Themes:
Subjects:
One East Palo Alto, Joan Sykes-Miessi, Angah Miessi, EPACANDO, EPA Sanitary District, African-American Leadership Conference
Date of Creation or Publication:
9/29/2023
Creator
Meda Okelo
Donor
Angah Miessi
Language
English
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Interview of Angah Miessi by Meda Okelo. Topics include: migrating from the Ivory Coast in Africa in 1980 at 23 for grad school to EPA in 1983; EPA culture in the 1980s, community engagement; volunteering for non-profits One East Palo Alto, EPACANDO and African-American Leadership Conference; serving on EPA Planning Commission; wife on EPA Sanitary District Board; uniqueness of EPA; and vision for EPA.
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