Themes:
Subjects:
Gertrude Wilks, EPACCI, Co-op Market, Stevenson family, West of Bayshore Tenants Association, Ruben Abrica, Martha Hanks, Mitchell family, Barbara Mouton, Omowale Satterwhite, DIanne Otterby, Clarence Francois
Date of Creation or Publication:
4/11/2023
Creator
Meda Okelo
Donor
Dianne Otterby
Language
English
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Interview of Dianne Otterby by Meda Okelo. Topics include: family background; migration from Rhode Island to Raleigh, North Carolina to the Bay Area; moved to EPA in 1964; first observation of racism; Episcopalian; East Palo Alto in the 1960s; demographic information; local businesses; raising children in EPA; changes in boundaries of Ravenswood City School District; her experiences as a teacher; changes in demographics in the district and in the children; active in RCSD Teachers’ Union; fighting for a middle school; incorporation activities; joining board of EPACA; why she didn’t consider leaving EPA; and future wishes for EPA.
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