Oral History Projects

Learn more about our new oral history project exploring the evolution of waterfront access in East Boston and how change has affected residents’ daily lives.

Deepen your understanding of East Boston’s community by listening to firsthand accounts and memories of past and present residents.

In 2021, Hola Cultura interviewed five early childhood immigrants in D.C. about how coming to the U. S. affected their lives and those of their families. The narrators shared memories of culture clashes upon first arrival and how their immigrant experience and legal status impacted their lives and views as they were growing up and continue to shape them today. Read the interviews.

Explore the evolution of the Latino community in Adams Morgan through the accounts of local residents. In September 2019, Hola Cultura in partnership with the DC Oral History Collaborative created the Adams Morgan History keepsake.

Throughout the summers of 2015 to 2018, our interns investigated D.C. Latino history and heritage. Read the stories of local residents and learn how neighborhoods have changed over the years.

While most people may think Spanish is the only language spoken among Latinos, the Washington, D.C. area is enriched by indigenous peoples and their cultures and traditional languages. Discover D.C.'s indigenous cultures.