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Community Spirit - San Jose Mercury News
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Community Spirit - San Jose Mercury News
Article about the prevalence of churches in EPA and the services they provide to support city residents. Includes numerous photos of residents during worship...
Grand Opening of Penieli Church
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Grand Opening of Penieli Church
Photographs from the 2012 grand re-opening of Penieli Church on Bell Street. Depicts people standing outside the church under the Tongan flag and choir...
Truelight Children's Choir
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Truelight Children's Choir
Photograph of LaDoris Cordell leading members of the True Light Children's Choir in practice.
St. Francis of Assisi T-Shirt
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St. Francis of Assisi T-Shirt
T-shirt from Saint Francis of Assisi event with Our Lady of Peace in Santa Clara.
Priests at St. Francis of Assisi Church
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Priests at St. Francis of Assisi Church
Photographs of Father Sandholt and Father Gamble at St. Francis of Assisi Church.
Church Listings in The Buffalo Soldier
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Church Listings in The Buffalo Soldier
List of Churches in East Palo Alto, including some worship schedules and pastor names.
List of Churches in East Palo Alto
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List of Churches in East Palo Alto
List of Churches in East Palo Alto, including phone numbers and serving pastors. Not dated.
Photograph of Children from New Sweet Home Congregation
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Photograph of Children from New Sweet Home Congregation
Photograph of children from the New Sweet Home congregation.
Sunday Morning at New Sweet Home Church
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Sunday Morning at New Sweet Home Church
Photograph of choir singers at Sunday morning service at New Sweet Home Church.
EPA Razorbacks Rugby Team - 2014
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EPA Razorbacks Rugby Team - 2014
Photograph of the EPA Razorbacks rugby team at St. John the Baptist church with professional football player Will Tukuafu.
Incorporation and the Church are Partners in Progress
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Incorporation and the Church are Partners in Progress
Article about how the churches of EPA met for a discussion on incorporation effort so that they could take the incorporation message to their parishioners....
Dancers at New Sweet Home Church
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Dancers at New Sweet Home Church
Photograph of dancers in New Sweet Home church upper room. This photograph was used for Misako and Ken Akimoto's 1997 holiday card.
Town Honors 7 Lives Lost - San Mateo County Times
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Town Honors 7 Lives Lost - San Mateo County Times
Article about a picnic behind New Sweet Home Church in EPA to honor the lives lost during a local fire. Fire victim included Bonnie McKean Thompson, Keneta...
East Palo Alto Upbeat Amid Tearful Memories - San Mateo County Times
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East Palo Alto Upbeat Amid Tearful Memories - San Mateo County Times
Article about ceremonies at Menlo park's First Presbyterian Church to honor the lives lost during a house fire in EPA. Fire victim included Bonnie McKean...
East Palo Alto's Ahmad: He Helps People Find Their Human Potential - Peninsula Times Tribune
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East Palo Alto's Ahmad: He Helps People Find Their Human Potential - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about Ben Ahmad's work as a vocational rehabilitation counselor for the State Department of Rehabilitation. Discusses his upbringing, professional...
Mother' Branch to Hear a Community's Thanks - Peninsula Times Tribune
newspaper
Mother' Branch to Hear a Community's Thanks - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about Onedia "Mother" Branch's work to serve the people of EPA and the greater peninsula. Reviews the work she and her husband accomplished in the...
Musical Family Lives on Bell St. - Palo Alto Times
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Musical Family Lives on Bell St. - Palo Alto Times
Article about EPA residents Winston Wheaton and his family being musically gifted; Mr. Wheaton directs the children's choir at St. Francis of Assisi Church...
Fires and Floods Can't Stop Her Ministry to the Poor - Peninsula Times Tribune
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Fires and Floods Can't Stop Her Ministry to the Poor - Peninsula Times Tribune
Article about Mother Onedia Branch and the EPA Community Service Center. Gives background on Branch's journey to EPA, the founding of the EPA Community...
Onedia Branch to be Honored - East Palo Alto Post
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Onedia Branch to be Honored - East Palo Alto Post
Article about "Mother" Onedia Branch being honored at the Mr. Calvary Baptist Church for her contributions to the EPA Community. Branch co-founded the St....
East Palo Alto's Latino Future - Palo Alto Weekly
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East Palo Alto's Latino Future - Palo Alto Weekly
Article about the rapidly growing Latino population in East Palo Alto. Discusses the popularity and influence of the St. Francis of Assisi Church, Latino...
Cora Holmes Interview
oral-history
Cora Holmes Interview
Interview of Cora Holmes by Meda Okelo. Topics include: moving from San Francisco to Grace Court in EPA in 1971 with her husband and children, difference...
Selections from The Peninsula Bulletin Vol 7, No 12
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Selections from The Peninsula Bulletin Vol 7, No 12
Articles from the East of Bayshore Section covering Pete McCloskey's visit to OICW, inspectors from the State Department of Education visiting Runnymede...
Jane Perry Interview
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Jane Perry Interview
Interview of Jane L. Perry by Meda Okelo. Topics include: migration from Texas to EPA in 1957 with stops in between; her schooling; notable teachers; youth...
Bains Family Legacy Interview
oral-history
Bains Family Legacy Interview
Interview of five children of Pastor/Superintendent W.L. Bains and their spouses by Meda Okelo about the Bains Family Legacy. Interviewed: William Dante...
Michael Uhila Interview
oral-history
Michael Uhila Interview
Interview of Michael Uhila by Sisilia Afungia. Topics discussed include growing up in EPA, schools Uhila attended, the Pacific Islander community in EPA,...
David & Nancy Tangitau Interview
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David & Nancy Tangitau Interview
Interview of David and Nancy Tangitau by Sisilia Afungia. Topics discussed include the Tongan community in EPA, the Weeks Poultry Colony, housing, crime and...
Estela Guerrero Interview
oral-history
Estela Guerrero Interview
Interview of Estella Guerrero by Ruben Avelar. Topics discussed include growing up in EPA, attending Ravenswood High School during desegregation and its...
Rufus Puckett, Jr. Interview
oral-history
Rufus Puckett, Jr. Interview
Interview of Rufus Puckett, Jr. by Meda Okelo. Topics include: migration from San Francisco to Fordham Street in EPA in 1967; EPA in the 60s; RCSD schooling...
Ella M. Wiggins Beecher Interview
oral-history
Ella M. Wiggins Beecher Interview
Interview of Ella Wiggins Beecher by Sharifa Wilson in Las Vegas, Nevada, about Ravenswood High School. Topics include: moving from Merced to EPA in the...
A Call to Action to Fight Gang Activity - Palo Alto Weekly
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A Call to Action to Fight Gang Activity - Palo Alto Weekly
Article about parents, schools, and members of an inter-faith council meeting to discuss children in East Palo Alto schools being involved in gang...
Luis Guzman Interview
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Luis Guzman Interview
Interview of Luis Guzman by Ruben Avelar. Topics discussed include Guzman coming to EPA as a child but growing up with time split between EPA and Zacatecas,...
Jennifer Jackson Interview
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Jennifer Jackson Interview
Interview of Jennifer Jackson by Meda Okelo. Topics discussed include crime in EPA, anti-drug activism and United Mothers Against Drugs (UMAD), Nairobi...
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