Carola C. Reuben Mundo Hispanico Records, 1981-1993

Summary

Creator:
Reuben, Carola C.
Date:
1981-1993
Extent:
4 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Carola C. Reuben Mundo Hispanico Records. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

Background

Scope and content:

These records comprise story notes (most handwritten) on a variety of topics including immigration, hate crimes, politics, criminal justice, and community matters. Among these story notes are supplemental material connecting these notes to stories run in the Mundo Hispanico newspaper. The collection also consists of photographs, some of which appear in the newspaper and others that record the organization's lifespan and/or community life in Atlanta. The collection includes a complete or near-complete run of the newspaper during Reuben's time as publisher. Reuben's personal and professional correspondence is included, as well as files pertaining to the business/editorial side of running Mundo Hispanico. These files include advertising, distribution, subscription, and award information. Lastly, the collection includes memorabilia related to Mundo Hispanico.

The records document a number of prominent issues facing the Latino and Hispanic community in the 1980s, including Cobb County's denial of enrollment to children of undocumented immigrants, the Los Reyes immigration raid, child abuse in Ellijay, GA, police brutaility against Jorge Valencia, Klan rallies, and the murders of two men in Cedartown. However, there are also stories of success in the community, including multiple files on successful entrepreneurs, the arts, and political activities.

Biographical / historical:

From 1982 until 1993, Carola Reuben was the owner and publisher of Mundo Hispanico, a weekly newspaper for the Latino and Hispanic community in Atlanta. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Mundo Hispanico carried stories about folklife festivals, restaurant openings, and the nightclub scene in Atlanta, but also including stories about agricultural laborers in Cedertown, Carrollton, Ellijay, and Cobb County. The newspaper covered issues of concern for the community such as access to education, immigration law, policing, and hate crimes.

Carola Reuben grew up in Japan, the daughter of Arab Jews displaced in December 1947. The family eventually settled in Sao Paolo, Brazil, where Reuben attended junior high and high school at the American School. When she moved to the United States, Reuben's experiences as an immigrant led her to become involved in the Latino and Hispanic community in Georgia. Through Mundo Hispanico, Reuben worked to elevate the voice of this rapidly growing community. After selling Mundo Hispanico, Reuben enjoyed a career as a music promoter for various Latino and Hispanic musical acts in Georgia and the southeast US.

Arrangement:

These records are divided into five series: 1.) Story Notes, 2.) Photographs, 3.) Newspapers and Publications, 4.) Correspondence, and 5.) Editorial Files

Access and use restrictions

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Certain records in this collection have been restricted due to the presence of documents that could reveal personal information about private individual.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Carola C. Reuben Mundo Hispanico Records. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.