Themes:
Subjects:
Jane Perry, Mr. Dansby, Miss Hines, Miss Kraft, Bell Street Park, Watoto Probation Office, Charles Range, Lana Kenon, Charles Perry III, Julia Perry, Jeremiah Perry, Talala Mshuja, Charles Jones, Faye McNair-Knox, Reverend Henry Milton, Reverend Farley, Nathan Brooks, Mother Harris, Mother Campbell, Checkmates Night Club, Reggie Bolden, John Owens, Onetta Harris, Vicki Smothers
Date of Creation or Publication:
4/27/2024
Creator
Meda Okelo
Donor
Jane Perry
Language
English
Copyright Statement:
This digital object may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media without express written consent from the copyright holder and the EPACA. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. If you are the rightful copyright holder of this item and its use online constitutes an infringement of your copyright, please contact us by email at info@epacommunityarchive.org to discuss its removal from the archive.
Interview of Jane L. Perry by Meda Okelo. Topics include: migration from Texas to EPA in 1957 with stops in between; her schooling; notable teachers; youth activities; Miss EPA Pageant Queen in 1973 in San Mateo County Pageant; interning at the Watato Probation Office while in high school; buying a house in EPA in 1977 at age 22; her children and their schooling at private schools; and many notable mentors and others like Talala Mshuja.
Collections that feature this oral-history
EPACA Oral History Collection
Oral history interviews conducted by volunteers of the East Palo Alto Community Archive to captur...