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  2. Chicano Oral History Project

The Sacramento Movimiento Chicano and Mexican American Education Oral History Project

Background

In the late 1960s, Sacramento State served as an important site for Chicana/o student organizers who sought to revolutionize academia from inside and make impactful changes in the community. In November 2012, a group of Chicana/o movement elders and allies came together and formed The Sacramento Movimiento Chicano and Mexican American Education Oral History Project (hereafter, “Project”). The purpose of the collective was to record Chicana/o movement activists/participants’ oral histories about their involvement and contributions in the Mexican American civil rights movement in Sacramento from 1965 through 1980.

The Project was successful in collecting 98 richly detailed and textured oral histories. The interviewers were, for the most part, conducted by undergraduate students who were enrolled in Professor, Dr. Lorena V. Márquez’s qualitative methods courses at the University of California at Davis. The Project comes at a critical time as many of the early activists, some forty-five years later, are now in their 80s and 90s. Some have died. With their passing has gone their history of struggle and the mindset which prompted them to make the critical civil rights changes. We are grateful that we were able to reach so many of the influential activists and record their insights and knowledge.


Sam Rios, the late Sac State professor of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies, was one of the many significant voices in the Chicano movement of the 1960s and '70s. (Photo courtesy of Lorena Márquez)

Collection

The Sacramento State University Library was gifted the 98 video histories from the The Sacramento Movimiento Chicano and Mexican American Education Oral History Project in December 2020. This collection of interviews provides a rich and vibrant history linking cultural resilience, and qualitative research to community and social change. The 98 narratives reveal a layered understanding of the Chicana/o movement in Northern California, and more specifically Sacramento. The counter-stories the activists relayed provide a critical context to understanding and transforming past beliefs and knowledge. The narrative voices are grounded in real life experiences and are contextualized in the social situation of the time with the added reflection of their lives today.

University Library staff are reviewing the videos and placing them on the library servers so they can be viewed by scholars and students around the world. Simultaneously, full transcripts of the videos are being created and placed on library servers.


This picture, showing Cesar Chavez (front row, third from left) and other notable activists, provided notice of a 2013 reunion of members of the Chicano movement to be held at Sac State. (Image courtesy of Lorena Márquez)

Juan Carrillo Oral History Video

Note: automatic captions within video may contain inaccuracies.
For the most accurate captioning, please refer to the Juan Carrillo Transcript.

Terezita Romo Oral History Video

Note: automatic captions within video may contain inaccuracies.

 

Complete list of interviewees

Note: automatic captions within video may contain inaccuracies.

Narrator Video Transcript
Aguilera, Neptaly (Taty) Watch View
Aguilera, Rene Watch View
Alarcon, Francisco X. Watch View
Alemán, Arturo Watch View
Amandariz, David Watch  
Arellano, Xochitl Watch  
Aviña, Arturo Watch View
Baca, Mary Watch  
Barnes, Anita Ramos Watch View
Botello, Armando Watch View
Campbell, Duane Watch View
Campos, Luis Watch  
Carrillo, Juan Watch View
Cervantes, Christina Watch
Chacon, Willie    
Cid, Olga Watch View
Cobb, Angelberta Watch View
Colmenares, Hortensia Watch  
Colmenares, Margarita Watch View
Contreras, Elizabeth Watch View
Cuellar, Rudy Watch  
De La Cruz Muñoz Jr., Eliazar Watch  
De Los Reyes, Daniel Watch  
Del Campo, Lena Watch View
Delgado-Campbell, Dolores Watch View
Diaz, Jacqueline    
Diaz, Ramon Watch View
Escobedo, Miguel Watch View
Galvan, Joaquin Watch View
Gama, Maria (Luz) Watch View
Gamino, Gilbert Watch View
Garcia, Max Watch  
Gaytan, Rosie Watch  
Gonzales, Rick Watch  
Gutiérrez, Efren Watch View
Hernandez, Juan Watch  
Hernandez, Manny Watch  
Hernandez, Pedro Watch View
Hernandez, Robert Watch  
Jimenez, Maria Helena Watch View
Largaespada, Sonia    
Lemus, Jaime Watch View
Lezama, Juan Watch View
Llano, Laura Watch View
Maestas, Marta Watch  
Mantecon, Arturo Watch  
Mayorga, Rodrigo Watch  
Mendoza, Max Watch  
Miranda, Gregoria Watch View
Narrator Video Transcript
Miranda, Maria Watch View
Molina, Miguel Watch View
Mora, Carlos Watch View
Mora, Christina Watch  
Muñoz, Frank    
Nava, Elvia    
Negrete, Antonio (Al) Watch View
Ontiveros, Juanita    
Orozco, Juanishi Watch View
Ortiz, Deborah Watch View
Ortiz, Nemesio    
Osuna, Patricia    
Padilla, Stan Watch  
Perez, António (Tony) José    
Pickett, Manuel Watch View
Pitti, Joe Watch
Porras, Andy Watch View
Portillo, Lupe Watch View
Quiñones, Sam Watch  
Quintero, Tim Watch  
Ramirez, Graciela Watch View
Rasul, David Watch View
Rasul, Melinda Watch View
Rendón, Andres Watch View
Reynoso, Jose S. Watch  
Rios-Kravitz, Rhonda Watch View
Rios, Anselmo (Sam)    
Rios, Phillip Watch  
Rios, Rachael    
Rios, Sammy Watch  
Rivera, Mariana Watch View
Romo, Terezita Watch
Ruedas, Manuel Watch  
Santana, Jorge Watch View
Segovia, Carmen Watch  
Serrano, Estella Watch View
Silva, Rosemarie Watch  
Soto, Richard Watch  
Tafoya, Javier Watch  
Trevizo, Lupe Watch View
Valadez, Petra M. Watch  
Valadez, Senon M. Watch View
Valdez, Daniel (Cisco) Watch View
Valdez, Ray Watch  
Vega, Eric Watch View
Villa, Esteban Watch View
Vivas, Gabriel Watch View
Ybarra, Estanislado (Tanis) Watch View
Ybarra, Steven Watch  

Inquiry

For questions about the Project or access to recordings, send email to: lib-scua@csus.edu.

Project Committee

  • Dr. Senon Valadez, Professor Emeritus, Anthropology, California State University, Sacramento (CSUS)
  • Dr. Lorena V. Márquez is an Associate Professor at the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies at University of California at Davis (UCD)
  • Dr. Rhonda Ríos Kravitz is Dean Emeritus from Sacramento City College (SCC) and CEO of ALIANZA
  • David Rasul is Dean Emeritus, Sacramento City College where he was also the EOP&S and Puente Coordinator
  • Feliciano A. S. Valadez, Specializes in multisensory-target multimedia asset, toolset and hardware design, integration, production, and recovery.
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