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Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Jorge Baron, Maria Kolby-Wolfe, Kristen Smith Dayley, Twila Bird, Tsos Nov 2019

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Jorge Baron, Maria Kolby-Wolfe, Kristen Smith Dayley, Twila Bird, Tsos

TSOS Interview Gallery

The Northwest Immigrant Rights Program has been around for 35 years, started in 1984 specifically to help Central American refugees during the mid-1980s, when they were fleeing civil wars. A pro-bono group of attorneys performing "direct legal representation", helping low income community members who are navigating different aspects of the immigration system. NWIRP also engages in "systemic advocacy" which attempts to change systems and policies revolving around asylum and immigration rights.


Rafi & Patra, Rafi, Patra, Tsos Jul 2019

Rafi & Patra, Rafi, Patra, Tsos

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Rafi and his family have been stuck on the border between Greece and Macedonia for almost four months. They made their way from Afghanistan, received certificates in Greece to help them on their journey, but were then stopped at the border of Macedonia. The Macedonians said that they were no longer allowing Afghans into their country. Now all they can do is wait and hope. In Afghanistan,Rafi was a military man. As a young man, he was a part of the Revolution army, but later was made a soldier for the Government Security of Kabul. During that time, he was …


Carolingian Commentaries On The Apocalypse By Theodulf And Smaragdus, Francis X. Gumerlock Jun 2019

Carolingian Commentaries On The Apocalypse By Theodulf And Smaragdus, Francis X. Gumerlock

TEAMS Commentary Series

In the early ninth-century Theodulf of Orleans and Smaragdus of Saint Mihiel served as advisers to Charlemagne. This book provides English translations of a Latin commentary on the Apocalypse written by Theodulf and three homilies on the Apocalypse by Smaragdus. A comprehensive essay introduces these texts, their authors, sources, and place in ninth-century biblical exegesis.


Marta, Marta, Tsos Jun 2019

Marta, Marta, Tsos

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Marta is a member of the support community for Central American refugees arriving in the southwest US. In this interview, Marta shares her own story of crossing the border at a young age with her daughter and her life in the US. Marta was self-employed for many years and later went on to serve in the US Army in Iraq. For the last 9 months, she and her husband Israel and son Josue have worked tirelessly to help make sure the current refugees arriving are cared for after they are released from detention centers and begin their lives in the …


Otterbein Aegis Spring 2019, Otterbein Aegis Apr 2019

Otterbein Aegis Spring 2019, Otterbein Aegis

Aegis: The Otterbein Humanities Journal

Editor's Introduction, Book Reviews and Essays including: To Keep or Not to Keep by Lindsay Lisanti, Fantastic Beasts and How to Value them by Casey Hall, Sex, Youth, and the Pill b Hannah Schneider, How Historiography is Crucial in Comprehending the Leading Circumstances of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 by Josh Wolf, Magic is no Cure by Casey Hall, The Ever-Evolving Relationship of the Supreme Court, Women and Homosexuals by Amanda Reed, Vietnam: A Love Story by Abigail Fahmi, Gender and Sex in 1920' America by Raven Manygoats.


Modina, Modina, Tsos Mar 2019

Modina, Modina, Tsos

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Modina fled Myanmar after experiencing and witnessing extreme violence, including the destruction of her village and the violent murder of her uncle by soldiers. She arrived in Bangladesh by boat after paying smugglers a large sum.


Asma, Asma, Tsos Mar 2019

Asma, Asma, Tsos

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Asma is a teenager who fled from Myanmar after the army killed her uncle and her village was destroyed. She is now living in Cox’s Bazaar, married, pregnant, and trying to cope in a world where violence and rape are all too common.


Nidar, Nidar, Tsos Mar 2019

Nidar, Nidar, Tsos

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Nidar has been in Cox’s Bazaar for 8 months and works in Hope Hospital (the camp hospital) as a traditional birth attendant. In addition, she makes house calls to pregnant women throughout the camp who are fearful of hospitals due to past trauma and sexual torture. Nidar has two children and a husband who fell victim to war.


Shamshur, Shamshur, Tsos Mar 2019

Shamshur, Shamshur, Tsos

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Shamshur has been in Cox’s Bazaar for 8 months and works in Hope Hospital (the camp hospital) as a traditional birth attendant. In addition, she makes house calls to pregnant women throughout the camp who are fearful of hospitals due to past trauma and sexual torture. Shamshur has nine children and a husband who is in prison.


Januka, Januka, Tsos Mar 2019

Januka, Januka, Tsos

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After being raped by a soldier in Myanmar, Januka fled to Bangladesh with her father and later found out she was pregnant. She fears no one will want to marry her because she has been raped.


Rohima, Rohima, Tsos Mar 2019

Rohima, Rohima, Tsos

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Rohima was brutally raped and tortured by soldiers during an attack. After witnessing other women receive the same treatment, she fled Myanmar for Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Once there, she got married while pregnant as a result of the rape.


