Fanny Julissa García

Editorial Program Manager
Voice of Witness
https://voiceofwitness.org/
Fanny García is a Honduran-American oral historian, educator, workshop facilitator, and project director specializing in applied oral history a framework she developed to describe how oral histories can be used to educate, inform policy change, and support communities. Her work focuses on applied oral history practices with immigrant communities, family separation at the U.S./Mexico border, detention experiences, survivors of violence, and the intersection of personal narratives with broader social justice movements.From 2017 to 2019, as an advocate for social justice within the oral history profession she was a member of Groundswell: Oral History for Social Change. In 2019, she received the Oral History Association's Emerging Crisis Fund Award and in 2022 the association also granted her a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship to work on a project with immigrant families separated at the U.S./Mexico border. Until recently, she served on the editorial board for the Oral History Review. She is a graduate of Columbia University's Oral History Master of Arts program and currently serves as Editorial Program Manager at Voice of Witness.

Experience

I have 10+ years of experience in oral history, applied oral history, oral history for social change, social work, conflict resolution, ethical storytelling, and immigration justice.

Services

Trauma-informed interviewing for asylum seekers and attorneys, project design, project consultation, project management, budgeting, teaching adults, and archival processing. I am also an expert the following skills: Interviewing, Writing, Project Planning, Project Management, Education, Curriculum, Development, Workshops, Archiving, Personal and Family History, Research.

Languages

Regions Available for Work

Other Regions: New York City|| New York for in-person support and nationwide via zoom.

Specialty

In my practice as an Oral Historian, I conduct interviews with individuals and families to document their lived experiences, with particular attention to immigration journeys, detention and incarceration, and family separation. Immigration justice, border policies, and community resilience inform the questions I ask and the projects I help design and carry out.As a Project Consultant, I help clients develop trauma-informed interviewing approaches, community-centered transcription guides, and narrative editing processes that prioritize ethical engagement and the right relationship with participants and their communities.Whether the audience is advocates, policymakers, community members, researchers, or the general public, I ensure that oral history projects serve as powerful tools for education, policy change, and community support that will resonate far into the future.

Purpose of Contact

  • I am available to answer questions, or provide mentorship to other oral historians
  • I am available for hire - as an oral historian, consultant, presenter, educator, or related services
  • I am available to collaborate - on research, community projects, artistic endeavors, or other joint undertakings with peers
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