Our Workers
August 18, 2008
Approximately one-third of South Lake Tahoe’s year round residents are Latino. Many of these residents work as janitors and maids in Tahoe’s hospitality-based economy. Latino construction workers also play an important role in rebuilding the homes destroyed by last year’s Angora fire.
In this video, Latino foremen José Castillo and Jesus “Chuy” Caro talk about Latinos working construction in South Lake.
Watch Francisco Mariscal and the Salas Family talk about cleaning houses and cabins at Camp Richardson in South Lake Tahoe.
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Related posts: [ Explore South Lake’s Latino community ] [ Important places in the Latino community ] [ Our Community ] [ The Immigration Experience ] [ South Lake neighborhood lives on, even without houses ]
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