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Oral History Interview with Amancio Chapa, June 6, 2015

Description: Interview with Amancio Chapa, former mayor of La Joya, Texas. In his interview he discusses his childhood and education in Corpus Christi, the Chicano movement, the Raza Unida Party and politics in South Texas.
Date: June 25, 2015
Duration: 2 hours 22 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Chapa, Amancio & Enriquez, Sandra
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Arnold Gonzalez, June 19, 2016

Description: Arnold Gonzales is an educator, former state legislator, assistant state land commissioner, Corpus Christi city councilman, and Navy veteran. He graduated from Ray High School and earned a degree in art from Texas A&M Kingsville and taught art in middle school. He won a Mott Fellowship and earned a Masters' and PhD from the University of Michigan. In his interview, he talked quite a bit about his history as a politician in Corpus Christi.
Date: June 19, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 28 minutes 08 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Gonzales, Arnold
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Arnoldo De Leon, July 25, 2016

Description: Arnoldo De Leon was born in 1945 in Corpus Christi, Texas. His family lived in Chapman Ranch, an unincorporated community in Nueces County, south of Corpus Christi. In 1956, the De Leons and their family of ten children moved to Robstown. De Leon graduated from high school in 1962 after which he worked in the cotton fields of the area to save up for college, a job he had during summers as a child and teenager. He attended Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, but he could not afford to attend … more
Date: July 25, 2016
Duration: 53 minutes 01 second
Creator: De Leon, Arnoldo & Zapata, Joel
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Becky Moeller, June 10, 2016

Description: Interview with Becky Moeller, from Corpus Christi, Texas. In her interview, Moeller gives an overview of the labor movement & her prominent role in it. She covers her early life, working and becoming an union activist, labor unions and segregation, women's rights and gender equality, and the local political environment of Corpus Christi.
Date: June 10, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Moeller, Becky
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Bobby Smith, July 13, 2016

Description: Bobby Smith grew up in Corpus Christi. During his high school senior year, he received numerous offers to play college football, but only a few colleges in Texas accepted black players at that time. He chose to attend North Texas State (now UNT) and later played in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1960s
Date: July 13, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Smith, Bobby
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Daniel Bustamante, July 1, 2016

Description: Daniel Bustamante was born in Corpus Christi in 1948 and was raised in both Mathis and Corpus Christi. He grew up in a farm worker family and attended the "Mexican" School in Mathis. His activist consciousness began in 1965, when he left to California to work in the fields--the discrimination he faced changed him. In addition, he became a conscious objector during the Vietnam War. He attended Del Mar College from 1967-1969, where he became involved in the Anti-War Movement, the Young Democrats,… more
Date: July 1, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 40 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Bustamante, Daniel
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Daniel Noyola on June 15, 2016.

Description: During his 44 year career, Daniel Noyola worked as an educator, coach and administrator for the Corpus Christi and West Oso independent school districts. Noyola spent 26 years of his career at West Oso ISD and 18 years at Corpus Christi ISD. Noyola grew up in West Oso's Molina neighborhood.
Date: June 15, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 35 minutes 01 second
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Noyola, Daniel
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with David Noyola, July 23, 2016

Description: David Noyola is a former city council man from Corpus Christi. In his interview, Noyola discussed growing up in the area and his career as a city politician and radio host.
Date: July 23, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 6 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Noyola, David
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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