Larry Buffam

Partial Transcript: I'm Dan Renfrow with the San Pedro oral history project at Wells College.

Segment Synopsis: Buffam introduces himself and gives us information about his childhood and hometown. Buffam discusses briefly his family and career throughout the years.

Keywords: Background; Oregon

Subjects: History; Personal narratives

Partial Transcript: So now let's turn to the Sister Community project.

Segment Synopsis: Buffam describes the goals of the San Pedro community project and the effect that it has on both the San Pedro community and cayuga community. He also shares stories of close relatives who have worked closely with the San Pedro community.

Keywords: Cayuga County; San Pedro community

Subjects: El Salvador

Partial Transcript: So you're starting to talk about San Pedro and what life is like there.

Segment Synopsis: Buffam discusses the landscape of the San Pedro community, as well as information regarding the diet and lifestyle of the community members.

Partial Transcript: So can we talk a little bit about the projects that the Sister Community engages in?

Segment Synopsis: Buffam discusses the various projects and programs that the San Pedro community engages in, as well as the effects that it has had on community members.

Keywords: Farming; Nurtrition; Project

Subjects: El Salvador; Personal narratives

Partial Transcript: In our prior conversation, you mentioned delegation trips.

Segment Synopsis: Buffam shares information regarding their annual delegation trips, as well as the effort that goes into planning these trips. Buffam also discusses the work that they do while on delegation trips.

Keywords: Delegation trips; Mutual aid

Subjects: Poverty

Partial Transcript: So through this involvement with the delegation trips to San Pedro, you have developed relationships with the people there.

Segment Synopsis: Buffam discusses his involvement in the San Pedro community, and the personal relationships he has formed during his time there.

Keywords: Translation; War

Subjects: Communications and culture; Translation

Partial Transcript: So let's think about the future.

Segment Synopsis: Buffam shares his hopes for the future

Keywords: Future; Sister community; contributions