Isabel "Al" Alva Interview

Item

Title

Isabel "Al" Alva Interview

Identifier

2019.003.001

Type

Sound

Description

1995 interview with Isabel "Al' Alva describing his life beginning with attending school in a segreagted "Latino" elementary and junior high school in Mt. Vernon, CA, his move to Redlands, CA, time spent in the citrus industry, and deploying to Korea during the Korean War after enlisting in the Air Force. Kaiser and Santa Fe railroad and Norton military base are also noted. Al's experience with Lincoln School in Redlands during the 1960's desegregation is addressed as well as his fight to launch Head Start, a community ran program designed to support low-income families and families of color. He describes Redlands "Anglo-Saxon" elites dissent of Head Start.

Subject

Agribusiness
Citrus Fruit Industry
Kaiser
Santa Fe
World War II
Rail Roads
Norton
Korean War
Air Force
Desegregation
Head Start
I-10 Freeway
I-10 Freeway Development

Spatial Coverage

San Bernardino (Calif.); Riverside (Calif.); Mt. Vernon (Calif.); Fontana (Calif.); Rialto (Calif.); Redlands (Calif.)

Temporal Coverage

1933-1995

Creator

Antonio Vasquez

Date

March 25, 1995

Contributor

Alva, Isabel (Al)

Format

Audio Cassette

Language

English; Spanish

Rights

Copyright Undetermined

Duration

Side A: 00:47:11 Side B:00:47:04 Total:01:34:15

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