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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.
Andy Hernandez - Southwest Voter Registration & Gary Keller
Andy Hernandez talks about the Southwest Voter Registration drive trying to open up Chicano political power in the run-ups to the 1992 general elections (3/14/1992).
Two interviews with Chicano writer, Gary D. Keller. He discusses the Bilingual Review Press and the importance of a successful independent Chicano press. He also talks about his books-mainly "Zapata Rose in 1992" and new Chicano movements.
Rolando Hinojosa
Date: 3/31/1992Call Number: CV 223BFormat: Cass BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Talks about his career and Chicano literature. An in-depth discussion about mainstream and independent publishing houses, bilingualism and Chicano identity. Hinojosa advocates for independent presses but does not ignore the importance of Chicano literature's mainstream success.
Labor Organizing and Latino Arts
Date: 9/1/1992Call Number: CV 224AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Jose Medina with el Instituto Laboral talks about the exploitation of mostly Latino minimum wage workers. Christine S. with the Day Labor Program describes how they help workers find jobs and protect themselves while at work.
Labor Organizing and Latino Arts
Date: 9/1/1992Call Number: CV 224BFormat: Cass BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Rene Castro speaks about how the Mission Cultural Center has sustained itself on their 15th anniversary.
United Farm Workers - SF Protest
Date: 11/13/1992Call Number: CV 259AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Interviews with UFW demonstrators who are protesting pesticide use on grapes. Grape growers are selling their produce overseas since sales are down in the US. Cesar Chavez discuss his efforts to raise awareness about pesticides and their health effects among Hong Kong consumers. He also talks about how NAFTA may influence union organizing.
Raul Izaguirre
Date: 2/14/1992Call Number: CV 290AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Raul Izaguirre the president of the National Council of La Raza speaks on issues facing the Chicano community - a failing education system, electoral representation. He also discusses Chicano contributions to communities.
Tierra Amarilla Youth Brigades - Leadership Institute
Date: 1/1/1992Call Number: V 602Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Summer program of the T.A.Y.B. Beginning of long hike, and songs and speeches. Extensive footage on the educational forums with topics that range from Nahuatl philosophy, La Mujer, Critical Educational Theory, Contemporary Mexican History, the Mexican Revolution and the history of the Chicano Movement.
Raul Izaguirre
Date: 2/14/1992Call Number: CD 770Format: CDProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Raul Izaguirre the president of the National Council of La Raza speaks on issues facing the Chicano community - a failing education system, electoral representation. He also discusses Chicano contributions to communities.
Cesar Chavez Interview
Cesar Chavez explains how police prevented him and his followers from organizing people to boycott grapes because of their contamination by extremely dangerous pesticides. He also describes arrests of protesters including Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962.
