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Historias Unknown

Historias Unknown

Carmen & Cristina

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Obscure Latin American history, capitalism and corruption. Each week, your hosts (and twins) Carmen and Cristina, will tell each other a story about Latino/Latine history, capitalism or corruption and sometimes all three. Episodes every Thursday.
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From 1909 to the 1970s, the state of California performed one third of all sterilizations in the United States. 20,000 sterilizations were performed during these years, to people that did not consent. The case of Madrigal v. Quilligan, took place in Los Angeles in the 1970s. Many unsuspecting women were coerced to sign paperwork to perform their sterilization, while others were told that the process could be reversed.
Cristina tells Carmen about this dark chapter in California history and they also discuss the book Solito by Javier Zamora.
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Sources: No Mas Bebes. 2015. Directed by Renee Tajima-Peña
https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/madrigal-v-quilligan#:~:text=and%20Photographs%20Division.-,Madrigal%20v.,for%20involuntary%20or%20forced%20sterilization.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrigal_v._Quilligan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_m%C3%A1s_beb%C3%A9s https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/01/magazine/when-doctors-took-family-planning-into-their-own-hands.html
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/36db64c71e274d5092cfdd68f5b3c541
Music Credit: Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX
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Historias Unknown - Revolutionary Dogs

Revolutionary Dogs

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06/30/22 • 41 min

Dogs hold many titles, they are family, they rescue, they protect, they are loved. Some dogs become symbols of a revolution. When mass protests broke out in Chile, in 2011 and again in 2019, some beloved street dogs rose to fame for marching with students. These dogs are El Negro Matapacos, El Rucio Capucha and El Vaquita.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/
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https://historyofyesterday.com/the-chilean-street-dog-who-protested-for-educational-reform-bb8d43f09224
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%932013_Chilean_student_protests https://blurredbylines.com/blog/el-negro-matapacos-riot-dogs-el-vaquita-loukanikos-kanellos-protesters/
https://www.theclinic.cl/2019/11/19/inesperado-final-de-la-historia-del-rucio-capucha-perro-sufrio-el-impacto-del-chorro-del-guanaco-y-fue-hospitalizado/
https://www.rockandpop.cl/2019/11/perro-rucio-capucha-fue-adoptado/ https://www.lmneuquen.com/la-historia-rucio-capucha-el-perro-callejero-que-encabezo-las-manifestaciones-chile-n669896
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/chilean-students-protest-capital-early-test-president-boric-2022-03-25/
Music Credit: Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX
Abortion funds information: https://abortionfunds.org/need-abortion/
Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade
For more information visit: https://choice.crd.co
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The hard shell taco has become synonymous with Taco Bell and "white" people tacos, but the history and heritage of it, is actually very Mexican. The patent for the first hard shell taco mold was placed by a Oaxacan immigrant and the "inspiration" behind Taco Bell came from a woman who migrated from Jalisco, Mexico. So, how did this dish become white washed? Today, we bring you the history of the hard shell taco, a little bit of appropriation talk and a little bit of tiktok talk.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/
Tiktok videos mentioned in today's episode: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexa.alexuh/video/7123335964554071342 https://www.tiktok.com/@janellerohner/video/7111779233600425262
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https://whatsuppub.com/arts_culture/books/article_febfef9a-d859-11e2-87f6-0019bb30f31a.html https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/an-oral-history-of-hard-shell-tacos
https://medium.com/the-interlude/historias-de-la-cocina-hard-shell-tacos-f380be90fb93 https://www.mitlacafesb.com/aboutus
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210630-how-taco-bell-stole-the-taco https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/where-did-the-taco-come-from-81228162/ https://archives.sfweekly.com/foodie/2011/08/17/where-did-crispy-tacos-come-from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Bell
Music Credit: Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX
Sound Effect from Pixabay
Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade
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Historias Unknown - The Guatemalan Syphilis Study
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10/20/22 • 57 min

