| Title: |
B. J. Mangaoang
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
University of Washington. Library. Special Collections
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| Collection: |
Communist Party Oral History Interviews
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| Description: |
Born in Bellevue Washington in 1915, B.J. (Baba Jeanne) Mangaoang grew up in the Seattle area, attended the University of Washington and joined the Communist Party while in graduate school in 1938. Her interview covers her early life, how she came to join the Party, and her work with the Washington Commonwealth Federation in the late 1930's and 1940's. In the early 50's she went underground and in her interview describes the confusions and difficulties of that experience. She also talks about her work in recent decades which includes her service as Party chair and her candidacy for governor in 1988.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Video: |
[Video available]
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 2002 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Mangaoang, B. J.
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| Speaker gender: |
Female
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Bellevue, WA; Washington; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Document location: |
Seattle, WA
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| Document date: |
26-Feb-2002
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| Interviewer: |
Curwick, Stephanie; Phipps, Jennifer
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| Organizations discussed: |
Communist Party U.S.A.
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| Locations discussed: |
North America; United States; Washington
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Communism; Communist parties; Communist Party U.S.A.; Communist party work; Communists--United States; North America; Oral history; United States; Washington
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0025975-27915
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