Themes:
People of EPA
Housing
Community Events & Celebrations - Juneteenth
Non-Profits
Immigration - Hispanic & Latinx
Subjects:
Gloria Flores Garcia, Mama Dee Uhila, Eastside College Preparatory School, Sharon Miller, Father Goode, Start Up, Plugged In, Faye McNair-Knox, El Concilio of San Mateo County, Magda Escobar, Ortensia Lopez, Holly Chenette, Luis Vizcardo, Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
Date of Creation or Publication:
8/16/2024
Creator
Meda Okelo
Donor
Luis Vizcardo
Language
Spanish
English
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Bi-lingual interview of Luis Vizcardo by Meda Okelo. Topics include: born in Lima, Peru; moving to EPA in 1999; attending Canada College to learn English; life in EPA in early 2000s; notable people; community festivals to learn about other cultures; working at Start Up changed his life; Start Up’s merger with Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center; community support when parents died in Peru; Peruvians in EPA; differences in LatinX cultures; buying a house in EPA; his wife Holly Chenette and Eastside Prep; working at El Concilio; and what makes EPA unique.
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