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Reflecciones: Puerto Rico, United Farmworkers, and community land ownership. Reflecciones: Puerto Rico, United Farmworkers, and community land ownership.
Date: 5/24/1973Call Number: RP 070 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Emiliano Echeverria, Chata Gutierrez, Lillian Del Sol, Nina Serrano, Andres AlegriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Interview about Fiesta Campesina, and the United Farmworkers struggles. Also poetry from Puerto Rican poets Pedro Pietri, Pancho Cruz, and Sandy Estebes. In addition, an interview with La Raza Unida Party Chairman Jose Angel Gutierrez about the question of community land ownership Same as CD 427
La Musica y la Literatura de la Raza La Musica y la Literatura de la Raza
Date: 6/9/1973Call Number: RP 072Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Today we feature Music and Poetry from Mexico, Aztlan, Salsa, Cuba, and Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico and more on the Prison Struggle Puerto Rico and more on the Prison Struggle
Date: 8/25/1973Call Number: RP 080Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Bernice Ramirez, Lillian del Sol, Nina Serrano, Andres Alegria, Isabel Alegria, Rodrigo Reyes, Eric Schilling, Chata Gutierrez, Jose Maria LopezCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
The first fifty minutes are devoted to a mix of poetry by Pancho Cruz read by Pedro Pietri with Salsa and political music of Puerto Rico. Following is the Reflecciones News and the segment focusing on opinions of ex-prisoners about conditions in the prisons. After some announcements a brief section about the Farmworkers concludes the program
Viva Boricua Viva Boricua
Date: 9/1/1973Call Number: RP 081Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Bernice Ramirez, Lillian del Sol, Nina Serrano, Andres Alegria, Isabel Alegria, Rodrigo Reyes, Eric Schilling, Chata Gutierrez, Jose Maria LopezCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Program is about Puerto Rico, the Independence Movimiento, emphasizing the the Puerto Rican Prisoners held since the early 1950’s. With Salsa, Musica Boricua, and poetry. Jose Bonet and friends are guests.
Nuyorican poets in California

Nuyorican poets in California
Date: 6/1/1973Call Number: CAA 011Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Three Nuyorican poets read thier poems: Victor Hernandez Cruz, Miguel Algarin, & Miguel Pinero. Same as CD 395
Nuyorican poets in California; Poetry of Elias Hruska Cortes; A Poem for Three Pigs; Poems for and by Pablo Neruda; Nina Serrano Live Poetry.

Nuyorican poets in California; Poetry of Elias Hruska Cortes; A Poem for Three Pigs; Poems for and by Pablo Neruda; Nina Serrano Live Poetry.
Date: 6/1/1973Call Number: CD 395Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Three Nuyorican poets read their poems: Victor Hernandez Cruz, Miguel Algarin, & Miguel Pinero. Same as CAA 011 Three poems read and written by Elias Hruska Cortes and a song by Rafael Ramirez 1) El Tiempo es Ya, poem about the Mission 2) Song 3) Alma Bronze, poem about Viet Nam 4) Yellow Peril Woman Same as CAA 039 A prison poem written and performed by Ruben Ruybal with live guitar accompaniment by Philip Serrano. Same as CAA 040 A poem by Pablo Neruda read by Nina Serrano and a poem to Pablo Neruda written and read by Nina Serrano. Recorded by phone. Same as CAA 041 Poems written and read by Nina Serrano. 5/17/1973 1) To Roque Dalton 2) Memorium 3) Must I hear you bragging Conquistador? Longshoreman’s Hall on 2/18/72 4) Chinatown Fair 5) Woman Pirate 6) To Roque, before leaving to Fight in Unknown terrain Same as CD 395 Same as CAA 042
“Puerto Riqeno” (Raw Materials) “Puerto Riqeno” (Raw Materials)
Date: 9/1/1973Call Number: CAA 137Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Raw Materials related to Puerto Rican struggle and Young Lords Party same as CD 416
Poetry by Ena Hernandez, Pedro Pietri, Pancho Cruz and Sandy Esteves Poetry by Ena Hernandez, Pedro Pietri, Pancho Cruz and Sandy Esteves
Date: 3/31/1973Call Number: CD 427Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Poetry by Ena Hernandez of 3rd World Communications. Puerto Rican poets: Pedro Pietri reads his own poems. Sandy Esteves poems read by Isabel Alegria and Nina Serrano. Same as RP 070.1 and RP 062.1
Reflecciones: Puerto Rico, United Farmworkers, and community land ownership. Reflecciones: Puerto Rico, United Farmworkers, and community land ownership.
Date: 5/24/1973Call Number: RP 070 R2Format: Reel 2Producers: Emiliano Echeverria, Chata Gutierrez, Lillian Del Sol, Nina Serrano, Andres AlegriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Interview about Fiesta Campesina, and the United Farmworkers struggles. Also poetry from Puerto Rican poets Pedro Pietri, Pancho Cruz, and Sandy Estebes. In addition, an interview with La Raza Unida Party Chairman Jose Angel Gutierrez about the question of community land ownership
Viva Boricua! Viva Boricua!
Date: 9/1/1973Call Number: KP 199Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Sidney JohnsonCollection: Puerto Rico
Viva Boricua! A survey of the independence movement in Puerto Rico as told by independistas. Features interviews with staff and students from the University of Puerto Rico, and Puerto Ricans living in New York City. Dr. Luis Nieves Falcón, the director of the Social Studies research Center at the University of Puerto Rico speaks about the independence movement since "operation bootstrap," a U.S. colonial program to industrialize Puerto Rico. Robert Anderson the Dean of Social Studies at UPR comments on the deterioration of Puerto Rico as an agricultural society. The creator of a socio-cultural book series written for children compares the difference between the colonial curriculum, and her own books which were deemed subversive for showing images of poverty, barefoot children and the realities of a 30% unemployment rate. She describes different ways the independence movement is persecuted in the media, through the judicial process, by forcing employers to fire activists, and by direct FBI harassment. A Puerto Rican economic advisor living in NYC, describes Puerto Rican migration to New York and criticizes the environmental harm and unjust economic impact of "operation bootstrap."