doi:10.7916/d8-mnya-9v59Oral history interview with Astrid S. Tuminez 1999Tuminez, Astrid S., 1964-oral historiesmixed materialWomen political scientistsWomen college presidentsEndowments--United StatesPeace-buildingTuminez, Astrid S., 1964-Carnegie Corporation of New YorkChildhood in the Philippines; education at Catholic schools; repression under the Marcos regime; undergraduate education at Brigham Young University; graduate education at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology; study of defense and arms control for dissertation; appointment to administration of Harvard Project on Strengthening Democratic Institutions in Moscow; marriage to husband in Massachusetts; relationship with David Hamburg; conflict prevention in former Soviet states; goals of the Harvard project; familiarity with the Carnegie Corporation; move to Carnegie Corporation; relationship with David Speedie.