Dec 8, 2020
Rodrigo Durán's
parents come from very different backgrounds.
In this episode, the host of
Real
City Ambassadors shares the stories of his parents' respective
moves from Mexico to San Francisco. His dad came to the U.S. from
Mexico City after becoming disillusioned with the revolutionary
movement in his homeland, ended up in The City, and fell in with
low-riders and Central Americans here. Rodrigo's mom is from a
small town in Jalisco, and her father came to the U.S. on the
Bracero Program. The two met in San Francisco, where Rodrigo and
his siblings were born.
After a brief time back with family
in Mexico, Rodrigo returned to SF, went to school in Chinatown, and
got involved in the Aztec dance community through his
dad.
Rodrigo ends this podcast reflecting
on the inclusion he felt from various communities in San
Francisco.
Please join us for Part 2 this
Thursday.
We recorded this podcast at the
Calle 24 Latino Cultural
District office in the Mission in November
2020.
Photography by Michelle Kilfeather