Chicano/a Research Collection
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- Creators: Alvarez, Joséfina Ocampo Quesada, 1920-
- Creators: Lancaster, Carol
This three-part program traces Chicano heritage and influence in Arizona's history between the 1600s and the 1950s. It begins with a consideration of Mexican immigrants' role in pioneering Arizona's first non-Indigenous settlements, discusses these settlers' conflicts with Indigenous peoples and Anglo settlers, recounts Mexican-American contributions to Arizona's economic growth, chronicles rising racism towards, discrimination against, and segregation of Mexican-Americans, and finally studies Mexican-American work to secure equal rights.
José and Francisca (Ocampo) Quesada are seated; standing (left to right) are Alice Quesada, Joséfina (Quesada) Alvarez, Dora Quesada, and Eugene Quesada. Tempe, Arizona.
Tempe, Arizona.
Wickenburg, Arizona.
Wickenburg Grammar School, Wickenburg, Arizona.
Phoenix, Arizona.
Tempe, Arizona.
Wickenburg, Arizona.
Tempe, Arizona.
Dora Quesada is in the 1st row, 3rd from the right; Josephine Quesada is in the 2nd row, 7th from right. Wickenburg, Arizona.