Oral History

Stewart Gerard Hyland Interview

Themes:
Subjects:
Robert Jones, Alvin Spencer, Runnymede Gardens, Pat Foster, Johnny Gray, Senter Uhila, Tommy Smith, Ronald Knowles, Luis Avelar, One East Palo Alto (OEPA), Tommy Roberts, Allen McIntyre, Barbara Mouton, David Mann, St. Francis of Assisi, George Chippendale, Bob Hoover, Father Gene, Dr. Faye McNair-Knox, Duane Bay, William Webster, EPA Police Department, Mama Dee Uhila, Cruz Hyland, Meda Okelo, Isaac Stevenson Sr., Ofelia Bello, Stewart Gerard Hyland, Omowale Satterwhite, David Lewis, Floyd Purdy, Peninsula Interfaith Action (PIA), Community Development Institute (CDI), Mother Wilks, St. Vincent DePaul Society, EPACANDO
Date of Creation or Publication:
7/1/2025
Creator
Meda Okelo
Donor
Stewart Gerard Hyland
Language
English
Copyright Statement:
Interview of Stewart Gerard Hyland by Meda Okelo. Topics include: being introduced to EPA on boarding school field trip about 1974; moving to EPA in 1984; Father Gene at St. Francis of Assisi; why returned to EPA from Oakland in 1996/97; experience attending a Peninsula Interfaith Action (PIA) meeting; becoming a homeowner in 2000; impressions of EPA at that time; attending the Hewlett Neighborhood Improvement Initiative meetings; his mentors on organizing in the City; the organizing work of PIA; saving of Runnymede Gardens; tension between Blacks and Latinos; why they sent their children to St. Elizabeth Seton; Community Development Institute; being on the board of EPA CAN DO; the Collard Greens Festival; many notable community people; EPA Police Department; David Lewis of Free At Last and his story; Pacific Islander Outreach; Rahn Sibley; being co-chair of the Measure C Oversight Committee, its process and some of the non-profits; community organizing with One East Palo Alto; various jobs after OEPA including the Promise Neighborhood Initiative; working with the local St. Vincent DePaul Society and the people involved; what was it like to run for office; and reflections on his engagement in EPA and outlook for the future.

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