El Cuhamil (San Juan, Tex.)
El Cuhamil was the official bilingual newspaper of the Texas Farm Workers Union (TFWU), "La Voz del campesino de Texas," published from 1975 to 1982 in San Juan, Texas. Named after the Nahuatl term for a "strip of undesirable land," the publication served as a primary organ for labor organizing, social justice advocacy, and political education during the Chicano Movement. This digital collection archives the newspaper's coverage of seminal events, including the 1977 "March for Human Rights" and various legislative campaigns for collective bargaining rights.
El Cuhamil provides a counter-narrative to the era's mainstream media, documenting the intersection of labor rights, undocumented advocacy, and Chicana activism. Using investigative reports, human interest stories, and political cartoons, the newspaper archive preserves the bicultural history of South Texas labor movements for researchers.
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Farm Worker Commemoration 50th Anniversary
Texas Farm Workers Union
Farm Worker Commemoration 50th Anniversary.
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Farm Worker Commemoration 50th Anniversary
Texas Farm Workers Union
Farm Worker Commemoration 50th Anniversary.
