Education, Bilingual--New Mexico

Scope and Content The Atrisco Oral History Project, also known as Herencia: The Atrisco Community, was conducted over nine months in 1984, with the exception of one interview which was conducted in 1981. The project was directed by Dr. Raymond Burrola and consists of interviews with 35 residents of the Atrisco area in Albuquerque's South Valley. The project was sponsored by the Southwest Hispanic Research Institute at the University of New Mexico, in conjunction with the Albuquerque Museum and University of New...

Scope and Content The East Mountain Oral History Project collection consists of interviews conducted by Joyce Mendel with the following residents: Jose Candelaria, Bob Cooper, Adilia Garcia, Leandro Garcia, Barbara Herrera, Tom Herrera, Bill Loudon, Andres Mora, Antonia Mora, Dorela Perea, David Salazar, Jacquelyn Schaefer, M. Zanettie and Vicki Scoresone. The interviews are in a combination of English and Spanish languages. The collection also includes a tape of reminiscences from Alejandro Herrera, recorded in...

Scope and Content The collection originally contained five (5) interviews recorded on seven (7) audio cassettes with tape logs corresponding with each interview. In 2016 eighteen (18) additional cassettes and interview logs were added to the collection by Dr. Christine Sierra upon her retirement. This addition makes the collection complete. All the cassette tapes were transfered digitally to CDs in Jan. 2017. Interview discussions examine topics such as the importance of the family and community,...