The George C. Barker Pachuco language recordings
Interviews conducted as part of Barker's anthropological research into the Pachuco language of Hispanic youths and examples of the Pachuco language used by Tucson area gangs in the 1940s.
Due to the sensitive and personal nature of the material Barker recorded, names of persons and other identifying information have been deleted from the working copy.
Note: the tapes open with classical piano music, followed by informal interactions and then the Pachuco interviews.
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