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About Oral History
Digital Identifier
RPCV-ACC-2020-022
Interviewee(s)
Goldman, Emily Susanne
Interviewer(s)
Sztuk, Julius
Access Restriction Status
Open
Use Restriction Status
None
Description
Emily Goldman served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras from 1991 to 1993 on a beekeeping project. Her Peace Corps experience actually began at age 3, when her parents served as volunteers in Curridabat, Costa Rica. Spanish is her first language, and at age 8 she decided that she was going to be a Peace Corps volunteer herself one day. After completing a bachelor degree in cultural anthropology, she applied and was sent to Honduras. She was told that she was the first child from a Peace Corps family to be sworn in as a volunteer. Assigned to the village of La Florida de Opatoro, Goldman's primary job was to provide training to local beekeepers. Secondary projects included teaching English at the local elementary school, where she established an exchange relationship between the local school and one in Santa Fe, New Mexico, modeled on the Peace Corps' World Wise Schools program. Goldman also established a women's vegetable gardening project. Her post-service career has been in international community development, human rights, and conservation. Interviewed and recorded by Julius (Jay) Sztuk, November 13, 2019. 2 digital audio files (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Date(s) of Materials
13 November 2019
Extent
2 digital files (audio; stereo; 103 minutes)
Deed Status
Deeded
Copyright Status
Public Domain (Donated to the United States Government)
Collection
Series
039. Honduras.
Preferred Citation
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Collection. Honduras. Goldman, Emily Susanne (1991-1993): Oral history interview
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Use Restriction Note
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Accession Number
ACC-2020-022
Transcript
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