Santiago, David, Los Angeles, California
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Espada, Jason
label: Collection Photographer
content: Espada, Frank, 1930-
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content: Frank Espada Photographs
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content: Frank Espada Photographs / Series 1: Puerto Rican Diaspora Documentary Project / 1.4: Interviews
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1981
container: label: Container
content: Box 52, Cassette AC 1395 - OT0024
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Chairperson of El Dia de San Juan and a military veteran. Santiago discusses discrimination in California from a GI perspective and the growth of the Puerto Rican community in California. Santiago also discusses the creation and history of the festival and the impact it has had on the Puerto Rican community in California. Additionally, Santiago describes the relationship between the Puerto Rican community and the Mexican community. Finally, Santiago discusses the importance of preserving Puerto Rican culture and the uniqueness of the Puerto Rican community in California.