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1. Oral history of Louis “Lou” Berry Birurakis, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.BirurakisBerryLouis.AudioInt.001.2.23.19
Title:
Oral history of Louis “Lou” Berry Birurakis, 1 of 2
Date:
2019-02-23
Creator:
Birurakis, Louis
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking, Greek, Food habits, Greek Americans, Labor union members, Arthurdale (W. Va.), Teaching, Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962, Bread, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Coal mines and mining, Gardening, foodways, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Football players
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)

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2. Oral history of Louis “Lou” Berry Birurakis, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.BirurakisBerryLouis.AudioInt.002.2.23.19
Title:
Oral history of Louis “Lou” Berry Birurakis, 2 of 2
Date:
2019-02-23
Creator:
Birurakis, Louis
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Arthurdale (W. Va.), Cooking, Greek, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Teaching, Greek Americans, Gardening, foodways, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Labor union members, Bread, Food habits, Coal mines and mining, Coal mine accidents--West Virginia, Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)
["Louis Lou Berry Birurakis (b. March 22, 1926) is a native of Liberty, West Virginia in Scotts Run. His parents were Greek immigrants from Crete. His father was a coal miner who was blackballed for his participation in the union and after he was fired, started a business in Scotts Run. Birurakis was a football player at WVU and is an amateur historian and a writer. In the interview, he speaks about his family, growing up in Scotts Run, and his experience on the WVU football team. He also tells a story about his mothers encounter with Eleanor Roosevelt when she visited Scotts Run.This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum."]%

3. Transcript of oral history of Louis “Lou” Berry Birurakis

Identifier:
4224.BirurakisBerryLouis.IntTranscript.2.23.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Louis “Lou” Berry Birurakis
Date:
2019-02-23
Creator:
Birurakis, Louis
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Greek Americans, Food habits, Labor union members, foodways, Arthurdale (W. Va.), Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Bread, Football players, Teaching, Coal mines and mining, Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962, Gardening, Cooking, Greek, Scott's Run (W. Va.)
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)
["On February 25, 2020, Amy Loughs (b. 1975, Murray, Kentucky) Hardy County ESOL class in Moorefield hosted an Ethiopian/Eritrean coffee ceremony and potluck. Students, who are of Haitian, Burmese, Eritrean, Ethiopian, and Puerto Rican dissent brought in food dishes from their respective cultural traditions, to share with the class and state folklorist Emily Hilliard. The majority of the ESOL students work at Pilgrims Pride chicken plant in Moorefield. Dishes students brought to class include Mohinga, a Burmese soup with chili; a Burmese tea leaf salad; and Yuzana, a Burmese pickled tea; Ethiopian Doro Wat; Puerto Rican bread pudding; Haitian fried pork with gratin; and Himbasha, an Ethiopian bread with black sesame seeds or black cumin."]%

4. Flags hanging in the Hardy County ESOL classroom, depicting the country of origin of the students, 1 of 3

Identifier:
4224.MoorefieldESOL.Photo.024.25.20
Title:
Flags hanging in the Hardy County ESOL classroom, depicting the country of origin of the students, 1 of 3
Date:
2020-02-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, Moorefield (W. Va.), Refugees, Teaching
Location:
Moorefield (W. Va.)
["On February 25, 2020, Amy Loughs (b. 1975, Murray, Kentucky) Hardy County ESOL class in Moorefield hosted an Ethiopian/Eritrean coffee ceremony and potluck. Students, who are of Haitian, Burmese, Eritrean, Ethiopian, and Puerto Rican dissent brought in food dishes from their respective cultural traditions, to share with the class and state folklorist Emily Hilliard. The majority of the ESOL students work at Pilgrims Pride chicken plant in Moorefield. Dishes students brought to class include Mohinga, a Burmese soup with chili; a Burmese tea leaf salad; and Yuzana, a Burmese pickled tea; Ethiopian Doro Wat; Puerto Rican bread pudding; Haitian fried pork with gratin; and Himbasha, an Ethiopian bread with black sesame seeds or black cumin."]%

5. Flags hanging in the Hardy County ESOL classroom, depicting the country of origin of the students, 2 of 3

Identifier:
4224.MoorefieldESOL.Photo.025.25.20
Title:
Flags hanging in the Hardy County ESOL classroom, depicting the country of origin of the students, 2 of 3
Date:
2020-02-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Moorefield (W. Va.), Teaching, English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers
Location:
Moorefield (W. Va.)
["On February 25, 2020, Amy Loughs (b. 1975, Murray, Kentucky) Hardy County ESOL class in Moorefield hosted an Ethiopian/Eritrean coffee ceremony and potluck. Students, who are of Haitian, Burmese, Eritrean, Ethiopian, and Puerto Rican dissent brought in food dishes from their respective cultural traditions, to share with the class and state folklorist Emily Hilliard. The majority of the ESOL students work at Pilgrims Pride chicken plant in Moorefield. Dishes students brought to class include Mohinga, a Burmese soup with chili; a Burmese tea leaf salad; and Yuzana, a Burmese pickled tea; Ethiopian Doro Wat; Puerto Rican bread pudding; Haitian fried pork with gratin; and Himbasha, an Ethiopian bread with black sesame seeds or black cumin."]%

6. Flags hanging in the Hardy County ESOL classroom, depicting the country of origin of the students, 3 of 3

Identifier:
4224.MoorefieldESOL.Photo.026.25.20
Title:
Flags hanging in the Hardy County ESOL classroom, depicting the country of origin of the students, 3 of 3
Date:
2020-02-25
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, Moorefield (W. Va.), Teaching
Location:
Moorefield (W. Va.)

