William Oliver and Sukaina Hussain
Recorded
June 27, 2023
Archived
June 27, 2023
49:46 minutes
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Description
One Small Step Partners, William Oliver (36) and Sukaina Hussain (38) discuss their families and their journey's to doing work within their communities.Subject Log / Time Code
William Oliver (W) asks Sukaina Hussain (S) about her life story. She described how she got into policy work.
S asks W about his parents and W discusses having a stay at home Dad.
W asks S why she wanted to do this interview. They discuss her organizing and building relationships, and W’s early political memories growing up with his family and being drawn to politics.
W talks about his work at the Fresno Economic Development Corporation and his time on the Madera city council.
W asks S about influential people in her life, and she discusses immigrating from Pakistan as a child and her relationship with her parents.
W asks S how her parents informed her political identity. She describes how growing up informed the work she does now and talks about how she has become more vulnerable through organizing.
S asks W how he feels about having influence in the community where he is from.
W asks S about how she engages with the Muslim community.
S and W discuss if there is anything in their lives they wishes that had done differently, personally and professionally.
W asks S about the specific affects of Covid on the muslim community and how it affected her work.
S and W discuss the experience of the interview, what they learned about each other and wanting to partner together in the future.
Participants
- William Oliver
- Sukaina Hussain