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Interview no. | L-0328 |
Restrictions | No restrictions. Open to research. |
Project | L.2. University of North Carolina: Anne Queen and the Campus Y |
Project description | Interviews, 1990-2010, about the Campus Y and Anne Queen, its director, 1964-1975. The Campus Y, a student organization founded in 1859, was active in integrating the University of North Carolina's undergraduate program, the local civil rights movement, Vietnam War protests, overturning the Speaker Ban Law, the Foodworkers' Strikes of 1969 and 1970, anti-apartheid work, and other major social movements. Interviewees include former Y student leaders, alumni, staff, and University administrators, who focus on the significance of the Y, with reflections on social movements, the development of social consciousness, staff support, student leadership and community, and work in post-college life. |
Date | 16 November 2010 |
Interviewee | Sekar, Swathi. |
Interviewee occupation | Unknown |
Interviewee DOB | Unknown |
Interviewee ethnicity | Unidentified |
Interviewer | Alsous, Zania. |
Abstract | Swathi Sekar graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2005 with a degree in Medical Anthropology. As a student Sekar served as a committee leader of STAND-UNC, a national student-led division of the Genocide network, and as a member of the Executive Board of the Campus Y. Sekar is currently a staff member of the Y. Sekar reflects on the history of her involvement with the Y and her decision to return to the Y as a staff member. Sekar was attracted to the Y because of the success of Y organized events like the Box Out, an event where students sleep in boxes on campus for a night to increase awareness of homelessness. She reflects on the impact this event had on her personal involvement with the Y and her decision to lead the Southeastern STAND Conference, an event that raised awareness to students from neighboring universities in the southeast about resources available to advocate for anti-genocide. Sekar believes that through resources and support, the Y allows students to find effective ways to work in a community towards social justice, and it provides students the opportunity to develop leadership skills, to collaborate with their peers and to constantly learn from their community. As a staff member, Sekar currently enjoys providing students with the support and guidance she received as an undergraduate. |
Citation | Interview with [interviewee name] by [interviewer name], [interview date] [interview number], in the Southern Oral History Program Collection #4007, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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Interview no. | L0328_Audio |