Flight Paths Project
The Concerned Latins Organization
“And they really—under the umbrella of education, housing, and employment—try to confront a lot of the discrimination and issues that the community has faced in the region.” https://youtu.be/Cu_sVNwrMyU Historian Emiliano Aguilar, doctoral student Northwestern University Transcript for The Concerned Latins...
School Days
“I was the only Caucasian in the whole class.” https://youtu.be/mTwEuRca1Eo Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for School Days I went to Froebel School, kindergarten, in about 1948. My kindergarten class was basically all white. I had Mrs. Reising for a...
Settling in Gary
“So my dad said, ‘Well, you know what, I don't have to live here.’” https://youtu.be/lqzgHtCUCRc Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for Settling in Gary My dad left, he ran away from his father, at the age of thirteen. He left...
The Neighborhood
“Nobody ever said, ‘Hey, you're a Mexican,’ or ‘Hey, you're an Italian’ or anything like that.” https://youtu.be/7BOiw-b2e28 Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for The Neighborhood Did he ever suffer any discrimination? I don't know. Because I was a kid and...
To Germany and Back
“It really makes you a woman and makes you responsible.” https://youtu.be/dlkbwnbk_Eg Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for To Germany and Back I graduated from Froebel High School, and my intention was not to go anyplace. I wanted to go to...
I Wanted to Work
“He comes back… and he said, ‘I have a permanent position for you.’” https://youtu.be/GfQh0jgtdR8 Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for I Wanted to Work I started looking for a job. You know, I worked in Germany. I wanted to work....
1967 Snowstorm
“No, a captain stays with the ship.” https://youtu.be/p_yAAlma6ZA Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for 1967 Snowstorm We got trapped in the 1967 snowstorm in school. And since we had a bunch of guys, we got all the ladies out at...
Becoming a Teacher
“I did not want to be used as the token Latin.” https://youtu.be/FxgNfNzUQVU Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for Becoming a Teacher In the fall of 1960, I went to IU and studied education. And I did some work at Indiana...
We All Played Together
“Once I got to be in seventh grade, eighth grade, we crossed 15th Avenue and nothing ever happened.” https://youtu.be/LEh5eCotkTk Edited by Nick Ladeau. Transcript for We All Played Together It's the Froebel neighborhood, in Gary. It ran from 15th Avenue...