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: Linda Fregoso examines the history of Chicano literature in the United States with literary historians, artists and writers. The first of a two-part series, this show focuses on the debate about the origins of Chicano literature, the themes in 19th century Mexican American writers, the cronicas diabolicas and cronicas festivas genre developed by Mexican exiles in San Francisco, as well as the first self-styled Chicano writers and their works. Literary critic Juan Rodriguez emphasizes the references to North American racial politics, the thick description of local American Spanish and the ever-presence of Social Protest themes across these different historical periods. Alurista re-tells why he helped coin the term Aztlan in Santa Barbara and decries the literal readings of the term as territorial designation. Poets Ricardo Sanchez, Raul Salinas, and Jose Montoya provide readings of their pinto poetry.. Broadcast date: 1982-05-28. A racial slur is used in this program at 23:27.
Creator/Contributor:
Longhorn Radio Network (creator), Fregoso, Rosa Linda. (host), Alurista (interviewee), Monléon, José B., 1950- (interviewee), Rodríguez, Juan (interviewee), Garcia, Petra (interviewee), Hinojosa Smith, Ricardo (interviewee), Sánchez, Ricardo (interviewee), Raúlrsalinas 1934-2008 (interviewee), and Montoya, Jose (interviewee)
Date Created/Date Issued:
1982-05
Owning Repository:
Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin
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Extent:
25 minutes, 13 seconds
Rights - Use and Reproduction:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Language:
English
Place of Publication:
Austin (Tex.)
Topic:
American literature--Mexican American authors, Literatura estadounidense--Autores mexicanos americanos, Mexicano americanos--Identidad étnica, American poetry--Mexican American authors, Poesía estadounidense--Autores mexicanos americanos, Mexican Americans--Ethnic Identity, Social movements in literature, and Aztlán in art
Time Period Covered:
19th century, 20th century, siglo XIX, and siglo XX