Code,955040
Subject,Maria Agosto
Date,7/31/2017
Interviewer,Sarah Nemeth
Abstract,"Maria Agosto explains how the Hispanic community on the Near West Side, specifically in the Metro West neighborhood, is affected by various issues apparent in the area. The neighborhood problems of impending gentrification, the lack of a strong Hispanic professional culture, and the inadequate awareness of helpful community programs and services, negatively affects the Metro West neighborhood, but more specifically the Hispanic enclaves that call that neighborhood home. Much of Agosto's professional career has focused on the empowerment of young professionals. She suggests that the neighborhood will be strengthen through an investment in the community's youth. "
Tags,"Metro West Neighborhood, Young Latino Network, College Now, Lincoln West High School, Hispanic"
Special Notes,Fan oscillating in the background. 
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0,Sarah Nemeth introduces interview. Maria Agosto grew up on W. 90th & Denison. Everyone in her neighborhood moved away because they believed it was unsafe. 
1,"Father was a police officer, had to live in the city. Is Puerto Rican. Did not live in a hispanic enclave. Grandparents moved there in the 1960s, settled on Clark Ave."
2,Clark Avenue and surrounding area predominately Hispanic. More recently the Puerto Rican enclave has started moving closer to Brooklyn.  
3,Some Hispanic's have chosen to remain near Clark Ave. because the area supports their culture. Explains what a copea is.
4,Lists/describes some of the Puerto Rican eateries in the area. 
5,Lists/describes some of the Puerto Rican eateries in the area. 
6,Lists/describes some of the Puerto Rican eateries in the area. Discussion of Momocho's.
7,Discussion of Momocho's. 
8,Discussion of Momocho's. 
9,All of her family lives within a 5 mile radius of each other. 
10,Her dad was in the Guardian Angles and explains what that is. There were racial tensions between African Americans and Puerto Ricans. 
11,Racial tension has been passed down. This tension still determines where certain groups go to for various services. Clark Ave. used to be more Hispanic. 
12,Her grandfather used to rent apartments to newly arrived immigrants. He would help them setup their new life in the US. Agosto recently visited Puerto Rico. 
13,Hardly any English spoken in Puerto Rico. Grandparents moved to Cleveland for work. Grandfather worked at Sherwin-Williams. 
14,"Extended family was drawn to the area because of her grandparents. Lived on Clark because rent was low, bilingual, and pedestrian friendly. "
15,On the importance of family. 
16,Mention of Taino Indians and the importance of family. 
17,"Presence of Hispanic enclave in Lorain, Ohio. Family is not active in the community. Thoughts on gentrification. "
18,Thoughts on gentrification. 
19,"Thoughts on gentrification. Mentions the type of businesses being brought into the area, which are not reflective of the residents. "
20,"Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization tries to combat gentrification. Ohio City's CDC, however, has not taken preventative measures. "
21,Comments on vacant lots and community green space. Investors are buying up community green spaces. 
22,Wonders if the current Metro West community will be preserved. More centralized transit closer to the urban core. 
23,"Transit becomes less centralized away from the urban core. As gentrification filters into Clark-Fulton, speculates residents will move to the Brooklyn area. "
24,Remarks on Dave's grocery store. 
25,"Issues associated with rising property costs, including commercial building rental prices. "
26,Discussion on how mom and pop stores are pushed out of neighborhoods first. 
27,The long standing mom and pop stores have a right to be able to make it in an up-and-coming community. Describes the Young Latino Network. 
28,Describes the Young Latino Network organization. 
29,"Describes the Young Latino Network organization, specifically the services offered and volunteer opportunities available. "
30,"Young Latino Network organization, specifically the services offered and volunteer opportunities available. Impetus for developing the Young Latino Network. "
31,Impetus for starting the Young Latino Network. 
32,Impetus for starting the Young Latino Network. Low percentage of Hispanic individuals employed in professional settings. 
33,Low percentage of Hispanic individuals employed in professional settings. Community services offered do not try to reach out to the Hispanic community. 
34,Lists some of the volunteer opportunities available through Young Latino Network. Describes her dissatisfaction with her first professional job. 
35,"Describes her dissatisfaction with her first professional job, which led her to become involved in the Young Latino Network. "
36,"Describes her dissatisfaction with her first professional job, which led her to become invovled in the Young Latino Network. "
37,At first she was the Treasurer for the Young Latino Network. Comments on fundraising. 
38,Comments on fundraising. Discusses why attention needs to be focused on young Latino professionals.
39,The challenges of blending family and a professional career. 
40,Only three other family members have graduated from college. There is a need to be set on track that allows for lateral moves within a profession. 
41,The advantages of being on the Board of the Young Latino Network. 
42,Describes College Now. Through College Now she works at Lincoln West. 
43,Lists some of the areas she advises students in at Lincoln West. Every high school has its own culture. 
44,States why she chose to work at Lincoln West. 
45,Explains how she motivates her students to apply to college. 
46,Agosto suggests that her students fully commit to college.
47,A way to transform the whole community would be to better motivate and invest in high school students. Wishes there was a Hispanic older lady walking group. 
48,The need for a better way to educate the community on the programs and services available to them. 
49,Abandoned housing problem. Need for more community education on programs and services offered. Children need places to play. 
50,Expresses concerns for how certain block clubs operate. 
51,Expresses concerns for how certain block clubs operate. Again expresses the need for more community education on programs and services offered. 
52,Colleges have made the application process more difficult.  
53,Colleges have made the application process more difficult. One of the least represented demographics in college is Hispanic men. 
54,"Agosto works diligently with each student's application. Mention of Project ACT, for homeless high school students. "
55,"Continues to discuss Project ACT. How a college's application process is structured impacts the students, especially those at Lincoln West. "
56,The interview ends. 
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