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Ted Gibson, an early resident of Encino, discusses the early rural life of the town including his role in getting a post office in the area, his participation in the chamber of commerce, and also local stories about the resident celebrities. Most of the content deals with the mid-1920s through the early 1940s.
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The second part of the Macias Family interview. The family discusses the Marcias brothers' and Mr. Marcias' work on the railroads in the 1940s. The family also addresses wishes for aid and renovations in the Sapo barrio, pollution, and hopes to preserve the neighborhood.
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The first of three interview tapes with Ray Flores and Jim Velasquez. Jim Velasquez discusses the origins of the Native American indigenous community in San Timoteo and his indigenous ancestry.
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Dolores Macias retells her early life and immigration from Mexico to the US as a railroad family pioneer. Her family and she discuss growing up in the Mexican American barrio "Chancla Miada" in Banning CA, as well as the social and financial changes due to the construction of the I-10 Freeway.
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Tape three of the Macias Family Interview. The family discusses the first lawsuit won against the Riverside police department in Beaumont, as well as conflicts with the police department. The interview also discuss financial aid and community activism.
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Third interview tape with Ray Flores and Jim Velasquez. The first is "Ray Flores and Jim Velasquez" and the second is at the end of "San Timoteo School House tape 2 of 2 Ray Flores". The interview discusses education in the early twentieth century and teaching in San Timoteo Canyon. Ray Flores discusses serving as an interpreter during the Vietnam War after serving in the Second World War.
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This is part two of the Rios and Dominguez family interview for Living On a Dime. The family discusses community life in Beaumont CA., Mexican Americans in local beauty pageants, as well as the ongoing changes and issues brought on by the construction of the freeway.
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Hal Embshoff describes his family's migration from Ohio to Banning California and the development of his horseradish family business that was founded in 1952. He also discusses the changes he faced with the development of the freeway.
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Caroline Avila and Maurice Calderon describe their life in Banning California and the neighborhood barriers. They discuss changes due to the construction of the freeway as well as hardships and segregation they experienced as Hispanic Americans.
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Penny Newman discusses the various climate struggles that the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice was confronting at the time of the interview, namely high levels of air contamination, a rising number of warehouses, cattle ranches, and new housing which was unaffordable. She also gives a tour of the new CCAEJ headquarters and explains what they plan to do with the property to make it a community space.
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Ben and Amalia Rios discuss community life in Beaumont, California, and growing up in the neighborhood barrio as Hispanic Americans. They retell the social life, education, and military service of Mexican American men in their neighborhood during World War II.
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One of four tapes discussing the San Timoteo Canyon Schoolhouse. Reyes Flores discusses how the construction of the canyon in Beaumont and the prior construction of the I-10 freeway affected Mexican communities in the Inland Empire. Flores also recounts the secularization of missions and the prior work of Indian ranchhands.
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One of five tapes discussing the San Timoteo Canyon Schoolhouse. Jim Velasquez discusses the history of the first indigenous peoples of the Inland Empire from the eighteenth, seventeenth, and nineteenth centuries respectively. Velasquez follows the indigenous history of Spain, Mexico, and the United States.
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The second part of the Colton, Pascual Olivas Reunion. Dominic Philaseda recounts experiences as a musician. Angel Olivas recounts experiences in the military, the Second World War, the Post American Legion, discrimination, and benefits for Mexican Americans following the Second World War.
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Rudy Olivas discusses his experience as a musician as well as the discrimination he witnessed in Colton, California throughout his life, including a sudden shift in attitude toward Mexican Americans following the Second World War. Rudy Oliva's wife, Julia Olivas, and grandchild, Joseph Kiones, discuss their lives and their experiences with music.
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Interviewees attending the Wilson High School reunion recount their memories of Colton in their youth, the impact of the I-10 freeway on Colton, and their desires for the future of Colton's growth moving forward.
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Dolores Cortez is the founder of St. Mary's Folklorico. Cortez discusses the economic growth and the environmental impacts of the construction of the I-10 freeway. Cortez also discusses her work in the bilingual program as well as her life in Redlands, California.
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Leland "Lee" Richardson discusses his family history from arriving in Colton to settling in Redlands and the work he and his sister have dedicated to their family genealogy. Richardson also discusses his life story, working in his father's auto garage and working in Douglas Aircraft.
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Interview with Robert Renfro, manager of National Orange Co. discusses his family and life at King Ranch in Luverne and labor in the citrus industry.
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Interview with Tom Manzetti at the Blue Banner Packinghouse in Riverside. Manzetti the owner of National Oranger, discusses his life in Riverside and work in the citrus industry, focusing particularly on the details of Sunkist and citrus cooperatives.
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Anonymous interviewee describes her lifelong relationship with labor beginning in Mexico at the age of thirteen, to migrating to the United States and setting as a sorter for the National Orange Company in Riverside. She describes the hardships of labor in packinghouses, wages, supervisors, and her aspirations for a better job.
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Carmelo Tepezano describes his and his family's history in the Citrus industry working at Rancho Sespe. Discusses the Bracero Program, Japanese workers, his time in the army, and racial discrimination at Rancho Sespe.
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Elanor Hansen describes growing up in Rancho Sespe as the daughter of the manager of the Ranch in the post-war era.
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Interviewee Angela Gonzalez describes being born into Rancho Sespe reletting her childhood, the dynamics of working at the ranch, and community life in Rancho Sespe.
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Steve Solis discusses his family history in Riverside as well as working as a house manager in the National Orange Company Packing House and what his position encompasses.