéla Johnson]]> Ayana Ford]]> In copyright.]]> English]]> San Marcos (Calif.)
]]> San Diego (Calif.)]]> COVID-19 pandemic, 2020-2023 -- Economic aspects]]> COVID-19 pandemic, 2020-2023 -- Government policy]]> Development and growth -- California -- San Marcos]]> Local government -- California -- San Marcos]]> San Diego Association of Governments]]> Women in politics]]>
In her oral history, Jones discusses the structure of San Marcos's local government and how it interacts with the San Diego County government. Jones recalls her foray into politics and recounts previous elections as well as her service on the San Marcos Creek Task Force. Jones also offers her perspective on public transit, car transit, bike transit, and microtransit, development in San Marcos, and how the she and city navigated the COVID-19 pandemic. Jones delves into her experience as a woman in politics, and her place as San Marcos's first woman mayor, and offers advice to women interested in a political career. Jones also discusses her podcast, cooking, self-care, and the Boys and Girls Club of San Marcos.]]> Rebecca Jones]]> Sean Visintainer]]> English]]> San Diego County (Calif.)]]> San Marcos (Calif.)]]>