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41. Interview of Harvey Schechter

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Social Movements
Community Activism
Length:
4.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The Community Service Organization, commonly known as the CSO, was founded in 1947 as a civil rights advocacy group that boasted a multi-ethnic membership. Individuals selected for this oral history series resided in Los Angeles during the 1940s and joined the Community Service Organization durin...
Biographical Note:
Anti-Defamation League's Pacific Southwest regional director of civil rights and fact-finding. Involved with the Chicano civil rights group the Community Service Organization.

42. Interview of Policarpo Chaj

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Central Americans in Southern California
Length:
4 hrs.
Language:
Spanish
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Founder of Maya Vision, a binational social service agency that serves the needs of the Mayan community in Southern California.

43. Interview of David Sanchez

Topic:
Latina and Latino History
Social Movements
Chicano Movement
Length:
13 hrs.
Audio:
Series Statement:
The interviews in this series document the ideological transformation of the Chicana and Chicano generation in Los Angeles. Dissatisfied with their position in U.S. society, Chicana and Chicano activists built a civil rights movement from the ground up. Interviewees were selected based on their e...
Biographical Note:
Founding member of the Brown Berets. Key organizer of the Chicano Moratorium Committee and the Chicano Blowouts.