A People’s History of the Inland Empire Digital Archive
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
Duration
Side A: 00:47:11 Side B:00:47:04 Total:01:34:15