Los Angeles (Calif.)

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Papers of El Paso, Texas native Alicia Gaspar de Alba, a writer and university professor at the University of California at Los Angeles.

Abstract Papers of Emilio Zamora, a leading scholar of Mexican American, Chicano, and Texas history and former member of the Raza Unida Party (RUP). Zamora has taught and served as coordinator and director of various ethnic studies programs, including at Texas A&I University, Kingsville (now Texas A&M), the University of California Los Angeles, Juárez-Lincoln University, and the University of Texas at Austin. He has authored three books and published dozens of academic articles and essays....

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The personal papers of Nicaraguan writer, poet, and activist, Gioconda Belli. The collection contains manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, clippings, and ephemera documenting Belli's impact as a writer and poet. Additionally, her role as a political activist and human rights advocate is visible throughout.