Shaffer, David. Interview transcript, November 20, 2025.
subject: United States. Air Force
subject: Cold War
subject: Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
subject: Convair
subject: Victory over Japan Day
subject: Fort Bliss (Tex.)
subject: San Diego State University
subject: Keesler Air Force Base (Miss.)
subject: United States. Army Corps of Engineers
subject: Six-Day War
subject: Sinai Peninsula
subject: Lajes Field (Azores)
subject: Strategic Air Command (U.S.)
subject: Hahn Air Base (Germany)
subject: Lackland Air Force Base (Tex.)
subject: United States. Federal Aviation Administration
subject: Tinker Air Force Base (Okla.)
subject: Bundesanstalt für Flugsicherung (Germany)
subject: World War, 1939–1945
subject: United States. Air Force—Occupational specialties
subject: Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (Ariz.)
subject: McGuire Air Force Base (N.J.)
subject: Ramstein Air Base (Germany)
subject: Hitler-Jugend
subject: European Recovery Program (1948–1952)
subject: Andrews Air Force Base (Md.)
subject: Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944
subject: United States. Department of Veterans Affairs
subject: McClellan–Palomar Airport (Calif.)
subject: Germany. Luftwaffe
subject: Mikoyan (Firm)
subject: Sukhoi (Firm)
subject: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908–1973
subject: Fulda Gap (Germany)
subject: Freemasons
subject: Agent Orange
description: Captain David Shaffer served in Europe as an air traffic controller during the 1960s. Shaffer was raised in San Diego County where his father was an engineer for Convair. From a young age, Shaffer aspired to become a military pilot, a goal which his tall height prevented. As an air traffic controller, Shaffer spent most of his deployment in Portugal and West Germany during the Cold War. He designed forward airfields during the 1967 Arab–Israeli war, although the conflict was over before they could be used. After leaving military service, Shaffer taught high school industrial arts in North San Diego County. He used the G.I. Bill to gain his master’s degree from San Diego State College and his private pilot license. In this oral history interview, Shaffer tells stories from his military service and reflects on the importance of patriotism.
creator: David Shaffer
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2025-11-20
contributor: Jason Beyer
rights: In copyright
format: Text
language: English
coverage: Europe
coverage: Colorado Springs (Colo.)
coverage: Colorado
coverage: San Diego (Calif.)
coverage: California
coverage: Texas
coverage: Philippines
coverage: Pennsylvania
coverage: Cortez (Colo.)
coverage: Shelter Island (San Diego, Calif.)
coverage: Azores (Portugal)
coverage: Portugal
coverage: Germany
coverage: San Diego County (Calif.)
coverage: San Antonio (Tex.)
coverage: Oklahoma City (Okla.)
coverage: Tucson (Ariz.)
coverage: Arizona
coverage: Mississippi
coverage: New Jersey
coverage: Israel
coverage: Middle East
coverage: Austria
coverage: Bavaria
coverage: Kastellaun (Germany)
coverage: Koblenz (Germany)
coverage: Libya
coverage: Africa, North
coverage: United States
coverage: Winston-Salem (N.C.)
coverage: North Carolina
coverage: Iowa
coverage: Vietnam
coverage: Berlin (Germany)
coverage: Frankfurt (Germany)

