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Interviewee Sort descending Collection Description Interviewer Date of Interview Location of Interview Affiliation
Jun Mori Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project

Oral history interview with Jun Mori. 

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Justine Arian Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project

Justine Arian was interviewed for the Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project in Los Angeles, California. Justine Arian was born in 1972 in Harbor City, California, and grew up in a family deeply connected to the Port of Los Angeles, with both her father and grandfather working there. Although she did not have a hands-on experience with the port as a child, Arian grew up hearing stories about it and became familiar with its significance to her family. The interview covers Arian's journey into the longshore industry.

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Kaylynn Kim Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project

Kaylynn Kim was interviewed for the Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project. Kaylynn Kim is a lawyer with the Allen Matkins law firm, specializing in real estate, finance, and transactions. Originally from Korea, Kim moved to the United States at the age of seventeen, first residing in Oklahoma, where she attended Oklahoma City University for her undergraduate studies. She later pursued chiropractic school in California before transitioning to a career in law.

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Lanny Nelms Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project

Oral history interview with Lanny Nelms.

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Lauren Warren Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project

Laura Warren was interviewed for the Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project. Warren, born on March 22, 1951, in Long Beach, California, grew up in Wilmington, where her family had deep historical ties to the port and the local community. Her paternal great-grandparents moved from Louisiana to Wilmington in 1905, while her maternal family established a printing business in the area.

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Lee Mardesich Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project

Lee Mardesich was interviewed for the Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project. Born in 1925 in Los Angeles, California, Lee Mardesich shares her family's deep roots in San Pedro, particularly focusing on her father's journey from Lithuania to becoming a prominent barber in the area. Mardesich describes her experiences growing up in the Larambla District, attending local schools, and the multicultural composition of the neighborhood.

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Leonard Pitt Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project

Oral history interview with Leonard Pitt. 

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Lewis Loveridge Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project

Lewis "Lou" Loveridge was interviewed for the Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project. He was born in 1923 in Jefferson, South Dakota, and moved to California in the 1930s with his family. His career on the waterfront began in 1941 when he worked extra on the docks. After serving in the Navy during World War II, he returned to work as a longshoreman, registering on the waterfront in 1948. The interview provides a detailed account of Loveridge’s experiences working at the Port of Los Angeles.

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Lloyd Menveg Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project

Oral history interview with Lloyd Menveg.

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Lorenzo DiCarlo Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project

Lorenzo DiCarlo was born in 1924 in San Pedro, California. He spent his entire life there and worked in his family's bakery business. Lorenzo's family immigrated to the United States at the turn of the 20th century, initially settling in Steubenville, Ohio, before moving to San Pedro. His grandfather, after working on the railroad, started a bakery in Ohio, which later relocated to San Pedro following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. 

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