Celebration of Africa 2018
The 2018 Celebration of Africa (COA) was an event that celebrated the variety of the African culture through performances, spoken…
Yesenia Nuñez Oral History
This interview is conducted with Yesenia Nuñez, one of the staff from Casa Familiar. She moved from Mexico to the…
Language≠Intelligence
Yesenia, one of the staff at Casa Familiar, moved to the US from Mexico right after her junior year of…
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…
“Football in the World”: More Than An Art Project. More Than A Sport.
This art piece portrays the African continent with an image of a person with a football in their arms. Africa…