In this interview, Ome Quetzal Lopez discuss the hip-hop scene in the Central Valley, particularly Fresno and Sanger. Influenced by an uncle and groups such as NWA and Eazy E, Lopez reflects on being a dancer and a DJ in both the Fresno hip-hop and…
Mauro Carrera was born in Mexico on November 6, 1986. His parents Rosalia and Mauro met in Yanga, Veracruz. Mauro lived in Veracruz, Mexico for the first four years of his life. He crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without documentation and arrived to…
Part 2 of 2 of an oral history interview with Aren Hekimian.
Aren “Hecktik” Hekimian is the son of Armenian immigrants who made their way to Fresno after living throughout the Middle East. Once in Fresno, the Hekimian’s moved from South to North…
Part 1 of 2 of an oral history interview with Aren Hekimian.
Aren “Hecktik” Hekimian is the son of Armenian immigrants who made their way to Fresno after living throughout the Middle East. Once in Fresno, the Hekimian’s moved from South to North…