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La Cucaracha
Link to La Cucaracha, digitized and available on Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. La Cucaracha was a "Chicano Community Newspaper" which ran from May 3, 1976 to October 3, 1983 in Pueblo, Colo. -
George Autobee: oral history memoir of Teacher Corps Project
George Autobee discusses his role as a student organizer in helping to establish Chicano Studies at CSU-Pueblo (then Southern Colorado State College) and also the connection between Chicano Studies and Teacher Corps. He ... -
Josephine Minjares and Lucille Rivera: oral history memoir of Teacher Corps Project
Minjares and Rivera talk about their experience as teachers in the Teacher Corps program. -
Carla Barella: oral history memoir of Teacher Corps Project
Barella is a former nun who taught at Seton High School. Upon her decision to leave the convent, she got a job in the Teacher Corps program at Colorado State University-Pueblo, then Southern Colorado State College. She ... -
Jose Esteban Ortega: Oral history memoir of La Cucaracha and activism
Jose Esteban Ortega discusses his work with the alternative Chicano newspaper La Cucaracha in this interview with nephew Jose A. Ortega. Jose Esteban Ortega fought systemic racism throughout his life, as a student with ... -
Freddie 'Freak' Trujillo: Oral history of La Cucaracha and activism
Freddie “Freak” Trujillo discusses his association with La Cucaracha, an alternative Pueblo, Colorado newspaper. In a lively interview, Trujillo tells his story of how, as a young man from Trinidad, Colorado, he encountered ... -
Loyola Atencio Gutierrez: Oral history of La Cucaracha and activism
An important part of the alternative Chicano newspaper La Cucaracha was the controversial and politically charged cartoon strip El Chito. El Chito’s creator Lola Gutierrez, in an interview by José Antonio Ortega, reminds ... -
Rita J. Martinez: Oral history memoir of La Cucaracha and activism
Rita J. Martinez, a prominent Chicana activist in Pueblo, Colorado, relates her experiences working on the alternative Pueblo, Colorado newspaper La Cucaracha. A native Puebloan, Martinez describes how she and other ... -
Group Interview: Deborah Espinosa, Juan Espinosa, David R. Martinez, Rita J. Martinez, Pablo Mora, Jose Esteban Ortega, Freddie Freak Trujillo. Oral history of La Cucaracha
In this interview conducted by José A. Ortega, seven founding members of the alternative Chicano newspaper La Cucaracha talk about how they created one of the most long-lasting as well as successful publications to come ... -
David R. Martinez: Oral history of activism, La Cucaracha, and alternative newspapers in Boulder and Pueblo, Colorado
David Martinez reflects on his work with the Pueblo, Colorado alternative newspaper La Cucaracha, his involvement with the Chicano Movement and related topics. Martinez also discusses his upbringing in Denver, Colorado ... -
Deborah K. Espinosa: Oral history and memoir of La Cucaracha and activism
Deborah K. Espinosa discusses her experiences as a co-founder of La Cucaracha, an alternative Pueblo Chicano newspaper. She discusses her life from early childhood to adulthood, and her role on the newspaper. She offered ... -
Juan Espinosa: Oral history memoir of La Cucaracha and The Pueblo Chieftain
Juan Espinosa, a columnist and editor at the Pueblo Chieftain for 22 years, details his work with the alternative Chicano newspaper La Cucaracha. Espinosa tells the story of how, after returning from the Vietnam War, he ... -
Juan Federico "Freddie Freak" Trujillo Oral History and 16 mm film excerpt # 2
Juan Federico "Freddie Freak" Trujillo discussing his introduction to the Chicano Movement on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder, CO. -
Juan Federico "Freddie Freak" Trujillo Oral History and 16 mm film excerpt # 1
Juan Federico "Freddie Freak" Trujillo discussing his introduction to the Chicano Movement on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder, CO. -
The Chicano Wars, The Advent of the Chicano Movement in Pueblo, Colorado
Manuscript detailing the development and growth of the Chicano Movement in Pueblo, CO. -
Cesar Chavez and Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales, ca. 1973
[Cesar Chavez and Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales, ca. 1973] -
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