Gilmore, Geoffrey. Interview April 14th, 2021.
Black experience in America
Activism, Student
Anti-Black Racism
California State University San Marcos, Black Student Center
Student Success, Black
Dr. Geoffrey Gilmore played a key role in the development of the Black Student Center at CSUSM. In this interview, Gilmore touches on the issues of Black people within academic spaces and his experience helping students to succeed on a university level. Dr. Gilmore also discusses his own history as he moved from Los Angeles to Seattle, and back to California.
Geoffrey Gilmore
Sierra Jenkins
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Seattle (Wash.)
San Marcos (Calif.)
Cabral, Gerardo. Interview April 28th, 2023.
Broadcast journalism
California State University San Marcos. Cross-Cultural Center
LGBTQ+ life
Education, Higher
Human rights
Student success
Gerardo Cabral is a California State University San Marcos alumnus. He graduated with his Bachelors of Business degree in 2011. Gerardo worked at the Cross-Cultural Center from 2008-2011. In this interview, Cabral discusses how the Cross-Cultural Center was a space that cultivated and enriched self-identity. It provided not only students with a voice but Cabral to begin living his true authentic life.
Gerardo Cabral
California State University San Marcos University Library
Seth Stanley
English
Sacramento (Calif.)
Cabral, Gerardo. Interview transcript, April 28, 2023.
Gerardo Cabral is a California State University San Marcos alumnus. He graduated with his Bachelors of Business degree in 2011. Gerardo worked at the Cross-Cultural Center from 2008-2011. In this interview, Cabral discusses how the Cross-Cultural Center was a space that cultivated and enriched self-identity. It provided not only students with a voice but Cabral to begin living his true authentic life. This interview was conducted in collaboration with the Cross-Cultural Center at CSUSM and generously funded by the Instructionally Related Activities Fund.
Geneva Martinot
Berhane, Gezai. Interview transcript. March 29th, 2023.
California State University San Marcos
California State University San Marcos. Greek life
California State University San Marcos. Student Activities
Refugees -- Eritrea
Gezai Berhane is a California State University San Marcos alumnus, where he was part of the first graduating class. Since his graduation, Berhane was a CSUSM employee until his retirement in 2021. Most recently he worked as Associate Director of Operations. In this interview, Berhane discusses his immigration journey, involvement with the Cross-Cultural Center, campus Greek life, and other student centers at California State University San Marcos. This interview was made possible in collaboration with the Cross-Cultural Center and with generous funding from California State University San Marcos's Instructionally Related Activities Fund.
Gezai Berhane
Aaron Williams
Eritrea
Berhane, Gezai. Interview March 29th, 2023.
Gezai Berhane is a California State University San Marcos alumnus, where he was part of the first graduating class. Since his graduation, Berhane was a CSUSM employee until his retirement in 2021. Most recently he worked as Associate Director of Operations. In this interview, Berhane discusses his immigration journey, involvement with the Cross-Cultural Center, campus Greek life, and other student centers at California State University San Marcos.
San Marcos, (Calif.)
Burke, Gina. Interview transcript, November 13, 2025.
United States. Army Nurse Corps
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Catholics
Tagalog language
Cebuano language
Iloko language
World War, 1939-1945
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
Leyte, Battle of, Philippines, 1944
Nursing education
Military nursing
Fort Sam Houston (Tex.)
Fort Bliss (Tex.)
William Beaumont Army Medical Center (El Paso, Tex.)
Travis Air Force Base (Calif.)
Vietnam. Army of the Republic of Vietnam. Corps, 1st
United States. Army. 95th Evacuation Hospital
Quonset huts
Scrub nurses
Medical Civic Action Programs
American National Red Cross
Fort Hood (Tex.)
San Marcos Vet Center (Calif.)
San Diego VA Medical Center (San Diego, Calif.)
Agent Orange
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.
American Legion
Palomar College (San Marcos, Calif.)
Cruisin’ Grand (Escondido, Calif.)
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Gina Burke served during the Vietnam War as a First Lieutenant operating room nurse in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps. Burke spoke about her family background in the Philippines, immigration to the U.S., and father’s military service. She enlisted in the Army Nurse Corps so she could complete nursing school with financial aid. Burke deployed to Vietnam and served mostly as a scrub nurse at a time when operating room nurses were in high demand. Burke reflected on the difficult working conditions and traumatic experiences that characterized her wartime service. She spoke about her social life and experience as a woman in the military. In this oral history, Burke shared how the military shaped her life and worldview. She spoke about her transition to civilian life and struggles with PTSD. Burke reflected on how counseling, community service, and veteran associations helped her feel better about her military service.
Gina Burke
Jason Beyer
In copyright
Vietnam
Philippines
California
United States
Leyte (Philippines)
Cebu (Philippines)
Luzon (Philippines)
Denver (Colo.)
Escondido (Calif.)
El Paso (Tex.)
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)
Da Nang (Vietnam)
San Diego County (Calif.)
San Diego (Calif.)
Chula Vista (Calif.)
Burke, Gina. Interview November 13th, 2025
Evans, Greg and Karen. Interview transcript, March 25, 2025.
Cartooning -- technique
Luann. Selections.
Comic strip characters
Comic books, strips, etc.
Cartoonist
Oral history interview of Greg Evans and Karen Evans, March 25, 2025. Greg and Karen Evans are a father-daughter team who co-create the syndicated comic strip, Luann. In this interview, they talk about their roles in creative process, the inspiration for Luann, and the evolution of the comic strip over its 40-year existence. Greg received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from CSU San Marcos in 2016. Karen Evans is also the newly elected president of the National Cartoonists Society.
Greg Evans
Karen Evans
Jennifer Fabbi
El Centro (Calif.)
Merced (Calif.)
Australia
Colorado Spring (Co.)
Evans, Greg and Karen. Interview March 25, 2025.
Cartooning -- Technique
Luann. Selections
Greg Evans and Karen Evans
Colorado Springs (Co.)
Vietnamese diaspora; Refugees; Chicago--History; Vietnam; Cultural heritage
Hac Tran is a Vietnamese American community organizer. In this interview he shares his parents' immigration stories, his childhood growing up in Chicago, and his work in the cultural district of Asia on Argyle in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Hac also speaks about living and studying in Vietnam and how these experiences shaped him personally.
Hac Tran
Jennifer Ho
In copyright.
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