University of California, Los Angeles - Chicano Studies Research CenterApprox. 4 linear feetThis is a collection of papers consisting of the CFLA's agendas, meetings, notes, events, brochures, newsletters, other publications and scholarship materials. Comision Femenil de Los Angeles, founded in 1970, was primarily concerned with advancing the image, role and contributions of the Chicana to and in the community. This collection also consists of materials related to the establishment of the CFLA Archives at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. To Facilitate the use of all types of web browsers, accents have been omitted. Researchers who would like to indicate errors of fact or omissions in this finding aid can contact the research center at www.chicano.ucla.eduContact InformationFinding Aid
University of California, Los Angeles - Chicano Studies Research CenterApprox. 120 linear feetThis collection of approx. 300 linear feet represents both its administrative record as well as a record of its students artistic output. Situated in the century-old Lincoln Park, Plaza de la Raza is the only multidisciplinary cultural arts center serving Latinos in Los Angeles. The organization was founded over 33 years ago by prominent labor, business and community leaders and incorporated into a non-profit cultural arts and educational center in 1970. Today, Plaza provides year-round programs in arts education and fosters the enrichment of all cultures. Through the arts, Plaza provides a vital human resource service, bridging geographic, social, artistic and cultural boundaries of Los Angeles and beyond. Plaza de la Raza's principal community-based program and crowning achievement of its 33-year legacy is the School of Performing and Visual Arts (SPVA). Since its inception in 1975, the SPVA has grown to provide 500-600 students each week with a full curriculum in theater, dance, ... MoreContact InformationFinding Aid
University of California, Los Angeles - Chicano Studies Research CenterHalf linear footPapers, photocopies, photographs, and printed materials related to the art and editorial work of Guillermo BejaranoContact InformationFinding Aid
University of California, Los Angeles - Chicano Studies Research Center7 Linear FeetThis is a collection of papers, photos and printed materials relating to Los Angele's Lincoln Heights Church of the Epiphany which served as a base for the Chicano Civil Rights Movement and more particularly the organizing efforts of Cesar Chavez.Contact InformationFinding Aid
University of California, Los Angeles - Chicano Studies Research CenterI footCASA-HGT, (Centro de Accion Social Autonoma-Hermandad General de Trabajadores), was a Marxist-Leninist organization during the crucial civil rights period of 1965-1975 and it was led by Rudy Lozano, a Latino activist based in Chicago. He was instrumental in building the Black-Latino coalition and became a leading force behind the election of Harold Washington as mayor of Chicago in 1983. Washington won the election and became Chicago's first African American mayor and the most progressive mayor in the city's history. Rudy, a short time before, fell just seven votes short of entering a runoff election for a seat on the Chicago City Council. Had he won, he would have been the first Mexican American alderman and one of the few not controlled by machine patronage politics. Lozano was assassinated in 1983 and the forces behind his death have never been conclusively identified. **Please note that accents have been eliminated inorder to accomodate and facilitate the use of all types of web ... MoreContact InformationFinding Aid
University of California, Los Angeles - Chicano Studies Research Center1 linear footPrinted material relating to the Mujeres Activas en Letras Y Cambio Social' Summer Institute and Conference n.b. Accents have been removed to facilitate the use of most web browsers. Researchers who would like to indicate errors of fact or omissions in this finding aid can contact the research center at www.chicano.ucla.eduContact InformationFinding Aid
University of California, Los Angeles - Chicano Studies Research Center4 linear feetThis collection of magazines, posters, gallery cards and show/gallery invitations comprises Tomas Benitez's personal collection of ephemera, memorabilia and realia relating to his experience and participation in the world of Los Angeles arts. Researchers who would like to indicate errors of fact or omissions in this finding aid can contact the research center at www.chicano.ucla.eduContact InformationFinding Aid
University of California, Los Angeles - Chicano Studies Research Center732 linear feetThe collection consists of historical photographs, correspondence, and personal and organizational papers reflecting Edward Roybal's family history and years of public service as a Los Angeles City Councilman and U.S. Congressman. Researchers who would like to indicate errors of fact or omissions in this finding aid can contact the research center at www.chicano.ucla.eduContact InformationFinding Aid
University of California, Los Angeles - Chicano Studies Research Center19 linear feetThe American GI Forum of California Collection includes correspondence, ephemera, and organizational papers documenting their activities. These materials offer researchers a lens into the often-difficult reintegration process that veterans undergo following their separation from the armed forces, as well as the overall effects of this process on their families and their communities. Researchers will find these materials useful for critical examinations of the social location of Latino servicemen and servicewomen within the context of a large metropolitan center and how this identity has evolved since 1942. Indeed, a collection of this caliber has wide application for studies on the overall condition of Latinos within the United States as well as on the lives and communities of California Latino veterans. Moreover, according to Kelly Lytle-Hernandez, professor of History at UCLA, this particular collection has much to offer scholars interested in studying local California politics, ... MoreContact InformationFinding Aid
University of California, Los Angeles - Chicano Studies Research CenterApproximately 28 linear feetThis collection of approximately 28 linear feet of papers represents the background research underlying Dr. Joan Moore's groundbreaking books and research studies. Chief among them are her books: Homeboy: Gangs, Drugs and Prison in the Barrios of Los Angeles (Temple University Press, 1979) and Going Down to the Barrio (Temple University Press, 1992) Both of which are widely respected for their insights into Mexican American gangs. Dr. Moore's "Drug Posses, Gangs and the Underclass in Milwaukee" study focuses on the African American community. Methodologically these studies expand the Chicago School's community research approach by incorporating actual gang members into the research team. More importantly, Dr. Moore's findings have provided important theoretical insights into deviance and social problems.Contact InformationFinding Aid
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