Growing Up In Tucson Panel Discussion / Program, September 17, 2015.

This panel discussion is the second event being offered in conjunction with Special Collections’ exhibit, “Tucson: Growth, Change and Memories.” The exhibit, which explores various aspects of Tucson’s history and growth as an urban community, opens on Aug. 17 and runs through Jan. 14, 2016. The panel features an eclectic group of four Tucsonans, remembering life from the 1950s onward. Joining us to share their stories will be former City Councilwoman Molly McKasson, business owner Katya Peterson, newspaper columnist Ernesto Portillo, Jr., and Lydia Otero, Professor of Mexican American Studies.

Click here to listen to the program (it begins at 52:15 after the hour).

Professor Lydia Otero
Katya Peterson
Molly McKasson
Ernesto Portillo, Jr.
Another packed house
Alva Torres
Katya Peterson, Lydia Otero, Molly McKasson, Bob Diaz and Ernesto Portillo, Jr.
Visitors to our second event, “Growing Up in Tucson”

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