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1. Oral history of Amy Lough, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.LoughAmy.AudioInt.001.2.25.20
Title:
Oral history of Amy Lough, 1 of 2
Date:
2020-02-25
Creator:
Lough, Amy
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Refugees, Moorefield (W. Va.), English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, and Chicken industry
Location:
Hardy County (W. Va.) and Moorefield (W. Va.)

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2. Oral history of Amy Lough, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.LoughAmy.AudioInt.002.2.25.20
Title:
Oral history of Amy Lough, 2 of 2
Date:
2020-02-25
Creator:
Lough, Amy
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Chicken industry, Moorefield (W. Va.), English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, and Refugees
Location:
Moorefield (W. Va.) and Hardy County (W. Va.)
["Amy Lough (b. 1975, Murray, Kentucky) is an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher in Moorefield, in Hardy County, West Virginia. The majority of her students are Haitian, Burmese, Eritrean, Ethiopian, Puerto Rican, and Dominican immigrants or refugees, most of whom work at Pilgrims Pride chicken plant in Moorefield. In this interview Lough speaks about her work as an ESOL teacher, her relationship as a mentor/ally to some of her students, the Moorefield community, and more."]

3. Transcript of oral history of Amy Lough

Identifier:
4224.LoughAmy.IntTranscript2.25.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Amy Lough
Date:
2020-02-25
Creator:
Lough, Amy
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Moorefield (W. Va.), Refugees, English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, and Chicken industry
Location:
Hardy County (W. Va.) and 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."]

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, Teaching, Moorefield (W. Va.), and Refugees
Location:
Moorefield (W. Va.)