The Pride of Being Greek — John Papadakis

John Papadakis, a longtime San Pedro community leader, tells the story of how he developed his pride of being Greek and how that manifested itself into the opening of his legendary Papadakis Taverna

How the ILWU Held a Spot for a Soldier in Iraq — Martin Chacon

Martin Chacon tells the story of becoming a casual in the ILWU and getting elevated in the union while he was overseas on military service in Iraq. SOLAHA Vol. IV, No. 15 VFW Commander Martin Chacon becomes longshoreman while in military service. Veterans of Foreign...