Oral history - collecting reflections

Oral testimony is a means of identifying issues or events that might otherwise go undocumented.  Those who come to this country to seek a new life bring with them their existing values and experiences.  A dilemma which oral history poses has to do with the way testimony is gathered and the status of the knowledge it yields. Although oral testimony cannot always be depended upon for factual accuracy, it is a good way of getting some insights into the way people view the world, how they structure their lives and how they regard others.