Alejandro Riveron and Alan Jinich
Recorded
May 18, 2024
45:11 minutes
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Id:
dda003262
Description
Alan Jinich (24) asks his conversation partner Alejandro Morales Riveron (47) about being an artist and a surfer, and how he's found community in both of his passions in San Diego. Alejandro also speaks about his involvement with a mural in Chicano Park, San Diego.Subject Log / Time Code
Alejandro (A) talks about his childhood and why he connected so much with skateboarding in the Pacific Beach community of San Diego.
A talks about what influenced him to pursue the arts.
A shares what subjects he likes to paint, and defines what painting his culture means to him.
A shares what the Pumphouse Crew is and why they are such an important crew for him, and what significance they have had in the surfing community locally and at large.
A shares some history of Chicano Park and describes how the various components of his identity represented in different parts/ aspects of San Diego make him whole.
A describes what it was like being involved in the creation of a mural at Chicano Park. He also describes what makes the mural he worked on unique.
A describes what Chicano Park looks like and reflects on the significance of it.
A describes the history of how Chicano Park was created.
A reflects on his legacy.
Participants
- Alejandro Riveron
- Alan Jinich