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
- Description:
- 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.
- Subject:
- Refugees, Moorefield (W. Va.), English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, Chicken industry
- Rights:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Location:
- Moorefield (W. Va.), Hardy County (W. Va.)
- Format:
- audio/wav
- Language:
- English
- Source:
- A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection