FAU Department of History Oral Histories
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Interview with Khalique Ahmed
Type: Moving Image
Year: 2015, 2015, 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories
Contributors: Ahmed, Khalique, Pickering, Mark B.
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: Mark Pickering interviewed science professor Khalique Ahmed at his Boca Raton,
Florida, office at Lynn University on February 10, 2015. The interview consisted of
Dr. Ahmed's childhood in Jhelum City, Pakistan, his impressions of the past and
current Pakistan, his graduate studies in Islamabad, Pakistan, his moving from
Pakistan to North America, and his observations of the differences… more
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Interview with Antonio Leon
Type: Mixed Material
Year: 2015, 2015, 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories
Contributors: Garreaud, Michael, Leon, Antonio
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: Antonio Leon was one of 14,008 Cuban children who were part of
( Operation Pedro Pan (1961-1965). These children immigrated to the United States
unaccompanied by their parents under the sponsorship of the Catholic Welfare Bureau in
conjunction with the United States government. Antonio immigrated to the United States age
fourteen in October of 1961. Antonio's experiences within the Pedro… more
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Interview with David H. Segal
Type: Mixed Material
Year: 2015, 2015, 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories
Contributors: Goodwin, Michael J., Segal, David H.
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: My interview with David Segal was a thorough interview that took almost two hours. I
was a little nervous, but we covered a lot of ground during the interview. Mr. Segal provided a
very sobering picture of the horrors and tragedies of war, so this was an emotional interview at
times for both myself and the interviewee. He recounted an instance of friendly fire with the
Gurkha fighters and was… more
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Interview with Rene Henry Gracida
Type: Mixed Material
Year: 2015, 2015, 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU Department of History Oral Histories
Contributors: Gracida, Rene Henry, Makosiej, Michael
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: Bishop Gracida is a former Benedictine Monk. After serving in the Army Air Corps. 303d
"Hell's Angels" Bombardment Group as a gunner pilot during WWII, Bishop Gracida trained as
an architect. During the war, Bishop Gracida was one of the pilots that flew over and fire
bombed Dresden. Following his time in the Army, he had a conversion experience and entered a
St Vincent… more
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