Karen Anklam and Linda LaBorde
Recorded
December 13, 2024
40:46 minutes
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mbd000095
Description
Karen Anklam (60) interviews her mother, Linda "Gail" LaBorde (82), about her life, including moving to Turkey, her love of music, and her persistent adventurous spirit, which she’s passed along to her daughter.Subject Log / Time Code
Karen Anklam (KA) asks Gail LaBorde (GL) what it was like for her to move to Istanbul.
GL remembers leaving Oklahoma and moving to Selma, where she witnessed racism more openly.
GL remembers her mother’s hospitalization with tuberculosis.
KA asks GL about her father’s experience as a soldier during World War II and her experience volunteering at the WWII museum.
GL and KA discuss moving from Columbus, Mississippi to New Orleans.
GL recalls where she was when JFK got shot.
KA prompts GL to talk about some of her favorite memories including dancing, meeting her husband, and discovering Elvis.
They reflect on traveling in Turkey and Paris together.
KA considers what she’s learned from her mother.
KA brings the conversation back to GL’s move to Turkey and expresses gratitude for GL.
Participants
- Karen Anklam
- Linda LaBorde