California Stories Uncovered
Five Exhibits of Photographs by Immigrant and Refugee Teens
With Our Own Eyes/
Con Nuestros Propios Ojos
San Luis Obispo
This photographic documentary project focuses on the P'urepecha indigenous youths of San Juan Nuevo Parangaricutiro, Michoacan, Mexico, who live in the City of Paso Robles. It is estimated that well over 150 families from San Juan Nuevo call Paso Robles home.
The images collected are an unfiltered look at the youth's lives from both sides of the border. The pictures were taken in Paso Robles and in San Juan Nuevo during a trip there recently. They were gathered by the youths over the course of nine months in their homes, at school, in the barrio, and at family gatherings and celebrations – and in Michoacan, where many of the youths go yearly with their families. The photographer on the project is Steve E. Miller. Catherine J. Truillo is the curator.
For more information about the exhibit please contact Pedro Inzunza Arroyo, project director at 805/783-2346 or 805/226-3215, or by e-mail at parroyo@gmail.com