Author: Borderlands Theater

Youth Ethnographer Vlog: Karelia Gil

Youth ethnographer, Karelia Gil, discusses her experience collecting oral histories for the Barrio Stories Project. Karelia interviewed an Tucson elder who recalled memories of Barrio Libre before urban renewal demolished many of the houses in Barrio Libre to build the Tucson Convention Center in 1968.

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Youth Ethnographer Vlog: Amina Shiwoko

Youth ethnographer, Amina Shiwoko, discusses her experience collecting oral histories for the Barrio Stories Project. Amina interviewed an Tucson elder who recalled memories of El Hoyo before urban renewal demolished many of the houses en El Hoyo to build the Tucson Convention Center in 1968.

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