Thirty Years, Thirty Voices: José Angel Gutiérrez (Repeat)

TUESDAY, MARCH 11
PROGRAM #10709 11:00 AM PT

Thirty Years, Thirty Voices: José Angel Gutiérrez. (Program Repeat). 

This first in a special monthly series through summer 2025 will feature conversations with influential figures in politics, culture, science and health who have left an indelible mark on Línea Abierta’s service. In this first edition, pioneering civil rights leader José Angel Gutiérrez talks about his recent novel “Dystopia and Derailment: Gringo Politics in the Building of Aztlán,” where he imagines the early steps towards creating Aztlán, a territory governed by Mexican Americans in South Texas. Set against the backdrop of a turbulent election, where the fictional character, President Chump, fights to cling to power, the story explores the efforts by veteran and younger leaders to remake the US and the American continent. Gutiérrez, a voting rights pioneer, also discusses how despite Latinos being the majority in Texas, they are still lagging in political power. This program was originally aired on March 3, 2025.

Guest: José Angel Gutiérrez, Attorney, Professor, Pioneering Chicano Movement and Civil Rights Leader, Apple Valley, CA.

Photo: The Latino Family History Center of North Texas/Facebook

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