Sierra Health Foundation

Asthma Mitigation Project
Stories from the Field:
Little Manila Rising

Pictured: A red playground sits behind a grey column that holds up a freeway in South Stockton. The ground is green, and the column has purple and orange handprints and footprints on it. There is very little light.

Little Manila Rising

San Joaquin County

“El Concilio Preschool located directly under Stockton’s crosstown freeway. The combination of brutalist columns and childish, yet eerie, imagery mark the shortcomings of city planning with the concern of the people in mind, especially in regards to the respiratory health of our youngest generations.”

– Julian Leal, D.A.W.N. Youth Advocate

“El jardín de infantes El Concilio se encuentra justo debajo de la autopista de Stockton. La combinación de las columnas de estilo brutalista y las imágenes infantiles, pero inquietantes, marca las grandes deficiencias de la planificación urbana al considerar los problemas de la población, en especial, en cuanto a la salud respiratoria de las generaciones más jóvenes.”

– Julian Leal, D.A.W.N. Youth Advocate
Pictured: A medical clinic is shown underneath a large freeway in South Stockton. There are three cars driving past the clinic. The sky is sunny and bright but beneath the freeway, it is shady and dark.

“This medical clinic in South Stockton sits under a bustling freeway and sits next to the port of Stockton. This image captures a stark contrast between a place meant for healing and the catalyst that releases harmful toxins for anyone to breathe in.”

– Marisa Flores, D.A.W.N. Youth Advocate

“Esta clínica médica en el sur de Stockton se ubica debajo de una ruidosa autopista, junto a la entrada de la ciudad. Esta imagen captura el marcado contraste entre un lugar pensado para sanar y un catalizador de toxinas que dañan a cualquier persona que las inhala.”

– Marisa Flores, D.A.W.N. Youth Advocate
<br /> Pictured: A community farm in South Stockton with six rows is brown with no plants growing. Behind it is a railway and train with four cars showing. The sky is bright blue.

“At the community farm, this highlights the proximity of the railway and the train to the actual farm itself. Not just community members are being affected, all organisms…are negatively affected by the bad air. This is going to affect the ecosystem.”

– Arshdeep Gill, D.A.W.N. Youth Advocate

“En la granja comunitaria, esto pone de relieve la proximidad del ferrocarril y el tren con la granja misma. Esto no solo afecta a los miembros de la comunidad, sino también a todos los organismos que reciben el impacto negativo del aire contaminado. Esto afectará al ecosistema.”

– Arshdeep Gill, D.A.W.N. Youth Advocate

About Little Manila Rising

Little Manila Rising (LMR) is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing multifaceted equity to Stockton. LMR offers a wide spectrum of programs that address education, environment, redevelopment, and public health.

Acerda de Little Manila Rising

Little Manila Rising (LMR) es una organización sin fines de lucro que se dedica a promover la igualdad multidimensional en Stockton. LMR ofrece un amplio espectro de programas que abordan la educación, el ambiente, el redesarrollo y la salud pública.