Nahomi Sanchez Oral History
Nahomi Sanchez, pronouns (she/her/they), a 17-year-old high school student graduating a year early this spring and a current attendee at…
These oral histories center the lives of activists, artists, and community builders who have made San Diego a vibrant and livable place for marginalized communities. They include stories of muralists at Chicano Park, leaders and participants after school programs in City Heights and in Barrio Logan, and other community members who have nurtured creativity as an integral part of social justice work.
Nahomi Sanchez, pronouns (she/her/they), a 17-year-old high school student graduating a year early this spring and a current attendee at…
I met Justin Akers Chacón through Detention Resistance, one of the many ways in which this 50-year-old Chicano educator, author,…
Jennifer Frost Moreno (she/they) is an activist and Chicanx Art History professor who is involved in Armadillo’s Search and Rescue,…
This interview is conducted with Besma Coda, born and raised in a southern town of Iraq. She identifies herself as…
Julie Hendricks is a former Navy Helicopter pilot, now Mutual Aid volunteer and advocate. She grew up in Natick, Massachusetts…
Paloma Aguirre is a young Latina woman who is from San Francisco, who now resides in Imperial Beach and is…
Penny [They/Them] was raised by their father in Los Angeles by the Filipino-American side of their family, then later moved…
Ismahan Abdullahi, is a first-generation Somali-American woman who has lived in Denver, Colorado before moving to South Bay and then…
Cindy Rocha is one of the muralists of Chicano Park’s new mural commemorating Anastasio Hernandez Rojas and his family. She…
Tsia Xiong is the chapter director for faith-based grassroots community organization Faith in the Valley – Merced County. Tsia Xiong…