My extraordinary person is my aunt and she is 56 years old. I chose her because this is a school project, that you make for someone, has been long overdue. I have been meaning to make her something and this assignment gave me the opportunity to do so. This is oral history report is what she deserves to have, so her memories can live on forever. I want the future generation of cousins to be able to read her memoir and learn about who our aunt was. For my oral history, I decided to mold clay into a shape of an airplane. My aunt loves planes. I remember when I was younger, she would take my cousins and I to the museum, when there was a planes exhibits, or to airplane and jets shows. She has a collection of all different types of planes, and I wanted to add to her collection. The memoir is an airplane clay model on a painted plane runaway with a display stand that holds a pamphlet. Inside this pamphlet are her memories. I wanted to make this mock exhibit as a physical component to the memoir because I thought it would be something that she would appreciate. The memoir showcases her love for planes, her memories about us, and her stories about what she loves. Through this memoir, I did not only learn about my aunt, I was able to learn more about my family’s history. I was introduced to family members that I was not able to, but wished I did. She gave me insight about what it was like to live in my homeland. Because of this memoir, my aunt has been inspired to write an extended version or a book about her life memories, well I would actually write it as she tells me the stories.
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ALISA HULWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
June 2019
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