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- Dr. Ruben Martinez, director of the Julian Samora Research Institute at Michigan State University, and MSU professor Daniel Vélez Ortiz, deliver a talk entitled "Latino auto workers : from the margin to the core." Martinez describes their research project which looks at auto workers of Latino heritage, their transition from migrant and seasonal work to industrial jobs, and the dramatic rise in their standard of living. Ortiz talks about what brought Latinos to Michigan, their experiences, association with the United Auto Workers, participation in the Flint Sit-down strike, how they maintained their cultural heritage, and how auto industry jobs came to successive generations. They answer questions from the audience. The speakers are introduced by MSU Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, the MSU Museum, and cosponsored by Chicano/Latino Studies, the Julian Samora Research Institute, and the Lansing Stewardship Community/Motorcities - The Automobile National Heritage Area. Part of Project 60/50. Held at the MSU Museum.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-11-14T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Date Issued:
- 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Hmong immigrant, lawyer and pastor Dr. T. Christopher Thao recounts emigrating to the U.S. and living in isolation with his sponsor in rural Arkansas. He discusses his educational drive which took him to Minnesota where he obtained his undergraduate and law degrees as well as a Ph.D. in New Testament studies. He says his call to ministry took him first to California and then finally brought him to Warren, Michigan.
- Date Issued:
- 2011-10-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Robert "Buddy" Battle talks about his role in the formation of the Trade Union Leadership Council (TULC), an African American labor organization that became a significant force in Detroit politics. Battle talks about issues of race relations, discrimination, and segregation in organized labor and the UAW and the Ford Local 600. He also talks about Detroit and Michigan politics and the rise of Coleman Young, Richard Austin, and others.
- Date Issued:
- 1982-02-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a speech entitled "The Farmer and the Businessman".
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama makes a statement about Trayvon Martin, his death, and the verdict in the court trial for the man accused of killing the Florida teenager. Obama says "Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago," as he explains his opinion on the case and the ruling suggesting that, "the African American community is looking at this issue through a set of experiences and a history that doesn't go away." Held in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-07-19T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- Barbara Jordan urges that the extension of the Voting Rights Act should include Mexican-Americans and other minorities.
- Date Issued:
- 1975-04-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President George H.W. Bush, on a televised address, calls for a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. On the "MacNeil/Lehrer Report."
- Date Issued:
- 1992-06-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Description:
- President Obama makes a statement about the Senate's confirmation of Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Obama talks about the work of the agency and Cordray's qualifications. He also discusses the roadblock in the Senate that prevented Cordray's timely confirmation which was only broken after Republicans and Democrats came to agreement on the confirmation process and filibuster rules. Cordray says he appreciates the appointment and wants to get to work making financial markets work better for middle-class American consumers.
- Date Issued:
- 2013-07-17T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection