Themes:
Housing
Religious Organizations
People of EPA
Community Events & Celebrations
Education
Incorporation
Subjects:
Mrs. Grant, St. Francis of Assisi, Carmen Quintana Vega, Elder Macklin, Marcel Wormsley
Date of Creation or Publication:
8/15/2022
Creator
Meda Okelo
Donor
Carmen Quintana Vega
Language
English
Spanish
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Interview of Maria Guadalupe Carmen Quintana Vega Wormsley by Meda Okelo with English subtitles. Topics include: migration to East Palo Alto in 1972 from Mexico City; life in the Gardens neighborhood in the 1970s, a Mexican married to an African-American; how EPA has changed; being a special education teacher at the Spangler School in the Palo Alto Unified School District; attending community events; best memories of EPA; her husband working at the Post Office; notable people; what makes EPA unique; how the residents of EPA have changed; incorporation; her vision for EPA; how she feels about living in EPA.
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