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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 #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.
Californians of Mexican descent; Program #4 Drama in the Mexican Community, Reel 2 of 2
Date: 5/22/1963Call Number: CE 648Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Collin B. EdwardsProgram: Californians of Mexican descentCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Explores the interest in Mexican film in Mexican Americans, and the differences between films from Mexico and the US. Various interviews.
Californians of Mexican descent; Program #5 Their taste and talent in music, Reel 1 of 2
Date: 5/29/1963Call Number: CE 649Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Collin B. EdwardsProgram: Californians of Mexican descentCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Explores the musical interests of Californians of Mexican descent including their attachment or lack thereof to Mexican music, Latin music, and music from the US. Various interviews.
Californians of Mexican descent; Program #5 Their taste and talent in music, Reel 2 of 2
Date: 5/29/1963Call Number: CE 650Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Collin B. EdwardsProgram: Californians of Mexican descentCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Explores the historical and ethnic origins of various types of Mexican music; includes interviews with musicians and musical samples of what music they discuss.
Californians of Mexican descent; Program #6 Their dances and artists, Reel 1 of 2
Date: 6/5/1963Call Number: CE 651Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Collin B. EdwardsProgram: Californians of Mexican descentCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Explores the instruments and dances from Mexico and how they are utilized in Mexican American communities. Musical samples and interviews included.
Californians of Mexican descent; Program #7 The matter of taste, Reel 1 of 2
Date: 6/12/1963Call Number: CE 653Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Collin B. EdwardsProgram: Californians of Mexican descentCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Explores the extent of Mexican Americans’ attachment to Mexican food. Extended interview with restaurant owner and chef that details staples of Mexican cuisine and diet.