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SGV Connect 142: Baldwin Park Responds to ICE and All That She

Baldwin Park’s immigrant relief efforts and a San Gabriel Valley filmmaker’s global portrait of women highlight this week’s SGV Connect podcast

This week’s SGV Connect Podcast features a pair of interviews by Chris Greenspon. The first is with Baldwin Park City Councilmember Emanuel Estrada, then with filmmaker Nicola Pieper.

Greenspon and Estrada discuss Baldwin Park’s $266,000 relief fund for families affected by immigration raids, which offers rent and grocery assistance. Estrada emphasized long-term planning, grassroots action, and multi-county cooperation. He noted that all council members have immigrant backgrounds. You can read a transcript of the interview here.

In the second interview, Greenspon and Pieper discuss her short documentary All That She, a poetic portrait of 67 women from four continents, including many from the San Gabriel Valley. The film challenges stereotypes and celebrates cultural diversity and connection. A San Gabriel Valley resident for three years, Pieper says the project reflects the community’s warmth and interwoven social fabric. The film will be available online next year. For now you can watch a teaser for All That She. Read an edited copy of the interview here.

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