History has a way of elevating just a handful of heroes. The many people who worked alongside them often disappear in the rear view. For example, if you grew up in California, you learned a little bit in school about the state’s most famous Mexican-American son, Cesar Chavez. But what about the community he came from? Latinos helped build San Jose…and California…  a history largely forgotten or ignored. Today, listen to the story of Blanca Alvarado, one of the Chicana lions of San Jose, California.

La Madrina

Host, reporter and podcaster for KQED. Audiofile. Foodie. Adventure Seeker. Californian to the bone.

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