Storytelling

San Joaquin Valley

Jesús Vidaña, Director of Conjunto Los Galleros

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Héctor R. Uriarte Jr., Chicano Songwriter and Musical Storyteller

San Joaquin Valley

“Y No Poder Volver” by Salvador Urista Alvarado

Eight musicians stand on a stage, spread out, holding framed Corridos del San Joaquín posters. Some wave at the audience not pictured. Three announcers stand on stage among them.

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"Dichosa con Él” by Heriberto Jaime Pérez

A close-up photo of a woman in a black dress, embroidered with colorful flowers, singing on a stage. Two women play the violin behind her.

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Salvador Urista, Composer of Memory and Migration

Three men, seated with Salvador Urista in the center, play guitar and sing.

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John B. Soto, Corridista of Place and Memory

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Gregoria Sánchez, Corridista of Memory and Strength

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Xóchitl Morales on Music and Resistance

Xóchitl Morales, a young woman, holds a violin in one hand and wraps the other around her father, Juan Morales. The duo sings together in a restaurant.

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Chicano Music in the San Joaquin Valley

Five young adult men lean against and sit inside an old, red convertible.

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Agustin Lira and Patricia Wells on Protest Music

Two musicians, a man and a woman, hold guitars and smile for the camera. Behind them are fields of crops.

Vendedores en Acción, Street Vendor Council Meeting

Lupe Montiel, Writer & Filmmaker

Margarita Gonzalez, Community Documentarian