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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.
Exploring the Collections without the Search Bar
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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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.
Farmworkers Show for Children Farmworkers Show for Children
Call Number: KP 309Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Nina Serrano, Andres AlegriaProgram: Reflecciones de la Raza specialCollection: Latin@
First a story about a boy whose family are cotton workers in the California valley, then farm worker general strike song, then bio of Cesar Chavez, and another full song (Linda Raza),
Anti-Prop 187 Demonstrations & Interview with Fuerza Unida Anti-Prop 187 Demonstrations & Interview with Fuerza Unida
Date: 10/17/1994Call Number: CV 093AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: Noticiero AhoraCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Investigates the internalized representations of Latinos as "illegal" through interviews. Some Latino leaders did not support the anti-Prop 187 demonstrations because they feared a backlash from the conservative right. Chuy Varela interviews an SEIU member who helped organize the anti-Prop 187 march in Oakland that focused on the children of immigrant parents. Also an interview with several Fuerza Unida women during the 11th day of their 21 day hunger strike to secure Levis workers safe working conditions, pensions and living wages.
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.
International Struggles International Struggles
Date: 8/14/1976Call Number: FI 027Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Immigration and Haiti. Northern Ireland, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, South Africa, and Lebanon, massacre of Palestinians at Tal al Zaatar.
Noticiero Ahora: "Illegals" Noticiero Ahora: "Illegals"
Date: 1/1/1980Call Number: CV 107Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: Noticiero AhoraCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
A radio drama that tells the story of two Mexican immigrants and their journey across the US sleeping in mud, abused by their coyote and their interpersonal conversations about why they had to leave their home.
Luis Alberto Urrea - "Across the Wire" Luis Alberto Urrea - "Across the Wire"
Call Number: CV 184AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: KPFACollection: Chuy Varela Collection
About Mexican people trying to cross the border and all of the hardships people face during their journey, and the aftermath.
Peter Brimelow - Alien Nation Peter Brimelow - Alien Nation
Date: 4/26/1995Call Number: CV 186AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: KPFACollection: Chuy Varela Collection
About America's immigration laws, how they are misused and the role of immigrants in the US.