Raynique Syas was born in Los Angeles, CA, in 1985. She is a Charleston Area Justice Ministry organizer. She remembers growing up in Watts in a typical urban area of the city impacted by poverty, drugs, and violence. There, she also experienced a profound sense of community and the support of her family strong women. Syas states that it was much later in life that she understood the systemic injustices that plagued her community and affirms it was this awareness that fuels her activism. Syas moved to Charleston looking for better opportunities for her three children but was unprepared for the cultural differences and the racism she encountered in South Carolina. Finally, she talks about why she joined Charleston Area Justice Ministry (CAJM), first as a member and team leader and later as an organizer. She reflects on one of the biggest CAJM efforts, the racial audit of Charleston and North Charleston police departments, and how COVID impacted organizing work.
Wendy Dallas Damron was born in 1973 in Detroit, Michigan. In 2013, Damron, her husband, and her two children moved to the South Carolina Lowcountry attracted by the area's beauty, warm temperatures, and conservative politics. In the interview, Damron defines herself as Reagan's conservative, talks about her initial enthusiasm with the Tea Party, and remembers her frustration when she realized the movement was unable to change the federal government. She understood the importance of focusing her activism and efforts on local and state government issues. In 2016, Damron attended a Heritage Foundation event and learned about the Convention of the States Project. Since then, she has been working to have it signed in South Carolina becoming the Coastal Region’s captain and legislative liaison. Damron is also a board member of the Palmetto Promise Institute, a South Carolina conservative think tank.
Tercer número de "La Voz Hispana" publicación bilingüe de la organización Tri-County Hispanic American Association. / Third issue of the Tri-County Hispanic American Association bilingual newsletter.
Fotografía en color de un trío de música folclórica boliviana actuando en el Festival Hispano en Palmetto Island park. / Color photograph of a Bolivian folk music trio performing at the Hispanic Festival at the Palmetto Island Park.
Tarjeta firmada por la hermana Maria Amelia Ferrillo en ocasión de la celebración de sus sesenta años como religiosa de las Hermanas de la Caridad. La tarjeta está dirigida a Lucy y Angel Cordero a quienes agradece por su presencia y contribuciones al evento. / Card signed by Sister Maria Amelia Ferillo in the occasion her sixtieth anniversary as a Sister of Charity. It was dedicated to Angel and Lucy Cordero. She thanks them for their presence and contributions to the event.
In this four-page typed speech C.C. Tseng read to the Carolina Art Association in Charleston, South Carolina, he writes about Chinese landscape painting and its differences from Western art.
Volante de un evento multicultural en James Island County Park organizado por West Ashley High School el 4 de mayo, 2003. / Flyer of a Multicultural Event in the James Island County Park organized by West Ashley High School on May 4, 2003.
Fotografía a color de una adolescente, Thalia Orozco, rodeada de dos mujeres y dos hombres. A la derecha, Saul Ramos "El Alacrán" y a la izquierda Samuel Olivera "Cachorro" eran locutores en la estación de radio El Sol 980 AM. En este día, la radio organizaba un concurso de canto del que Thalia fue ganadora. / Color photograph of a teenager, Thalia Orozco, surrounded by two women and two men. The two men were radio hosts at the Spanish Radio Station El Sol 980 AM. On the right, Saul Ramos "El Alacran" and on the left Samuel Olivera "Cachorro." On this day, the radio station organized a singing contest. Thalia Orozco was the winner.
Fotografía en color de tres hombres vestidos como los reyes magos hablando con tres niños. El evento fue organizado por Tri- County Hispanic American Association. / Color photograph of three man dressed as the Three Wise Man talking with three children. The event was organized by the Tri- County Hispanic American Association.
Fotografía en color de Juana Torres y sus hijos con una quinceañera en la iglesia Blessed Sacrament. / Color photograph of Juana Torres and her sons with a quinceañera at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.
