Santa Barbara Talks Podcast 52: Dr. Mario Garcia talks Journalist Ruben Salazar

Dr, Mario Garcia, professor of Chicano Studies at UCSB, is a historian who shares his views on the life journalist Ruben Salazar. Salazar was one of the first Mexican-American journalists to work at the Los Angeles Times and cover issues of concern to the Mexican-American community. He also worked as a journalist for Spanish-language TV station KMEX 34. Garcia has studied Salazar and his impact on the Chicano community and activism. Salazar died controversially at the hands of authorities while covering the Chicano Moratorium in 1970, a protest against the Vietnam War. Garcia also talks about the state of race in 2021, the crisis at the border from Central American refugees and a variety of historical topics. Garcia's Books: "Ruben Salazar: Border Correspondent, Selected Writings, 1955-1970" (Univ. of California Press) "Rewriting the Chicano Movement: New Histories of Mexican American Activism in the Civil Rights Era" (Univ. of Arizona Press) "Father Luis Olivares: A Biography--Faith Politics and the Origins of the Sanctuary Movement in Los Angeles" (Univ. of North Carolina Press)