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Pérez describes her childhood in Healdsburg, California and the obstacles she faced living in a predominately white, upper-class area. She discusses her upbringing in an agricultural tourism economy, an environment with a large class and racial…

Bartolo Marquez was born in Portland, Oregon and grew up in Woodburn, Oregon. He obtained his BA in Criminal Justice and Corrections at Western Oregon University in 2002. Over the course of this interview, he explains his career path and how his…

Cecilia Burrell Stone was born in Tucson, Arizona, and raised in various cities around California. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in 1970 from the University of Long Beach. In her interview, Stone reflects on her time growing up in California…

Yajaira Hernandez is a bilingual family intervention therapist in the city of Salem, Oregon, who works in mental health crisis intervention for Latinx families. Hernandez studied international relations at the University of San Diego, and earned her…

Zavier Borja is an activist and community organizer, who was based in Bend, Oregon at the time of the interview. In it, Borja reflects on his experience growing up in Madras, Oregon as a first-generation Mexican American, and on how his experiences…

Metzin Aketzali Rodríguez Cardoso (she/her/hers) was a senior at Oregon State University at the time of the interview. Rodríguez was born in Estado de México near Mexico City, and lived in Mexico for most of her childhood. At the age of 14, she…

A first generation Hispanic/Latina woman, Debbie Cabrales was born in Silverton, Oregon and grew up in Woodburn, Oregon. At the time of this interview, Cabrales was the executive director of Centro de Servicios para Campesinos and was also a member…

Kay Toran begins the interview by reflecting on the importance of growing up in a close, Black neighborhood, as well as the values that her parents raised her to have. She then goes on to recount her time in grade school and high school, particularly…