#oral-history

#oral-history

"Initially, I was just documenting her story for myself. At a certain point, I realized it was a story that should be made public,"

When Ameya Desai won the fourth grade prize of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge last year, something surprising happened: A neighbor reached out asking if the 11-year-old journalist would interview his grandmother, a survivor of the Japanese incarceration camps. Ameya was amazed, shocked that she had never learned this history before, one that takes place in her hometown, San Jose, Calif.

Carolina De Robertis, author of So Many Stars: An Oral History of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and Two-Spirit People of Color, joins in conversation with Nico Lang of American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era. This timely discussion dives into the stories of trans youth and elders, highlighting the way historical struggles and triumphs inform today's resistance.

Trans people have been fighting for their rights, dignity, and liberation for generations, facing significant challenges that continue in today’s political climate.

The Charabancs and Cadillacs project has been collecting travel and transport memories through oral history and reminiscence sessions over the last two years.