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["Sali Janem, originally from Palestine, lives in Charleston, West Virginia and with her dad is the owner of Salis Market and Deli on Central Avenue on the West Side of Charleston. She talks about the daily work running the market, her goal of becoming an immigration lawyer, her familys own immigration to the United States, and her favorite customer, Levi Phillips. Janem was interviewed by WYPR producer Aaron Henkin with state folklorist Emily Hilliard as part of the Out of the Blocks podcasts two episodes on Charlestons West Side. Learn more: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/17/out-of-the-blocks-podcast-highlights-charlestons-west-side-west-virginia-folklife-hosts-listening-party-february-12/"]

1621. Transcript of oral history of Sali Janem

Identifier:
4224.JanemSali.IntTranscript.11.22.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Sali Janem
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Janem, Sali
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Convenience stores, African American basketball players, Immigrants--United States, foodways, Palestinian Americans, and Charleston (W. Va.)
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Sali Janem, originally from Palestine, lives in Charleston, West Virginia and with her dad is the owner of Salis Market and Deli on Central Avenue on the West Side of Charleston. She talks about the daily work running the market, her goal of becoming an immigration lawyer, her familys own immigration to the United States, and her favorite customer, Levi Phillips. Janem was interviewed by WYPR producer Aaron Henkin with state folklorist Emily Hilliard as part of the Out of the Blocks podcasts two episodes on Charlestons West Side. Learn more: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/17/out-of-the-blocks-podcast-highlights-charlestons-west-side-west-virginia-folklife-hosts-listening-party-february-12/"]

1622. Portrait of Sali Janem

Identifier:
4224.JanemSali.Photo.11.22.19
Title:
Portrait of Sali Janem
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Patrick, Wendel
Subject:
Immigrants--United States, Palestinian Americans, Convenience stores, and foodways
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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1623. Oral history of Delores Johnson

Identifier:
4224.JohnsonDelores.AudioInt.11.8.17
Title:
Oral history of Delores Johnson
Date:
2017-11-08
Creator:
Johnson, Delores
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Quilting, African American quilts, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Quiltmakers, Art quilts, and Portraits on quilts
Location:
Huntington (W. Va.)
["Delores Johnson is an African American quilter and retired Marshall University linguistics professor. She was born in Athens, Georgia, but was raised and has lived in West Virginia for over the past 60 years. She is one of the founders of the Saint Peter Claver Piecemakers quilting group in Huntington, WV."]

1624. Transcript of oral history of Delores Johnson

Identifier:
4224.JohnsonDelores.IntTranscript.11.8.17
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Delores Johnson
Date:
2017-11-08
Creator:
Johnson, Delores
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Art quilts, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Portraits on quilts, Huntington (W. Va.), African American quilts, Quiltmakers, and Quilting
Location:
Huntington (W. Va.)
["Delores Johnson is an African American quilter and retired Marshall University linguistics professor. She was born in Athens, Georgia, but was raised and has lived in West Virginia for over the past 60 years. She is one of the founders of the Saint Peter Claver Piecemakers quilting group in Huntington, WV."]

1625. Quilt-style Christmas cards made by Delores Johnson

Identifier:
4224.JohnsonDelores.Photo.001.11.8.17
Title:
Quilt-style Christmas cards made by Delores Johnson
Date:
2017-11-08
Subject:
African American quilts and Quiltmakers
Location:
Huntington (W. Va.)
["Delores Johnson is an African American quilter and retired Marshall University linguistics professor. She was born in Athens, Georgia, but was raised and has lived in West Virginia for over the past 60 years. She is one of the founders of the Saint Peter Claver Piecemakers quilting group in Huntington, WV."]

1626. Peace Christmas card made by Delores Johnson

Identifier:
4224.JohnsonDelores.Photo.002.11.8.17
Title:
Peace Christmas card made by Delores Johnson
Date:
2017-11-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African American quilts, Quiltmakers, African Americans--Appalachian Region, and Quilting
Location:
Huntington (W. Va.)
["Delores Johnson is an African American quilter and retired Marshall University linguistics professor. She was born in Athens, Georgia, but was raised and has lived in West Virginia for over the past 60 years. She is one of the founders of the Saint Peter Claver Piecemakers quilting group in Huntington, WV."]

