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Latin@

Covers everything from challenging the legitimacy of the border with Mexico and farm-worker rights to the struggles of the diaspora from Central and Latin America.

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Assassination of Herbert Ernesto Anaya Sanabria Assassination of Herbert Ernesto Anaya Sanabria
Date: 10/26/1987Call Number: CV 012AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
At a press conference held on October 26, 1987 Kate Bancroft and Carolina Castaneda answer questions concerning the recent assassination of Herbert Ernesto Anaya Sanabria. Bancroft summarizes Sanabria's efforts to end human rights violations in El Salvador, while both women discuss the corruption of the El Salvadorian government. During the conference a video is shown, created by Sanabria, disclosing testimonies given by prisoners in La Esperanza of tortures they've received.
Henry Cisneros Speech Henry Cisneros Speech
Date: 5/2/1990Call Number: CV 018Format: CassetteProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Henry Cisneros delivers a speech on the merging of Latin and American culture for immigrant populations and how that merging will prepare people for positions of leadership. *Note: This tape contains only part 2 of speech.
"Noticiero Ahora" El Salvador elections "Noticiero Ahora" El Salvador elections
Call Number: CV 062Format: Cass A & BProducers: KPFAProgram: Noticiero AhoraCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Chuy Varela interviews El Salvador elections observers Lynn Haug and Elaine Ellinson in 1994. They discuss the transition from civil war to the electoral process, and continued instances of voter fraud and intimidation. Verela also interviews UCLA professor Raul Hinojosa about the upcoming elections in Mexico and the assasination of Luis Donaldo Colosio. Much of the tape is an R&B mix.
New Voices: Health care and unions in El Salvador New Voices: Health care and unions in El Salvador
Call Number: CV 073Format: Cass A & BProgram: New VoicesCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Patrick Esmond White and Rosetta Robinson host public radio news program. One segment of interest addresses the lack of health care and unions in El Salvador.
Musica De El Salvador En Lucha 1980-1986 Musica De El Salvador En Lucha 1980-1986
Call Number: CV 075Format: Cass A & BCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Tape of revolutionary music from El Salvador during the civil war. Music sung in Spanish.
The Crisis In El Salvador The Crisis In El Salvador
Date: 7/25/1987Call Number: CV 123BFormat: Cass BCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Jacqueline Bradley and Andre Herrera of the Central American Refugee Committee in Santa Cruz about the continued Civil War in El Salvador and the extreme poverty and unemployment as a result of the war. Increased protests for peace and jobs by Salvodoran workers, violently suppressed by the military.The catastrophic effect of deported refugees on the already starved economy where military jobs are the only ones available.
El Salvador Solidarity El Salvador Solidarity
Date: 5/12/1994Call Number: CV 114Format: CassetteProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Discusses plans for trade and solidarity activities.
Veterans from El Salvador Veterans from El Salvador
Date: 12/10/1993Call Number: CV 176AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: KPFACollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Discuss their experiences in the conflict and their hope to return to their country to help those who were injured and maimed during the war.
Mario Cuellar of the FMLN Mario Cuellar of the FMLN
Date: 2/19/1993Call Number: CV 179AFormat: Cass ACollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Mario Cuellar, of the FMLN youth component, discusses the direction of El Salvador and the FMLN in the aftermath of the civil war. Cuellar optimistically reflects on the moment of peace, openness, and reconciliation that he awaits in the coming years also the importance of progressive politics improving life for the youth.
La Guerra En El Golfo Persico La Guerra En El Golfo Persico
Date: 3/5/1991Call Number: CV 215Format: Cass A & BCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Panel at Modern Times on the Persian Gulf War and Latin American perspectives. The panel is led by Argentinian economist Enrique Mario Asis and includes Edwin Rodriguez, director of the Centro para Refugiados Centroamericanos (CARECEN), Mexican author Sara Levi Calderon, and Guatemalan prfessor and novelist Arturo Arias. The panel discusses the US military-industrial complex and the impetus for war. Edwin Rodriquez discusses how war in the middle east impacts El Salvador. Levi Calderon discusses the role of the left and the mass media. Arias talks about the historical and political impact of US intervention role in undermining the regional sovereignty and the stability of Latin America.