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Tomasita Romero, Gardener, Las Parcelas
Video
Neighborhood
Fishtown/Kensington
Related Story
Las Parcelas and Colobo Community Gardens
Street Address
2256 N 2nd St
Creator Name
Anastasia Saverino
Date Created
2008
Description
Interview with Tomasita Romero at Las Parcelas garden. Romero discusses gardening, immigration, her roots and family in Puerto Rico; discrimination; drugs and crime; the revitalization of the Norris Square neighborhood.
Contributing Institution
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: PhilaPlace Collection
Tags
Community gardens
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Crime
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Immigrants
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Immigration
,
Neighborhoods
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Racial discrimination
,
Rehabilitation
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Tomasita Romero
Topics
Immigration & Migration
,
Landscape & Architecture
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Oral Interviews
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