Mexican American Studies & Research Center Publications

The History of the Tucson International Mariachi Conference

The MASRC chronicled the roots of the Tucson International Mariachi Conference, an annual event started in 1983. The oral history report includes interviews with the founding members as well as performers, including Linda Ronstadt. The conference is widely credited with helping spark a resurgence of interest in the Mariachi music genre. The Mariachi history was done as part of the Local Legacies Project which is part of the Bicentennial celebration of the Library of Congress. The TIMC report was written and coordinated by historian Gregory S. Rodríguez, who is on the faculty of the MASRC. Students in the Mexican American Studies program at the UA conducted the interviews.

MASRC Working Paper Series

The goal of the MASRC Working Paper Series is to disseminate research on the Mexican American experience. Scholars from the social and behavioral sciences, public policy, and the humanities are encouraged to submit manuscripts. Areas of particular interest include social policy, the Mexican immigrant experience in the United States, history, minority economic participation, and public health. Manuscripts should be addressed to Dr. Antonio Estrada, MASRC Director, César E. Chávez Building 208 / The University of Arizona / Tucson, Arizona 85721-0023. Copies of No. 1 - No. 30 are available at a cost of $ 3.00 each, plus $1.00 shipping. Arizona residents add 5% sales tax.

Perspectives in Mexican American Studies

Perspectives is an ongoing series devoted to Chicana/o research. Focusing on Mexican Americans as a national group, Perspectives features articles and essays that cover research from the Pre-Columbian Era to the present. Perspectives is published by the MASRC and distributed by the The University of Arizona Press: 355 S. Euclid Ave., Suite 103 / Tucson, AZ 85719. Individual copies are $ 15.00. Subscriptions: 2 copies are $ 25.00 for individuals and $ 35.00 for institutions. Foreign individual subscriptions are $ 28.00 and $ 44.00 for institutions.

Manuscripts and inquiries should be sent to Professor Juan R. García, Department of History, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721. Perspectives is abstracted and indexed in Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life.

Renato Rosaldo Lecture Series Monograph

The Renato Rosaldo Lecture Series Monograph is no longer published, but some back copies are available from the Mexican American Studies & Research Center for $6.50 each and can be ordered through The University of Arizona Press: 355 S. Euclid Ave., Suite 103 / Tucson, AZ 85719. Please include $1.50 for postage and handling for each book ($3.00 for outside North America). Arizona residents add 5% sales tax.

United We Win: The Rise and Fall of La Raza Unida Party

United We Win: the Rise and Fall of La Raza Unida Party ( 284 pp/ISBN 0939363-01-1) is available through the The University of Arizona Press 355 S. Euclid Ave., Suite 103/Tucson, AZ 85719// (520) 621-1441.

Saguaro

Saguaro is no longer published, but some back copies are available from the Mexican American Studies & Research Center for $6 each. Please write to the address listed above. Saguaro, a bilingual literary journal, was published by the MASRC with the support of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Arizona.