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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.


    • Nov 9, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 14 EPISODES


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    Environmental Activism in Vieques Island, Puerto Rico

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 41:16


    Huntington Fellows Herman Luis Chavez and Maria Guadalupe Partida speak with scholar Dr. Marie Cruz Soto and environmental activist Myrna Paganto discuss Vieques Island. The episode also includes a conclusion to season two of La Biblioteca and the research guide it derives from, featuring former Library intern Bianca Napoleoni. Library materials include photograph collections. A Latinx Resource Guide: Civil Rights Cases and Events is an online resource guide of civil rights figures, cases, and events impacting the Latinx community in the United States. The resource guide is available for access at https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights.

    Ahora Es Cuando: Exploring the Latinx Electorate

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 36:39


    DESCRIPTION The resource guide is available for access at https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights.

    Who Are We? Latinx and U.S. Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2021 43:30


    Huntington Fellows Herman Luis Chavez and Maria Guadalupe Partida speak with journalists Ed Morales and Paola Ramos to discuss the Latinx identity and the communities that identify with that term. Key concepts include immigration, gender and sexuality, race, and intergenerational communication. A Latinx Resource Guide: Civil Rights Cases and Events is an online resource guide of civil rights figures, cases, and events impacting the Latinx community in the United States. The resource guide is available for access at https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights.

    Student Activism: 1968 Los Angeles Walkouts to Gen Z Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 40:46


    Huntington Fellows Herman Luis Chavez and Maria Guadalupe Partida speak with youth activist Daphne Frias and scholar Dr. Manuel Haro to discuss Latino student activism. The episode focuses on the 1968 East Los Angeles school walkouts, one of the largest student-led marches in American history, alongside the contemporary justice pursued by Gen Z students at the intersection of disability, educational, and civic activism. Library materials include photograph collections and periodicals. A Latinx Resource Guide: Civil Rights Cases and Events is an online resource guide of civil rights figures, cases, and events impacting the Latinx community in the United States. The resource guide is available for access at https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights.

    Central American Migration to the U.S: Temporary Protection Status (TPS)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 47:19


    Huntington Fellows Herman Luis Chavez and Maria Guadalupe Partida speak with youth activist Crista Ramos and scholars Dr. Ruth Wasem and Dr. Cecilia Menjívar to discuss the immigration legislation known as Temporary Protection Status (TPS). TPS recipients receive temporary immigration status, work authorization, and protection from deportation until it is safe to return to their home countries without a direct path to permanent residency status. Library materials include photograph collections and Congressional service reports. A Latinx Resource Guide: Civil Rights Cases and Events is an online resource guide of civil rights figures, cases, and events impacting the Latinx community in the United States. The resource guide is available for access at https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights.

    La Biblioteca and Latina Sterilizations in Madrigal v. Quilligan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 36:39


    Huntington Fellows Herman Luis Chavez and Maria Guadalupe Partida speak with former Mexican American Legal Defense Fund (MALDEF) President Antonia Hernandez and discuss the civil rights class action lawsuit Madrigal v. Quilligan. The episode also includes an introduction to season two of La Biblioteca and the research guide it derives from, featuring Reference Librarian Dani Thurber. Library materials include photograph collections and articles. A Latinx Resource Guide: Civil Rights Cases and Events is an online resource guide of civil rights figures, cases, and events impacting the Latinx community in the United States. The resource guide is available for access at https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights.

    Listening to Gabriel García Márquez

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2017 28:32


    Reference Librarians Catalina Gómez and Talía Guzmán-González speak with writer an journalist Marie Arana and discuss an excerpt from a historic 1977 recording of Colombian Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Márquez from the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape.

    Listening to Pablo Neruda

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2017 30:51


    Reference Librarians Catalina Gómez and Talía Guzmán-González speak with writer an editor Mark Eisner, and poet Marjorie Agosín and discuss an excerpt from a historic 1966 recording of Chilean Nobel Laureate Pablo Neruda from the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape.

    Listening to Octavio Paz

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2017 29:50


    Reference Librarians Catalina Gómez and Talía Guzmán-González speak with former U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, and discuss an excerpt from a 1961 recording of Mexican Nobel Laureate Octavio Paz from the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape.

    Listening to Raúl Zurita

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2017 29:03


    Reference Librarians Catalina Gómez and Talía Guzmán-González speak with Literary critic and translator Dr. Anna Deeny, and discuss an excerpt from a 1985 recording of Chilean poet Raúl Zurita from the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape.

    Listening to Álvaro Mutis

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2017 14:29


    Reference Librarians Catalina Gómez and Talía Guzmán-González speak with professor of Spanish, Charlotte Rogers (University of Virginia), and discuss an excerpt from a 1976 recording of Colombian poet and author Álvaro Mutis from the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape.

    Listening to Carlos Drummond de Andrade

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2017 28:57


    Reference Librarians Catalina Gómez and Talía Guzmán-González speak with the director of the Portuguese program at Georgetown University, Vivaldo Andrade dos Santos, and discuss an excerpt from a 1974 recording of Brazilian poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade from the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape.

    Listening to Mario Vargas Llosa

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2017 14:29


    Reference Librarians Catalina Gómez and Talía Guzmán-González speak with professor of Spanish Charlotte Rogers (University of Virginia) and discuss an excerpt from a 1977 recording of Peruvian Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa from the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape.

    The Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape: An Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2017 21:40


    For the past seven decades, curators of the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape have recorded, here in the Library of Congress' Recording Laboratory and abroad, writers from thirty-two countries reading in more than ten languages (including indigenous languages), and they continue to do so up to this day.

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