Longtime San Pedro community leader, Mike Lansing, the executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the LA Harbor, tells the story of his multicultural Sicilian and Irish family who came to San Pedro via Boston (on the Italian side) and Oklahoma (on the Irish side).
Former executive director of Wilmington Chamber of Commerce (WCC) , Dan Hoffman tells the story of how he first moved to Wilmington — and never wanted to leave!
Ann (Good) Menard tells the story of her parents coming to San Pedro, meeting, the long journey to getting married, and a hilarious account of what her dad’s Italian mother did to make sure her boy was well fed because it was clear his new wife couldn’t cook!
Former honorary mayor of San Pedro, Kathy Carcamo tells the story of how her mother’s family escaped from the Nazi occupied island of Brac, Croatia and made it by boat to a refugee camp in Egypt.
Annette (Kaloper) Ciketic shares fond memories of having a poultry farm in her family’s backyard and the meaning of the Fishermen’s Fiesta “blessing the fleet”.
99 years young, Nickie Troy is a lifelong member of the San Pedro community. Her father came to the United States in 1902. Nickie tells the story of her family and how they celebrated Greek Easter in San Pedro.