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80 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a son tells his father’s story
Posted on · Vaughn Hamberlin of Beaumont survived the Japanese attack in 1941 and wrote an account of that day. His son, Cliff, share's his father's memories.
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Houston WWII Veteran Aubrey Farb Shares Memories Of The Pacific Theater
Posted on · The former Marine served as a Japanese translator.
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‘We Remember Mates:’ A Pearl Harbor Survivor Looks Back
Posted on · The son of a Pearl Harbor survivor tells his father’s story.
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Why Telling Stories Matters
Posted on · A professor explains why we're better people after we listen to a story.
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Oral History Project Documents Stories Of Harvey Survivors
Posted on · A project at the University of Houston called Resilient Houston will gather first-hand experiences of victims, first responders, and those working in energy and flood abatement during and after Hurricane Harvey.
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Full Show: Harvey Victim Survey, And A New Plan For Downtown (Dec. 5, 2017)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: The Texas voter ID law is back in the courts. A new survey examines the plight of Harvey victims. We learn about efforts to collect oral histories from Hurricane Harvey. We discuss what's in a new long-term plan for downtown Houston. And Dr. Andy Boyd examines if it's possible for humans to understand everything.
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‘We Remember Mates:’ A Pearl Harbor Survivor Looks Back
Posted on · The son of a Pearl Harbor survivor tells his father's story.
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Checking in On a Katrina Evacuee 10 Years After the Storm
Posted on · Among the many evacuees that ended up in Houston after Katrina was Terrance Veal. He and 22 relatives shared a two-bedroom apartment for six weeks. Not long after, Veal shared his story as part of the Survivor to Survivor Stories oral history project Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston. News 88.7's Syeda Hasan caught up […]
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App Helps Users Create Their Own Oral Histories
Posted on · Want to record and share your own personal oral history or those of loved ones? A new mobile app called stories etc. from Houstonian Patrick Talley helps users record and share their life stories.
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Why Telling Stories Matters
Posted on · A professor explains why we're better people after we listen to a story.
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Exhibit Pays Tribute to the Men and Women of the Houston Ship Channel
Posted on · Nearly 100 years ago, on Nov. 10, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson presided over the opening of the Houston Ship Channel. According to the Port Authority, each year the 52-mile channel serves around 8,000 vessels and more than 200 million tons of cargo that move through the Port of Houston. Needless to say, the Ship Channel […]