ABSTRACT “Bridge to the Spirit World” is a poem based on my first undergraduate research experience performing archival and oral history research with the LGBTQ History of Monterey County Archiving Project. Through this work, I look to unify my identities as both poet and researcher, as I retell and reflect on the impact engaging with queer ancestors and elders had on my understanding of self and personal relationship to research.

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通往精神世界的桥梁

摘要“通往精神世界的桥梁”是一首诗，基于我在蒙特雷县档案项目的 LGBTQ 历史档案和口述历史研究中的第一个本科研究经历。通过这项工作，我希望统一我作为诗人和研究人员的身份，因为我重述和反思与酷儿祖先和长辈交往对我理解自我和个人与研究关系的影响。