Interview with Juan Perón
Perón, Juan (Interview in Spanish)
Date: Unknown
Country: Argentina
The interviewee talks about the economic situation in Argentina from the 1940's through the 1960's, gives his insight about what is in store for economy in the future, and talks about the need for a continental integration of Latin America. The interview is conducted in Madrid, Spain.
Interview with Tito Castro II
Castro, Tito; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: August, 1996
Country: Bolivia
Interview with Tito Castro conducted by Richard Oulahan evaluating the development and status of unionization in Bolivia. Castro describes what the unions were like when he arrived in Bolivia, saying that the urban unions, as compared to the rural unions, were very corrupt and disorganized. He then goes on the discuss the development and improvement of various aspects of Bolivian unions throughout his time there.
Interview with Tito Castro III
Castro, Tito; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: September 28, 2012
Country: Bolivia ; El Salvador
Richard Oulahan interviews Tito Castro via Skype on September 28, 2012 while Castro is at Costa Rica and Oulahan at Washington, D.C. Castro talks about the UCS since it was formed and about the problems El Salvador faced during the 1960s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. He talks about the issues the "campesinos" faced, and also talks about two important figures during the events that occurred at El Salvador in the 1980s: Michael Hammer and Jose Rodolfo Viera. Castro ends by talking about his work in Bolivia.
Interview with Tito Castro I
Castro, Tito; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: March 8, 2013
Country: Bolivia
Richard Oulahan interviews Tito Castro, and they discuss three things: the "Viera medal" that was awarded to Oulahan and the reasons behind making this particular award, the reasons why the UCS quickly rose to power but fell shortly after, and the work Castro did in Bolivia.
Interview with Bill Douglas I
Douglas, Bill; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: June 24, 2014
Country: Chile ; Peru
Richard Oulahan interviews Bill Douglas of AIFLD on his time working in Latin America and on democracy development through AIFLD. He touches on AIFLD housing projects in Peru. Douglas discusses his work in Latin America training trade unions to organize through courses that taught political theory, open/closed societies, and electoral competition. Douglas also discusses the 1979 Chile coup, and the relationship of the labor movement to the politics of the coup, including Pinochet's repression of trade unions. Douglas also touches on the United States' involvement in Chile during this time.
Interview with Miguel Eduardo Cardenas Rivera I
Cardenas Rivera, Miguel Eduardo; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: September 4, 2015
Country: Colombia
Cardenas Rivera is a professor of economics and former labor lawyer. In this interview with Richard Oulahan, Cardenas Rivera discusses his own family's political history and gives commentary on Colombia's sectarian politics, resource and labor nationalization, and socialism. He talks about persecution and violence in Colombia beginning with their war for independence and contextualizes the colonial roots of the Colombian agrarian labor economy.
Interview with Miguel Eduardo Cardenas Rivera II
Cardenas, Rivera, Miguel Eduardo; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: September 4, 2015
Country: Colombia
Richard Oulahan continues his interview with Miguel Eduardo Cardenas Rivera, a professor of economics and former labor lawyer. Cardenas Rivera details the political history of Colombia beginning with the aftermath of La Violencia, a violent civil war ending in 1958, explaining the formation of various political organizations, as well as political turmoil and student activism in the 1970s.
Interview with Paul Somogyi
Somogyi, Paul; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: January 24, 2017
Country: Colombia
Richard Oulahan interviews Paul Somogyi, a former Peace Corps volunteer and organizer for AIFLD, specializing in community coops. Somogyi discusses his service with the Peace Corps in rural Colombia and the agricultural, handicraft, and consumer coops he worked with. He also discusses his career working for the Peace Corps as a manager of coop projects and a coop consultant for the AIFLD. He discusses the long term effects of Peace Corps work in Latin America, particularly the effects of his own service in Colombia.
Interview with Rolando Rodriguez
Rodriguez, Rolando; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: Unknown
Country: Colombia ; United States
Richard Oulahan interviews Rolando Rodriguez, a Peace Corps volunteer in Colombia. In this interview, Rodriguez discusses his experience growing up in a Texas border town in a Mexican-American family in the 1950s and 60s, working in the Peace Corps in agrarian reform in a remote village in southern Colombia, and the work he did later at the Texas Workforce Commission in labor reform. He also discusses at length the impact of President John F. Kennedy and his assassination on Rodriguez's life and on the Peace Corps.
Interview with Patricio Contreras I
Contreras, Patricio; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: June 17, 1995
Country: Ecuador
Interview with Patricio Contreras conducted by Richard Oulahan discussing the development of unions in Ecuador. Contreras credits what he calls the "Instituto Americano" (American Institute) for the development of unionization because it brought union education to the workers of Ecuador.
Interview with Patricio Contreras II
Contreras, Patricio; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: April, 2000
Country: Ecuador
Richard Oulahan interviews Patricio Contreras, the Director of the AIFLB Solidarity Center and a person who has been working there for 30 years. He asks him about the Labor Movement in Ecuador, and the interview was held in April 2000.
