Pathways in Oral History: James E. Garcia

Abstract: In this Pathways, we learn about James E. Garcia, a journalist and playwright who recognized the drama inherent in oral history interviews with Latina/o World War II veterans and civilians. In 2006, he developed a play that was performed at Arizona State University’s Gammage auditorium and at the B. Iden Payne Theatre, at the University of Texas at Austin. Since then, Garcia has produced the play several times in the Phoenix area. Garcia is a native of Chicago and lived in Austin, Mexico City, and San Antonio before moving to Phoenix, where he now works as a freelance journalist, university instructor, and theater producer.