Raul Mijares oral history - June 27, 2023
Date of Interview
6-27-2023
Contributor
Ochoa, Margarita [interviewer]
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Description
This oral history of Raul Mijares, recorded on June 27, 2023, discusses their personal journey navigating identity and spirituality in higher education, involvement in the Chicano Movement, athletics program, and the decision to discontinue football at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), and their role in creating scholarship programs. At the time of this interview, Raul was 70 years old, identified as Anahuacan, and resided in Castaic, California. Raul is an alumnus of Loyola Marymount University (LMU), and attended from 1970-1974, graduating in 1979. Raul was originally from Mexico City, Mexico.
Subject
Chicano movement; Jesuits--Education; Lakota dance; Loyola Marymount University--History; Mexican American college students; Nahuas; Universities and colleges--United States--History
Keywords
Activism; Athletics; Bilingualism; Clergy; Faith; Families; Football; Graduation; Housing; Immigration; La Rasa; Latino Alumni Association; Marymount-Loyola Merger; Scholarships; Service; Sundancers; Volunteerism
Project
Inclusive History and Images Project
Geographic Location
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Language
eng
Source
Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Digital Identifier
LML_UA_IHIP_001820001
Format
video/mp4
Format Extent
1 video; 01:20:47
Type Value
Moving Images
Donor
Mijares, Raul
Sponsor
Bill Hannon Foundation
Recommended Citation
Mijares [narrator], Raul, "Raul Mijares oral history - June 27, 2023" (2023). Oral Histories Collection. 22.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/oral_histories/22
Notes
At the time of this interview, Margarita Ochoa was the Associate Professor and Associate Chair of History in the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts at Loyola Marymount University (LMU). She was a first-generation Mexican American and first-generation college student.