Stories highlighting the resilience of Oakland families.
My father, Roy Davies, was 14 when he left school in 1920, the school leaving age in England at the time. He wanted to go to high school, but his father had died when he […]
“Man,” yes, my neighbor’s real name, was a man-child in all respects. He was always serious and rarely smiled, even when we played happily for hours. We were young, feral children running wild without […]
Benito Daquipa, my grandfather, was born in a rocky hollow surrounded by tall hills covered with tall trees. The little hollow near the town of Corella on the island of Bohol in the southern Philippines […]
The day began like any other, as 18-year-old Phyllis D’Almeida made her way to school. Her thoughts were focused on the calculus exam she was scheduled to take that morning. But when she arrived at […]
For a resilient warrior, failures and obstacles are nothing more that an opportunity to express the qualities that define them. My mother, Ana Reyes is the person in my life who demonstrates resilience when times […]
I remember the evening we got the call. I’d sat lazily at my dining room table with my cousin, discussing the current news and exchanging stories. We were mid gossip when our phones rang in […]
El diablo sabe mas por viejo que por diablo. The devil knows more from age than from being the devil Fall, 2016: The photo was taken from a low angle pointed upwards toward the […]
Meeting D.K. Dailey, you probably wouldn’t guess her unique accomplishment – she’s written 13 books. And even though she hasn’t been published yet, she keeps writing. “I never thought I’d have 13 books written, yet […]
http://cpa.ds.npr.org/kalw/audio/2016/05/WEB.ArtForclosure.mp3 This is my grandmother’s story as much as it is mine. I lived with her, Attaway, on 2657 67th Avenue from August 2006 to May 2012 and enjoyed every minute of it. But, a […]
Last month, I attended the Latino Equity Summit at the Sheraton Grand in Sacramento, California. The Summit brings together Latino leaders, advocates and policymakers in an effort to discuss community solutions to assist the Latino […]
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