Oral History

Jonathan Gonzalez Ortiz Interview

Themes:
Subjects:
Eastside College Preparatory Church, Jonathan Gonzalez Ortiz, EPA Apostolic Church
Date of Creation or Publication:
6/17/2023
Creator
Meda Okelo
Donor
Jonathan Gonzalez Ortiz
Language
English
Copyright Statement:
Interview of Jonathan Gonzalez Ortiz by Meda Okelo about Eastside College Preparatory School at the 20-year class reunion. Topics include: family arriving from Mexico when he was five months old and moving to EPA in 1985; being raised by a single mother; being a member of the EPA Apostolic Church; attending Castano School then Eastside; why he chose Eastside; perceptions of EPA as a youth; sense of family at Eastside; the growth of the school and what makes it unique; experiences post-Eastside; advice to Eastside students; good and bad memories of EPA; crime and gangs; and in the future, religious organizations building bridges between each other.

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