One of San Pedro High’s most successful graduates, Mel Lindsey, grew up going to Mt. Sinai Baptist Church on Mesa in San Pedro. He explains how African American churches have played a great role in providing leadership roles for Blacks throughout United States history.
Rick Pielago tells the story of how his grandfather opened a bar in San Pedro in 1934, right after prohibition ended — and how a Mary Star traveling softball team led his father to discover a steak house in Arizona that provided the inspiration for Peppy’s, a legendary restaurant in mid 20th Century San Pedro.
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.