"A esta hora conversamos", 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: Martha Cotera and Dr. Ricardo Romo discuss the history of Mexican Independence day and how Mexican Americans identify with the holiday. Cotera and Romo discuss the history of Mexico's Independence day. Cotera mentions Texas's participation in Independence day and women's contribution in fighting for Independence, such as Carmen Medina and Doña Jose Cortez de Dominguez. Romo states that Independence day is significant to Mexican Americans due to Chicanos searching to understand their roots and identity. They feel like they don't have mobility in education and police surveillance, similar to Miguel Hidlagos's feelings of having no mobility under Spanish rule. Both Cotera and Romo want Chicanos to understand their history. . Broadcast date: 1981-10-30.
Creator/Contributor:
Longhorn Radio Network (creator), Díaz, Alma (host), Cotera, Martha (interviewee), and Romo, Ricardo (interviewee)
Date Created/Date Issued:
10/30/1981
Owning Repository:
Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin
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Extent:
27 minutes, 28 seconds
Rights - Use and Reproduction:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Language:
English
Place of Publication:
Austin (Tex.)
Topic:
Mexican American women, Mexicano americanos--Educación, Mujeres mexicano americanas, Mexicano americanos--Identidad étnica, Mexican Americans--Education, Mexican Americans--Ethnic Identity, Independence Day (Mexico), Día de la Independencia (México), and Wars of Independence (Mexico : 1810-1821)