[Interview of Chicano poet and activist Trinidad Sanchez, Jr.].

Chicano poet and activist Trinidad Sanchez Jr., talks about his family and upbringing in Pontiac, Michigan. Sanchez talks about his beginnings as a poet, his audiences, and his subject matter. He explains the emphasis of his poetry and reads from his book, "Why Am I So Brown?" Sanchez is interviewed...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Mexican voices--Michigan lives oral history series.
Other Authors: Sanchez, Trinidad, Jr (Interviewee)
Rivera, Diana Huizar (Interviewer)
Language:English
Published: [2003]
Series:Mexican voices--Michigan lives oral history series.
Subjects:
Sanchez, Trinidad, > Jr. > Interviews.
Mexican American poets > Interviews.
Sanchez, Trinidad, > Jr. > Family.
Sanchez, Trinidad, > Jr. > Childhood and youth.
Sanchez, Trinidad, > Jr. > Criticism and interpretation.
Oral histories.
Genre:
Interviews.
Oral histories.
Online Access:
Listen to sound recording - All users (Michigan State University Libraries)
Physical Description:1 electronic audio file (35 min., 20 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files.
Format: Audio Software
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Summary:
Chicano poet and activist Trinidad Sanchez Jr., talks about his family and upbringing in Pontiac, Michigan. Sanchez talks about his beginnings as a poet, his audiences, and his subject matter. He explains the emphasis of his poetry and reads from his book, "Why Am I So Brown?" Sanchez is interviewed by Michigan State University Librarian Diana Rivera for the Mexican Voices Michigan Lives Oral History series.
Note:Title supplied.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:Voice 22529
Playing Time:00:35:20
System Details:Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
Event Details:
Recorded at KUVO in Denver, Colorado, Nov. 25, 2003.