Sister Trinitas Hernandez Interview

Meda Okelo

Oral History Work

Sister Trinitas Hernandez Interview

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Interview of Sister Trinitas Hernandez by Meda Okelo. Topics include: realizing she wanted to be a Sister, but not a teacher; why Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul was a fit; working with migrant workers in Farmersville; getting sent to EPA in 1997 to work at St. Elizabeth Seton School; doing food deliveries in EPA, learning from Nevida Butler and George Chppendale; getting support from Isaac Stevenson, Sr.; renting an apartment in Carriage Manor Apartments for Rosalie Rendu Center’s programs in 1998; funding support from Junior League of Palo Alto-Mid Peninsula and Carrie du Bois to buy and renovate the Carriage Manor Apartments for the Center; why it moved to Pulgas Avenue and services they currently offer; the process resulting in the creation of One East Palo Alto; working on the EPA Rent Stabilization Board; run-ins with drug dealers; and other topics.

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