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Tor and Sunny Hansen interview, 1995 May 5
- Title
- Tor and Sunny Hansen interview, 1995 May 5
- Identifier
- 2024018_048A
2024018_048B - Date
- 1995 May 5
- Creator
- Mauk, David
- Description
- Part of a series of interviews captured by David C. Mauk's publication, "Heart of the Heartland: Norwegian American Community in the Twin Cities."
- Interview with married couple Tor (Sept. 12, 1933 – Aug 25, 2021) and Sunny (Oct 11, 1929 – Dec 21, 2020) Hansen. Tor was born in Oslo and immigrated to the United States in the 1950s. He was accepted to the University of New Hampshire in 1957 and graduated in 1959 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. His work brought him to Minneapolis, where he met his future wife, Sunny, in ULLR Ski Club. The two married in 1962. Sunny attended Albert Lea High School, where she graduated second in her class. She had an interest in social justice issues and journalism from a young age and studied English at the University of Minnesota. She also went on to receive her PhD in Educational Psychology. She worked as a professor of Counseling Psychology for most of her professional career at the University of Minnesota. Content warning for sensitive topics discussed throughout interview.
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- Extent
- 2024018_048A (00:47:11)
2024018_048B (0047:14) - Language
- English
- Contributor
- Hansen, Tor
- Hansen, Sunny
- Type
- Oral history
- Format
- MP3
- WAV
Collection
Citation
Mauk, David, “Tor and Sunny Hansen interview, 1995 May 5,” Norwegian American Historical Association, accessed October 16, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/items/show/12806.
Item Relations
| This Item | dcterms:isPartOf | Item: David C. Mauk papers, 1912-2004 |