About La Biblioteca
An exploration of the collections of the Library of Congress that focus on the cultures of Spain, Portugal, Latin America, and the Hispanic community in the United States. Music courtesy of Héctor Corrada-Bravo.
Season 2: A Latinx Resource Guide: Civil Rights Cases and Events
Title: Environmental Activism in Vieques Island, Puerto Rico
Speakers: Herman Luis Chavez (Huntington Fellow, Hispanic Section, Library of Congress); Maria Guadalupe Partida (Huntington Fellow, Hispanic Section, Library of Congress); Bianca Napoleoni (former Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Intern); Dr. Marie Cruz Soto (Clinical Associate Professor at New York University); Myrna Pagan (Artist-Activist)
Date: November 9th, 2021
Running Time: 41:16 minutes
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Title: Ahora Es Cuando: Exploring the Latinx Electorate
Speakers: Herman Luis Chavez (Huntington Fellow, Hispanic Section, Library of Congress); Maria Guadalupe Partida (Huntington Fellow, Hispanic Section, Library of Congress); Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (U.S. Representative NM-03); Congressman Joaquin Castro (U.S. Representative TX-20)
Date: November 2nd, 2021
Running Time: 41:11 minutes
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Title: Who Are We? Latinx and U.S. Identity
Speakers: Herman Luis Chavez (Huntington Fellow, Hispanic Section, Library of Congress); Maria Guadalupe Partida (Huntington Fellow, Hispanic Section, Library of Congress); Ed Morales (Journalist and Author); Paola Ramos (Journalist and Author)
Date: October 26th, 2021
Running Time: 43:30 minutes
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Title: Student Activism: 1968 Los Angeles Walkouts to Gen Z Justice
Speakers: Herman Luis Chavez (Huntington Fellow, Hispanic Section, Library of Congress); Maria Guadalupe Partida (Huntington Fellow, Hispanic Section, Library of Congress); Dr. Manuel Haro (Assistant Director Emeritus, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center); Daphne Frias (Youth Activist)
Date: October 19th, 2021
Running Time: 40:46 minutes
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Title: Central American Migration to the U.S: Temporary Protection Status (TPS)
Speakers: Herman Luis Chavez (Huntington Fellow, Hispanic Section, Library of Congress); Maria Guadalupe Partida (Huntington Fellow, Hispanic Section, Library of Congress); Dr. Ruth Ellen Wasem (Professor of Policy Practice at the University of Texas at Austin); Dr. Cecilia Menjívar (Professor of Sociology at the University of California at Los Angeles); Crista Ramos (Youth Activist)
Date: October 12th, 2021
Running Time: 47:19 minutes
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Title: La Biblioteca and Latina Sterilizations in Madrigal v. Quilligan
Speakers: Herman Luis Chavez (Huntington Fellow, Hispanic Section, Library of Congress); Maria Guadalupe Partida (Huntington Fellow, Hispanic Section, Library of Congress); Maria Daniela Thurber (Reference Librarian, Hispanic Section, Library of Congress); Antonia Hernandez (President and CEO of California Community Foundation).
Date: October 5th, 2021
Running Time: 36:39 minutes
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Season 1: Listening to the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape
Title: Listening to Gabriel García Márquez
Speakers: Catalina Gómez, Talía Guzmán-González and Marie Arana; Gabriel García Márquez
Date: November 27, 2017
Running Time: 28:32 minutes
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Title: Listening to Pablo Neruda
Speakers: Catalina Gómez, Talía Guzmán-González, Mark Eisner and Marjorie Agosín; Pablo Neruda
Date: November 16, 2017
Running Time: 30:51 minutes
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Title: Listening to Octavio Paz
Speakers: Catalina Gómez, Talía Guzmán-González and Juan Felipe Herrera; Octavio Paz
Date: November 9, 2017
Running Time: 29:50 minutes
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Title: Listening to Raúl Zurita
Speakers: Catalina Gómez, Talía Guzmán-González and Anna Deeny; Raúl Zurita
Date: November 2, 2017
Running Time: 29:03 minutes
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Title: Listening to Álvaro Mutis
Speakers: Catalina Gómez, Talía Guzmán-González and Charlotte Rogers; Álvaro Mutis
Date: October 26, 2017
Running Time: 14:29 minutes
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Title: Listening to Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Speakers: Catalina Gómez, Talía Guzmán-González, Vivaldo Andrade dos Santos; Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Date: October 19, 2017
Running Time: 28:57 minutes
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Title: Listening to Mario Vargas Llosa
Speakers: Catalina Gómez, Talía Guzmán-González, Charlotte Rogers; Mario Vargas Llosa
Date: October 12, 2017
Running Time: 14:29 minutes
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Title: The Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape: An Introduction
Speakers: Georgette Dorn, Catalina Gómez, and Talía Guzmán-González
Date: September 28, 2017
Running Time: 21:40 minutes
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