Sara Jacobs is originally from Springfield, Illinois and currently lives in Chicago. She graduated from American University’s Honor’s College in Washington, D.C. with a B.A. in Spanish/Latin American Studies in 2012. Her OHMA thesis focuses on a group of activists in her hometown who are working to address racial and economic disparities in the city. Their life histories cover topics like incarceration, displacement, and community organizing. To hear clips as well as full oral histories, visit http://www.urbanactionnetwork.org/
Erica Fugger (2012)
Erica Fugger is an oral historian and peace educator based in the New York City area. She actively works with organizations, communities, and families to implement historical documentation and dialogue initiatives.
Erica previously managed Columbia University’s Center for Oral History Archives and Oral History MA program, and served as an Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Human Rights. She also recently directed Washington College’s World War II public memory program, the National Home Front Project, which collaborates with communities across the United States to document and preserve civilian experiences of the war.
Erica is continuing to explore the lasting impacts of war and peace movements through doctoral work in Rutgers University-Newark’s American Studies PhD program. Her research builds upon foundations established through her MA degree in Oral History from Columbia University and her BA in History & German from Union College. Deepening her community-engaged practice, Erica currently serves as the co-director of World War 2 Peace and a graduate assistant for the Queer Newark Oral History Project.
If you are interested in learning more about Erica’s work, please reach out via the links below:
Professional Website: www.ericafugger.com
LinkedIn: Erica A. Fugger
Pronunciation: Few-grrr
Contact: peaceisnotpassive@gmail.com