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Prop. 187 Protest 11/9/1994 taped by Sammy Leigh Webster
Interviews with protesters during a march in San Francisco against the passing of California Proposition 187. Gauging their reactions to the proposition, which would have required those who seek social services to have their immigration statuses verified. With this proposition the state hoped that without social services, undocumented people would leave California.
Henry Cisneros: United States Demographic Explosion (Part 1 of 2)
Henry Cisneros speaks on four interrelated issues: the reality of the U.S. demographic changes, economics, immigration and the need for local leadership to promote local changes. He encouraged especially Latino students, to be leaders and to get involved in public service.
The Braceros: A U.S. Mexico Saga
Date: 1/1/1995Call Number: CV 035Format: Cass A & BProducers: KUMNCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
A mini documentry about migrant farm workers from Mexico and the cotton industry in the southwest.
Interview with Jim Gonzalez
Date: 10/24/1989Call Number: CV 040AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: KPFACollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Interview with Jim Gonzalez on issues concerning the Latino community such as the grape boycott, INS raids, immigration rights, affordable housing in San Francisco, sponsorship for Latino community events and police brutality, specifically the beating of Dolores Huerta.
Barbara Boxer Interview
Discussion about Boxer's bill to send the National Guard to aid in increasing border security along the Mexican/U.S. border.
Guillermo Gomez-Peña and David Schein "Border X Frontera"
Call Number: CV 061BFormat: Cass BProducers: MOCA, Sushi GalleryProgram: MOCA Territory of Art IICollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Radio performance by Guillermo Gomez-Peña and David Schein in 1986 for public radio. Mexican and US narratives on borders and crossing borders. San Diego and Tijuana, US and Canada are compared.
Fidel Castro 1984 Speech
Fidel Castro's speech announcing the agreement to normalize migration between the United States and Cuba. He reads the agreement, gives an account of how it came about, and what it means for the future.
Anti-Prop 187 Demonstrations & Interview with Fuerza Unida
Date: 10/17/1994Call Number: CV 093AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: Noticiero AhoraCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Investigates the internalized representations of Latinos as "illegal" through interviews. Some Latino leaders did not support the anti-Prop 187 demonstrations because they feared a backlash from the conservative right.
Chuy Varela interviews an SEIU member who helped organize the anti-Prop 187 march in Oakland that focused on the children of immigrant parents.
Also an interview with several Fuerza Unida women during the 11th day of their 21 day hunger strike to secure Levis workers safe working conditions, pensions and living wages.
Border-X-Frontera
Date: 1/1/1992Call Number: CV 098Format: Cass A & BProducers: Toucan ProductionsCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Guillermo Gomez-Pena and David Schein perform in this radio theatre piece that explores xenophobia and Chicano identity that strattles two nations, languages, realities, sensibilities and forms of consciousness.
Border-X-Frontera
Date: 10/15/1994Call Number: CV 099Format: Cass A & BProducers: Toucan ProductionsCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Guillermo Gomez-Pena and David Schein perform in this radio theatre piece that explores xenophobia and Chicano identity that strattles two nations, languages, realities, sensibilities and forms of consciousness.
