Category: Growing Up
“Mother would go to court with them and testify that they'd been a resident at the ranch.”
Robbie McBride (L) and her sister Beth Ward (R) talk about life on their family-owned divorce ranch in Reno, Nevada.
Learn more about the ranch and the 1931 law that made Reno the divorce capital of the country here.
Recorded in Reno, NV.
“How did it hit you when you found out that you were going to get sole custody?”
Elton Colbert (R) asks his father, Jim (L), about life as a single parent.
Recorded in partnership with KUNR in Reno, NV.
“They called it slums but it was never a slum to me.”
Carol Jacques remembers growing up in Chavez Ravine, a Mexican-American neighborhood in Los Angeles that was replaced by Dodger Stadium.
Recorded in partnership with KPCC in East Los Angeles, CA..
“I never have found another neighborhood like that one.”
Alfred Zepeda (L) talks to his friend Albert Elias (R) about their childhood in Chavez Ravine, a Mexican-American neighborhood in Los Angeles that was replaced by Dodger Stadium.
Recorded in Montebello, CA.
“I just thought I was going to go to a gym and get in the ring and fight.”
17-year-old amateur boxing champion Seniesa Estrada talks to her father and coach, Joe Estrada, about how she got started in the sport.
Watch a video of one of Seniesa's fights here. Read more about the Estradas in this LA Times article.
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA.
Larry Hoover tells his granddaughter Anastacia Garcia about his time at The New Mexico Boys' School in Springer, New Mexico.
Recorded in partnership with KRZA in Taos, NM.
