Interview of Georgina Peraza by Meda Okelo. Topics include: immigrating from El Salvador to the United States when she was 19; moving to East Palo Alto from Redwood City; life as a single mom, working two jobs, moving around a lot; being a parent of children in the Ravenswood City School District; Cinco de Mayo at Cesar Chavez; working as translator at EPA non-profits and the Police Department; being an original board member at EPACANDO; her struggles with Section 8 housing; her best EPA memories; what is unique about EPA; battling the EPA Housing Department about her Below Market Rate (MBR) house; why she moved to Antioch; thoughts on living in EPA for 45 years; notable people; and her vision for East Palo Alto.

Last modified

• 08/22/2025

Creator

• Meda Okelo

Contributors

• Georgina Peraza

Subject

• Zalika Sykes
• Alfredo Peraza
• Charlie Mae Knight
• St. Francis of Assisi
• William Webster
• Duane Bay
• EPACANDO
• Mamie Roberts
• Georgina Peraza

Language

• English
• Spanish

Date created

• 8/5/2023

Related url

•  https://vimeo.com/1107862625

Resource type

• Oral History

Rights statement

• EPA Rights Statement

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• Interview of Georgina Peraza by Meda Okelo. Topics include: immigrating from El Salvador to the United States when she was 19; moving to East Palo Alto from Redwood City; life as a single mom, working two jobs, moving around a lot; being a parent of children in the Ravenswood City School District; Cinco de Mayo at Cesar Chavez; working as translator at EPA non-profits and the Police Department; being an original board member at EPACANDO; her struggles with Section 8 housing; her best EPA memories; what is unique about EPA; battling the EPA Housing Department about her Below Market Rate (MBR) house; why she moved to Antioch; thoughts on living in EPA for 45 years; notable people; and her vision for East Palo Alto.