LOPEZSONIA

Interview with Sonia Lopez, 1973

 

1973

 

Interviewer: Pérez, José

Sonia Lopez was raised in Calexico, California, and graduated high school there in 1966. She studied at Imperial Valley College and San Diego State College before earning her bachelors degree from California State University, Sacramento. In 1972, she joined the faculty at California State University,San Diego and taught several courses in Mexican-American Studies. In this interview, Lopez discusses a wide range of topics including: the political environment of Calexico and the Imperial Valley; gender rights and expectations within Mexican-American families and communities; the Catholic Church's stand on abortion and the role of women; her family's economic background, and difference in culture within the United States compared to Mexico; the relation of the women's liberation movement to the Chicano liberation movement; Mexican machismo versus Anglo American male chauvinism; and the debate over terminology, "Mexican-American" versus "Chicano."

José Pérez; Sonia Lopez; Interviews; Oral Histories; Imperial Valley; Calexico (California); Mexican-American studies; Gender rights; Gender roles; Latin American culture; Abortion rights; Chicano movement; Anglo American culture

 

California - San Diego

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English

 

Reel-to-reel audiotape

01:04:13

No

 

 

 

Audio

MP3

29.38 MB