Storytelling to Preserve a Community’s History

Abstract

Storytelling has the power to send a message, preserve culture, history, and influence change. As CRISP Fellows, we visited long-term and new residents to capture their stories, memories, and reflections about the neighborhood history and the recent changes and trends that have impacted the Martindale Brightwood. As graduate students, we learned that community-based participatory research (CBPR) can teach students to make policy decisions that are sustainable and create academic research that is impactful.