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About this episode

Osvaldo Rivera grew up in Southwest Detroit. He moved from the island of Puerto Rico at 5 months old. Settling in the area of Most Holy Trinity and St. Anne's, he was fortunate enough to be raised in a culture of Latino Catholic-activism. Later, in 1973 he attended Wayne State University as part of a new program to increase Latino enrollment. As a result of demonstrations and talks with administration, he and his classmates led to its development into the Chicano-Boricua Studies program -- one of the oldest continuously-running, ethnic studies programs in the whole country.With a Master's in Social Work from the University of Michigan, Rivera is the Director of Community Based Services & Family Preservation Program for the Michigan Department of Human Services.Interview shot on February 5, 2007, at Bagley Housing in Southwest Detroit.www.oneofusfilms.org www.doi.wayne.edu

• Release Date

  Nov 12, 2008

• Runtime

  04:05