Shaffer, David. Interview November 20th, 2025
subject: United States. Air Force
subject: Cold War
subject: Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
subject: Convair
subject: Victory over Japan Day
subject: Fort Bliss (Tex.)
subject: San Diego State University
subject: Keesler Air Force Base (Miss.)
subject: United States. Army Corps of Engineers
subject: Six-Day War
subject: Sinai Peninsula
subject: Lajes Field (Azores)
subject: Strategic Air Command (U.S.)
subject: Hahn Air Base (Germany)
subject: Lackland Air Force Base (Tex.)
subject: United States. Federal Aviation Administration
subject: Tinker Air Force Base (Okla.)
subject: Bundesanstalt für Flugsicherung (Germany)
subject: World War, 1939–1945
subject: United States. Air Force—Occupational specialties
subject: Davis–Monthan Air Force Base (Ariz.)
subject: McGuire Air Force Base (N.J.)
subject: Ramstein Air Base (Germany)
subject: Hitler-Jugend
subject: European Recovery Program (1948–1952)
subject: Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944
subject: Andrews Air Force Base (Md.)
subject: United States. Department of Veterans Affairs
subject: McClellan–Palomar Airport (Calif.)
subject: Germany. Luftwaffe
subject: Mikoyan (Firm)
subject: Sukhoi (Firm)
subject: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908–1973
subject: Fulda Gap (Germany)
subject: Freemasons
subject: Agent Orange
description: Captain David Shaffer served in Europe as an air traffic controller during the 1960s. Shaffer was raised in San Diego County where his father was an engineer for Convair. From a young age, Shaffer aspired to become a military pilot, a goal which his tall height prevented. As an air traffic controller, Shaffer spent most of his deployment in Portugal and West Germany during the Cold War. He designed forward airfields during the 1967 Arab–Israeli war, although the conflict was over before they could be used. After leaving military service, Shaffer taught high school industrial arts in North San Diego County. He used the G.I. Bill to gain his master’s degree from San Diego State College and his private pilot license. In this oral history interview, Shaffer tells stories from his military service and reflects on the importance of patriotism.
creator: David Shaffer
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2025-11-20
contributor: Jason Beyer
rights: In copyright
format: video
language: English
coverage: Europe
coverage: Colorado Springs (Colo.)
coverage: Colorado
coverage: San Diego (Calif.)
coverage: California
coverage: Texas
coverage: Philippines
coverage: Pennsylvania
coverage: Cortez (Colo.)
coverage: Shelter Island (San Diego, Calif.)
coverage: Azores (Portugal)
coverage: Portugal
coverage: Germany
coverage: San Diego County (Calif.)
coverage: San Antonio (Tex.)
coverage: Oklahoma City (Okla.)
coverage: Tucson (Ariz.)
coverage: Arizona
coverage: Mississippi
coverage: New Jersey
coverage: Israel
coverage: Middle East
coverage: Austria
coverage: Bavaria
coverage: Kastellaun (Germany)
coverage: Koblenz (Germany)
coverage: Libya
coverage: Africa, North
coverage: United States
coverage: Winston-Salem (N.C.)
coverage: North Carolina
coverage: Iowa
coverage: Vietnam
coverage: Berlin (Germany)
coverage: Frankfurt (Germany)

Oral history of David Taitingfong, August 30, 2024
subject: Language revival
subject: Chamorro language
subject: Chamorro (Micronesian people) -- History
subject: Chamorro (Micronesian people) -- Social life and customs
subject: Colonization -- Spain -- Oceania
subject: Colonization -- Japan
subject: Colonization -- United States -- Guam
subject: Decolonization -- Guam
description: David Taitingfong is a member of the Chamorro community and involved with the group Prugraman Sinipok, which teaches a two week Chamorro language immersion program. David describes his involvement with Prugraman Sinipok and how his interest in sharing the Chamorro lanugage and culture has shaped his life.
creator: David Taitingfong
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2024-08-30
contributor: Robert Sheehan
rights: In copyright
language: This interview is conducted in English and Chamorro
type: Audio file
coverage: Guam, United States

Taitingfong, David. Interview Transcript August 30th, 2024.
subject: Language revival
subject: Chamorro language
subject: Chamorro (Micronesian people) -- History
subject: Chamorro (Micronesian people) -- Social life and customs
subject: Colonization -- Spain -- Oceania
subject: Colonization -- Japan
subject: Colonization -- United States -- Guam
subject: Decolonization -- Guam
description: David Taitingfong is a member of the Chamorro community and involved with the group Prugraman Sinipok, which teaches a two week Chamorro language immersion program. David describes his involvement with Prugraman Sinipok and how his interest in sharing the Chamorro lanugage and culture has shaped his life.
creator: David Taitingfong
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2025-07-22
contributor: Robert Sheehan
rights: In copyright
language: English and Chamorro
coverage: Guam, United States
coverage: San Diego (Calif.)

Saldivar, Diana. Interview transcript April 14th 2023.
subject: California State University San Marcos. Associated Students Incorporated
subject: California State University San Marcos. Cross-Cultural Center
subject: California State University San Marcos. Kamalayan Alliance
subject: California State University. Multicultural Programs
subject: Filipino Americans
subject: Human rights
subject: San Diego State University
subject: Student success
description: Diana Saldivar is a California State University San Marcos alumna. She graduated with her degree in Communications, Sociology and Ethnic Studies. Saldivar worked at the Cross-Cultural Center from 2004-2007 and was also involved in the Asian Pacific Islander Student Society, Kamalayan Alliance, and with Associated Students Incorporated (student government). In her interview, Saldivar discusses how the Cross-Cultural Center provided her with a sense of belonging on campus and served as a second home. Saldivar explains how the center provided her with lifelong friendships, skills and connections that has helped her become the person she is today. Saldivar recounts how the CCC provided a safe space, allowing for conversations with others that are often deemed controversial, and how the center encouraged those to constantly seek knowledge. This oral history was created in collaboration with the Cross-Cultural Center and was generously funded through the Instructionally Related Activities Fund at California State University San Marcos.
creator: Diana Saldivar
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2023-04-14
contributor: Madeleine Meyer
contributor: Geneva Martinot
rights: https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/
format: text
language: English
coverage: San Marcos (Calif.)

