Arnold Palacios Oral History, Transcript

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Part OfArnold Palacios Oral HistoryTranscriberLimón, BrendaContributorPima County Library DistrictIntervieweePalacios, ArnoldDescriptionArnold Palacios is the Executive Directory of Tucson Youth Development. In this interview, he talks about the Chicano Movement in Tucson, Arizona. Mr. Palacios talks about how students from Tucson High School and Pueblo High School protested the inequalities in facilities and education. He describes the 1-C Program at Tucson Schools and the struggle today to keep Chicano Studies. Mr. Palacios was involved in the struggle to create the El Rio Community Center. He discusses how arts, such as music and theater in the style of El Teatro Campesino, were used to organize the Chicano community and relate their experiences.Browse TopicArt and Creative WorksCommunity GroupsEducationGovernment and PoliticsLaborRace and EthnicitySociety and CultureSubjectTucson (Ariz.)Chicano movement--Arizona--TucsonMexican Americans--Arizona--DiscriminationTucson Unified School District (Pima County, Ariz.)Community arts projects--Arizona--TucsonDate Original2011-04-02Date Range1960s (1960-1969)1970s (1970-1979)TypeTextOriginal FormatTranscriptsLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionState Archives- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public RecordsCollectionCapturing Arizona's StoriesRights StatementArizona State Library, Archives and Public Records retains all copyright, title, literary property right, and interest in and to the interview.

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IdentifierPalaciosA04022011.pdfDate Digitized1905-07-05Digital FormatPDF