Category: Historias

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..

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.

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.

Sylvia Mendez (L), 73, talks to her sister Sandra Mendez Duran (R), 59, about Mendez v. Westminster, their family's 1945 lawsuit that won Mexican-American children the right to attend white schools.

Recorded in Walnut, CA.

Graciela Kavulla tells her husband, Timothy, about her grandmother, who was a midwife.

Recorded in partnership with KUHF in Houston, TX.

Claritza Abreu, who is originally from the Dominican Republic, tells her friend Gerardo Villacres about one of her first jobs in the United States.

Recorded in partnership with the Latino Professional Network in Cambridge, MA.

Rob Sanchez (R) and his friend Felix Aponte (L), who both served time at Sing Sing Penitentiary, talk about Rob's diagnosis with an aggressive form of kidney disease.

Recorded in New York, NY.

Dr. Pedro "Joe" Greer talks to his wife, Janus, about how he started working with Miami's homeless.

Recorded in partnership with WDNA in Miami, FL.

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.

Richard Anthony Torres talks to his daughter Kathy Namba about his mother, Guadalupe Torres.

Recorded in partnership with KRZA in Taos, New Mexico.