Oral Histories

The Bibliopolítica Oral History Collection includes stories from Chicanx Studies faculty and former staff from the Chicano Studies Library. Recorded in part at the Ethnic Studies Changemaker Studio at University of California Berkeley as well as remotely, these voices capture the history and heart of the library. The interviews were conducted by Amanda Belantara in collaboration with Richard Chabrán and Lillian Castillo-Speed.

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Lillian Castillo-Speed

Former Chicano Studies Library Coordinator and now head of the Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley

Richard Chabrán

Former Chicano Studies Library Coordinator

Carlos Muñoz Jr.

Scholar, author, activist, and former chair of the Chicano Studies Program at U.C. Berkeley

Chela Rios-Muñoz

Clinical social worker and former staff member at the Chicano Studies Library

Clementina Duron

Bilingual educator and former staff member at the Chicano Studies Library at U.C. Berkeley

Larry Trujillo

Scholar, activist, and former professor of Chicano Studies at U.C. Berkeley

Lucha Corpi

Writer, poet, scholar, and former coordinator of the Chicano Studies Library

Malaquías Montoya

Poster artist, activist, and educator

Purita Mesa

Social worker and former staff member at the Chicano Studies Library

Sandra Ríos Balderrama

Librarian, former director of the ALA Office for Diversity, former president of REFORMA, and co-founder of the Pura Belpré Award

Elva Yañez

Environmental health and justice advocate and former staff member at the Chicano Studies Library