Library
Articles & Documents
Oral history books, developed by Barrio Anita youth and elders, which formed the basis and inspiration for the second Barrio Stories.
- Walking Through Barrio Anita’s History. “Una Famila Unida”
- Un Camino al Río
- Visions of Barrio Anita
- Huellas de Pasado
Research from Dr. Lydia Otero
- “Refusing to be ‘Undocumented,'” Picturing Arizona: The Photographic Record of the 1930’s, Edited by Katherine G. Morrissey and Kirsten M. Jensen
- “The Journey,” Patricia Preciado Martin
- “City Officials Go Slumming. Mayor, Councilmen Take Look at Tucson Slums,” Tucson Daily Citizen, 1964
- “Dramatic Plaza Plans Called For,” Tucson Daily Citizen, 1967
- “Urban Renewers Turn Pitchmen,” Tucson Daily Citizen, 1967
- “Not Every Urban Renewal Story Will End Happily,” part one, Tucson Daily Citizen, 1967
- “Not Every Urban Renewal Story Will End Happily,” part two, Tucson Daily Citizen, 1967
- Alianza Hispano-Americana Hemispheric Solidarity, Tucson Citizen, 1942
- Urban Renewal for Slum Clearance by City of Tucson, 1961
- Tucson Barrios Section, Arizona Daily Star, 1978
Poetry by Spoken Futures Youth
Spoken Futures worked over the course of 6 months to research, story share, write, reflect and rehearse among this dedicated team of youth poets. Director, Sarah Gonzales and Intern, Kyla A. Kemp-Rischard supported this team and were honored to be part of the project. The entire team thanks Barrio Anita and its residents for being such powerful teachers to the community. We offer our poems, words that carry on in alignment with Barrio Anita, past, present and future.
Interview Transcripts
Watch interview excerpts in Oral Histories.
Barrio Anita
- April Cruz
- Robert “Bobby” Benton
- Carmen Campuzano
- Ramon “Chino” Quiroz
- David Tineo
- Dr. Alfredo Valenzuela
- Gloria Arellano
- Julian Argote
- Luis Mena
- Mike Acedo
- Ramon Olivas
- Sarah G. Garcia
