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Youth Leadership Institute (yli) Equips Teens and Young Adults with Resources to Make Big, Lasting Change in Their Communities
Youth are working on creating vision boards for the community during a youth-led community workshop. When Aniyah Montoya-Atwood talks about helping young people find their voices, her enthusiasm is contagious. In her three years as a program manager with Youth Leadership Institute (yli), she has seen firsthand how teenagers and young adults in the Central Valley are challenging inequalities, shaping policy and building a future where everyone has the chance to thrive. Founded
Mar 3


Shepherding, Song, and the Basque Legacy in the Central Valley
Fresno County’s climate and the availability of native grasses has allowed the sheep industry to thrive since the mid-1800s. To skilled Basque sheepmen, herding sheep in this setting was very different than in their native land. In their new country, herders could no longer return home each night; they lived out on the plains with the sheep. It was a lonely business. Pop Laval Collection Born to Basque immigrants in the Central Valley, Louis Michel Irigaray spent his childhoo
Mar 3


Rooted in Joy, Greek Immigrants Have Shaped the Central Valley for Over a Century
As Axis powers argued over who was responsible for feeding blockaded Greece in the early 1940s, more than 300,000 perished from starvation. The National Greek War Relief Association was founded, and benefits were scheduled across the nation. Fresno County heavily participated in the campaign by collecting coins and promoting the star-studded KMJ radio broadcasts and dance performances held at the Fox Wilson Theatre - February 8, 1941. There’s a concept in Greek culture known
Mar 3
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