Interview with Karen Dyer : Alumni Stories
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Karen Dyer (AB African and African American Studies and Human Biology, 1992) describes her early schooling experiences in Jamaica, reflecting on the hierarchal system that pervaded many aspects of life, and details her path to Stanford and the adjustments she had to make as an international student. She recalls living in Ujamaa as a freshman and reckoning with being Black at a place that was beginning to recognize the African American experience but not the pan-African or diasporic experience. She reflects on taking classes in the AAAS program and developing her own track within the Human Biology major with an emphasis on the Black child. Dyer also talks about her involvement in dance and the arts at Stanford, her decision to attend medical school at the University of West Indies after graduation, and her continuing connections with Stanford’s Black alumni community.
Description
| Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical, text, still image |
|---|---|
| Extent | 1 audio file; 1 text file; 1 photograph |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
| Date created | October 20, 2022 - |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Dyer, Karen | |
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| Creator | Dyer, Karen | |
| Interviewer | Gifford, Jonathan | |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
| Subject | Stanford University. Students > 1990s |
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| Subject | Universities and colleges |
| Subject | College students |
| Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
| Transcript |
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| Finding Aid | |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/dm280mh7429 |
| Location | SC0932 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program interviews, 1999-2022
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