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WXOX @ Folklife 2025 The Rodriguez Family Smithsonian Folklife Festival Participants: The Rodriguez Family ShaVolla Rodriguez, Curator of the Califorina Auto Musuem Carolos Rodriguez, Lowrider Artist - Duke's Car Club Nayeli Rodriguez & Lucian Rodriguez - SAVA-Sacramento Academic & Vocational Academy Interviewed by Max Selby and DJ Sotek WXOX Next Wave Academy 2025 Smithsonian Folklife Festival Youth & the Future of Culture July 7, 2025 California Auto Museum is a nonprofit organization based in Sacramento California dedicated to the display and preservation of automobiles. Duke's Car Club is widely considered the world's oldest lowriding club daiting back to Los Angeles in the early 1960s.  Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy (SAVA) is a seventh- to twelfth-grade public charter school in Sacramento, California.  In 2023, they launched the EV Lowrider Conversion Project as part of its Advanced Automotive Technologies pathway.  Funded by grants and partner donations, students began transforming a ’64 Chevy Impala into a fully electric vehicle through hands-on learning, field trips, and support from local agencies who provided EV components.  The project bridges clean-energy innovation with the cultural legacy of lowriders in Sacramento’s Latino communities, offering students a unique opportunity to engage in both automotive technology and cultural history while preparing for careers in clean energy.             LINKS: Califorina Auto Musuem Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy (SAVA) WXOX Folklife 2025 Episode List              WXOX General Manager: Sharon Scott WXOX Chief Operator: Sean Selby WXOX Next Wave Director: Max $ Selby WXOX Audio Editor: Brian Manley Contact Us: nextwave@artxfm.com

           

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