Interview with Jorge Vasconez
Vasconez, Jorge; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: March 28, 2010
Country: Ecuador
On a visit to Richard Oulahan's house, Jorge Vasconez talks about his family history, the huasipungo labor system, student run strikes, and Quito in the late 1960s. They reflect on Richard's time in Ecuador during this period, which is when they first met.
Interview with Marco Bustos
Bustos, Marco; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: July 2015
Country: Ecuador
Richard Oulahan interviews Marco Bustos, an actor who spends his time working in theater productions with people with mental and physical disabilities. He discusses his introduction to art and theater and how he became interested in working with people with disabilities. He talks about a theatrical rendition of The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, his work with the CRISFE Foundation, challenges of working in the arts, the ability to be present, and accessibility and acceptance in Latin America.
Interview with María Victoria Paez I
Paez, María Victoria; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: July 2015
Country: Ecuador
María Victoria Paez is an art historian and curator in Quito, Ecuador who specializes in art restoration and conservation. In this interview with Richard Oulahan she discusses the tourism industry and the importance of conserving cultural heritage sites and artifacts from colonial and pre-hispanic eras. She reflects on the recent visit from Pope Francis, as well as the socioeconomic and environmental effects of the country's petroleum economy.
Interview with María Victoria Paez II
Paez, María Victoria; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: July 2015
Country: Ecuador
In a visit to the San Francisco Church in Quito, Ecuador with Richard Oulahan and his wife, Diana, art historian María Victoria Paez explains the historical, symbolic and anthropological significance of the art and architecture of the church. They observe the beginning of a mass.
Interview with María Victoria Paez III
Paez, María Victoria; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: July 2015
Country: Ecuador
Continuing their visit through the San Francisco Convent Museum in Quito, Ecuador, art historian María Victoria Paez guides Richard Oulahan and his wife, Diana, throughout the church. She analyzes paintings in the museum, discusses the processes of printmaking and muralism, and the history of art in Latin America.
Interview with María Victoria Paez IV
Paez, María Victoria; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: July 2015
Country: Ecuador
Richard Oulahan and his wife, Diana, visit the San Francisco Convent Museum in Quito, Ecuador with art historian María Victoria Paez. They tour the church and discuss the history of Catholicism and neoliberalism in Ecuador.
Interview with Luisa Pallares de Vasconez
Pallares de Vasconez, Luisa; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: July 2015
Country: Ecuador
Luisa Pallares de Vasconez is the niece of Galo Plaza Lasso, the president of Ecuador from 1948-1952. In this interview with Richard Oulahan, she reflects on her family's history, memories of her uncle, his relationship with the United States and its leaders, and his advocacy for the rights and education of indigenous peoples within his home at Hacienda Zuleta. Her husband, Jorge Vasconez, explains the history of haciendas in Ecuador and Oulahan's wife, Diana, discusses the present day conservation efforts of Hacienda Zuleta to protect the Andean condor.
Interview with Jorge Vasconez
Vasconez, Jorge; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: July 2, 2015
Country: Ecuador
Richard Oulahan interviews Jorge Vasconez, an engineer in Quito, Ecuador. Vasconez talks about the history of his family, his education in various institutes, and his work in construction. He reflects on the privatization of educational institutes in Ecuador, the effect of seismic waves on the infrastructure, dollarization of the economy in 2000, as well as democracy and the future of Ecuador.
Interview with Francisco Vasconez
Vasconez, Francisco; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: July 5, 2015
Country: Ecuador
Richard Oulahan interviews Francisco Vasconez, an economist who has spent most of his life working in the petroleum industry in Ecuador. He discusses the business and production of petroleum and gives an explanation of the natural gas industry in Latin America. They discuss the dispute between Chevron and Petroecuador oil companies concerning environmental contamination in the Amazon, privatization and bureaucracy of the business, as well as the future of energy industries in Ecuador.
Interview with Patricio Contreras III
Contreras, Patricio; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: July 13, 2015
Country: Ecuador
Richard Oulahan interviews Patricio Contreras, who has been a member of the American Institute for Free Labor Development (AIFLD), now the Solidarity Center, for over 40 years. In his home in Ecuador, Contreras discusses the challenges of organizing a labor union, the history of the AIFLD, and the process of collective bargaining. He talks about the effect of labor unions on workers' lives and access to education, the consequences of neoliberalism and outsourcing, the outcomes of significant strikes, as well as indigenous rights movements. He also reflects on the current state of Ecuador's economy.
Interview with president and workers of the "Hacienda San Andres" (Interview in Spanish)
Date: May 2, 1980
Country: El Salvador
The president and several workers at the "Hacienda San Andres" were interviewed on May 2, 1980. The president explains what the different functions of the departments in charge of the "Hacienda" are and the workers talk about the improvements they have noticed after the "Hacienda" was reorganized.
Interview with Leonel Gomez
Gomez, Leonel (Interview in Spanish)
Date: May 5, 1980
Country: El Salvador
Leonel Gomez is interviewed at the "Instituto Salvadoreno de Transformacion Agraria" (Salvadorian Institute of Agrarian Transformation) on May 5, 1980. He is asked questions about the Agrarian Reform in El Salvador.
Interview with José Maria "Chema" Mendez I
Mendez, José Maria "Chema"; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: August, 1982
Country: El Salvador
Richard Oulahan interviews Jose Maria "Chema" Mendez, and he talks about the antecedents that led to the events that were going on at El Salvador in August 1982.
Interview with José Maria "Chema" Mendez II
Mendez, José Maria "Chema"; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: November 2, 2005
Country: El Salvador
Richard Oulahan interview Chema Mendez, and they discuss the reasons why the "campesino" movement in El Salvador grew, but the labor movement did not grow there as much as it did in Honduras. Mendez talks about what groups made up the "guerilla", what the effects of this group's acquisition of money was in the civil war, and why the "guerrillas" were opposed to the agrarian reforms. Mendez talks about the effects the agrarian reforms have had at El Salvador 20 years after the civil war.
Interview with José Maria "Chema" Mendez III
Mendez, José Maria "Chema"; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: September 11, 2009
Country: El Salvador
Richard Oulahan interviews Dr. Jose Maria Mendez Jr., also known as Chema Mendez, on September 11, 2009. Mendez talks about his family background and about how he and his father got involved in politics at El Salvador. Mendez also talks about the political situation of El Salvador in the 1970s-80s and about different political leaders of these years.
Interview with José Maria "Chema" Mendez IV
Mendez, José Maria "Chema"; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: September 8, 2010
Country: El Salvador
Richard Oulahan interviews Chema Mendez at the Centro Siman, a commercial center, on September 8, 2010. Mendez talks about urbanization in the city of San Salvador and the environmental, social, and economic effects that this has had on the area. He goes on to talk about the effects that urbanization had on farming lands, since these were now being used for making buildings for commercial businesses.He also talks about the challenges to being involved in the Agrarian Reforms movement during the early 1980s. He talks about how, despite the fact that Agrarian Reforms have been put into place, poverty, injustice, and destruction of the environment are still increasing at El Salvador. He discusses the possible reasons why these situations still continue to happen. He explains why Salvadorans immigrated to the United States during this period and explains the effects that this had in both the economy and society of El Salvador.
Interview with José Maria "Chema" Mendez V
Mendez, José Maria "Chema"; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: September 11, 2010
Country: El Salvador
Richard Oulahan interviews Jose Maria "Chema" Mendez, who talks about who his father was to him and the influence he had on him. His father, Dr. Jose Maria Mendez, was a known lawyer and writer who helped Mendez in both of these fields. In this interview, Mendez also talks about his collaboration with Rodolfo Viera with the Agrarian Reform movement. The interview takes place on September 11, 2010.
Interview with José Campos
Campos, José; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: November 14, 2011
Country: El Salvador
Richard Oulahan interviews Jose "Joe" Campos on November 14, 2011. Campos was a director in El Salvador and an employee and staff member AIFLD. Campos talks about how he got involved in labor unions and about his experience being a part of them.
Interview with Felix Blanco
Blanco, Felix; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: December 13, 2011
Country: El Salvador
Richard Oulahan interviews Felix Blanco via telephone on December 13, 2011. Felix Blanco is at El Salvador, while Oulahan is at Washington, D.C. Blanco talks about his childhood and family and about his social and economic background. He worked in a farm for several years and talks about his experiences there. He gives several accounts of what life was like for the workers there and what their living conditions were.
Interview with Rupert Scofield
Scofield, Rupert; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: March 7, 2012
Country: El Salvador
Richard Oulahan interviews Rupert Scofield on March 7 2012. Scofield talks about his social work career and his work at El Salvador with Rodolfo Viera. He talks about the AUDD and about being Michael Hammer's assistant.
Richard Oulahan, Rupert Scofield, and others speak at Chema Mendez's memorial service
Scofield, Rupert; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: 2013
Country: El Salvador
Rupert Scofield, Richard Oulahan, and others speak at Chema Mendez's memorial service in 2013. Scofield remembers working with Chema to pass a land reform law and working together with him on FINCA and on other projects in El Salvador. Oulahan remembers working with Chema, whom he lauds for his honesty, his intellect, and legal work. He discusses Chema's work in environmental law and land reform. Others recall fond memories of Chema.
Interview with Marco Tulio Zelaya
Zelaya, Marco Tulio; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: January 19, 2013
Country: El Salvador ; Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Marco Tulio Zeleya on January 19, 2013. Zelaya is the father of Luis Zelaya, who Oulahan has been working with for a long time. Marco Tulio Zelaya talks about his childhood living in the town of Tegucigalpa, his education, his experiences at the Escuela Agricola Panamericana, the jobs he has had, his family, and about the war at El Salvador.
Interview with Eugenia Kimble
Kimble, Eugenia; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: March 28, 2015
Country: El Salvador ; Poland
Richard Oulahan interviews Eugenia Kimble, a labor activist working with the American Federation of Teachers and the AFL-CIO in Central America. She also worked with the National Endowment for Democracy, and discusses the importance of the labor movement in democratization work in Central America. She touches on her work with the Polish labor movement, Solidarity. She comments on the ethics of AIFLD's political partnerships with right-wing groups in El Salvador.
Thoughts by Richard Oulahan I
Oulahan, Richard (Recording in English)
Date: September 8, Year Unknown
Country: El Salvador
Richard Oulahan records his thoughts on the land in San Salvador, El Salvador. He discusses the dangerous flow of water down the mountain adjacent to the capital city due to economic development and construction.
Thoughts by Richard Oulahan II
Oulahan, Richard (Recording in English)
Date: September 8, Year Unknown
Country: El Salvador
Richard Oulahan recording his thoughts on El Espino, the new development, which had been causing extreme water runoff and flooding during major rainfall. He discusses the human and economic costs of the residential estate developments as well as housing project developments. He also comments on the monetary corruption of President Saca's administration.
Interview with Tom McGuire
McGuire, Tom; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: October 19, Year Unknown
Country: El Salvador
Richard Oulahan interviews Tom McGuire about his time volunteering in the Peace Corps in El Salvador in the 1970s. McGuire discusses his reasons for joining the Peace Corps, and details the work he did with the Union Comunal Salvadoreña (UCS). He talks about working on an agricultural co-op in San Miguel, and discusses family and gender roles in the community. He also touches on agrarian reform in Salvadoran politics.
Interview with Carmelina
Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: Unknown
Country: El Salvador
Oulahan interviews Carmelina. She talks about moving to San Salvador with her aunt in order to work since a very young age. Carmelina talks about what it was like working in a factory during the Civil War period and what her experiences and opinions regarding the violence during this time were. She ends by talking about the person Dr. Jose Maria Mendez, father, was, since she worked with him for some time.
Interview with José Maria "Chema" Mendez VI
Mendez, José Maria "Chema"; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: Unknown
Country: El Salvador
Richard Oulahan interviews Chema Mendez, who talks about Roberto D'Aubuisson, his childhood friend who later founded ARENA, a right wing political party, and who is held to be responsible for leading death squads. Mendez talks about D'Aubuisson's childhood and family background, which are helpful in understanding why he became the person who he was. Mendez also talks about D'Aubuisson's beliefs and the things that he did during his military career.
Interview with workers at "Hacienda San Fernandez" (Interview in Spanish)
Date: Unknown
Country: El Salvador
Workers at the "Hacienda San Fernandez" are interviewed and asked their opinions of the Agrarian Reforms.
Interview with Oscar Gale
Gale, Oscar; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: January, 1978
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Oscar Gale, who was president of SITRATERCO from its foundation in 1954 until the 1970s. In this interview, Gale discusses the involvement of SITRATERCO in the ANACH. He mostly talks about the ANACH.
Interview with Celeo Gonzalez I
Gonzalez, Celeo; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: February, 1978
Country: Honduras
Celeo Gonzalez is interviewed by Richard Oulahan and talks about the history of the politics that led to Agrarian Reform and the situations of the "campesinos" through the years. This interview was conducted on February 1978.
Interview with Celeo Gonzalez II
Gonzalez, Celeo; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: May, 1983
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Celeo Gonzalez, who talks about his experience in unions at Honduras.
Interview with Mariano Gonzalez
Gonzalez, Mariano; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: May, 1983
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Mariano Gonzalez about the situation of the cultivation of the banana in Honduras, about how the members of SITRATERCO portray their union to the people of Honduras, and about the problems the union faces and how they are dealing with these issues.
Interview with Mariano Gonzalez and Rafael Valle
Gonzalez, Mariano; Oulahan, Richard; Valle, Rafael (Interview in Spanish)
Date: May, 1983
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Mariano Gonzalez, ex-president of SITRATERCO and of the Workers Cooperative of Honduras, and Rafael Valle, president of SITRATERCO.
Interview with Celeo Gonzalez III
Gonzalez, Celeo; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: July 29, 1992
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Celeo Gonzalez in July 29, 1992. As Oulahan describes it, they are having one of their "talks" that will help Oulahan capture the history of the syndicalist movement in Honduras.
Interview with Reyes Rodriguez I
Rodriguez, Reyes; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: July, 1993
Country: Honduras
Interview of Reyes Rodriguez by Richard Oulahan on July 1993. The interviewee talks about the union movement.
Interview with Reyes Rodriguez II
Rodriguez, Reyes; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: July 7, 1994
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Reyes Rodriguez on July 7, 1994. Reyes Rodriguez talks about his life as an agricultural worker and the injustices that were done to him in his lifetime.
Interview with Gautama Fonseca II
Fonseca, Gautama; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: 2006
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Gautama Fonseca in 2006. Gautama talks about people, such as Celeo Gonzalez and Oscar Gale, who not only influenced the "campesino" and labor movement in Honduras, but also its national politics. Gautama Fonseca also talks about Rigoberto Sandoval's role in the government and his genuine interest in "campesino" issues, and also gives his opinion on Sandoval's work. Gautama Fonseca talks about issues in government shifts and about corruption in the government. In the second part of the interview, Gautama Fonseca and Oulahan talk about the issues Honduras faces nowadays, and reflect on why there are still so many crises despite the work that was done in the 80s to improve the lives of the "campesinos". Gautama Fonseca focuses on how the problem of drug trafficking should be a point of focus for improving the situation of many Latin American countries.
Interview with Celeo Gonzalez IV
Gonzalez, Celeo; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: April 23, 2006
Country: Honduras
Oulahan interviews Celeo Gonzalez, who talks about the different leaders of worker's unions.
Interview with Victor Artiles II
Artiles, Victor; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: April 24, 2006
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Victor Artiles in April 24, 2006. The interview takes place in Artiles' home and he talks about his involvement in the Syndicalist movement.
Interview with Ana Ruth Zuniga
Zuniga, Ana Ruth; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: April 24, 2006
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Ana Ruth Zuniga at her house on April 24, 2006. She discusses leadership at Honduras through the years.
Interview with Diana Castillo and Rosita Flores de Carmela I
Castillo, Diana; Fuentes, Rosita; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: September 19, 2009
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Diana Castillo and Rosita Flores de Carmela. The interview takes place on their home at Haverhill Court on September 19, 2009. Diana and Rosita talk about what it was like to live in Honduras at the time of their generations.
Interview with Diana Castillo and Rosita Flores de Carmela II
Castillo, Diana; Fuentes, Rosita; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: September 19, 2009
Country: Honduras
Continuing their conversation about life in Honduras, Diana Castillo-Oulahan and Rosita Flores de Carmela discuss the aftermath of the flood of 1954, involving destruction of property, labor strikes and a fight for workers' rights.
Interview with Mario Ponce
Ponce, Mario; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: September, 2010
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Mario Ponce on September 2010. He discusses the 8th Decree and other aspects of the Agrarian Reforms.
Interview with Rigoberto Sandoval
Sandoval, Rigoberto; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: September, 2010
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Rigoberto Sandoval on September 2010. Sandoval talks about Guanchias, a Honduran banana company where Agrarian Reforms were implemented. Here, the "campesinos" owned and the lands and lived on them, and, since they owned the company, the "campesinos did not have a boss. This company was modeled by others, and Sandoval talks about the pros and cons of this type of company, especially of the issue that arose when "campesinos" began selling these lands. Sandoval also talks about the effects of the Agrarian Reforms on the lives of the Honduran "campesinos" and about corruption in the "campesinos'"cooperatives. He ends by talking about some of his experiences working with other leaders in charge of the Agrarian Reforms.
Interview with Julia Zuniga
Zuniga, Julia; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: September 1, 2010
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Julia Zuniga at Tegucigalpa on September 1, 2010. She talks about her different teaching jobs. Zuniga talks about her family and about her dad being an "enemy of the state" and jobless because he was against Carias' government. Her family was connected to the Liberal Party and she talks about how this affected them during the military rule. She talks about the changes that have occurred in the city of Tegucigalpa through the years she has lived in the city, and ends by talking about what she thinks the future will hold for Tegucigalpa.
Interview with Victor Artiles I
Artiles, Victor; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: September 2, 2010
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Victor Artiles on Sept 2, 2010 at Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Artiles talks about the early days of the Syndicalist movement in the 1960s and the coup d'etat and strike that happened during this decade. He talks about the different presidents of Honduras and what their actions were regarding the Syndicalist movement. He ends by talking about what he thinks the situation of Honduras is going to be like in the future and about the decrease in the Syndicalist movement.
Interview with Gautama Fonseca I
Fonseca, Gautama; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: September 3, 2010
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews the Honduran lawyer Gautama Fonseca on September 3, 2010 at his home. Gautama Fonseca talks about the changes in Honduras when Villeda Morales, a liberal who believed in democracy, became president after Honduras had been under military rule. He also shares his opinion on the role and impact of the North American syndical movement AIFLD at Honduras.
Interview with Francisco "Chico" Flores
Flores, Francisco "Chico"; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: September 4, 2010
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Francisco "Chico" Flores, who was the chauffer for the ANACH for ten years, on September 4, 2010. He talks about the assassination of Ines Carranza in the 1970s and about his and Reyes Rodriguez's search for the assassins.
Interview with Celeo Gonzalez V
Gonzalez, Celeo; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: September 6, 2010
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Celeo Gonzalez on September 6, 2010. The interview takes place at Gonzalez's house in Ciudad Satelite, El Salvador. Gonzalez and Oulahan talk about different leaders of union movements through the 1950-70s, such as Gabriel Mejia and Oscar Gale, and about the things that made these leaders successful.
Interview with Marta Lopez
Lopez, Marta; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: July 18, 2011
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Marta Lopez, from Honduras, on July 18, 2011. The interview takes place in his living room. She talks about her father, Jose Lopez, a Nationalist who was involved in Honduran politics in the 1930s and 40s and is thought to have been assassinated by the order of President Tiburcio Carias. Lopez talks about corruption in the Honduran government and about the uncertainty she sees in the future of her country.
Interview with Renaldo Diaz Galeas
Diaz Galeas, Renaldo; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: September 21, 2014
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Renaldo Diaz Galeas, co-founder of the agrarian cooperative Cooperativa Guanchias of Honduras. He discusses the land reform of the 1960s and its effects today, work with Standard Fruit Company, and how the town of Santa Rita has changed.
Interview with Mario Martín II
Martín, Mario; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: September 24, 2014
Country: Honduras
Continuing an interview with Richard Oulahan, Mario Martin discusses various labor projects in Honduras, the aftermath of 1998 Hurricane Mitch, influence of the architecture and design school he founded, and his work with the Peace Corps.
Interview with Mario Martín I
Martín, Mario; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: September 26, 2014
Country: Honduras
Mario Martín is an architect and educator in Honduras. In this interview with Richard Oulahan, Martín he talks about his life and the architecture school he established, CEDAC (Center for Design, Architecture and Building). He discusses the sustainability of emergency housing after hurricanes, his interest in building communities, and the quality of housing projects.
Interview with Leonel Castillo I
Castillo, Leonel; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: November 25, 2017
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Leonel Castillo, his brother-in-law, a banana producer who grew up on a United Fruit Company compound in La Lima, Honduras. Castillo discusses banana agricultural practices, including design, packing, classifications, and color charts. He also discusses the extended economy of the banana industry, including sex work, cantinas, and shops.
Interview with Leonel Castillo II
Castillo, Leonel; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: December, 2017
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Leonel Castillo a month following their first interview conversation. In this interview, Castillo shares about life on the United Fruit compound, starting his own banana operation, and details about agricultural practices including various banana diseases and prevention measures. He discusses the economic importance of farming and the threat of urban development, as well as his work through Virginia State University's outreach program for small farmers.
Interview with Victor Artiles III
Artiles, Victor; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: January 31, Year Unknown
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Victor Artiles. He talks about the Syndicalist movement in Honduras, goes into detail about the oppressive situation in the banana industry that led to the formation of unions, and talks about his experience and involvement as a leader in unions.
Interview with Mauro Caraccioli and Celeo Gonzalez
Caraccioli, Mauro; Gonzalez, Celeo; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: Unknown
Country: Honduras
The first part of the cassette is an interview to Mauro Caraccioli, the manager of the Bank of Workers in Honduras where he analyzes the aid that the bank has given to small industries for the development of the mine. The second part is an interview to Celeo Gonzalez where he talks about the ways that syndical organizations have helped the bank and the benefits that they are offering to the working class of Honduras.
Interview with Francisco "Paco" Guerrero and Leticia de Guerrero
Guerrero, Francisco "Paco"; de Guerrero, Leticia; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: Unknown
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Francisco "Paco" Guerrero and Leticia de Guerrero, two union leaders from Colón, Honduras. Paco discusses growing up on a United Fruit banana plantation, living in poverty, and joining the union. He recounts various union strikes, the organizational structure of the union, and the ideology, including the influence of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero and liberation theology. Leticia discusses her tobacco union, the importance of women's role in the union, and health problems among tobacco workers. They discuss unions in other industries as well.
Interview with Eduardo Herrera
Herrera, Eduardo; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: Unknown
Country: Honduras
Eduardo Herrera is interviewed by Richard Oulahan, and he talks about the "campesino's" movements before the ANACH.
Interview with Mario Palena
Palena, Mario; Richard, Oulahan (Interview in English)
Date: Unknown
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Mario Palena, a former Peace Corps member. Palena worked in Honduras from 1969 to 1972. Palena discusses his experience working on a dairy farm in Comayagua, Honduras, doing record keeping and animal caretaking. He discusses his frustrations with the Peace Corps and his agricultural placement. He mentions clean water issues and health issues he experienced. Diana Castillo-Oulahan also comments on the Peace Corps in Honduras and the impact of presence of Peace Corps workers in Honduras.
Interview with Portalles
Portalles; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: Unknown
Country: Honduras
Richard Oulahan interviews Portalles, General Secretary of the CTH from 1966-89, and asks him to make an analysis of his time working there. He talks about the problems the CTH has faced, the goals that they achieved, and the current situation of the CTH.
Interview with Zoila Trujillo de los Santos
Trujillo de los Santos, Zoila; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: April 16, 2015
Country: Mexico
At his home in Virginia, Richard Oulahan interviews Zoila Trujillo de los Santos, a doctor of internal medicine with specialties in geriatrics and neurology. She talks about her parents' history and work in indigenous boarding schools, coffee production in Mexico, and indigenous groups of the area. They discuss the Cristero War of the 1920s, Zapatista uprising, drug trafficking, the socioeconomic divisions in Mexico, and former president Vicente Fox.
Interview with Elisa Von Chong de Randawa
Von Chong de Randawa, Elisa; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: June 22, 2015
Country: Panama
Richard Oulahan interviews Elsia Von Chong de Randawa, a Chinese-Panamanian and daughter of a Chinese immigrant to Panama. She discusses the various migrant populations in the country, their relationship to the construction of the Panama Canal, and socioeconomic divisions in Panama. She talks about marginalization of immigrants and corruption of the government.
Interview with Jose Luis Cano and Mario Qunitania
Cano, José Luis; Quintania, Mario; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: May, 1983
Country: Peru
Interview with Oscar Muros and Jorge Campos conducted by Richard Oulahan discussing the effects of a recent contract negotiated by the workers in the mining company. The men discuss the various problems and successes with the contract and the overall effect of collective negotiation in the form of unions.
Interview with Carlos Calde
Calde, Carlos; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: May 2, 1990
Country: Peru
Interview with Carlos Calde (last name may be incorrect, audio quality is low) by Richard Oulahan. Carlos describes his childhood in southern Peru, where he lived in an economically prosperous city. Carlos then describes his move to Ilo, Peru when he was 24 and discusses his various jobs, including a stint as the "Secretario de la Federación Nacional" of Peru (Secretary of the National Federation). He also discusses military pressure in Peru, especially around the time of World War II, and the struggles of Peruvian workers to express dissatisfaction through unionization.
Interview with Hildebrando Cabellos and Union Officials
Cabellos, Hildebrando; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: July 1, 1995
Country: Peru
Interview with Hildebrando Cabellos conducted by Richard Oulahan. Cabellos was the Secretary of Defense of the oil union in Piura, Peru. In the interview, Cabellos discusses the history of the petroleum industry in Peru and the process of its nationalization and the subsequent development of unionization within the industry. There are also testimonies from other union officials discussing the various problems within the company.
Interview with D. Sindrula
Sindrula, D.; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: July 1, 1995
Country: Peru
[Note: Only the second half of this interview is available] Interview with D. Sindrula conducted by Richard Oulahan concerning the legacy of trade unionism within the Peruvian petroleum company Petroperú. Sindrula discusses the struggles of the workers, who had very few rights when it came to unions; he specifically mentions a law that prohibited union negotiations and strikes, which had a drastically negative effect on the workers. He mentioned also that workers who protested their working conditions could be fired for lack of loyalty to the company.
Interview with Caesar Gambio Larenas
Gambio Larenas, Caesar; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: February 11, 1996
Country: Peru
Interview with Caesar Gambino Larenas conducted by Richard Oulahan discussing the rise of trade unionism in Ilo, Peru, with specific regard for the mining industry. Gambio is a worker at the copper corporation and discusses the development of trade unions in his field where they were previously prohibited.
Interview with Oscar Muro I
Muro, Oscar; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: February 17, 1996
Country: Peru
Interview with Oscar Muro conducted by Richard Oulahan discussing the history of mining in Peru with regard to the labor movement and the development of unionization and worker relations. Muro describes his personal experience working with mining unions, which he had been doing since 1978.
Interview with Oscar Muro II
Muro, Oscar; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: March 28, 1996
Country: Peru
Interview with Oscar Muro conducted by Richard Oulahan discussing the history of the development of mining unions in Peru and Muro's involvement with them, which began in 1978 during a general mining strike. Muro helped with negotiations during the strike and continued to work with mining organizations since then.
Interview with Jorge Campos
Campos, Jorge; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: May 5, 1996
Country: Peru
Interview with Jorge Campos conducted by Richard Oulahan discussing the development of unionization in the mining company that Campos works for in Ilo, Peru. Campos talks about the effects of Oulahan's visits (with some unnamed organization) have had on the company and the subsequent development of the union movement.
Interview with S. Asto and Oscar Morales
Asto, S.; Morales, Oscar; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: 1997
Country: Peru
Interview with S. Asto and Oscar Morales conducted by Richard Oulahan discussing various aspects of a Peruvian miners' union that Asto and Morales are members of. The two describe the results of a recent union negotiation and discuss other problems within the company and further suggestions for improvement.
Interview with Oscar Muro and Jorge Campos
Campos, Jorge; Muro, Oscar; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: February 23, 1997
Country: Peru
Interview with Oscar Muros and Jorge Campos conducted by Richard Oulahan discussing the effects of a recent contract negotiated by the workers in the mining company. The men discuss the various problems and successes with the contract and the overall effect of collective negotiation in the form of unions.
Interview with Johan Sproule
Sproule, Johan; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: May, 1990
Country: United States
Interview with Johan Sproule conducted by Richard Oulahan discussing Sproule's experience working for the American mining company Phelps Dodge and the conditions facing Mexican-American employees. Sproule talks about how the company has changed since his grandfather and father were employed there and says that, although there were many issues with the company in the past because of racial segregation and poor support for the labor movement, the company has improved and has an active union. Sproule discusses the function of the union and suggests various areas for improvement based on his observations.
Interview with Unnamed Miner
Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: November, 1995
Country: United States
Interview with an unnamed miner conducted by Richard Oulahan discussing mining practices in his specific region. The miner pays special attention to discussing fire safety in the mines and describes various methods of fire prevention. Then he talks about the development of the mining industry and its fluctuating employment.
Interview with ASARCO Workers
Oulahan, Richard (Interview in Spanish)
Date: December 6, 1995
Country: United States
Interview with ASARCO workers conducted by Richard Oulahan. The workers discuss their union and various suggestions they have for the improvement of their working conditions, stressing the importance of communication between employees and the employer when it comes to negotiating contracts.
Interview with MAGMA Steelworkers
MAGMA Steelworkers (Interview in Spanish)
Date: December 6, 1995
Country: United States
Interview with workers for MAGMA Steel Corporation. The workers are discussing their wishes for an improved contract, like improved communication between the company and the workers and better job stability. One man in particular advocates for negotiation, claiming that every significant advance in the human race has been achieved through conversation.
Interview with Bob Guadiana
Guadiana, Bob; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: May 22, 1996
Country: United States
Interview with Bob Guadiana, the union president of Arizona Steelworkers, discussing his career as a miner, how he got involved with mining unions, his subsequent participation in said unions, and how his participation affected his career. He also discusses the Magma copper company.
Interview with Mike and Enrique Pastor
Pastor, Enrique; Pastor, Mike (Interview in English)
Date: 1970s
Country: United States
Interview with Mike and Enrique Pastor about their experience working with the mining company in Miami, Arizona. The interview pays special attention to the causes behind the infamous 1967 steelworkers strike and the subsequent effects of the strike. The Pastors also discuss the discrimination they faced growing up and the accompanying depression.
Interview with Joel Friedman I
Friedman, Joel; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: March 10, 2015
Country: United States
Richard Oulahan interviews Joel Friedman, a labor activist and educator. Friedman discusses his upbringing in New York and how that led him to become interested in labor rights and begin his work with the United Farmworkers' Union in Queens County, New York and later his work as a union leader in the American Federation of Teachers. He talks at length about union organizing tactics, including boycotts and strikes. He mentions his inspiration from Bayard Rustin, as well as his work with international labor leaders.
Interview with Joel Friedman II
Friedman, Joel; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: March 10, 2015
Country: United States
Richard Oulahan continues his interview with labor activist and educator Joel Friedman. Friedman talks about freedom of association and his involvement with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Socialist International (SI). He discusses his work in El Salvador, as well as democracy, corruption and guerrilla warfare in Latin America, and anti-apartheid and labor unions in South Africa.
Interview with Mike Reber
Reber, Mike; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: Unknown
Country: United States
Interview with Mike Reber conducted by Richard Oulahan discussing mineral economics, with specific regard to copper. Reber analyzes the future of copper prices and the effects that will have onthe copper industry and those working in the industry, especially with regard to unions and contract negotiations.
Interview with Jesse A. Friedman by James F. Shea and Don R. Kienzle
Friedman, Jesse A.; Kienzle, Don R.; Shea, James F. (Interview in English)
Date: September 22, 1995
Countries: Latin America
Sponsored by the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. The interview focuses on Friedman's connections with labor unions and with AIFLD.
Interview with Bill Douglas I
Douglas, William; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: March 13, 2012
Countries: Latin America
Richard Oulahan interviews William "Bill" Douglas on the telephone on March 13, 2012. Douglas was the Head of Education at AIFLD during 1971-75. He talks about working with political matters and unions in Latin American and Asian countries during the 1970s-1980s through the AIFLD. Douglas also talks about the incidents that happened in the countries the AIFLD worked with during this time period.
Interview with Thomas Donahue
Donahue, Thomas; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: January 27, 2013
Countries: Various
Richard Oulahan interviews Thomas Donahue, a former Secretary Treasurer of the AFL-CIO. Donahue discusses the political history of the AFL-CIO and the political history of trade unions during World War II. He discusses the AFL-CIO's work in union-building in Northern Africa and Latin America. Donahue also narrates the formation of the American Institute for Free Labor Development, the first of the foreign affairs institutes created by the AFL-CIO.
Interview with Jim O'Leary
O'Leary, Jim; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: June 17, 2014
Country: Spain
Richard Oulahan interviews Jim O'Leary, who recounts his experience being on the ground in Madrid during the 1982 attempted coup by the extreme right-wing group, the Movimiento Nacional. He comments on political dynamics between the MN, the Communist party, and labor groups in Spain.
Interview with Bill Douglas II
Douglas, William; Oulahan, Richard (Interview in English)
Date: July 3, 2014
Countries: Various
Richard Oulahan interviews Bill Douglas, one of the founders of the National Endowment for Democracy, about the formation and evolution of the organization.
Conversations with CUS: UTCN-CPT
Ellenburger, Don; Espinoza, José; Martinez, Carlos; Luna, Ramon (Interview in English)
Date: August 24, 1992
Country: Unknown
Don Ellenberger interviews Jose Espinoza, Carlos Martinez, and Ramon Luna about the issues of the UTNC and the CPT, as well as the social project Antonio Jarquin requested.