Preserve Deaf History!

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I recently learned that Jerome Cain had a lot of videos relating to recent Deaf history -- DPN, UFG, and others relating to our history and community. For some reason, he decided to burn these videos. I was disheartened at that -- why burn them? They are part of our collective Deaf history and heritage. We need to preserve and cherish all parts of our history and heritage, regardless of how trivial you might think they are. They're still important, although you might not think so. For example, you might remember Nikki's video of her family get-together from back in the 1930s or '40s. Maybe it was 1950s. Anyway, seeing the family together, signing and chatting does seem trivial. But they're important because they can help linguists to see what ASL looked like back then in the '50s and '40s. We can see how people interacted then, the cultural norms of the time, analyze interpersonal relationships, see peoples' faces, there are many different things we can learn from those kind of films. And to see them burned! So much of our history is already missing. We must preserve all of it, for the future and the insights we can gain from them. To burn or throw these away -- it's sad!

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[ASLVisions]

I warned deafhood foundation several times,... you may ask people to see if i actually burned is because my talk is not that cheap! deafhood foundation's selfish for not willing to accept my gift due trauma that i want to rid of them to,... but they are gone!

I am only one male on this earth that got rich deaf history and now they are gone!

[DrDonGCSUS]

@ASLVisions I hope you saw Butch's vlog explaining that DHF is not the place to donate that kind of historical information. DHF is focused on what it can use to raise money. Those tapes are valuable, but not in a monetary way. I wish you had donated them to Gallaudet or some place that would be able to preserve them well. 

[DrDonGCSUS]

You're right. I, too don't know if Jerome actually burned the tapes, or whether he was psyching us out with some other tapes. But in any case, Deaf history should be preserved at all costs whenever possible.

[ASLVisions]

even more you have NO idea what I already thru video tons of oppressions toward people with sign language by elitists of gallaudet at that time, UFG! erase your DPN which is a deceptive of yours. Please tell them their interprets are SO LOST! Freely from Trauma of Audism.

[ASLVisions]

DON! Please read my ASL again about Gallaudet. You showed that you DO NOT KNOW GALLY! I do know gally damn well. I told DHF about Gally again and again! I DO NOT TRUST GALLY,... any why I do not trust gally? read my vlog again!!!

[ASLVisions]

@DrDonGCSUS you are too nuts to say this is because i am no human to do psycho people... quit your assume. keep in mind, they are gone due dhf do not want to be accepting its' gift. my burden is freely.

[ASLVisions]

@DrDonGCSUS , what happen to its' gift where i can release my burden,...? glad they re gone where i can feel freely... property to dhf and selfish

[Banerika]

I heard through the grapevine that it had to do with him wanting to be paid for them. This could be 100% pure speculation, and someone making it up to make him look bad. At any rate, you're right, it's terrible to destroy historical archives like this. I don't understand it.

[ttirremerritt]

yes I agree it is very sad, what he did was pretty selfish for his own self. He chose that in a form of boycott. really hogwash ideal! REALLY!