Welcome We're an archival repository that preserves Latino history in Arizona and the Southwest. Since 1970, we've compiled a distinguished collection of manuscripts, photographs, books, newspapers, and ephemera. Today, we continue to acquire primary and secondary sources that complement the instructional and research needs of the ASU community and the general public. Somos un repositorio de archivos que preserva la historia de los latinos en Arizona y el suroeste. Desde 1970, hemos compilado una distinguida colección de recursos primarios y secundarios que complementan las necesidades de enseñanza y investigación de la comunidad de ASU y el público en general. What do we collect? / ¿Qué coleccionamos? Personal Records: Material that documents an individual’s life and achievements. (e.g. Diaries, Correspondence, Oral Histories) Family Records: Material that documents a family’s history and roots in Arizona and the Southwest. (e.g. Genealogy Records, Family Artifacts, Photographs) Organization Records: Material that documents an organizations history and their work with a community. (e.g. Meeting Minutes, Correspondence, Financial Records) Published Material: Material that focuses on Latino history and culture. (e.g. Rare Books, Newspapers, Recordings) Personales: Material que documenta la vida y logros de un individuo.  (e.g. Diarios, Correspondencia, Historias Orales) Registros Familiares: Material que documenta la historia y las raíces de una familia en Arizona y el suroeste. (e.g. Registros de Genealogía, Artefactos Familiares, Fotografías) Registros de Organización: Material que documenta la historia de las organizaciones y su trabajo con la comunidad. (e.g. Actas de la Reunión, Correspondencia, Registros Financieros) Material Publicado: Material que se concentra en la historia y cultura de Latinos. (e.g. Libros Raros, Prensa, Grabaciones) , Collections of note Franco and French Families Papers Documents the family's political and social presence in Arizona between the 1930s and the 1990s. Finding aid for the Franco and French Families Papers Los Mineros Photographs Documents the lives of Mexican and Mexican-American copper miners in Arizona and New Mexico between 1900s and 1970s. Finding aid for the Los Mineros Photographs Chicanos Por La Causa Records Documents the history of CPLC, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of Latinos through education, economic development, social services and affordable housing since 1969. Finding aid for Chicanos Por La Causa Records , Information Access the collection Materials in this collection can be viewed by appointment in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138). Please make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or call 480-965-4932 for more information. Questions? Ask an Archivist Resources Chicano/a Research Collection Library Guide ASU Digital Repository Arizona Archives Online ASU Distinctive Collections Policies Camera Use Agreement Using our collections in publications , Nancy Godoy Associate Archivist nancy.godoy@asu.edu 480-965-2594

Writer Lydia Otero's books include L.A. Interchanges (upcoming July 31, 2023) about brown queer activism in 1980s L.A. CA; In the Shadows of the Freeway: Growing Up Brown & Queer (2019); and La Calle (2011). They are featured in PBS's Unidad: Gay & Lesbian Latinos Unidos. Otero has a PhD in History.

This is "The Lydia R. Otero Papers at Special Collections" by University of Arizona Libraries on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people…

"Rewriting the Chicano Movement is an insightful new history of the Chicano Movement that expands the meaning and understanding of this seminal historical period in Chicano history. The essays introduce new individuals and struggles previously omitted from Chicano Movement history."--

Winner of the Carl Sandburg Literary Award, hailed as a New York Times notable book, and read by hundreds of thousands, Always Running is the searing true story of one man’s life in a Chicano gang—and his heroic struggle to free himself from its grip. By age twelve, Luis Rodriguez was a veteran of East Los Angeles gang warfare. Lured by a seemingly invincible gang culture, he witnessed countless shootings, beatings, and arrests and then watched with increasing fear as gang life claimed friends and family members. Before long, Rodriguez saw a way out of the barrio through education and the power of words and successfully broke free from years of violence and desperation. Achieving success as an award-winning poet, he was sure the streets would haunt him no more—until his young son joined a gang. Rodriguez fought for his child by telling his own story in Always Running, a vivid memoir that explores the motivations of gang life and cautions against the death and destruction that inevitably claim its participants. At times heartbreakingly sad and brutal, Always Running is ultimately an uplifting true story, filled with hope, insight, and a hard-earned lesson for the next generation.