Themes:
Subjects:
Sharifa Wilson, Hugo Alar Bravo, Marguerite Philips, Finley Realty, Frank Siri
Date of Creation or Publication:
5/15/2024
Creator
Meda Okelo
Donor
Hugo Alar Bravo
Language
English
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Interview of Hugo Alar Bravo by Meda Okelo. Topics include: arriving in EPA from the Philippines in 1962; how he got his name; working at local flower nurseries; politics in the Philippines; diversity in 1962; Finley Realty convincing white people to sell their East Palo Alto properties; becoming a citizen in 1967; daughter’s education in RCSD; why he ran for City Council in 1998; never wanting to move from EPA; crime in 1992; and hopes for future of EPA.
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