Oral history interview with Sharon Nolte / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (3 of 6)
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- 1979
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Nolte discusses her family background and education. She details her experiences as a graduate student, including time spent studying at a university in Japan, and mentions her involvement in anti-war protests. She describes her first teaching job at Appalachian State University in North Carolina and her move to Wisconsin to teach history at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse. Topics also discussed include: Japanese college protests--Vietnam War, Japanese opinions--World War II, Japanese opinions--Hiroshima visit, Peace Park/museum--Nolte, guilty feelings--Reflection, nuclear bomb decision--Japanese restoration--Japanese/American constitution--American racism--Japan, biological determination-- Biological determination story--Japan, African American prejudice--Interracial marriages, stigma--Japan, women gender roles--Japan, women's jobs--Japan, education/marriage--Japan, child rearing--Japan, women's movements--Japan, sexual relations--Japan, chastity values--Japan, prostitution--
00:00:10 -- Japanese college protests | 00:01:22 -- Vietnam War, Japanese opinions | 00:03:06 -- World War II, Japanese opinions | 00:04:00 -- Hiroshima visit, Peace Park/museum | 00:06:01 -- Nolte, guilty feelings | 00:08:48 -- Reflection, nuclear bomb decision | 00:09:23 -- Japanese restoration | 00:11:48 -- Japanese/American constitution | 00:12:30 -- American racism | 00:15:55 -- Japan, biological determination | 00:17:39 -- Biological determination story | 00:18:46 -- Japan, African American prejudice | 00:20:35 -- Interracial marriages, stigma | 00:22:20 -- Japan, women gender roles | 00:24:05 -- Japan, women's jobs | 00:25:40 -- Japan, education/marriage | 00:27:15 -- Japan, child rearing | 00:28:30 -- Japan, women's movements | 00:31:02 -- Japan, sexual relations | 00:32:55 -- Japan, chastity values | 00:34:22 -- Japan, prostitution | 00:37:26 -- Japanese bar dynamics | 00:38:55 -- Carelton College, depression | 00:41:19 -- Contemplating suicide | 00:42:
Tape 3 of 6.
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- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
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- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program
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- Nolte, Sharon H -- Interviews
Oral history
Oral history -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Interviews -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
La Crosse (Wis.) -- History
Appalachian State University
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Families
Foreign study
Education, Higher
College teachers -- North Carolina
College teachers -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
History teachers -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Japan -- Social life and customs - Type
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- English
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- Oral history interview with Sharon Nolte / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (3 of 6). 1979. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000169. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
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- (1979) Oral history interview with Sharon Nolte / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (3 of 6). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000169
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