Part OfArnold Palacios Oral HistoryTranscriberBrenda LimónContributorPima County Library DistrictIntervieweeArnold PalaciosDescriptionArnold 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.SubjectTucson (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 StatementFrom the collection of the History and Archives Division, Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Copyright and/or publication rights for all items in this collection are retained by this institution. For assistance with permission to re-use or other reference questions, please contact the Archives at [email protected]
