A People’s History of the Inland Empire Digital Archive
Christine Roque Oral History
Item
Title
Christine Roque Oral History
Identifier
2024.001.016
Type
Sound
Description
In this interview conducted by Audrey Maier, inquiries Christine Roque about her knowledge regarding her family’s history with the Citrus Industry and goes into depth about her personal experiences in advocating for her community in Redlands about the construction of warehouses and the fight against the building of a Super Walmart. Christine Roque details her memories of when her father and brothers worked in the Citrus Industry. She briefly mentions the role her father was promoted to and describes what his position entailed. The interview then transitions into a conversation about the beginnings of her involvement in her community and what that involvement looks like. Christine Roque mentions the different groups she was in attempts to push back on general plans and to advocate for equity for all of the different parts of Redlands. Lastly, the interview ends with a conversation about the negative effects of warehouses on people and the community and restates the negative impacts of the Citrus Industry.
Subject
North Redlands
Citrus industry
Logistics
Labor
Redlands City Council
Labor conditions
Zoning
Warehouses
Environmental Justice
Redlands Measure “O”
Spatial Coverage
Redlands, CA
Temporal Coverage
1950s-2009
Creator
Audrey Maier
Date
March 3, 2019
Contributor
A People's History of the I.E.
Format
.mp3
Language
English
Rights
Duration
00:50:24.00