Berhane, Gezai. Interview March 29th, 2023.
Black experience in America
California State University San Marcos. Cross-Cultural Center
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.
Gezai Berhane
California State University San Marcos University Library
Seth Stanley
English
Eritrea
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
San Marcos (Calif.)
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.)
Los Angeles (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.)
Martinez, Ilima Kam. Interview April 7, 2023
California State University San Marcos
COVID-19 (Disease) and the arts
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
Hawaii -- Culture
Hawaii -- Social life and customs
Hula (Dance)
Ilima Kam Martinez is a California State University San Marcos alum and 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 influence and relationship with her father, the importance of hula in Hawaiian cultures, the challenges she faced during the Covid-19 pandemic, her passion for elders, her mentors, going back to school to earn her degree, and her goals for UMEKE moving forward.
Ilima Kam Martinez
Ryan Willis
Hawaiian
Martinez, Ilima Kam. Interview transcript, April 7, 2023
Hawaii
Northington, Jake. Interview transcript. November 22, 2019.
Artists, Black
California State University San Marcos -- Black Student Center
California State University San Marcos -- Students
Portrait photography
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.
Jake Northington
California State University San Marcos University Library Special Collections
Sean Visintainer
Julia Friedman
East Saint Louis (Ill.)
Northington, Jake. Interview November 22, 2019
Northington, Jake. Interview April 6th, 2021
California State University San Marcos. Black Student Center
Student success
Jake Northington is a California State University San Marcos alumni. He graduated with his degree in Photography in 2019. Jake worked in the Black Student Center and created photography that hangs in the Center. In this interview, Jake discusses his childhood growing up in East St. Louis, Illinois, how and when he came to CSUSM in 2016, and his involvement with the creation of the Black Student Center.
Ayana Ford