The Sequoia Union High School District (SUHSD) recently convened two listening sessions: a face-to-face meeting on September 12 at Bloomhouse on Pulgas Avenue in East Palo Alto and a virtual meeting on September 15. Both meetings brought together SUHSD officials, East Palo Alto Community Archive staff and the alumni of the now defunct Ravenswood High…
On November 8, 2023, the East Palo Alto Community Archive (EPACA) was hosted by Stanford’s Haas Center For Public Service in a meeting to which several departments and programs that may have an interest in EPACA’s work were invited. The Haas Center for Public Service has, since 1985, inspired the Stanford University community to ‘realize…
On September 13, representatives of black-owned businesses from throughout the County of San Mateo attended a Black Business Summit held in East Palo Alto at the Bloomhouse Center. The East Palo Alto Community Archive was invited to set up an information table as well as to display some of its collections. ‘’We were very happy…
In the last week of October, for Ravenswood High School Alumni, all roads led to Las Vegas for their annual pilgrimage to support the East Palo Alto T-Ball Pitching Program. The East Palo Alto Community Archive was there to interview the alumni about their experiences attending this now defunct high school which opened in 1958…
Did you know that the East Palo Alto Community Archive (EPACA) can help your employees transition to working in the youngest city in San Mateo? Several new hires joining The Primary School and the Ravenswood City School District this school year had the opportunity to learn about the East Palo Alto community and the East…
The Ravenswood High School Alumni, including classes from 1960-1973, held a picnic on August 26, 2023, at Cuesta Park in Mountain View and the East Palo Alto Community Archive (EPACA) was there! The well-attended event was a prime opportunity for EPACA which is continuously seeking potential interviewees to populate its video archive as well as…
We continue to highlight your neighbors and former residents of our beloved city in the latest edition of The People of East Palo Alto series. As with the first set of interviews, we attempt to put a face on our city’s story as told by the people themselves. We’ve slightly changed the format to feature…
After years of planning and organizing, with many more years of building to come, the East Palo Alto Community Archive was formally revealed to the public on Saturday, October 22nd at “Celebrating Us — The Opening of a Community Archive.” We were hosted by our partners at Bloomhouse for a day of uplifting our city…
The East Palo Alto Community Archive is made by and for the people of East Palo Alto. Together, we’ve coalesced our visions for an archive that honors the rich history of East Palo Alto (EPA) and keeps it alive as we build our futures in the city we call home. A community archive is created…
East Palo Alto, or EPA, is just two and a half square miles but the power that lies here is immeasurable. It’s a city created by a grassroots movement started by its inhabitants: The People of East Palo Alto. Incorporated in 1983, EPA has a short but storied history. A community of faith, barons of…