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Paul Varela, Executive Director of the Chumash Interpretive Center in Thousand Oaks is interviewed about Chumash culture. He discusses cultural assimilation and erasure, his own heritage as a descendant of basket maker Candelaria, the importance of…

Robert was a teacher and policeman in Oxnard. He lived in China Alley and the Colonia area of Oxnard. Robert reviews how social attitudes, segregation and prejudice changed over his lifetime.

Content Warning: The following oral history may contain…