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Faces of the Festival

FACES OF THE FESTIVAL chronicles the diversity of faces, ages and cultures at our annual Tucson Meet Yourself festival. Who are you? What is your story? We photographed and interviewed festival participants and audiences this year. We’re so excited to introduce you to one another here. All photographs by Steven Meckler, official TMY photographer.

The study and documentation of folklife involves the accurate representation of people's viewpoints in their own terms. Quotes and opinions expressed in interviews do not necessarily reflect the sentiments and opinions of Tucson Meet Yourself, the Southwest Folklife Alliance, or any specific person or entity at the University of Arizona.

Carmen, Veronica, Morgan, Erin: Irish Mexican

December 10, 2017 By //  by TMY Staff

My great great great grandma was from Ireland and my great great great grandpa was from Spain. Both of my great great grandparents were born and raised in Mexico, and my great grandma was born and raised in Tucson. I feel more Mexican than anything else. -Erin, 11 I’m proud of my heritage. We have …

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Arnie: Fire Walker

December 4, 2017 By //  by TMY Staff

I came to Tucson 22 years ago from Hawaii. I was living in a rain forest near the lava crack I was gonna be buried in and out of a plane window Oak Creek Canyon called me. I left my children, my ex wife, everything I knew, and came here. I’ve been here 22 years. …

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Sierra: Marching Artist

November 29, 2017 By //  by TMY Staff

I’ve always been a creative type. I really like the marching arts and marching band and drum corps. I play the mellophone—it’s like the marching French horn, kinda looks like a big trumpet. I fell in love with it in high school. I got to be the drum major on the podium my last year. …

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Reuben: The Minerals

November 20, 2017 By //  by TMY Staff

My mom is from Hermosillo. My father is from Douglas. They met in Douglas. There’s a cemetery in a little village outside of Douglas called Pirtleville, where my grandparents are buried and my great grandparents are buried and my aunts and uncles and babies that didn’t make it. So I feel when I come home …

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Jeanine: Second Home

November 6, 2017 By //  by TMY Staff

I am originally from Democratic Republic of Congo. I arrived in Tucson as a refugee in 2000 with my family. I still have a large family in Congo. I did not speak any word in English, so I had to go to school, had to work to support my family and myself. Now I help …

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Dulce: Inside Books

November 6, 2017 By //  by TMY Staff

I’m from Mexico. I’ve been in Tucson 10 years. Right now I’m a server at a restaurant and I go to school. I should be graduating in May. Once I’m done I want go into book publishing. I want to do more of the reading than the writing. I get writer’s block. Right now I’m …

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