Northington, Jake. Interview transcript, April 6, 2021.
Artists, Black
California State University San Marcos. Black Student Center
California State University San Marcos -- Students
Portrait photography
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. This oral history was made possible in collaboration with the Black Student Center and with generous funding from the Instructionally Related Activities fund.
Jake Northington
California State University San Marcos University Library
Ayana Ford
Ernest Cisneros
Sean Visintainer
In copyright
English
East Saint Louis (Ill.)
San Marcos (Calif.)
Johnson, Jamaéla. Interview April 30th, 2021.
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 is an alumna of California State University San Marcos. While at CSUSM, she worked in various capacities on campus with the Gender Equity Center, the Black Student Union, and Associated Students Incorporated (ASI). Much of her work involved talking and working with fellow students regarding their shared needs around campus. In her interview, Johnson discusses her roles in advocating for the Black Student Center, as well as the journey towards the Center's opening.
Jamaéla Johnson
San Diego (Calif.)
Johnson, Jamaéla. Interview transcript, April 30, 2021.
In copyright.
Forster, James. Interview Transcript, November 22, 2024.
United States. Air Force—Veterans
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975
Aircraft mechanics
United States. Air Force—Noncommissioned officers
West Valley College (Saratoga, Calif.)
McClellan Air Force Base (Calif.)
Kadena Air Base (Okinawa-ken, Japan)
MacDill Air Force Base (Fla.)
National University (San Diego, Calif.)
California State University San Marcos
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.
James Robert Forster II
Jason Beyer
Adel Bautista
Marilyn Huerta
Justin Gans
Korea
Vietnam
Wichita (Kan.)
San Jose (Calif.)
Sacramento (Calif.)
North China Sea
Osan (Korea)
Kunsan (Korea)
Gwangju (Korea)
Daegu (Korea)
Mount Fuji (Japan)
Tokyo (Japan)
Okinawa (Japan)
Taipei (Taiwan)
Taichung (Taiwan)
Tampa (Fla.)
Portland (Or.)
Caribbean
El Cajon (Calif.)
Chicago (Ill.)
Forster II, James Robert. Interview November 22nd, 2024.
Lacea, Jan Michael Letigio. Interview transcript, November 8, 2024.
Camp Pendleton (Calif.)
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (Calif.)
Missouri State University
Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001-2014 -- Philippines
San Diego State University
United States. Navy
United States. Navy -- Hospital corpsmen
Veterans -- United States
Great Lakes (Ill.)
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.
Jan Michael Letigio Lacea
Fallbrook (Calif.)
Cebu City (Philippines)
Springfield (Mo.)
Louisiana
San Antonio (Tex.)
Zamboanga (Philippines)
Manila (Philippines)
Boracay (Philippines)
Bohol (Philippines)
Arkansas
Marawi (Philippines)
Iraq
Afghanistan
North County San Diego (Calif.)
Lacea, Jan Michael Letigio. Interview November 8th, 2024.
Franklin, Jay. Interview April 12, 2023.
California State University San Marcos. Cross-Cultural Center
California State University San Marcos. Student Affairs
Education, Higher
Human rights
LGBTQ+ activism
Jay Franklin was a peer mentor at the Cross-Cultural Center at CSUSM during the early days of the program and university. He was instrumental in the creation of many of the programs and early marketing campaigns for the center, and worked as a peer educator to provide what we would now call intersectional support for LGBTQ+ students. Eventually, he made his way back to CSUSM, where he now works in the Dean of Student Affairs office.
Jay Franklin
Madeleine Meyer
Virginia Beach (Va.)
Franklin, Jay. Interview transcript. April 12, 2023.
Jay Franklin was a peer mentor at the Cross-Cultural Center at CSUSM during the early days of the program and university. He was instrumental in the creation of many of the programs and early marketing campaigns for the center, and worked as a peer educator to provide what we would now call intersectional support for LGBTQ+ students. Eventually, he made his way back to CSUSM, where he now works in the Dean of Student Affairs office. This oral history interview was generously funded through the Instructionally Related Activities Fund at California State University San Marcos.
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Bagby, Jeff and Dande. Interview February 21, 2018.
Bagby Beer Company (Oceanside, Calif.)
Brewers -- California -- San Diego County
Brewing industry -- California -- History
Microbreweries -- California -- San Diego County
Bagby Beer Company emphasizes traditional style beers, a craft cocktail program, and a restaurant menu to complement their beers. Over the years, Bagby Beer featured highly admired and hard-to-find American and European beers such as Bierstadt Lagerhaus (Denver, CO) and Brasserie d’Orval (Belgium) to complement their lineup. Built on the site of a former car dealership (among other businesses), the Bagbys closely oversaw the construction from the ground up which opened in 2014. The site was also host to the Brewbies® cancer awareness beer festival (2015-2022) and the Low and Slow Lager Festival among other fund raising and educational events. Bagby Beer sold to Green Cheek Beer Company of Costa Mesa, CA in early 2024. Jeff and Dande Bagby are the founders and owners of Bagby Beer Company in Oceanside, CA. Holly Sweat is Publicist at Katalyst Public Relations. Jeff Bagby’s role was as head brewer and leading the on-site Beerleaders brewing education program. Jeff’s brewery experience includes Stone Brewing, White Labs, and Oggi’s Pizza and Brewing. His last brewery before opening Bagby Beer was Pizza Port, leading brewing operations for the chain from the Carlsbad location. During his time at Pizza Port, he led the team to win notable awards and medals such as the World Beer Cup and the Great American Beer Festival’s brewery and brewer awards multiple times. He is one of the most awarded San Diego region brewers, notably garnering more GABF Alpha King Challenge awards for best hoppiest beer in the United States than anyone to date (2005, 2010 and 2011.) He left Pizza Port in 2011 to devote his energy to finding a site for a brewery/restaurant in the San Diego North County beach area. With the sale of Bagby’s to Green Cheek Beer, he remains as the brewer and continues to focus on lagers and traditional styles. Dande Bagby worked as Director of Operations including marketing and customer experience. She designed much of the building. Her employment background includes the San Diego Zoological Society, education, environmental science, restaurant and craft beer bar management, and marketing and finance responsibilities for multimillion-dollar budgets at a Fortune 500 company. She remains active in the transition to Green Cheek Beer Company at this time. In their 2018 interview, Jeff and Dande discuss their introduction to craft beer; homebrewing; introduction of craft beer to the region; Jeff’s entry into the profession in the late 1990s; challenges and responsibilities of founding and building a brewery; packaging and distribution; charity work; competitions, judging, and awards; consumer education.
Jeff Bagby
Dande Bagby
Judith Downie
Holly Sweat
Oceanside (Calif.)