Eva Nye and Karin Abercrombie
Recorded
November 11, 2020
43:47 minutes
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chi003396
Description
Karin Moen Abercrombie (62) interviews her colleague Eva Nye (49) about her immigration journey from Sweden, navigating breast cancer and family life during the pandemic, and her work as an educator, artist and member of the Chicago Art Girls.Subject Log / Time Code
E talks about her journey to the U.S. at the age of twenty-one, being inspired by nature and traveling for her work, romanticizing Sweden, and K also shares her experience moving back to the U.S. at the age of twenty-two and the home they've established.
E talks about how she has navigated her diagnosis of breast cancer during the pandemic, and the support she has received from her family.
E talks about her volunteer work making a thousand masks, being part of the Chicago Arts Girls, and supporting other communities by donating to charity.
E talks about how her family's dynamic has changed, her husband's support while treating breast cancer, and reflects on the importance of regular mammograms.
E reflects on the healing process as adults, and talks about her experience with the Hoffman Process: "We are not out patterns; we learn to survive as children."
Participants
- Eva Nye
- Karin Abercrombie