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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.

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