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7. Speeches of and interviews with students participating in the rally at the West Virginia State Capitol in support of striking teachers

Identifier:
4224.WVTeachersStrike.Audio.001.3.2.18
Title:
Speeches of and interviews with students participating in the rally at the West Virginia State Capitol in support of striking teachers
Date:
2018-03-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.), Teachers' unions--United States, Strikes and lockouts--Teachers, Public schools--Employees, Teaching, Labor disputes--West Virginia
Location:
Wayne County (W. Va.), Fayette County (W. Va.), Charleston (W. Va.), Boone County (W. Va.), Mingo County (W. Va.), Kanawha County (W. Va.)
["On February 22, 2018, thousands of West Virginia public school teachers and school service employees walked out of their classrooms in what would become a nine-day statewide strike. Teachers demands included a 5% raise and affordable healthcare coverage through the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency or PEIA. These photos are part of a series of photos, videos, and interviews documenting the labor lore and expressive culture of the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike.For more information on the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2454"]%

8. Student rally in support of striking teachers on the steps of the West Virginia State Capitol

Identifier:
4224.WVTeachersStrike.Photo.001.3.2.18
Title:
Student rally in support of striking teachers on the steps of the West Virginia State Capitol
Date:
2018-03-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Labor disputes--West Virginia, Teachers' unions--United States, Strikes and lockouts--Teachers, Public schools--Employees, West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.), Teaching
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On February 22, 2018, thousands of West Virginia public school teachers and school service employees walked out of their classrooms in what would become a nine-day statewide strike. Teachers demands included a 5% raise and affordable healthcare coverage through the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency or PEIA. These photos are part of a series of photos, videos, and interviews documenting the labor lore and expressive culture of the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike.For more information on the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2454"]%

9. Striking West Virginia teacher holds a sign reading, "This is not a math problem...you can't divide us!" during a rally at the state capitol

Identifier:
4224.WVTeachersStrike.Photo.001.3.5.18
Title:
Striking West Virginia teacher holds a sign reading, "This is not a math problem...you can't divide us!" during a rally at the state capitol
Date:
2018-03-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Teachers' unions--United States, Teaching, Strikes and lockouts--Teachers, Public schools--Employees, West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.), Labor union members, Labor disputes--West Virginia
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On February 22, 2018, thousands of West Virginia public school teachers and school service employees walked out of their classrooms in what would become a nine-day statewide strike. Teachers demands included a 5% raise and affordable healthcare coverage through the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency or PEIA. These photos are part of a series of photos, videos, and interviews documenting the labor lore and expressive culture of the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike.For more information on the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2454"]%

10. Striking West Virginia teacher holds a sign reading, "Why did the chicken cross the road? To get my 5%"

Identifier:
4224.WVTeachersStrike.Photo.002.3.5.18
Title:
Striking West Virginia teacher holds a sign reading, "Why did the chicken cross the road? To get my 5%"
Date:
2018-03-5
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.), Strikes and lockouts--Teachers, Teaching, Teachers' unions--United States, Public schools--Employees, Labor disputes--West Virginia, Labor union members
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On February 22, 2018, thousands of West Virginia public school teachers and school service employees walked out of their classrooms in what would become a nine-day statewide strike. Teachers demands included a 5% raise and affordable healthcare coverage through the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency or PEIA. These photos are part of a series of photos, videos, and interviews documenting the labor lore and expressive culture of the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike.For more information on the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2454"]%

11. West Virginia art teacher holds a hand painted protest sign of the Incredible Hulk at a student-organized rally during the West Virginia teacher's strike

Identifier:
4224.WVTeachersStrike.Photo.003.3.2.18
Title:
West Virginia art teacher holds a hand painted protest sign of the Incredible Hulk at a student-organized rally during the West Virginia teacher's strike
Date:
2018-03-02
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.), Teachers' unions--United States, Teaching, Labor disputes--West Virginia, Public schools--Employees, Strikes and lockouts--Teachers
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On February 22, 2018, thousands of West Virginia public school teachers and school service employees walked out of their classrooms in what would become a nine-day statewide strike. Teachers demands included a 5% raise and affordable healthcare coverage through the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency or PEIA. These photos are part of a series of photos, videos, and interviews documenting the labor lore and expressive culture of the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike.For more information on the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2454"]%

12. A striking West Virginia teacher holds a sign referencing "The Most Interesting Man in the World" meme

Identifier:
4224.WVTeachersStrike.Photo.003.3.5.18
Title:
A striking West Virginia teacher holds a sign referencing "The Most Interesting Man in the World" meme
Date:
2018-03-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Labor disputes--West Virginia, Teaching, Teachers' unions--United States, Labor union members, Strikes and lockouts--Teachers, West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.), Public schools--Employees
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)