Stories of the East and West Barrios

o Stories from the East and West Barrios recognizes the two barrio neighborhoods as a vital part of Claremont community and history. This project first developed in collaboration with community consultants John Dominguez and Lydia Henry, both residents of Arbol Verde with close ties to the community. With generous grant funding from the California Humanities, we have now conducted 13 oral histories, digitized over 300 photographs, curated a comprehensive historical exhibition, and created a short documentary film on the barrios. These materials will be made available to the public to view through the Claremont Colleges Digital Library and the Online Archive of California, where community members, researchers, and students can learn about this history through primary sources.

Special thanks to the California Humanities Foundation for a generous grant that helped make this project possible.