Abstract
ABSTRACT This article argues that oral history is a collaborative effort of theater-making between the interviewee, the interviewer, and an anticipated audience. During the summers of 2021 and 2022, I invited twelve Chinese American seniors to reflect on their experiences of China’s One-Child Policy and how reproductive control affected their retirement in the U.S. The paper illuminates the theatrical nature of oral history – a constant oscillation of our perception between what is actually happening and what we think is happening, and between what the interviewer and the interviewee believe is happening. This interactive process, in turn, shapes actuality.
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