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This section includes literature by Chicano, Puerto Rican and Latin American immigrant authors in the United States, as well as relevant nonfiction books and ephemera. Original materials from the farmworker movement, the Cuban-American diaspora and other Latin American immigrant groups will be found here.
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Chingazo [numbers 1, 2, and two versions of 3]
Oakland; Houston: the zine, 2001-2003. Four issues of the photoreproduced staplebound comix zine edited by J.L. Perez, 5.5x8.5 inches, very good. Number three comes in two versions, one with the "Collectable 'Califas Edition' cover." More
Cat.No: 244943
Chiricú: a publication of Chicano-Riqueño Studies, issue #1, Spring 1976
Bloomington: Indiana University, 1976. Magazine. 26p., 11x8.5 inches, landscape layout, texts in Spanish and English, illustrated by Ferdinand Marínez Norma Alarcón, Daniel alcocer and others, light browning on spine, otherwise very good poetry journal in stapled white pictorial wraps. Poetry and prose. More
Cat.No: 152508
Chiricú; a publication of Chicano-Riqueño Studies, volume 6, number 1, 1990
Bloomington: Indiana University, 1990. Paperback. 103p., text in Spanish, very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 175850
Cinco de Mayo: Inland Empire Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, mayo 1987
San Bernadino: The Chamber of Commerce, 1987. Newspaper. 16p., 11.25x14.5 inches, newsprint, tabloid newspaper program for the festival in San berdoo printed in black, red and green, photos, events, ads. More
Cat.No: 166950
![Cine Acción presents the fourth annual Festival ¡CineLatìno! [program] September 19-29, 1996,...](/pictures/medium/203850.jpg?v=1484088494)
Cine Acción presents the fourth annual Festival ¡CineLatìno! [program] September 19-29, 1996, San Francisco, Berkeley, Sacramento
San Francisco: Cine Acción, 1996. Magazine. 40p., includes covers, 8.5x10.75 inches, sponsors, calendar, film descriptions, photos, ads, very good souvenir program for the event, magazine format in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 203850
![Cine Accion presents the Sixth Annual ¡Cine Latino! festival [program] September 16-27, 1998,...](/pictures/medium/240602.jpg?v=1564025742)
Cine Accion presents the Sixth Annual ¡Cine Latino! festival [program] September 16-27, 1998, San Francisco, Berkeley
San Francisco: Cine Acción, 1996. Magazine. 56p., includes covers, 8.25x10.75 inches, sponsors, calendar, film descriptions, photos, ads, very good souvenir program for the event, magazine format in stapled pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 240602
Cipactli: Winter/Spring 1995; special double issue/literature and art edition,
San Francisco: La Raza Studies, San Francisco State University, 1995. Paperback. 94p., introduction, photos, very good trade paperback journal in original pictorial wraps. Poetry, fiction and photography. More
Cat.No: 97210
¡ Claro! Central Latin American Relief Organization* information packet
New York: ¡Claro! 1982. Report folder containing informational and outreach materials for the organization: a draft working copy of the brochure, press release and flyers; a statement by Evelyn Vargas-Castaneda, a Salvadorean-American from Davis, CA, on her brother's kidnapping in El Salvador, along with his photograph; several offprints of articles..... More
Cat.No: 161915
Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights & Services [brochure]
San Francisco: The Coalition, [1990s]. Eight-panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches, list of organizations involved with CIRRS, explanation of services, philosophy, organization, very good on heavy pale gray stock. More
Cat.No: 240144
Colombia report: vol. 1, #3, Nov. 1979
Irvine: Program in Comparative Culture, UC Irvine, 1979. 16p., 8.5x14 inches folded to 8.5x11 inches, introduction, glossary, photos, reports, mild wear and soiling, newsletter of 8 sheets stapled upper-left corner. Cover story on the second anniversary of the First National Civic Strike in Colombia. More
Cat.No: 203447
Colonial Mexican and popular religious art; selections from the permanent collection of the Mexican Museum
San Francisco: The Mexican Museum, 1990. 48p., illus. with black/white photos of materials from the collection, 8.5x11 inches, very good in wraps. More
Cat.No: 101925
Colors of Contribution: the Women's Building Honors Lesbians of Color for Shaping the Vision [two handbills] featuring Casselberry-Dupree Band with Nerida Rojas & Annette A. Aguilar
San Francisco: Women's Building, 1991. Two handbills, 8.5x11 inches printed one side only, orange stock, very good, picture of the musical duo, information about the event, very similar in layout with minor differences. Handbills for a benefit for the Women's Building. More
