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How does this work?
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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Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 3/26/1992Call Number: JH 353AFormat: Cass AProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Tiin Tan, Abuso a trabajadores Mexicanos, Javier Montoya cantante y compositor Colmbiano-Venozolano; Alma Herrera; Asociacion latina de Trabajadores, Day labor Program
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 11/5/1992Call Number: JH 385AFormat: Cass AProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Danzon dedicado al Encuentro del Canto Popular; Noticia de El Salvador; Danzon; Noticia de columbia; entrevista telefonica jose Samperio de los Trabajadores Generales S.F.(day laborers)
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 11/12/1992Call Number: JH 386AFormat: Cass AProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Comite de trabajadores generales Jose Samperio; Luis Medina, Instituto laboral de la raza; Juan Lopez Zanabria-trabajador inmigrante
Jesse Jackson @ AFL-CIO Jesse Jackson @ AFL-CIO
Date: 1/1/1992Call Number: CV 020Format: CassetteCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Jesse Jackson delivers a speech at an AFL-CIO meeting calling for a strong and independent labor movement to create a climate for leaders to enact change.
Facing Free Trade Together at UC Berkeley Facing Free Trade Together at UC Berkeley
Date: 2/2/1992Call Number: CV 056Format: Cass A & BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Event to organize against free trade, and promote fair trade.
Mexico Clerical Workers Mexico Clerical Workers
Date: 3/20/1992Call Number: CV 064BFormat: Cass BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Chuy Varela interviews Vicente Villamar Calderon about the international relationship between North American and Mexican banks, their clerical workers, and their unions. Calderon is visiting San Francisco for a conference on international banking as Secretary of International Relations for the National Federation of Banking Syndicates (FENASIB).
David Ilchert Interview - INS David Ilchert Interview - INS
Date: 9/30/1992Call Number: CV 195AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: KPFACollection: Chuy Varela Collection
INS director speaks about immigration law, employers duties to verify the employment eligibility of workers The day laborers in San Rafael are also discussed.
US/Mexican Free Trade US/Mexican Free Trade
Date: 8/21/1992Call Number: CV 209Format: Cass A & BProgram: En Contacto DirectoCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Forum with professors Raul Hinojosa of UCLA and Andres Jimenez of UC Berkeley about a much debated free trade agreement between the United States and Mexico. Discussion includes migration of rural workers in Mexico, the ending of the communal farm system, job creation and job loss around the border, and the "integration" economies of Mexico and the US.
Workers' Film & Video Forum Workers' Film & Video Forum
Date: 12/11/1992Call Number: V 340Format: VHSProducers: Workers' Film, Video ForumCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
"4 Dollars a Day? No Way!" on US corporations in Mexico following the signing of NAFTA, the conditions of workers at the Ford plant, where armed strikebreakers and rigged company elections were used to keep the workers repressed. "The Last Pullman Car" follows the story of the Steelworkers Union members at Pullman-Standard who fought to keep their jobs despite the impending closure of the passenger car plant.
Labor Organizing and Latino Arts 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.