Making History Every Day...
Sikh Youth Oral History Project

 

FCHS is working with 20 students of Sikh descent for our Sikh American Youth Oral History Project. 

 

These students will discover the importance of collecting primary source stories and discovering more of their own heritage through multi-generational connections. These oral histories will present a rare, first-hand look into one of the fastest growing populations, not only in the San Joaquin Valley, but in California and across the nation.  The cohort will learn how to prepare for and conduct interviews from Emmy-award winning documentary filmmaker, Elizabeth Laval, whose team will oversee the editing process as well.  Each student will collect a video oral history from someone of their choice in the Sikh community.   This may be a relative, an elder, business leader or friend. 

Students will participate in training sessions in the FCHS public room at Kearney Mansion and will join one or more planned collection events to record and capture the personal stories and oral histories for this project. 

The project will culminate with the oral histories being presented individually by their creators at a public event and exhibition prior to having them uploaded to the websites of the Fresno County Historical Society and California Humanities.

This project is generously funded by California Humanities with matching funds from members of the community. 

Questions?  Please call 559-777-4090. 

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