Interview of Luis Guzman by Meda Okelo. Topics include: moving to EPA in the 1970s with his mother; playing in the streets in the friendly neighborhoods; experiences at local schools and the teachers, especially at Costano; the businesses in Whiskey Gulch; going back frequently to Mexico; difference that OICW made in his life with a career in electronics; being in Mexico attending school during incorporation; impact of the Avelar family in East Palo Alto including his uncles Luis and Juan and their families; why he stayed in East Palo Alto; Matias Varela; economic development, especially the Shopping Center and IKEA; the Cinco de Mayo festivals; impact of Raices de Mexico on the community; changes in EPA; effects of gentrification; and what he would like to see in EPA’s future.