Marko Gutierrez Oral History
Marko Gutierrez is an AVID coordinator and AP Language teacher at San Ysidro High School. He graduated from San Diego…
These oral histories were collected during the 2020 pandemics of COVID-19 and antiblackness. Together, these life stories make visible existing economic, social, environmental and racial injustices that the pandemics exacerbated. At the same time, they document strategies enacted by communities in San Diego and elsewhere to create safe, livable and humane spaces for each other.
Marko Gutierrez is an AVID coordinator and AP Language teacher at San Ysidro High School. He graduated from San Diego…
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