Maleta Christian interview conducted by Sonia De La Cruz and Nathan J. Moore, 2014-11-17
Christian, Maleta,
1966-
interviewee
Cruz, Sonia de la,
1977-
interviewer
Moore, Nathan J.,
1978-
interviewer
Occupational Folklife Project,
sponsor
moving image
videorecording
spoken word
still image
two-dimensional moving image
Digital photographs-Color-2010-2020.
Filmed interviews.
Interviews (Sound recordings)
Interviews.
Oral histories.
oru
2015
monographic
2014-11-17
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1 manuscript : PDF, text file.
1 photograph : digital, JPEG, color.
2 sound files (WAV) (00:48:56) : digital, sound.
2 video files (MOV) (00:48:56) : digital, sound, color.
Maleta Christian discusses her history as a personal support worker, her efforts to empower her consumers, and her activities as a union activist. She also talks about the importance of humor on the job, the significance of the union's colors, and the similarities and differences between personal support work and other occupations.
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Time codes correspond to audio files. There are two recorded audio files. Additional questions, starting at 00:37:10 on the audio file labeled afc2014021_01260_sr01, were asked by Sonia De La Cruz, the videographer of this interview. At various points during the interview, Malita's two dogs can be heard in the background. Around 00:37:00 a lawnmower can be heard in the background as well. The lawnmower can also be heard on the the second part of the audio file labeled afc2014021_01260_sr02.
Recorded at the interviewee's home, Roseburg, Oregon, November 17, 2014.
Taking Care--Documenting the Occupational Culture of Home Care Workers, Archie Green Fellows Project, 2014-2015 (AFC 2014/021: 01260) Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
To honor the memory of Archie Green (1917-2009), a fellowship program was established at the American Folklife Center in 2010. Archie Green Fellowships support new research in the contemporary culture and traditions of American workers.
In English.
n-us-or
Christian, Maleta,
1966-
Interviews
Caregivers
Labor unions
Oregon
Caregivers
Oregon
Interviews
Clothing and dress
Education
Employees
Training of
Families
Health insurance
Hobbies
Home care services
Oregon
Hours of labor
Humor in the workplace
Job satisfaction
Job stress
Non-formal education
Occupational training
Training needs
Wages
Work environment
Roseburg (Or.)
Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2014021.afc2014021_01260_mv01
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2014021.afc2014021_01260_mv02
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2014021.afc2014021_01260_sr01
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2014021.afc2014021_01260_sr02
Taking Care--Documenting the Occupational Culture of Home Care Workers, Archie Green Fellows Project, 2014-2015
(DLC) 2015655260
AFC 2014/021: 01260
2017655471
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hdl:loc.afc/afc2014021.afc2014021_01260_mv02
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hdl:loc.afc/afc2014021.afc2014021_01260_sr02
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