oral history
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One version of the oral history speaks of a hunter from Gomoa Asin, a royal named Inhune Akubuha.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
According to oral history passed down over the generations, Santseo was planted in the 13th Century by Komfo Nana Asumbia, a royal figure to whom we trace our lineage.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
He described the period of new cable construction in America in the late 1970s and early 1980s in “Tinderbox,” an HBO oral history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
In an interview with the Smithsonian oral history project, she talked about the challenge of being a woman in a union dominated by Chavez and other men.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
I spend the rest of lunch talking to Mrs. Medina about oral history projects and good questions, and then I wander over to my next class before the bell rings.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
