Course Instructions for Current Students

The oral histories are conducted in accordance with the goals and course description of the HIUS/ETHN 120D, Race and Oral History in San Diego course at UC San Diego under the direction of Professors Luis Alvarez, Yen Espiritu and Simeon Man.

Use this checklist to help organize your progress:

This step-by-step guide is for current students in the HIUS/ETHN 120D course. Click on each step for more detailed instructions.

• 1.1 Sign up for Knit
• 1.2 Edit your Knit profile
• 1.3 Using KNIT

• 2.1 Conduct preliminary research
• 2.2 Prepare interview questions
• 2.3 Send the Letter of Introduction
• 2.4 How to Record in Zoom

• 3.1 Sign the Release Form
• 3.2 Conduct the interview
• 3.3 Write the Interview Synopsis

• 4.1 Make a copy of the interview
• 4.2 Transcribe the interview
• 4.3 Send a Thank You note
• 4.4 Redact or edit the interview, if needed

• 5.1 Create your blog post in KNIT
• 5.2 Add the featured image and category tags to your post
• 5.3 Check your blog post
• 5.4 Submit your files to your TA

Use this checklist to help organize your progress: