Carroll Green and Kathy Haynes
Recorded
July 23, 2023
Archived
July 23, 2023
35:13 minutes
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Id:
mby022914
Description
Carroll Green (54) interviews her aunt Kathy Haynes (70) about growing up in a world where she was punished for being different and how her discrimination continues to impact her through adulthood.Subject Log / Time Code
Kathy Haynes (KH) describes growing up in Arizona and Michigan doing migrant work.
KH remembers some of the discrimination she faced as an indigenous person in Grand Junction, Michigan.
Carroll Green (CG) asks how this discrimination impacted KG into adulthood.
KH tells CG how she got assigned the name "Haynes."
KH remembers spending time with her father's family on the reservation.
KH tells CG about having to prove her native identity when applying for college grants.
KH describes coming out as a lesbian and feeling afraid of being harassed in public.
Kh talks about entering the field of social work because she wanted to help other people struggling.
CG asks KH what it was like coming out to her family.
KH remembers a Vietnam War protest she attended.
CG asks KH about her marriage to her wide and the healthcare difficulties they are facing right now in the current political climate.
Participants
- Carroll Green
- Kathy Haynes