Mosaic Atlas: Interview with Darlene Tenes and Lily Tenes Sanchez .

Authors

Darlene Tenes, CasaQ by DarleneFollow
Lily Tenes Sanchez, San José State UniversityFollow
Jan English-Lueck, San José State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Interview

Publication Date

7-6-2022

Abstract

Interview with Darlene Tenes, founder of CasaQ (Casa Querida) and the Farmworker Caravan, and her mother Lily Tenes Sanchez, an activist for social justice in the 20th century. Topics covered include family history, her father’s book on his experience as a bullfighter, CasaQ’s work to amplify Chicano and Mexican content in the arts and crafts sphere, culinary arts, the COVID-19 pandemic and farmworker relief efforts, mariachi, and events at Our Lady Guadalupe Catholic Church. As part of the Mosaic Atlas project, SJSU students and faculty from the Anthropology and Geography departments interviewed people who support and produce art throughout the Bay Area.

Recommended Citation

Darlene Tenes, Lily Tenes Sanchez, and Jan English-Lueck. "Mosaic Atlas: Interview with Darlene Tenes and Lily Tenes Sanchez ." Mosaic Atlas Interviews (2022).

Network

Mayfair/Mayfair North

Participant Website

CasaQ by Darlene

Address

Fleming and Story Road, San José, CA

Neighborhood

Mayfair, San José