LA History Archive


	Sister Karen Boccalero & Self Help Graphics & Art History Project
	About	Essay	Timeline	Resources
Resources
Oral Histories
Jose "Joe" Alpuche		Michael Amescua		Tomas Benitez
Mari Cardenas		Armando Duron		Ofelia Esparza
Consuelo Flores		Pat Gomez		Gronk
Leo Limon		Linda Vallejo

Jose "Joe" Alpuche
What is important about Self Help Graphics -
On Sister Karen Boccalero -
On his journey to Los Angeles -
On landing his job at Self Help Graphics -
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Michael Amescua
On his arrival at Self Help Graphics -
On the nuns at Self Help Graphics -
On the Barrio Arts Mobil -
On Sister Karen Boccalero -
On El Dia de los Muertos -
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Tomas Benitez
On the importance of Self Help Graphics -
On his work at Self Help Graphics -
On the World Wide Impact of Chicano Art -
"We are not here to eat your young" -
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Mari Cardenas
On Sister Karen Boccalero -
On her beginnings at Self Help Graphics -
On a typical Saturday morning at Self Help Graphics -
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Armando Duron
On living in the Maravilla Housing Projects -
On becoming a lawyer, and not an architect -
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Ofelia Esparza
On teaching with art -
On not conforming -
On fashion and boys at Belvedere -
On memories of World War II -
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Consuelo Flores
On Sister Karen Boccalero -
On El Dia de los Muertos -
On her career at Self Help Graphics -
On the importance of Self Help Graphics -
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Pat Gomez
On Sister Karen Boccalero -
On her introduction to Self Help Graphics -
On her experiences at Self Help Graphics -
On El Dia de los Muertos -
On War Stories -
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Gronk
On his relationship with Sister Karen Boccalero -
On Sister Karen's influence -
On el Dia de los Muertos -
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Leo Limon
On Sister Karen Boccalero -
On his work at Self Help Graphics -
On house sitting for Sister Karen Boccalero -
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Christine Ochoa
On her career at Self Help Graphics -
On nurturing and guiding artists -


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Linda Vallejo
On Sister Karen Boccalero -
On her beginnings at Self Help Graphics -
On the Barrio Mobile Arts Studio -
On el Dia de los Muertos -
On the Process of Silkscreening -
On Galeria Otra Vez -

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