StoryCorps: Juan & Esteban Echeverria

Kate Sweeney, Dana Goldman | WABE

June 18th, 2013

Juan Echeverria grew up in a family of immigrant farm-workers. Juan and his older brother, Mundo, regularly missed school to help out in the fields. At StoryCorps, younger brother Esteban asked Juan about a pivotal moment in his life. Broadcast version of story that aired Tuesday, June 18, 2013

This story was recorded in partnership with Student Action with Farmworkers.

StoryCorps Atlanta comes to you in partnership with the Atlanta History Center, host of the Atlanta StoryCorps Studio.

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