Cat.No: 238049
Columbus Quincentennial Projects: a directory
Washington DC: US Department of the Interior/National Park Service, 1991. Magazine. vi, 48p., 8.5x8 inches, projects for 1992 by state illustrated with color photos, index, very good first edition booklet in stapled white pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 209714
Community Murals. Fall 1982
San Francisco: Community Muralists' Network, 1982. Magazine. 60p. includes covers, 8.5x11 inches, articles, news, events, resources, b&w photos, very good magazine in stapled white pictorial wraps. Includes sections on Chicano murals, the SF bay area (including centerfold map of murals in San Francisco), a lengthy narrative of a cross-country drive..... More
Cat.No: 151674
A Community Under Siege: a chronicle of Chicanos east of the Los Angeles River 1945-1975 [brochure]
Los Angeles: UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, 1984. Six panel brochure folded to 3.75x8.5 inches, announcemnt of the publication of Rodolfo F. Acuna's book and others from the Center, very good on heavy cream stock. More
Cat.No: 225066
"Compartamos Nuestra Herencia Cultural" Hispanic-Latino heritage Month 1990 Exhibit & Live music [program] Unidos hacemos la diferencia
St. Louis: University of Missouri/Hispanic-Latino Association & BECA, 1990. [12p] 5.5x8.5 inches, event schedule, photos, bios, essay by Michael Daugherty, very good program booklet in stapled purple pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 234540
Comunica Horizons: Mexico-United States Consortium for Academic Cooperation, vol. 1, no. 1, first edition, January 1993
East Lansing: Michigan State University, 1993. 8p. including covers, 8.5x11 inches, board of directors, mission statement, announcements, very good newsletter in stapled printed wraps. More
Cat.No: 182157
Con Honor Valentia Y Orgullo
Havana: Oficina De Publicaciones Del Consejo De Estado, Cuba, 2002. 97p., illustrated wraps. Text in Spanish. Statements from the trial of five Cubans arrested on suspicion of espionage; the 2001 trial was condemned by UN lawyers. More
Cat.No: 128114
Conmoción; revista y red revolucionaria de lesbianas latinas #3: identidad
Miami Beach: Conmoción, 1996. 52p., 8.5x11 inches illustrations, poetry, art, essays, fiction, very good first edition magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Text in English and Spanish. More
Cat.No: 90841
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Corazon en fiestaz: [handbill] a 30-year celebration of the mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts ... July 20 - August 25, 2007
San Francisco: Mission Cultural Center, 2007. Single 9x11.5 inch four-color poster/handbill, printed single side on stiff red semi-glossy stock. More
Cat.No: 165374
Corrido de Cocaine: inside story of hard drugs, big money and short lives by Arturo Carrillo Strong [handbill]
Tucson: Harbinger House, 1990. Single 8.5x11 inch handbill printed both sides on glossy stock, cover photo [by David Burckhalter] foreword by Charles Bowden on rear, two horizontal fold creases for mailing, small stain and wear in margins otherwise good. Pre-publication handbill for the book. More
Cat.No: 238125
Coyote: vol. 2, #5, May 1983: People and place; Tucson's hispanic heritage
Tucson: Food Conspiracy Community Access Project, 1983. Newspaper. 16p., 11x17 inches, illustrations, photos, ads, mild wear and yellowing, fold creases, otherwise very good tabloid newspaper on newsprint. Tucson's Hispanic Heritage, Poetry, Roots and Community, Strange Doings on the Salt etc. More
Cat.No: 168412
Critica; a journal of critical essays, vol. 1, nos. 1 and 2, spring 1984 and spring 1985
San Diego: Chicano Studies, University of California, 1984-5. Paperback. Two issues, no. 1: 135p., no. 2: 148p., trade paperback journals in slightly worn printed wraps. First two issues of the journal with contributions from Raymond Barrio, Carlos Esparza, Luisa Valenzuela and others. More
Cat.No: 26384
The Cronista of Arizona and Sonora: todas las noticias que ameriten publicarse; vol. 3, #2, Fall, 1989
Phoenix: Arizona-Mexico Commission, 1989. 8p., 8.5x11 inches, news, reports, events, services and resources, very good newsletter in stapled green wraps. Expansion of the Mariposa Border Crossing in Nogales planned. More
Cat.No: 238254
Cuarteto Ruffino [photographic publicity card]
[Los Angeles]: Discos Peerless, [196-?]. 3.25x5.5 inch card, b&w photo portrait of the quartet playing instruments on one side, the other presenting the lyrics to the group's song "Flores estrellas y lun." in Spanish. Promotional item for the Cuban-American group. More
Cat.No: 169917
Carnaval / San Francisco. 1987 [screen print poster]
Hom, Nancy; artist
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