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About Oral History
Digital Identifier:
RPCV-ACC-2018-008
Interviewee:
Power, Rhett
Access Restriction Status:
Open
Use Restriction Status:
None
Description:
Rhett Power served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Uzbekistan from 2000 to 2001. He taught business courses in a college in Bukhara and served as a small business consultant at a time when Uzbekistan was still emerging from the planned economy of the Soviet era. He recounts Uzbeks' reactions to the 9/11 Twin Tower attacks and the subsequent evacuation of Peace Corps Volunteers. He talks about his continuing close ties with the Uzbek family with whom he and his wife, a fellow volunteer, lived while in the country. Power also discusses their motivation to join the Peace Corps at 30 and the profound impact Peace Corps has had on their subsequent lives working in the international arena. Interviewed by Evelyn Ganzglass, March 28, 2018. 3 digital audio files (web streaming files combined into 1 file).
Date(s) of Materials:
28 March 2018
28 March 2018
Deed Status:
Deeded
Copyright Status:
Public Domain (Donated to the United States Government)
Use Restriction Note:
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Accession Number
ACC-2018-008