Kafisa Mohamed Oral History
This interview takes place at the East African Cultural and Community Center in City Heights, San Diego. The center is…
San Diego serves as an important hub for the resettlement of refugees and migrants. Their life stories–about memories of war, the challenges of navigating the city’s bureaucracy, the violence of gentrification and policing–illuminate the textured life of these communities, deepen academic knowledge about power and agency, and highlight new methods to address the pressing challenges of our time.
This interview takes place at the East African Cultural and Community Center in City Heights, San Diego. The center is…
Asiyah Ali is a San Diego born Somali American currently in the fifth-grade. She has been a part of the…
Luis, a queer-identified 19-year-old boy from El Salvador, is in Otay Mesa Detention Center and writes letters with Kate Swanson…
Daniel Mendoza grew up in San Diego, but his family originated from Mexico. I had the pleasure of meeting Daniel…
Krystal Salas, Assistant Director at Barrio Logan College Institute, 2019 Krystal Salas was born and raised in Logan Heights,…
Milenia Quintero was born in 2000 at the port of Manzanillo, Mexico and immigrated to the United States with her…
Felix Tuyay, born in 1950, grew up in San Diego and attended San Diego City College and San Diego State…
Carmen “Mela” Hernandez is a graduate of Barrio Logan College Institute (BLCI). She is The Upward Bound Coordinator at Upward…
Kate Swanson, born and raised in southern Ontario, Canada, is a professor of urban geography with a focus on social…
Luis, a queer identified 19 year old boy from El Salvador, who came during the caravan of 2018. He is…