Interview with Susan Elaine Collins, December 24, 2005
Project: Peace Corps: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Kentucky) Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Elaine "Lainey" Collins (Micronesia, 1989-1991; Community Development Program) talks about living on an island in one of the most isolated Peace Corps posts imaginable. She describes the culture in much detail and how she learned to respect both the people and the culture, and to become part of it. She also explores her experiences as a community development volunteer who taught English, surviving a typhoon, and in her second year implementing a grant to put water seal toilets on the island. Elaine also discusses her life and educational background both before and after joining the Peace Corps, including working on her doctorate in social welfare, working for a youth employment program, the Fresh Air Fund camps, and a charter school in New York City, and also serving as a Crisis Corps volunteer in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina.Interview Accession
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Community development Lainey Collins Community involvement Camps Kids camps Camp programs Peace Corps (U.S.)--Micronesia. Training programs Cultural comparisons Satawalese children Satawalese women Culture adjustment Community rebuilding Community membership Peace Corps Response Volunteers Crisis Corps Familial relationships Community-based programsInterview LC Subject
Collins, Susan Elaine Collins, Susan Elaine--Interviews Micronesia Peace Corps (U.S.)--History Peace Corps (U.S.)--Micronesia Satawal Island (Micronesia) Peace Corps (U.S.)--History--1980-1989. Peace Corps (U.S.)--History--1990-1999. Community development. Peace Corps Institute (U.S.) Peace Corps (U.S.) English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers. Community relations Satawalese (Micronesian people) Cultures, beliefs, and traditions Social norms. Social service. Social workers. Global perspectives International relations. Youth development. Disaster relief. Education, Higher.Interview Rights
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Collins, Susan Elaine Interview by Angene Wilson. 24 Dec. 2005. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Collins, S.E. (2005, December 24). Interview by A. Wilson. Peace Corps: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Kentucky) Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Collins, Susan Elaine, interview by Angene Wilson. December 24, 2005, Peace Corps: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Kentucky) Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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