Marcelle Maese Oral History
Marcelle Maese, a Chicana literature professor with roots in El Paso and Los Angeles, has lived in San Diego for…
For their final project, students conducted oral histories with community members in the San Diego area about their experiences related to race, culture, and immigration.
We warmly invite you to listen to these histories and learn more about the diverse experiences and cultures that make up life in our city.
Marcelle Maese, a Chicana literature professor with roots in El Paso and Los Angeles, has lived in San Diego for…
Ymoat Makitaoui is a founding member of Detention Resistance, Centro Cultural de la Raza, and other organizations. Makitaoui came to…
Klo Htoo is a first year student studying social psychology at the University of California, San Diego. She was born…
Paw Wah is a Karen refugee who grew up in a Thailand refugee camp and later migrated to the USA…
Juan Verduzco is a third year undergraduate student at University of California, San Diego. Following his passions, Juan is majoring…
This interview is conducted with Besma Coda, born and raised in a southern town of Iraq. She identifies herself as…
Yazan Zahzah, pronouns(they/them), is one of the Arab Muslin community members and the director of community, a grassroots organization based…
Esmeralda Sarmiento is nineteen years old and was born in Escondido, California. She is a first-generation college student at California…
Barbara Ann Lizama, who is also known as Bobbie was born on August 11, 1955 on the Island of Guam…
Francesca Christine Camacho was born in Tamuning, Guam in 1997 and is currently attending the University of California, Irvine. She…