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Oral History Interview with Irma Mireles, July 5, 2016

Description: Irma Mireles is a civil rights activist from San Antonio. She was active in Raza Unida. Mireles was elected to a seat on the San Antonio River Authority and held office for six years.
Date: July 5, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio & Mireles, Irma
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Joe Bernal, July 5, 2016

Description: The second part of a two part interview focuses on the early years of his political career, his relationship with the Good Government League and some of his accomplishments as a state representative. Throughout the interview, Mr. Bernal talks about the political and economic context in San Antonio. At the end of the interview, he talks about the role of Raza Unida in his eventual electoral defeat.
Date: July 5, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 21 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Bernal, Joe; Sinta, Vinicio & Arionus, Steve
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Socorro Medina on June 5, 2016

Description: Socorro "Coco" Medina grew up in Amarillo and attending university in Denver, where she joined the Chicano Movement. She returned to Amarillo and began to push for social justice in the Panhandle through the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and other mainstream organizations. She also launched the first Spanish language radio station in the city alongside her husband and is currently helping preserve the history of the city's Mexican American population.
Date: June 5, 2016
Duration: 58 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Zapata, Joel & Medina, Socorro
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Vickie Gomez, July 5, 2016

Description: Vickie Gomez was born in Barstow, Texas. Both her father and grandfather tended goats when Gomez was a child. Her family moved to Odessa in 1945, and Gomez attended mixed Anglo and Mexican schools. Gomez first when to Odessa High School and then Ector County High School, where she graduated from in 1959. Gomez then went to Odessa College, after being discouraged from attending university by a high school counselor. At the same time, she became the first Hispanic to work for the city’s First Nat… more
Date: July 5, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Zapata, Joel & Gomez, Vickie
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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