Lighted Garden: Tribute to the Radiant San Ysidro, CA Community
This art piece was inspired by the interview conducted with Aurora P. Alvarez on the community of San Ysidro,…
CASA Familiar Art Project
During my involvement in the Race and Oral History in San Diego class at UCSD I visited CASA Familiar in…
Mario Arzate Oral History Project
Hello, I am proud to present my Oral History Project for HIUS 144 SP 2018. In this post you will…
Aurora P. Alvarez Oral History
This interview was conducted with Aurora P. Alvarez, a woman who has lived and worked in San Ysidro for 28…
Casa Familiar: Mi Familia, Mi Historia
As part of the “Mi Familia, Mi Historia” [My Family, My Story] project on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 I…
Casa Familiar: Citizenship Class Visit
On Monday, May 7, 2018 I arrived at the San Ysidro Community Center at 8:30AM to meet the staff from…
Casa Familiar
I was able to clear time in my schedule today to go to Casa during after school tutoring. A couple…
Casa Tutoring
Today Casa was not as full as the day with the doll making. I went to the youth center, but…
My Day at Casa
I went to Casa for an art making project. They (the children) made stuffed dolls that looked like them. I…
Taking the Next Step…
On Monday June 4th i visited Casa and because all the students are already getting out of school there weren’t…