Chuy Varela Collection
This collection takes its name from Jesse “Chuy” Varela, a Bay Area radio host who frequently interviewed political, activist, and labor figures connected to issues affecting Latin and Central American communities. Topics includes immigration to the US, the 1994 NAFTA treaty, labor issues such as the activism of Dolores Huerta, Cesar Chavez, and the UFW, and related political developments affecting the region (1994 Mexican election, CA Prop 187, Sandinistas, Zapatistas, (EZLN) etc.) and others.
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![Dolores Huerta Birthday - Part 2](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 4/29/1995Call Number: CV 260AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy ValeraCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
65th birthday celebration for Dolores Huerta discussing Huerta's involvement in the movement. Carlos Santana plays music and honors her work.
![Dolores Huerta 65th Birthday - Part 1](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 4/29/1995Call Number: CV 298Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy ValeraCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
65th birthday celebration for Dolores Huerta. She looks back on her work in the UFW since she co-founded it with Cesar Chavez. Her supporters pay tribute to her resoluteness and all her dedicated work with the United Farm Workers. Also UFW’s president Arturo Rodriguez.
![Dolores Huerta Birthday - Part 3](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 4/29/1995Call Number: CV 299AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy ValeraCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
65th birthday celebration for Dolores Huerta. The party includes songs by the music group “Flor de Pueblo.”
Poems and music. UFW’s president Arturo Rodriguez about UFW recent achievements and about Dolores Huerta, highlighting her critical role within the organization and her role model for women.
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