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Young Lords
In Lincoln Park
Interviewee: Carlos Vasquez
Interviewers: José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez
Location: Grand Valley State University Special Collections
Date: 7/18/2012
Biography and Description
Carlos Vazquez is from Detroit, Michigan but he was born in Mexico and his family is from Ciudad Juárez
on the border with Texas. Mr. Vasquez’s family settled in Detroit in the 1940s and 1950s.The family
stays together and helps each other. In fact every year they have a family reunion and it is usually Mr.
Vasquez who plays a major role in organizing it. He is the youngest of his siblings and says he
“understands Spanish well but does not speak it.” Mr. Vasquez is a musician who has played in several
bands. He loves blues and plays rock and roll, country, Motown, Puerto Rican iibaro music, among
others. Mr. Vasquez learned jibaro when he lived within a Puerto Rican household for several years in
Grand Rapids, Michigan. He met José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez while Mr. Jiménez was a senior
counselor/supervisor for Project Rehab. Mr. Vasquez decided to join the Young Lords and has
volunteered to work on all of the Lincoln Park Camps. Mr. Vasquez has also recruited other volunteers
to handle the sound and stage at those events. The Lincoln Park Camps were first organized in 2000
during the Vieques, Puerto Rico protests that eventually closed down the military base. It was the
beginning of a reunion and an educational vehicle for the Young Lords, since the Young Lords had not
been active for many years. DePaul University was then also helping to document the origins of the
Young Lords. So the camp became a semi-retreat to educate and motivate people. The first camp was
held in Ford Lincoln Park in Lakeview, Michigan. There was the roasting of a pig, boat and hay rides. The
�Teatro Chicana paid for and made the journey, all the way from California and Washington. They
produced and were able to get others at the weekend camp to participate in a guerilla skit about the
displacement of the people from Lincoln Park, Chicago. Many people came from Puerto Rico, New York,
Aurora, Chicago, Milwaukee, Lansing, Detroit, and Grand Rapids. Today Mr. Vasquez’s son and other
children still recall the event and say that it had a positive effect on them.
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Title
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Young Lords in Lincoln Park Collection
Subject
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Young Lords (Organization)
Puerto Ricans--United States
Civil Rights--United States--History
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Personal narratives
Social justice
Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
Description
An account of the resource
Collection of oral history interviews and digitized materials documenting the history of the Young Lords Organization in Lincoln Park, Chicago. Interviews were conducted by Young Lords' founder, José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez, and documents were digitized from Mr. Jiménez' archives.
The Young Lords in Lincoln Park collection grows out of the ongoing struggle for fair housing, self-determination, and human rights that was launched by Mr. José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez, founder of the Young Lords Movement. This project is dedicated to documenting the history of the displacement of Puerto Ricans, Mejicanos, other Latinos, and the poor from Lincoln Park, as well as the history of the Young Lords nationwide.
Creator
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Jiménez, José, 1948-
Source
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<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/491">Young Lords in Lincoln Park collection (RHC-65)</a>
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Date
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2017-04-25
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video/mp4
application/pdf
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eng
spa
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Moving Image
Text
Identifier
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RHC-65
Coverage
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2012-2017
Oral History
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Título
Spanish language Title entry
Carlos Vasquez vídeo entrevista y biografía
Sujetos
Spanish language Subject terms
Young Lords (Organización)
Puertorriqueños--Estados Unidos
Derechos civiles--Estados Unidos--Historia
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Mexicano-Americanos--Relatos personales
Justicia social
Activistas comunitarios--Illinois--Chicago
Mexicano-Americanos--Michigan
Source
<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/491">Young Lords in Lincoln Park (RHC-65)</a>
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RHC-65_Vasquez_Carlos
Title
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Carlos Vasquez video interview and biography
Creator
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Vasquez, Carlos
Description
An account of the resource
Carlos Vazquez is from Detroit, Michigan but he was born in Mexico and his family is from Ciudad Juárez on the border with Texas. Mr. Vasquez’s family settled in Detroit in the 1940s and 1950s. Mr. Vasquez is a musician who has played in several bands. He met José “Cha-Cha” Jiménez while Mr. Jiménez was a senior counselor/supervisor for Project Rehab. Mr. Vasquez decided to join the Young Lords and has volunteered to work on all of the Lincoln Park Camps. Today Mr. Vasquez’s son and other children still recall the event and say that it had a positive effect on them.
Contributor
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Jiménez, José, 1948-
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Subject
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Young Lords (Organization)
Puerto Ricans--United States
Civil Rights--United States--History
Lincoln Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Mexican Americans--Personal narratives
Social justice
Community activists--Illinois--Chicago
Mexican Americans--Michigan
Language
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eng
Rights
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<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a>
Type
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Moving Image
Text
Format
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video/mp4
application/pdf
Date
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2012-07-18