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Mission Artists:  Editorial Pocho-Che Mission Artists: Editorial Pocho-Che
Date: 2/12/1972Call Number: RP 009Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Mission Artists read poetry and play music. SENSITIVE LANGUAGE. Featuring poets Roberto Vargas, Elias Hruska Cortes, Alejandro Murgia; and musicians Richard Carrillo (guitar) and Nero de Grazia (Congas). Mission Arts Alliance and Writers Workshop.
El Festival Del Sexto Sol - Part 2 El Festival Del Sexto Sol - Part 2
Date: 7/3/1974Call Number: CAA 009Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Andres Alegria, Nina SerranoProgram: RefleccionesCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
First Chicano/Latino Encuentro held at Stanford in 1974. Poetry from the historic conference that includes: Nina Serrano, Alejandro Murguia, Carmen Olivares, Fernando Alegria,Pamela Donnegan, Jose Montoya, Dorinda Moreno,Roberto Vargas, Victor Hernandez Cruz and Arturo Madrid. Same as CD 392
Festival del Sexto Sol Festival del Sexto Sol
Poetry from the last night of the Festival del Sexto Sol. Alejandro Murgia hosts the poetry reading on the last night of this festival. Poets included are Pilipino poet Rodelo, Puerto Rican poets from New York Muguel Pinero & Miguel Alvarin, SF State student Armando Casares, poets Nina Serrano and Roberto Vargas.
La Mujer; en la literatura Chicana y Latino Americano: Festival del Sexto Sol Panel La Mujer; en la literatura Chicana y Latino Americano: Festival del Sexto Sol Panel
Date: 3/30/1973Call Number: CAA 032Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Comunicacion AztlanCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Poets, academics and students discuss the role of women in Chicano/Latino and Latin American literature. Panelists include: Dorinda Moreno, Antonia Casteneda, Roberto Vargas, andTomas Ybarra-Fausto. Themes include: Women’s presence as subject matter but not as published and known writers; If women realize themselves will the family disintegrate?; The legacy of sexism in 19th & 20 century Mexican literature;the need for positive images of women; the movement as one movement and the need for men to support women’s efforts. Same as CD 374.
La Mujer en la literatura Chicana y Latino Americano: Festival del Sexto Sol Panel and “Song for Salvador Allende” La Mujer en la literatura Chicana y Latino Americano: Festival del Sexto Sol Panel and “Song for Salvador Allende”
Date: 3/30/1973Call Number: CD 374Format: CDProducers: Comunicacion AztlanCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Poets, academics and students discuss the role of women in Chicano/Latino and Latin American literature. Panelists include: Dorinda Moreno, Antonia Casteneda, Roberto Vargas, and Tomas Ybarra-Fausto. Themes include: Women’s presence as subject matter but not as published and known writers; If women realize themselves will the family disintegrate?; The legacy of sexism in 19th & 20 century Mexican literature;the need for positive images of women; the movement as one movement and the need for men to support women’s efforts. Songs by Phil Serrano. First is 2 versions of a song for Salvador Allende with the Aztlan band and Sonia Ramirez, 2nd version is solo by Phil Serrano. The second song is “Wounded Knee”. Probably recorded in 1973. Same as CAA 032 and CAA 036.
Festival del Sexto Sol: SFState Gallery Lounge #2 Festival del Sexto Sol: SFState Gallery Lounge #2
Date: 4/1/1974Call Number: CAA 016Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Comunicacion AztlanCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Live poetry reading, includes: Roberto Vargas. Alejandro Murguia, Raul Salinas, Alurista and his music group. Same as CD 378.
El Festival Del Sexto Sol - Part 2 El Festival Del Sexto Sol - Part 2
Date: 7/3/1974Call Number: CD 392Format: CDProducers: Andres Alegria, Nina SerranoProgram: RefleccionesCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
First Chicano/Latino Encuentro held at Stanford in 1974. Poetry from the historic conference that includes: Nina Serrano, Alejandro Murguia, Carmen Olivares, Fernando Alegria,Pamela Donnegan, Jose Montoya, Dorinda Moreno,Roberto Vargas, Victor Hernandez Cruz and Arturo Madrid. Same as CAA 009
Latino Poets at City Lights Books Latino Poets at City Lights Books
Date: 3/15/1972Call Number: CAA 046Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Comunicacion AztlanCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Fernando Alegria reads his poetry in English translation and original Spanish. Roberto Vargas reads some English translations of Alegria’s work. 1) “How to Undress the Human Race” 2) “The Land of Movement” 3) Four sonnets (in Spanish only) 4) Segment: “:Amerika, Amerika, Amerika” Same as CD 399
Latino Poets at City Lights Books Latino Poets at City Lights Books
Date: 3/15/1972Call Number: CD 399Format: CDProducers: Comunicacion AztlanCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Fernando Alegria reads his poetry in English translation and original Spanish. Roberto Vargas reads some English translations of Alegria’s work. 1) “How to Undress the Human Race” 2) “The Land of Movement” 3) Four sonnets (in Spanish only) 4) Segment: “:”Amerika, Amerika, Amerika” Same as CAA 046
“Pupul Vuh and other Modern Latino Poetry” “Pupul Vuh and other Modern Latino Poetry”
Date: 1/1/1972Call Number: CAA 058Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Comunicacion AtzlanCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Popul Vuh poems read by Andres Alegria and Nina Serrano; Roberto Vargas reads his own poems: “Song for Appollo 14” “The Structure of Mis Poemas” “And Then There Was” Farmworker Song sung by by Richie Carrillo Jose Montoya reads his poem “El Highway 99” but rumble in recordng and incomplete. Avotcja reads her poem : “How to make a Puerto Rican Revolutionary” Victor Hernandez Cruz reads his poems: (mike problems in some) “Yo Soy un Poeta” “Mission District,/Spanish Harlem” “The Man Who Came to the Last Floor”“ Same as CD 407