Interview with Christina Thuemer, March 9, 2022
Project: Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project
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Christina (Tina) Thuemer served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Zaire from 1973 to 1975 in Education focusing on English as a Second Language instruction. Thuemer discusses her background and education, and how she was accepted to go to Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo) with 111 other volunteers. Thuemer discusses her tumultuous flight to Zaire, teaching English in Sona Bata, and her living conditions during service.Interview Accession
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Thuemer, Christina Interview by Donald C. Yates. 09 Mar. 2022. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Thuemer, C. (2022, March 09). Interview by D. C. Yates. Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Thuemer, Christina, interview by Donald C. Yates. March 09, 2022, Peace Corps: The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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