Video interview of Maria Aki by Crystal Lastrella via Zoom. 00:00 Interview begins with introduction by Crystal. 00:34 Where did you grow up? 01:08 What made you come to CU? 01:53 How is Boulder/CU similar or dissimilar to where you grow up? 02:47 Is the town you grew up in smaller than Boulder? 03:05 Which dorm did you live in, and how was that experience? 04:08 How diverse was your high school? 04:50 Were you made to feel aware of your identity in high school? 06:05 What years did you attend CU? 06:23 What was your major? 06:29 When did you know what you wanted your major to be? 07:55 What activities were you involved in at CU? 08:29 What are your fondest memories of being at CU? 09:30 What generation Japanese-American are you? 09:45 Did you know any other Japanese-Americans when you came to CU? 10:17 Did you find a Japanese-American community during your time at CU? 11:58 Aki discusses her independent study with Daryl Maeda. 13:10 Did the independent study bring you closer to your heritage? 14:36 Aki discusses her family's history with incarceration during WWII. 17:15 Do you think your family's relative good fortune after the incarceration period has benefitted them in the long run? 17:58 Did you feel like you belonged on campus? 19:03 What would you say your proudest accomplishments were at CU? 19:50 How many siblings do you have, and what are their ages? 20:49 What were the biggest challenges you faced at CU? 22:43 Did you experience discimination in your time at CU? 25:13 Did you feel a sense of other-ness in your classes at CU? 26:50 What made you want to intern for the JJA project? 30:00 Aki discusses the experience of looking through past documents from CU's history. 30:45 What do you think you've learned from the internship? 31:55 Why is documenting JJA stories at CU Boulder important? 34:00 Some conversation about CU's diversity and how Aki believes the university can better convey that. 35:50 Is there anything else you'd like to chat about? 37:00 Interview conclusion.
note
Video interview of Maria Aki by Crystal Lastrella via Zoom. 00:00 Interview begins with introduction by Crystal. 00:34 Where did you grow up? 01:08 What made you come to CU? 01:53 How is Boulder/CU similar or dissimilar to where you grow up? 02:47 Is the town you grew up in smaller than Boulder? 03:05 Which dorm did you live in, and how was that experience? 04:08 How diverse was your high school? 04:50 Were you made to feel aware of your identity in high school? 06:05 What years did you attend CU? 06:23 What was your major? 06:29 When did you know what you wanted your major to be? 07:55 What activities were you involved in at CU? 08:29 What are your fondest memories of being at CU? 09:30 What generation Japanese-American are you? 09:45 Did you know any other Japanese-Americans when you came to CU? 10:17 Did you find a Japanese-American community during your time at CU? 11:58 Aki discusses her independent study with Daryl Maeda. 13:10 Did the independent study bring you closer to your heritage? 14:36 Aki discusses her family's history with incarceration during WWII. 17:15 Do you think your family's relative good fortune after the incarceration period has benefitted them in the long run? 17:58 Did you feel like you belonged on campus? 19:03 What would you say your proudest accomplishments were at CU? 19:50 How many siblings do you have, and what are their ages? 20:49 What were the biggest challenges you faced at CU? 22:43 Did you experience discimination in your time at CU? 25:13 Did you feel a sense of other-ness in your classes at CU? 26:50 What made you want to intern for the JJA project? 30:00 Aki discusses the experience of looking through past documents from CU's history. 30:45 What do you think you've learned from the internship? 31:55 Why is documenting JJA stories at CU Boulder important? 34:00 Some conversation about CU's diversity and how Aki believes the university can better convey that. 35:50 Is there anything else you'd like to chat about? 37:00 Interview conclusion.
Note
false