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There are many ways to search the collections of the Freedom Archives. Below is a brief guide that will help you conduct effective searches. Note, anytime you search for anything in the Freedom Archives, the first results that appear will be our digitized items. Information for items that have yet to be scanned or yet to be digitized can still be viewed, but only by clicking on the show link that will display the hidden (non-digitized) items. If you are interested in accessing these non-digitized materials, please email info@freedomarchives.org.
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Under the heading Browse By Collection, you’ll notice most of the Freedom Archives’ major collections. These collections have an image as well as a short description of what you’ll find in that collection. Click on that image to instantly explore that specific collection.
Basic Searching
You can always type what you’re looking for into the search bar. Certain searches may generate hundreds of results, so sometimes it will help to use quotation marks to help narrow down your results. For instance, searching for the phrase Black Liberation will generate all of our holdings that contain the words Black and Liberation, while searching for “Black Liberation” (in quotation marks) will only generate our records that have those two words next to each other.
Advanced Searching
The Freedom Archives search site also understands Boolean search logic. Click on this link for a brief tutorial on how to use Boolean search logic. Our search function also understands “fuzzy searches.” Fuzzy searches utilize the (*) and will find matches even when users misspell words or enter in only partial words for the search. For example, searching for liber* will produce results for liberation/liberate/liberates/etc.
Keyword Searches
You’ll notice that under the heading KEYWORDS, there are a number of words, phrases or names that describe content. Sometimes these are also called “tags.” Clicking on these words is essentially the same as conducting a basic search.

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Henry Cisneros: United States Demographic Explosion (Part 1 of 2) Henry Cisneros: United States Demographic Explosion (Part 1 of 2)
Date: 5/1/1990Call Number: CV 015Format: Cass A & BCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
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 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.
Fidel Castro 1984 Speech Fidel Castro 1984 Speech
Date: 12/14/1984Call Number: CV 063Format: Cass A & BCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
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.
Border-X-Frontera 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 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.
Noticiero Ahora with Gloria La Riva Noticiero Ahora with Gloria La Riva
Call Number: CV 111Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: Noticiero AhoraCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
1994 gubernatorial candidate Gloria La Riva talks about her candidacy with the Peace and Freedom Party, Pete Wilson's governance and Prop 187.
La Migra La Migra
Date: 7/25/1986Call Number: CV 187Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: KPFA radioCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Francisco Garcia Rodriguez, from the Mexican America Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), and Raquel Riviera, from the National Moratorium on Prison Construction, speak about immigration issues. They also discuss the Simpson Rodino Act, temporary workers programs, amnesty.
Peoples Park Protest / San Rafael Hiring Hall Hearing Peoples Park Protest / San Rafael Hiring Hall Hearing
Call Number: CV 197Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: KPFACollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Protest at People's Park in Berkeley against the installation of sports courts in the park. A public hearing for/against the construction of a hiring hall for immigrant day laborers in San Rafael.
Immigrant and Refugee Women's Conference Immigrant and Refugee Women's Conference
Date: 10/5/1991Call Number: CV 200Format: Cass A & BCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
A conference on immigrant and refugee women's issues.
United Farm Workers: Peregrino United Farm Workers: Peregrino
Date: 4/19/1994Call Number: CV 249Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
From a United Farmer Workers rally - they are marching to Sacramento to demand justice for farm workers. Interviews with Dolores Huerta, Amelia Cadena and others.