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Prop. 187 Protest 11/9/1994 taped by Sammy Leigh Webster Prop. 187 Protest 11/9/1994 taped by Sammy Leigh Webster
Date: 11/9/1994Call Number: CV 320AFormat: Cass ACollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Interviews with protesters during a march in San Francisco against the passing of California Proposition 187. Gauging their reactions to the proposition, which would have required those who seek social services to have their immigration statuses verified. With this proposition the state hoped that without social services, undocumented people would leave California.
Elsa Knight Thompson Interviews Dr. Norton Mezvinsky of the Anti-Zionist American Council on Judaism Elsa Knight Thompson Interviews Dr. Norton Mezvinsky of the Anti-Zionist American Council on Judaism
Call Number: KP 528Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsCollection: General materials
Elsa Knight Thompson interviews Dr. Norton Mezvinsky of the American Council for Judaism. Dr. Mezvinsky talks about his organization, their view that nationalism and religion are separate components and details their stance against Zionism. While the American Council for Judaism is anti-zionist, they are not anti-Israel and do believe in the right to a Jewish State, but they oppose massive American emigration to Israel. Other topics such as anti-Semitism and middle east conflict are also discussed.
Save Our State Rally-San Rafael 1/11/94 (anti-immigrant) Save Our State Rally-San Rafael 1/11/94 (anti-immigrant)
Date: 1/11/1994Call Number: CV 329Format: Cass A & BCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Series of interviews with attendees of an anti-illegal immigration rally. Centered around a ballot initiative seeking to restrict access to education, health care, welfare and other social services to undocumented immigrants. Interviewees asked two questions; is there is any racist/nativist/anti-Hispanic sentiment in the proposition and protesters, and does the denial of social services constitute a human rights violation
Latino Summit Conclusion Latino Summit Conclusion
Call Number: CV 331Format: Cass A & BProgram: Latino SummitCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
From the 1990's, Juan Gutierrez of One Stop Immigration Center initial speaker. Primarily in Spanish
NACLA Report On The Americas NACLA Report On The Americas
Publisher: The North American Congress On Latin AmericaYear: 1998Volume Number: Vol. 31-4 January-FebruaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: NACLA
Sexual Politics In Latin America. Plus Closing the Door on Undocumented Workers; Anniversary Essay on Feminism
NACLA Report On The Americas NACLA Report On The Americas
Publisher: The North American Congress On Latin AmericaYear: 1995Volume Number: Vol. 29-3 November-DecemberFormat: PeriodicalCollection: NACLA
Welcome To America: The Immigration Backlash. Plus Suriname: Southeast Asian Loggers Latest Object of Desire; The Disappeared: The Triumph of Memory
The Conquest and it's Impact The Conquest and it's Impact
Format: CompilationCollection: Native Americans
Articles include: The Conquest and its Consequences; Silver and Money Capitalism; Culture; Columbus and the Orgins of Racism in the Americas; Tribal Warfare; Scalping, Rethinking Terminology, and Maps: Taking Euroupe off Center Stage; Newsweek Meets the 500 Years of Resistance, Excerpt from Newsweek Special Issue, When Worlds Collide: How Columbus's Voyages Transformed Both East and West; Whose America?