1627. Portrait quilt made by Delores Johnson

Identifier:
4224.JohnsonDelores.Photo.003.11.8.17
Title:
Portrait quilt made by Delores Johnson
Date:
2017-11-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Quiltmakers, Art quilts, African American quilts, Quilting, African Americans--Appalachian Region, and Portraits on quilts
Location:
Huntington (W. Va.)
["Delores Johnson is an African American quilter and retired Marshall University linguistics professor. She was born in Athens, Georgia, but was raised and has lived in West Virginia for over the past 60 years. She is one of the founders of the Saint Peter Claver Piecemakers quilting group in Huntington, WV."]

1628. Music-themed portrait quilt by Delores Johnson

Identifier:
4224.JohnsonDelores.Photo.004.11.8.17
Title:
Music-themed portrait quilt by Delores Johnson
Date:
2017-11-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Quiltmakers, Portraits on quilts, African American quilts, Art quilts, and Quilting
Location:
Huntington (W. Va.)
["Delores Johnson is an African American quilter and retired Marshall University linguistics professor. She was born in Athens, Georgia, but was raised and has lived in West Virginia for over the past 60 years. She is one of the founders of the Saint Peter Claver Piecemakers quilting group in Huntington, WV."]

1629. Panel of an art quilt by Delores Johnson

Identifier:
4224.JohnsonDelores.Photo.005.11.8.17
Title:
Panel of an art quilt by Delores Johnson
Date:
2017-11-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Quilting, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Quiltmakers, Art quilts, and African American quilts
Location:
Huntington (W. Va.)
["Delores Johnson is an African American quilter and retired Marshall University linguistics professor. She was born in Athens, Georgia, but was raised and has lived in West Virginia for over the past 60 years. She is one of the founders of the Saint Peter Claver Piecemakers quilting group in Huntington, WV."]

1630. Portrait of quilter Delores Johnson

Identifier:
4224.JohnsonDelores.Photo.006.11.8.17
Title:
Portrait of quilter Delores Johnson
Date:
2017-11-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Quiltmakers, African American quilts, and African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Huntington (W. Va.)
["Delores Johnson is an African American quilter and retired Marshall University linguistics professor. She was born in Athens, Georgia, but was raised and has lived in West Virginia for over the past 60 years. She is one of the founders of the Saint Peter Claver Piecemakers quilting group in Huntington, WV."]

1631. Quilt-style Christmas cards made by Delores Johnson

Identifier:
4224.JohnsonDelres.Photo.001.11.8.17
Title:
Quilt-style Christmas cards made by Delores Johnson
Date:
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Quiltmakers, African American quilts, Art quilts, and African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Huntington (W. Va.)
["Kim Johnson and Cody Jordan were participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Kim Johnson, a resident of South Charleston led an apprenticeship in banjo traditions of central West Virginia with apprentice Cody Jordan of Charleston. Johnson began playing with fiddler Wilson Douglas in 1979 and has played with and learned from many acclaimed West Virginia old-time musicians including Frank George and Lester McCumbers. She has taught both locally and nationally, at Augusta Heritage Center, Allegheny Echoes, The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, and the Berkeley Old-time Music Convention. See our feature on Johnsons apprenticeship with Jordan here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/09/04/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-kim-johnson-cody-jordan-banjo-traditions-of-central-west-virginia/The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers up to a $3,000 stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions.The apprenticeship program grants are administered by the West Virginia Folklife Program at the West Virginia Humanities Council in Charleston and are supported in part by an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. West Virginia Folklife is dedicated to the documentation, preservation, presentation, and support of West Virginias vibrant cultural heritage and living traditions."]

1632. Artist profile of Kim Johnson

Identifier:
4224.JohnsonKim.ArtistProfile.9.1.20
Title:
Artist profile of Kim Johnson
Date:
2020-09-01
Creator:
Johnson, Kim (Banjoist)
Subject:
Banjo, Johnson, Kim (Banjoist), Apprenticeship programs, Fiddling, Folk music--West Virginia, and Fiddle tunes
Location:
Kanawha County (W. Va.) and South Charleston (W. Va.)