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Jefri and his brother on the train in the South Bronx

Jefri and his mother, Miguelina, in their apartment located in the Melrose section of the South Bronx.

Jefri and his older brother, Yedy

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Jefri with his brother and cousins

A transcript of Jefri Mesa's oral history. (Recorded on April 5, 2017).

Jefri Mesa describes his childhood in the Melrose section of the South Bronx, where his mother continues to live. He believes that Melrose started to get gentrified around 2010 and discusses the ways in which community members can preserve their…