A group of gentlemen identified only as "the Hawaiian team" hangs a wreath on the ship's bell of the USS Arizona in the presence of UA President Alfred Atkinson in the bell tower at the UA Student Union.
Construction workers carefully place the ship's bell of the USS Arizona as a crane lowers it into its new home, the University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Center
The Arizona Launched at the New York Navy Yard
This great battleship, sister ship of the Pennsylvania, was constructed and launched at the New York Navy Yard. Each of these great ships has a displacement of 31,400 tons and a speed of 21 knots. The…
Aimee Vega Montiel and her organization AMEDI (Mexican Association of the Right to Information) specialize in laws and legislation related to freedom of expression, press, and communication. Montiel discusses AMEDI’s involvement in the reform of…
Chelcey Adami, a reporter for the Imperial Valley Press in Central California, talks about her experiences reporting on public safety at the border. Adami discusses the linguistic challenges for non-native Spanish reporters and for changes in the…
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall had a tremendous impact on American environmental stewardship, politics, and Native American issues during their years of public service. This video celebrates their legacies and features materials that were…
Susan Aiken, University of Arizona English department, discusses being one of the first individuals to be working in the field of Women's Studies, and how this work came to be seen as "cutting edge'".
Ricardo Chavez Aldaza converses about his experiences as a radio host seeking political asylum in the United States. A staunch critic of the Mexican government and crime organizations, Chavez highlights the ways in which freedom of speech is under…
DACA recipient Maria León Peña and undocumented student, Zabdi Hernandez, hold up signs to encourage voters to vote yes on Proposition 308 at a polling location in Maricopa County before voting closes. After Proposition 308 passed, Maria returned…
Angel Palazuelos, an undocumented college student, Reyna Montoya, DACA recipient and Aliento CEO, and Denise, who is from a mixed-status family, FaceTime previous Aliento fellows as they wait for updates on voter results. Araceli Lopez, and Ivette…
Sergio Ramirez, a 2023-2024 Arizona's Future Fellow and high school student, and performer at the annual Aliento Gallery. The exhibit titled, A Human Experience: Stories of Migration, Expression, and Community, contained artworks from Aliento…
As director of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas, Rosental Alves discusses his organization’s work in Mexico. Alves describes the situation in México as a crisis of violence and the need to assist…