Chuy Varela Collection
This collection takes its name from Jesse “Chuy” Varela, a Bay Area radio host who frequently interviewed political, activist, and labor figures connected to issues affecting Latin and Central American communities. Topics includes immigration to the US, the 1994 NAFTA treaty, labor issues such as the activism of Dolores Huerta, Cesar Chavez, and the UFW, and related political developments affecting the region (1994 Mexican election, CA Prop 187, Sandinistas, Zapatistas, (EZLN) etc.) and others.
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![Noticiero Ahora: "Illegals"](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
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.
![Teenage suicide](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 1/1/1980Call Number: CV 144Format: CassetteProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: Noticiero AhoraCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Interview with Jane Mersky Leader about her book "Dead Serious: a Book for Teenagers about Teenage Suicide"
![National Assembly of Religious Women](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
A conference of Catholic feminists gather to discuss women in the workplace, equal pay, women's rights, unions and labor movements. Speakers include Theresa Kane and Jessie de la Cruz.
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