The Guatemalan Syphilis experiments were conducted in Guatemala from 1946 to 1948. They were led by John Cutler, who would go on participate in the Tuskegee Experiments. This was unknown, until Historian and Professor Susan Mokotoff Reverby found Cutler's archives, while she was researching the Tuskegee Experiments. Guatemala has condemned these experiments as crimes against humanity.
Carmen tells Cristina about this dark chapter in Guatemala history and it's aftermath. They also discuss the recent news about Nury Martinez, former president of the Los Angeles City Council and her racists remarks.
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Instagram, you can find pictures of topics discussed: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Website: https://www.historiasunknown.com/
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guatemala-syphilis/u-s-researchers-broke-rules-in-guatemala-syphilis-study-idUSTRE77S3L120110829 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3828982/ http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/cover_story/2017/02/guatemala_syphilis_experiments_worse_than_tuskegee.html
https://www.voanews.com/a/judge-lawsuit-over-guatemala-syphilis-experiment-to-proceed/4730000.html
https://www.law.com/2022/04/22/federal-judge-dismisses-suit-against-johns-hopkins-rockefeller-foundation-over-nonconsensual-human-medical-experiments-in-guatemala/?slreturn=20220909212146
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Eugenics was developed largely by Sir Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race, eugenics was increasingly discredited as unscientific and racially biased during the 20th century and it also informed many policies in California. In California, Mexicans were targeted by eugenic policies, making up the majority of people sterilized in during the 1900s.
Cristina tells Carmen about eugenic history, sterilizations and how the same rhetoric exists today, in stereotypes about "dirty Mexicans" and "hyper breeder" Latina women.
If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/
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http://www.processhistory.org/sara-rosas-garcia/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/california-compensates-victims-forced-sterilizations-many-latinasrcna1471#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16640386522730&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=
https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fnews%2Flatino%2Fcalifornia-compensates-victims-forced-sterilizations-many-latinas-rcna1471
Stern, A. (2016). Eugenic Nation (2nd ed.). University of California Press.
Music Credit: Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX
Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade
For more information visit: https://choice.crd.co/
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Historias Unknown - The History of International Adoption in Guatemala
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07/28/22 • 60 min

Adoption is often presented as the solution to abortion, but the dark side of adoption is rarely talked about. In between 1996 and 2007, Guatemala was one of the major providers of children for international adoption and while for adoptive parents in the US, this was a win, the Guatemalan adoption system was riddled with corruption, coercion and abductions. This led to necessary reform that still has its flaws.
If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/
Sources:
http://www.icwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/EKF-18.pdf Adoption in Guatemala -
Wikipedia Cleaning Up International Adoptions -
TIME (archive.org) To catch a baby broker -
International adoption- msnbc.com (archive.org)
https://web.archive.org/web/20080127125525/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22756856/
Guatemala | Adoption | Gender & Justice Project | Schuster Institute | Brandeis University
Music Credit: Hustlin' (Instrumental) · NEFFEX
Mentioned in this episode: Roe v wade
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Historias Unknown - The Dance of the 41

The Dance of the 41

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07/04/24 • 37 min

On November 17, 1901 a societal scandal changed LGBTQ history in Mexico forever. Police raided a secret dance in Mexico City, where 42 of Mexican's elite men were caught in an all man party. Half the men were dressed as women. The official number put out by the government was 41, because the 42nd attendee and organizer was said to be President Porfirio Diaz' son in law Ignacio de la Torre y Mier. The number 41 was never the same.
In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this epic scandal in Mexican history.
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Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex
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https://qspirit.net/dance-of-the-41-queers/ https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2021/05/el-baile-de-los-41-the-homosexual-party-that-scandalized-mexico-at-the-beginning-of-the-20th-century/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_of_the_Forty-One https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_de_la_Torre_y_Mier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palacio_del_Marqu%C3%A9s_del_Apartado https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_I_of_Mexico https://web.archive.org/web/20071130032556/http://www.islaternura.com/APLAYA/HOMOenHISTORIA/HomoHistoria2005/Los%2041%20en%20mexico/En%20el%20centenario%20de%20los%2041%20Diciembre2005.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Adalid
https://www.history.com/news/dance-of-41-mexico-gay-history https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2021/05/14/el-baile-de-los-41-real-o-leyenda-urbana/ https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-38563731
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The origins of colonialism in Palestine can be traced back to 1799, during the French invasion of the middle east, when Napoleon issued a proclamation offering Palestine as a homeland to Jewish people, under France’s protection, as a way of establishing a French presence in the region. This planted the seed for a vision of a Jewish state in the Middle East which did not materialize at the time, but was revived by the British in the 19th century. Zionists believe Judaism is a nationality as well as a religion, and that Jewish people deserve their own state in their ancestral homeland, Israel. The Balfour Declaration stated that the British would use their best endeavors to facilitate the achievement of this project. So with the support of the British, an influx of Zionists began to move into the area, displacing thousands of Palestinians.
In today's episode, Carmen shares a brief history of the even Palestinians refer to as the Nakba, while Cristina discusses Israeli involvement aiding massacres in Latin America, the history of Club Palestino in Chile and they express solidarity with Palestine.
If you have topic suggestions, feel free email [email protected]
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https://remix.aljazeera.com/aje/PalestineRemix/al-nakba.html#/17 https://www.un.org/unispal/history/
https://www.un.org/unispal/history2/origins-and-evolution-of-the-palestine-problem/part-i-1917-1947/
https://www.vox.com/2018/11/20/18080010/zionism-israel-palestine https://palestinohistorico.cl/en/summary-of-professional-history/ https://tadweenpublishing.com/blogs/news/essential-readings-palestinians-in-latin-america
Cuatro Colores Documentary: https://vimeo.com/418311180
What to Boycott: https://bdsmovement.net/get-involved/what-to-boycott
Click to Donate: https://arab.org/click-to-help/palestine/thank-you/
Palestinian Children's Relief Fund: https://www.pcrf.net/
Middle East Children's Alliance: https://www.mecaforpeace.org/
More Information On Palestine
Podcasts
Public Health and Palestine
The Asymptomatic Two State Solution Debunking the Most Common Anti-Palestinian Talking Points
Reading List
https://tadweenpublishing.com/blogs/news/essential-readings-palestinians-in-latin-america https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/g36449834/books-israel-palestine-conflict/
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Historias Unknown - A Brief History of Chile: The Coup Against Allende
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02/22/24 • 47 min

