Video: Growing Up Poor In Little Village

By Chuck Sudo in Arts & Entertainment on Sep 23, 2014 2:00PM

Storycorps is doing the Lord's work gathering the tales of people across the country and preserving their small yet vital contributions to the American experience. Here's one from the West Side that was so inspirational Storycorps had it animated.

Noe Rueda grew up in a poor, working class household in Little Village. According to Rueda, his mother only earned $8,000 a year and struggled to make ends meet. This spurred Rueda to develop his entrepreneurial spirit at a young age.

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Storycorps, in partnership with WBEZ, regularly records stories at the Chicago Cultural Center. You can make a reservation online if you have something to contribute.