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Che Guevara in New York
Date: 12/18/1963Call Number: CAP 081Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Political issues of the time – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Che Guevara is asked many questions by American journalists. Translated from Spanish on the spot. Questions range from bureaucracy, Cuban propaganda, the Black struggle in America, Puerto Rico. When asked, “Do you think it will be possible for Latin America to live in peace without the fall of the U.S. Government”? He replies that the question is difficult but there will be a need for struggle.
Helen Sobell Interview
Date: 1/26/1963Call Number: KP 351Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Elsa Knight ThompsonCollection: Political Prisoners- General Info
Elsa Knight Thompson interview of Helen Sobell, then wife of Morton Sobell, imprisoned on Alcatraz for alleged complicity with the Rosenberg case. At time of this interview he was still imprisoned. Was released in 1969 after more than 17 years in prison.
Brecht in Hollywood
Date: 1/1/1963Call Number: KP 450Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: David OssmanProgram: Brecht in HollywoodCollection: General materials
Biography of Bertolt Brecht from 1941-1947. Includes statements by Elsa Lanchester and John Houseman and actuality of Brecht's testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
Californians of Mexican descent; Program #1: How, when, and why they came, Reel 1 of 2
Date: 5/1/1963Call Number: CE 641Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Collin B. EdwardsProgram: Californians of Mexican descentCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Details a brief history of California from the conquest of Spain until the early 1900s. Discusses missionaries, the development of pueblos (mission settlements), and immigration from US to Mexico in the early 1900s. Interviews from Californians about family immigration narratives.
Californians of Mexican descent; Program #1: How, when, and why they came, Reel 2 of 2
Date: 5/1/1963Call Number: CE 642Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Collin B. EdwardsProgram: Californians of Mexican descentCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Discussion of the reasons for immigration from Mexico to US following the years after the onset of the Mexican Revolution; includes discussion of Bracero Program, Operation Wetback, and immigration narratives.
Californians of Mexican descent; Program #2: The culture they brought, Reel 1 of 2
Date: 5/8/1963Call Number: CE 643Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Collin B. EdwardsProgram: Californians of Mexican descentCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Explores the culture that Mexican immigrants represent - visual art, architecture, and music. Discusses Spanish America and colonial impact on Indigenous peoples, the impact of Catholicism on art/culture, folk culture, and the issue of what is really Mexican culture versus European culture is raised.
Californians of Mexican descent; Program #2: The culture they brought, Reel 2 of 2
Date: 5/8/1963Call Number: CE 644Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Collin B. EdwardsProgram: Californians of Mexican descentCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Discussion of the culture and skills Mexicans brought to California: dance, the question of Native influence, metal and leather craftsmanship, stone cutting and mining techniques, agricultural knowledge, and irrigation.
Californians of Mexican descent; Program #3 Culture and the question of language, Reel 1 of 2
Date: 5/15/1963Call Number: CE 645Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Collin B. EdwardsProgram: Californians of Mexican descentCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Discusses how closely Californians of Mexican descent retain Mexican language and culture. Multiple interviews about the use of Spanish and English. The danger of the loss of cultural identity, assimilation, inferiority, and bilingualism.
Californians of Mexican descent; Program #3 Culture and the question of language, Reel 2 of 2
Date: 5/18/1963Call Number: CE 646Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Collin B. EdwardsProgram: Californians of Mexican descentCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Various interviews conducted; discussion of the challenges of the acquisition/retention of Spanish with each generation of Mexican Americans, Spanglish or code switching, the role of communities in language usage; literacy, and the interest or lack thereof in Mexican and Spanish language literature.
Californians of Mexican descent; Program #4 Drama in the Mexican Community, Reel 1 of 2
Date: 5/22/1963Call Number: CE 647Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Collin B. EdwardsProgram: Californians of Mexican descentCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Discusses the retention and development of Mexican American drama. Includes interviews with theater groups. Discussion of the role of church, and of interest or lack thereof in drama in Mexican American communities.