Shobika, Shobika, Tsos Mar 2019

Shobika, Shobika, Tsos

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Shobika escaped Myanmar amid widespread chaos. After being separated from her husband and experiencing the kidnap of her two children, she was raped by soldiers and became pregnant. Her husband now rejects this child.


The Purple Book, Office Of Mission Feb 2019

The Purple Book, Office Of Mission

Holy Cross Bookshelf

This untitled volume, commonly referred to as "The Purple Book" was first produced in 2011 by the College Committee on Mission and Identity to provide informative essays on Jesuit education, The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, and the history of the College of the Holy Cross. It was intended that the book might also offer a rich sampling of sacred texts and poems submitted by students, faculty, and members of the staff.


Finding Aid For Abilene Christian College Faculty Wives Records, (1924-1961), Abilene Christian University Special Collections And Archives Jan 2019

Finding Aid For Abilene Christian College Faculty Wives Records, (1924-1961), Abilene Christian University Special Collections And Archives

Abilene Christian College Faculty Wives Records

Finding aid for the Abilene Christian College Faculty Wives Records.


Amos Wimbush Papers, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Amos Wimbush Papers, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

Manuscript Finding Aids

Papers and memorabilia of Amos Wimbush and the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, including 1918 photo postcard of Camp Robson, Little Rock, Arkansas and newspaper article about Mr. Wimbush.


Arthur Osban Jones Diary, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Arthur Osban Jones Diary, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

Manuscript Finding Aids

Farm Journal, photographs and letter relating to Arthur Osban Jones; Southern Baptist Association newspapers.


Castor Methodist Church Register, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Castor Methodist Church Register, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

Manuscript Finding Aids

Register of pastors, members, marriages, deaths, and disposals of the Castor Methodist Church in Castor, Louisiana.


Choudrant Baptist Church Records, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Choudrant Baptist Church Records, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

Manuscript Finding Aids

Photocopies of church ledger, membership roll, and minutes of church committee meetings.


Edna Liggin - "History Of The Concord Institute, 1876-1885.", University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Edna Liggin - "History Of The Concord Institute, 1876-1885.", University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

Manuscript Finding Aids

Article written for author's newspaper column "Shiloh Sketches"; an account of an early North Louisiana Baptist institute of learning.


Ephesus Primitive Baptist Church Records, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Ephesus Primitive Baptist Church Records, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

Manuscript Finding Aids

Church record books of the Ephesus Primitive Baptist Church and New Bethel Baptist Church.


Ernell Montgomery Thrash - "A Historical Sketch Of The Bistineau Baptist Church.", University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Ernell Montgomery Thrash - "A Historical Sketch Of The Bistineau Baptist Church.", University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

Manuscript Finding Aids

Paper prepared and read by Thrash, historian of the Bistineau Baptist Church, located in Webster Parish, Louisiana, for the centennial of the church


Ephesus Primitive Baptist Church Collection, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Ephesus Primitive Baptist Church Collection, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

Manuscript Finding Aids

Minutes of church conferences, constitution, articles of faith, and church roll; includes correspondence of church leaders, related papers and a few records of the Louisiana Association of Primitive Baptists.


Fellowship Baptist Church Of Christ, Dubberly, Louisiana, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Fellowship Baptist Church Of Christ, Dubberly, Louisiana, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

Manuscript Finding Aids

Fellowship Baptist Church of Christ in Dubberly, Louisiana's constitution, covenant, rules of decorum, church roll, and minutes of the church conferences.


Fellowship Baptist Church, Dubach, Louisiana, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Fellowship Baptist Church, Dubach, Louisiana, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

Manuscript Finding Aids

Church records.


First Baptist Church, Homer, Louisiana, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

First Baptist Church, Homer, Louisiana, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

Manuscript Finding Aids

Materials of the First Baptist Church, Homer, Louisiana.


Flint River Baptist Association Minutes, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Flint River Baptist Association Minutes, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

Manuscript Finding Aids

Minutes of the oldest Baptist Association of the Tennessee River Valley, organized in 1814, which included 17 churches located in Alabama and Tennessee.


Fred And Frieda Hamilton Collection, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Fred And Frieda Hamilton Collection, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

Manuscript Finding Aids

Miscellaneous collection of material concerning the history of north central Louisiana, including Louisiana Tech University and area churches, Continental Can Company of Hodge, Louisiana, and author Patricia Maxwell.


Hebron Baptist Church Collection, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Hebron Baptist Church Collection, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

Manuscript Finding Aids

Materials of Hebron Baptist Church of Grant Parish, Louisiana.


"History Of The Churches Composing Concord Baptist Association", University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

"History Of The Churches Composing Concord Baptist Association", University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

Manuscript Finding Aids

Historical sketches of Baptist churches in North Louisiana.


Ida G. Tooke Collection, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University Jan 2019

Ida G. Tooke Collection, University Archives And Special Collections, Prescott Memorial Library, Louisiana Tech University

Manuscript Finding Aids

History and a few early records of the Ringgold, Louisiana, church; Tooke is a descendant of founders of the church.