On 9/11/1973, Salvador Allende’s government was overthrown by the military. Among the conspirators was Chile’s future dictator, Augusto Pinochet.
In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about the day of the coup, and Allende’s final moments. This is part two of a series on Chile. In part one, Historias Unknown covered the life of Allende, leading up to the coup. The next episodes in the series will cover the Pinochet regime and the end of the dictatorship in the next few episodes.
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Salvador Allende: Revolutionary Democrat by Victor Figueroa Clark https://www.npr.org/2019/02/22/696057482/trumps-venezuela-moves-follow-long-history-of-intervention-in-latin-america
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/10/1193755188/chile-coup-50-years-pinochet-kissinger-human-rights-allende
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/salvador-allende-killed/ https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/chile-coup-timeline/ https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/definition/marxism https://library.brown.edu/create/modernlatinamerica/chapters/chapter-10-chile/primary-documents-w-accompanying-discussion-questions/document-25-final-speech-by-salvador-allende-1973/ https://library.brown.edu/create/modernlatinamerica/chapters/chapter-10-chile/figures-in-chilean-history/
https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-05-26/the-private-meeting-between-kissinger-and-pinochet-in-chile-we-want-to-help.html#?rel=mas
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/chile/2023-08-08/chiles-coup-50-kissinger-briefed-nixon-failed-1970-cia-plot-block
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/6/fifty-years-after-chiles-coup-the-search-for-truth-continues
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Salvador-Allende
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Historias Unknown - El Salvador: El Mozote Massacre
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12/15/22 • 61 min

On December 11, 1981, the US trained Atlácatl battalion descended on the village of el Mozote (and surrounding villages) and enacted one of the worst human rights violations in Latin America. They murdered women, children and village. After their attack was over, it is estimated that at least 1000 civilians were killed. Survivors of the attack are still trying to seek justice.
In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the Salvadoran civil war and the massacre of El Mozote. This episode discusses a massacre during the Salvadoran civil war, murder of children and rape are discussed, listen with care (or feel free to skip this episode if these are topics are triggering).
If you have topic suggestions, thoughts or any comments feel free to email [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/
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http://www.lib.luc.edu/specialcollections/exhibits/show/ellacuria-tapes https://www.historycrunch.com/causes-of-the-cold-war.html#/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/05/13/us-role-el-mozote-massacre-still-echoes-immigration-today/
https://elfaro.net/es/201003/noticias/1416/How-we-killed-Archbishop-Romero.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvadoran_Civil_War#Aims_of_the_junta's_violent_repression https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlacatl_Battalion https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/09/world/americas/09amaya.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8E-RJxjYMo https://www.dplf.org/en/resources/el-mozote-massacre-trial-decades-long-search-justice-el-salvador-continues https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/26/world/americas/el-salvador-el-mazote-massacre.html https://www.latinorebels.com/2018/09/06/daughterofelmozotesurvivor/ https://www.axios.com/el-mozote-salvador-massacre-40-years-22099231-a62f-45af-a53d-ddb639be60af.html https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%E1%BB%B9_Lai_massacre#:~:text=Victims%20included%20men%2C%20women%2C%20children,in%20C%20Company%2C%20was%20convicted.
Danner, M. (2005). The massacre at El Mozote: A parable of the Cold War. Granta Books. https://www.propublica.org/article/survivors-and-families-of-victims-of-a-1981-el-salvador-massacre-see-justice-slip-away-again#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16707316579004&referrer=
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https://unfinishedsentences.org/el-faro-the-day-the-offended-of-el-mozote-silenced-the-military/
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