Treviño, Jesús Salvador

Eyewitness : a filmmaker's memoir of the Chicano Movement by Jesús Salvador Treviño ( Book )
4 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 279 libraries worldwide
"Jesus Salvador Trevino participated in and documented the most important events in the Mexican American civil rights movement of the late 1960's and early 1970's: the farm workers' strikes and boycotts, the Los Angeles school walk-outs, the Chicano Youth Conference in Denver, the New Mexico land grant movement, the Chicano moratorium against the Vietnam War, the founding of La Raza Unida Party, and the first incursion of Latinos into the media. Coming of age during the turmoil of the sixties, Trevino was on the spot to record the struggles, to organize students and workers into the largest social and political movement in the history of Latino communities in the United States."--Jacket.

The fabulous sinkhole, and other stories by Jesús Salvador Treviño ( Book )
5 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 274 libraries worldwide

Birthwrite growing up Hispanic ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1988 and 2006 in English and held by 160 libraries worldwide
Examines the work of several Hispanic-American writers and how their poems, short stories, and novels reflect what it means to grow up Hispanic in America. Discusses influences on their writing including the oral traditions of the Hispanic community, their creative methods, and specific themes. Includes: Edward Rivera, In Black turf; Alberto Ríos, The secret lion; Rolando Hinojosa, The eight ways of giving; Nicholasa Mohr, Nilda; Judith Ortiz Cofer, The Latin deli; Lorna Dee Cervantes, Beneath the shadow: of the freeway, Bird Ave; Tato Laviera, Summer wait, Lady liberty.

The skyscraper that flew, and other stories by Jesús Salvador Treviño ( Book )
4 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 129 libraries worldwide

Third watch. The complete second season ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 127 libraries worldwide
Sometimes it seems as if the world is crashing in on itself. It's the job of the first responders to hold it together. Police, firefighters, paramedics: the men and women of the 3-11 PM shift called third watch are ready to serve in situations ranging from small (attending to a frequent 911 dialer) to playful (a football match between fire departments) to harrowingly large and complex (tracking an elusive sniper who targets cops). Combines the rigors of duty with compelling vignettes of life away from work.

Yo soy Chicano ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1972 and 2005 in English and held by 106 libraries worldwide
Portrays the Chicano experience, from its roots in pre-Columbian history to the present, by dramatically recreating key events in Mexican history and by presenting interviews with Chicano leaders, Dolores Huerta, Reies Lopez Tijerina, Rodolfo Gonzalez, and Jose Angel Gutierrez, who discuss solutions to the oppression of Chicanos.

Treasure in Monterey Bay ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1994 in English and held by 89 libraries worldwide
Pat Tuesday and George Frankly go undercover and underwater to solve the mystery of the disappearance of the famous Despair Diamond.

Yo soy ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1985 and 2010 in English and Spanish and held by 61 libraries worldwide
Many Mexican Americans, in the fields of business, education, labor and politics, tell and show how they have been active in today's society, responsible in dealing with some of its problems, while retaining their Chicano heritage and identity.

Seguin ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1993 and 1997 in English and held by 29 libraries worldwide
A drama based on the life of one of Texas' unsung heroes, Juan Nepomunceno Seguin, a leader in San Antonio who raised an army to fight the Mexican forces of Santa Ana at the Alamo.

In search of Aztlán ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in English and held by 25 libraries worldwide
This film follows the Chicano comedy trio Culture Clash on a whimsical journey in search of the mythical Aztlán -- the ancient homeland of the Aztec people believed by many to be located somewhere in the southwestern United States -- using a map they've discovered and riding in a 1952 low-rider Chevy. In Search of Aztlán balances dramatized comedy scenes with documentary interviews to explain the myth and history of Aztlan. Political activists from the Mexican American community launched a civil rights movement of social justice and self-affirmation in the 1960s in response to years of discrimination and social injustice and adopted a mythic "Aztlán" as a symbol for their modern Chicano nation to generate unity amongst their community and to foster pride in an ancient heritage that predated the establishment of the United States. The positive legacy of this civil rights movement is still felt today. While the actual site of Aztlán is unknown, the map the threesome use in its adventure corresponds to several historical maps dating from the 1500s that have been uncovered which identify several possible sites for the Aztecs' homeland in California, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah, all of which are visited by the group. Although the film begins as comedic farce, it concludes with thoughtful revelations about the status of Mexican Americans and other Latinos in American society today and how the importance of Aztlán goes beyond an actual physical location.