{"id":1578,"date":"2015-07-12T01:17:34","date_gmt":"2015-07-12T08:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/luishmoreno.com\/?p=1578"},"modified":"2015-07-13T18:15:30","modified_gmt":"2015-07-14T01:15:30","slug":"oxnards-old-timers-friends-reunions-part-iv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/luishmoreno.com\/?p=1578","title":{"rendered":"Oxnard\u2019s Old-Timers Friends Reunions, Part IV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Part IV – Series On The History of Old-Timers Friends Reunion:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Old-Timers Friends Reunion Logo (2012). Courtesy of the author\u2019s father archive collection<\/p><\/div>\n

Throughout the years, my father\u00a0has documented those reunions\u00a0by taking many photos of\u00a0los veteranos.\u00a0<\/em>As they reflect on their\u00a0lives<\/em>,\u00a0history<\/em>, and\u00a0future\u00a0<\/em>at those reunions, it was always about\u00a0friendship<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In closing, I started this series on the history of Old-Timers Friends Reunions<\/strong> to organize my father’s archives. But, it has\u00a0motivated me to continue this story\u00a0and develop it into\u00a0a\u00a0future<\/em> article\u00a0titled,\u00a0\u00a0Cruisin\u2019 With Los Veteranos:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Community, Identity, And Music In Southern California<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Community Center Park (circa 2002). Courtesy of the author\u2019s father archive collection.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Community Center Park (circa 2003). Courtesy of the author\u2019s father archive collection.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Community Center Park (circa 2003). Courtesy of the author\u2019s father archive collection.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Community Center Park (2005). Courtesy of the author\u2019s father archive collection.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Community Center Park (2008). Courtesy of the author\u2019s father archive collection.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Community Center Park (2008). Courtesy of the author\u2019s father archive collection.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Community Center Park (2008). Courtesy of the author\u2019s father archive collection.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Community Center Park (2009). Courtesy of the author\u2019s father archive collection.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Community Center Park (2010). Courtesy of the author\u2019s father archive collection.<\/p><\/div>\n

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College Park (2015). Courtesy of the author\u2019s father archive collection.<\/p><\/div>\n

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College Park (2015). Courtesy of the author\u2019s father archive collection.<\/p><\/div>\n

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College Park (2015). Courtesy of the author\u2019s father archive collection.<\/p><\/div>\n

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College Park (2015). Courtesy of the author\u2019s father archive collection.<\/p><\/div>\n

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College Park (2015). Courtesy of the author\u2019s father archive collection.<\/p><\/div>\n

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College Park (2015). Courtesy of the author\u2019s father archive collection.<\/p><\/div>\n

c\/s<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Part IV – Series On The History of Old-Timers Friends Reunion: Throughout the years, my father\u00a0has documented those reunions\u00a0by taking many photos of\u00a0los veteranos.\u00a0As they reflect on their\u00a0lives,\u00a0history, and\u00a0future\u00a0at those reunions, it was always about\u00a0friendship. In closing, I started this series on the history of Old-Timers Friends Reunions to organize my father’s archives. 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