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Title
Oral history interview video with Frieda Garcia
Creator
Garcia, Frieda
Klein, Dory
Decker, Jillian
Klein, Dory
Decker, Jillian
Abstract
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.
NextTitle
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)
Language
English
Date created
December 11, 2020
Type of resource
Sound recording-nonmusical
Genre
Master copies
Format
Sound Recording
Digital origin
born digital
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.
Project description
This item was collected and digitized as part of the Harriet Tubman House Memory Project, a Boston Research Center effort from 2020 to 2022 to preserve the history of the Harriet Tubman House, which stood at 566 Columbus Avenue in Boston's South End neighborhood from 1975 to 2020. The building was the base of operations for United South End Settlements (USES), as well as a community center, gathering space, art gallery, and main office for several
nonprofit organizations. Harriet Tubman House services continue at USES' historic Rutland Street campus. The Harriet Tubman House Memory Project was designed with current staff of the USES and community members affiliated with the activist group I Am Harriet (IAH). These interviews largely took place via remote recording technology during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, and were conducted by staff and volunteers at the Northeastern University Library and the Boston Public
Library. These interviews represent the stories of past and present staff, artists, and community members involved with the Harriet Tubman House since the building's development in the 1970s.
Related item
Boston Research Center. Harriet Tubman House Memory Project
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.)
Permanent URL
Location
Northeastern University Library
Boston Research Center (BRC)
Boston Research Center (BRC)
Use and reproduction
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