Collection
COPS/Metro
Contributor
Chen, Qiuying (Kitty); Mendonza, Steve; Zapata, Juan
Publication Date
Spring 2024
Description
In his interview, Steve Mendoza reflected on the history of redlining and resource inequality in San Antonio and the impact it’s had on the neighborhoods COPS/Metro serves. He also discusses demographic changes within the COPS/Metro organization. He prides himself on the success of COPS/Metro’s Project Quest education program that has benefited the people living on the Westside. Looking to the future, Steve hopes COPS/Metro develops more programs for the changing needs and demographics of San Antonio.
Biography
Steve Mendoza is an active COPS/Metro leader, he has been in the organization since day one. Steve joined COPS when he was still a high school student. As he went on with his life, he became a member of a parish in a suburban area where the White population dominated. Steve has witnessed and been through racial tension in San Antonio all along.
Interview Index
0:01 Role and Involvement in COPS/Metro
2:35 Demographics within COPS/Metro
3:52 Racial Climate within San Antonio
5:54 Vision for COPS/Metro in the Future
Keywords
COPS/Metro; Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish; Race; Diversity; Redlining; Resource Inequality; Education; Hispanic; San Antonio; Project Quest;
Size or Duration
8 pages; 9 mins, 3 secs of audio
Format
MP3, PDF
Disciplines
Oral History | Social Justice
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Chen, Qiuying, "COPS/Metro Alliance - StMU Oral Histories with Steve Mendonza" (2024). COPS/Metro. 12.
https://commons.stmarytx.edu/copsmetro/12
