Watching Italian Soccer at Grandparents House — John Bagakis
Former Honorary Mayor of San Pedro, John Bagakis tells the story of growing up going to his grandparents house to watch soccer games from Italy.
Former Honorary Mayor of San Pedro, John Bagakis tells the story of growing up going to his grandparents house to watch soccer games from Italy.
San Pedro filmmaker and co-producer of SOLAHA, Jack Baric tells the story of how his parents immigrated to the LA Harbor area and his experiences at school after he arrived for kindergarten not able to speak English.
Former Honorary Mayor of San Pedro, John Bagakis talks about the pride of being Greek, from the annual festival, to your saint’s day, the Olympics, and greatest of all, celebrating Easter Sunday with a roasted lamb.
Longtime Wilmington community leader Sergio Carrillo tells the heartwarming story of how his parents both immigrated from Mexico to Wilmington, where they met, fell in love, and had a family.
AltaSea CEO and San Pedro community leader Tim McOsker tells the story of getting a longshore casual card as a college student during an era when the cards were distributed at the unemployment office.
SOLAHA co-producer and local documentary filmmaker Jack Baric’s story of playing Little League, while growing up in San Pedro, is bookended with stories of the community members who built a rouge baseball diamond at Friendship Park and another generation who saved Eastview when the fields were lost to a new Target store.