ARCHIVAL DONATION AND TALK: MARIO T. GARCÍA AND ROSALÍO MUÑOZ IN CONVERSATION

Date: Thursday, December 6

Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Event Location: CSRC Library - 144 Haines Hall, UCLA

Cost: Free!

You are invited to the Chicano Studies Research Center Library to celebrate the donation of an oral history collection by Mario T. García. García’s collection includes recorded interviews with Chicano activist Rosalío Muñoz, who will be present to discuss how his life and politics are reflected in the recordings. 

1970 poster picturing Rosalío Muñoz

García will additionally discuss his work with Muñoz, and how the oral histories contributed to his 2015 book The Chicano Generation: Testimonios of the Movement (UC Press). Carlos M. Haro, CSRC assistant director emeritus, will introduce the event.

Mario T. García

Books will be available for purchase. A reception will follow the discussion.

Parking: Self-service parking is available is lots 2 and 3 ($3 per hour or $12 all day). For more information on campus parking, visit: https://transportation.ucla.edu/campus-parking.

This event is free and open to the public.

Organized by the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center (CSRC). Since its founding in 1969, the CSRC has played a pivotal role in the development of scholarly research on the Chicano-Latino population, which is now the largest minority group in the United States. The CSRC’s research mission is supported by five distinct components: a library with special collections archive, an academic press, collaborative research projects, public programs and community-based partnerships, and a competitive grant, scholarship, and fellowship program.