Title
Oral history interview audio with Frieda Garcia : December 11, 2020
Creator
Garcia, Frieda, 1932- (Interviewee)
Contributor
Klein, Dory (Interviewer)
Decker, Jillian (Recordist)
Decker, Jillian (Recordist)
Genre
Master copies
Abstract/Description
An interview with Frieda Garcia, who is originally from the Dominican Republic, and moved to Boston in 1965. In the early 1970s, she founded La Alianza Hispana, a Latino social service agency in Boston, and became its first director, and later held the post of Executive Director of the United South End Settlements (USES) from 1981 to 2001. Garcia discusses the founding of La Alianza Hispana and the growth of USES. She describes the 1980s as a very active period for USES in
terms of its community participation and innovative programming. Garcia also provides reflections on the South End community and USES after her retirement.
Subjects and keywords
Garcia, Frieda, 1932-
Community organization -- Massachusetts -- Boston
South End (Boston, Mass.) -- History
United South End Settlements (Boston, Mass.)
Community organization -- Massachusetts -- Boston
South End (Boston, Mass.) -- History
United South End Settlements (Boston, Mass.)
Location
Northeastern University Library
Boston Research Center (BRC)
Boston Research Center (BRC)
Permanent URL
Date created
December 11, 2020
Use and reproduction
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