The Mexican American Experience, a radio program produced by the Longhorn Radio Network, includes interviews, music, and informational programs related to the Mexican American community and their concerns. Program summary: In this episode, host Linda Fregoso speaks with the poet Jose Montalvo about his poetry and Chicano activism. She also speaks with Professor Yolanda Broyles about Montalvo's work and how it compares with that of other Chicano poets. Montalvo first describes how he started writing poetry as a way to release his anger and frustrations. He explains that his poetry is often resentful and bitter and explores many of the major issues affecting Chicanos, such as police brutality and poor education. He hopes that people can relate to the message and feelings in his poetry. He says that both Chicanos and Mexican-Americans like his poetry and explains the difference between the two. He criticizes Mexican Americans for the political apathy and disinterest in the community. He then reads his poem ¡A Mi Que! His poetry also reflects solidarity with Latin American liberation movements and he explains that both Latin Americans and Mexican-Americans are being oppressed by the wealthy. Keywords: Affirmative Action, Big Business, Bilingual Ballots, Chicano Democrats, Conservative Ideology, Corpus Christi State University, Democratic Party, Deregulation, Elections, Frank Church, Fred Cervantes, Jimmy Carter, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Mexican Workers, Minority Voter Participation, Political apathy, Political Coalitions, Ronald Reagan, Senate Judiciary Committee, Social Movements, Social Welfare Policies, Strom Thurmond, Texas A & M University Corpus Christi, University of California, Voter Rights Act, Voter Turn-out. Broadcast date: 1981-03-25.
Creator/Contributor:
Longhorn Radio Network (creator), Fregoso, Rosa Linda. (host), Montalvo, José (interviewee), and Broyles-González, Yolanda (1949- ). (interviewee)
Date Created/Date Issued:
3/14/1981
Owning Repository:
Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin
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Extent:
24 minutes, 49 seconds
Rights - Use and Reproduction:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Language:
English
Place of Publication:
Austin (Tex.)
Topic:
Discrimination in education, Movimiento chicano, Chicano Movement, Police brutality, American poetry--Mexican American authors, Poesía estadounidense--Autores mexicanos americanos, and Social movements