Margaret and Gilbert Leivas with Alfredo Figueroa in Blythe (1 of 2)

Item

Title

Margaret and Gilbert Leivas with Alfredo Figueroa in Blythe (1 of 2)

Identifier

2019.002.199

Type

Moving Image

Description

Group interview with Margaret Lopez Leivas, her son Gilbert and Alfredo Figeroa. They discuss the early history of growing up in the region and particularly the changes and events on the Colorado River Indian Tribe Reservation between the 1930s and 1960s. Discusses various forms of discrimination, as well as effects of WWII, in particular Japanese incarceration during WWII.

Subject

Indigenous History
Water in California
Japanese WWII Incarceration
Ranching
Rural Life
Education
Discrimination
World War II

Spatial Coverage

Colorado River Indian Tribe Reservation; Blythe (Calif.); Arizona; Parker (Az.)

Temporal Coverage

1930-1960

Creator

Antonio Vasquez
Sophie Harris

Date

October 21, 2003

Contributor

Margaret Leivas; Gilbert Leivas; Alberto Figeroa

Format

Mini DV Tape

Language

English

Rights

In Copyright

Duration

01:02:15

Relation

Margaret and Gilbert Leivas with Alfredo Figueroa in Blythe (2 of 2)

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Inland Mexican Heritage Living on the Dime Video Tapes

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