Saldivar, Diana. Interview April 14th 2023.
subject: California State University San Marcos. Cross-Cultural Center
subject: California State University San Marcos. Kamalayan Alliance
subject: California State University San Marcos. Associated Students Incorporated
subject: California State University. Multicultural Programs
subject: Filipino Americans
subject: Human rights
subject: Student success
subject: San Diego State University
description: Diana Saldivar is a California State University San Marcos alumna. She graduated with her degree in Communications, Sociology and Ethnic Studies. Saldivar worked at the Cross-Cultural Center from 2004-2007 and was also involved in the Asian Pacific Islander Student Society, Kamalayan Alliance, and with Associated Students Incorporated (student government). In her interview, Saldivar discusses how the Cross-Cultural Center provided her with a sense of belonging on campus and served as a second home. Saldivar explains how the center provided her with lifelong friendships, skills and connections that has helped her become the person she is today. Saldivar recounts how the CCC provided a safe space, allowing for conversations with others that are often deemed controversial, and how the center encouraged those to constantly seek knowledge.
creator: Diana Saldivar
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2023-04-14
contributor: Madeleine Meyer
format: video
language: English
coverage: San Marcos (Calif.)

Caudell, Diania. Interview transcript. October 27, 2022.
subject: Basket making
subject: Education -- Native Americans
subject: Luiseño Indians
description: Interview with Diania Caudell focused on her Native American ancestry as well as her past occupation as an accountant. Also included is her implementation of Native American education in the San Juan Capistrano School District and how her back injury led her to become a basket weaver. 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. The end of the transcript contains a glossary and a poem written by Caudell in 2003 in the Luiseño language, with English translation.
creator: Diania Caudell
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2022-10-27
contributor: Linda Kallas
rights: https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/
language: English
language: Luiseño
type: text
identifier: CaudellDiania _KallasLinda_2022-10-17_transcript.mp4
coverage: Arizona
coverage: Escondido (Calif.)
coverage: Oceanside (Calif.)
coverage: San Juan Capistrano (Calif.)

Caudell, Diania. Interview October 27, 2022
subject: Basket making
subject: Education -- Native Americans
subject: Luiseño Indians
description: Interview with Diania Caudell focused on her Native American ancestry as well as her past occupation as an accountant. Also included is her implementation of Native American education in the San Juan Capistrano School District and how her back injury led her to become a basket weaver. The written transcription of this interview also contains a glossary and poem in Luiseño with English translation, written by Caudell in 2003.
creator: Diania Caudell
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2022-10-27
contributor: Linda Kallas
format: video
language: English
language: Luiseño
type: Moving image
coverage: Oceanside (Calif.)

Perez, Dilcie. Interview May 30, 2023.
subject: California State University San Marcos. Cross-Cultural Center
subject: California State University. Multicultural Programs
subject: California State University San Marcos. Student Academic Services Outreach Program
subject: California State University San Marcos. Student Affirmative Action
subject: Education, Higher
subject: Human rights
subject: Mural painting and decoration
description: Dr. Dilcie Perez is Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic and Student Affairs for the CSU, as well as a California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) alumna. She graduated with her degree in Bachelors of Arts in Political Science. In this interview, Perez explains how CSUSM was ahead of its time in regards to DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) work; however at the beginning of her employment with CSUSM, the university did not have Multicultural Programs (the predecessor to the Cross-Cultural Center). Perez recalls her work with Multicultural Programs, including her being offered the opportunity to open the program upon tendering her resignation to the university.
creator: Dilcie Perez
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2023-05-30
contributor: Jennifer Ho
format: video
language: English
coverage: San Marcos (Calif.)

Perez, Dilcie. Interview transcription, May 30th, 2023.
subject: California State University San Marcos. Cross-Cultural Center
subject: California State University. Multicultural Programs
subject: California State University San Marcos. Student Academic Services Outreach Program
subject: California State University San Marcos. Student Affirmative Action
subject: Education, Higher
subject: Human rights
subject: Mural painting and decoration
description: Dr. Dilcie Perez is Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic and Student Affairs for the CSU, as well as a California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) alumna. She graduated with her degree in Bachelors of Arts in Political Science. In this interview, Perez explains how CSUSM was ahead of its time in regards to DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) work; however at the beginning of her employment with CSUSM, the university did not have Multicultural Programs (the predecessor to the Cross-Cultural Center). Perez recalls her work with Multicultural Programs, including her being offered the opportunity to open the program upon tendering her resignation to the university.
creator: Dilcie Perez
publisher: California State University San Marcos University Library
date: 2023-05-30
contributor: Jennifer Ho
contributor: Geneva Martinot
contributor: Aaron Williams
rights: https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/
format: text
language: English
coverage: San Marcos (Calif.)