Mexico

Interview Description Esmerelda interviews her husband, Rogelio, about coming to the US at age 6 and the values his family instilled in him. Facilitator Subject Log 11:20 Rogelio remembers going to the market and asking the Chinese shopkeeper for "ajo" because he couldn't say garlic. The man understood. 13:45 Drafted and went to Ft. Lewis, WA. He didn't tell his mother until the day before. At Ft. Lewis they told him he wasn't required to go to...

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Collection of 20th century sheet music from well-known composers of Argentina and Brazil. Other countries included are Chile, Cuba, Mexico, Uruguay, and Venezuela. The majority of the collection is of music for piano solos.

Abstract This collection represents fifty years of linguistic research carried out by Terrence Kaufman, a linguistic anthropologist on languages of the Americas, especially Mexico and Guatemala. Materials include Kaufman’s compiled archival and library research and his vast amount of original field work, including his independent research on Huasteca Nahuatl, Huastec (Maya), and other Mayan languages of Mexico and Guatemala, and two large research projects he directed, the Proyecto Lingüístico...

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Photographs documenting the African Diaspora in Mexico, Central and South America by American photographer Tony Gleaton. Twenty-four of Gleaton's photographs were exhibited at LLILAS Benson as Tengo Casi 500 Años: Africa's Legacy in Mexico, Central and South America in February-April 2013.

Interview Description Facilitator, Jorge Rios (24) interviews Emma Torres (52) about her experiences in farmworking, her involvement in the United Farm Workers and the Cesar Chavez movement, and her education and work today. Facilitator Subject Log 00:53 Emma talks about Campesinos Sin Fronteras, of which she is the founder and Executive Director. CSF advocates for farmworkers. 02:23 Emma talks about her childhood as a migrant farmworker, and her...

Interview Description Larry Yanez (61) talks with facilitator, Jorge Rios (24) about his life as an artist, musician, and educator. He talks about his family culture, his time spent in the military, travels, and dealing with depression. Facilitator Subject Log 00:50 Larry was born in Yuma. He gives an overview of his life - where he has been and what he has done. 05:38 Larry talks about his artwork. 07:35 Larry talks about his family and...