ddr-densho-1020-5-1 — Joanne Chiedi Interview Segment 1

Joanne Chiedi Interview Segment 1

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First applying to work for the Office of Redress Administration (ddr-densho-1020-5-1) - 0:03:27

Early days working for the Verification Unit of the Office of Redress Administration (ddr-densho-1020-5-2) - 0:09:26

Evolution of the verification unit, learning about special groups (ddr-densho-1020-5-3) - 0:05:47

Traveling to different communities to do outreach (ddr-densho-1020-5-4) - 0:07:49

Developing a media and outreach plan (ddr-densho-1020-5-5) - 0:03:10

The importance of archival research for the Verification Unit (ddr-densho-1020-5-6) - 0:08:42

Memories of the first check presentation ceremony (ddr-densho-1020-5-7) - 0:03:01

Being approached by other groups seeking redress (ddr-densho-1020-5-8) - 0:04:10

Positive aspects of working for the Office of Redress Administration: "We really felt our mission." (ddr-densho-1020-5-9) - 0:02:16

Subsequent career in government (ddr-densho-1020-5-10) - 0:07:58

Working for the federal government through multiple administration changes (ddr-densho-1020-5-11) - 0:04:31

Personal impacts of working for the Office of Redress Administration (ddr-densho-1020-5-12) - 0:02:10

Description of coworkers at the Office of Redress Administration (ddr-densho-1020-5-13) - 0:06:01

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First applying to work for the Office of Redress Administration

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May 20, 2019

Emi Kuboyama, Office of Redress Administration (ORA) Oral History Project

Redress and reparations

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Joanne Chiedi

Joanne Chiedi Interview

1:09:16 — 13 segments

May 20, 2019

Washington, D.C.

Born in Washington, D.C. During the Redress Movement, worked for the Department of Justice's Office of Redress Administration (ORA), which was established to identify and administer reparations payments to eligible individuals. Worked as the ORA's Deputy Director, Verification Unit, from 1989 to 1997. After leaving the ORA, went on to work as the Deputy Executive Officer, Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division; Deputy Director for Management of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights; Acting Inspector General, Office of Inspector General and Chief Administrative Officer, DLA Piper LLP.

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