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Oral History Interview with A.C. Jaime, July 2, 2015

Description: Interview with A.C. Jaime, an accountant from McAllen, Texas. Jaime was the first Mexican-American mayor of Pharr, Texas. In his interview, Jaime discusses his early life, education, political and professional career, the riots in Pharr, and race relations in the Rio Grande Valley
Date: July 2, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 40 seconds
Creator: Jaime, A. C.; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Abel Ochoa, July 1, 2015

Description: Interview with Abel Ochoa, educator from Donna, Texas. In the interview, Ochoa discusses his upbringing, education, military service, civil rights activism, and the Chicano movement in South Texas.
Date: July 1, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Ochoa, Abel; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
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Oral History Interview with Addie Walker, July 29, 2016

Description: Ms. Walker grew up Raywood, Texas which is a unincorporated town of a few hundred people. She was born in 1943 in Liberty County. Walker discussed the Black neighborhood she grew up in and changes in Raywood over time. Walker described her experiences attending segregated schools including the quality of resources and instruction. Walker also discussed the role of colorism in the community. Walker described a divide between some Black children and Creole children based on color. Walker left Ray… more
Date: July 29, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 9 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Howard, Jasmin & Walker, Addie
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Oral History Interview with Adela Vasquez, July 16, 2016

Description: Adela Vasquez was born (1949) and raised in Odessa, Texas. Her family was able to move to the Anglo area of West Odessa when she was a child. Vasquez attended the predominantly Anglo School, Zavala Elementary. She later went to Ector High School, where she graduated in 1967. Vasquez attended Odessa College, where she met her husband Gilbert Vasquez, and then attended Texas Tech University. Vasquez also obtained an MA degree in psychology at Texas Tech University. Vasquez held various leadership… more
Date: July 16, 2016
Duration: 59 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Vasquez, Adela
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Oral History Interview with Agustin Loredo, July 15, 2016

Description: Agustin Loredo was born in Baytown, Texas in 1974 and comes from a family with long ties to the area. In the 1930s, several family members, including his father, were repatriated even though they were U.S. citizens. Loredo grew up with stories (that he later researched as a college student at UH) about the vibrant Mexican American community in Baytown, including stories of fiestas patrias and Guadalupe Church, the hub for the community. In 1996, he attended the University of Houston, where he e… more
Date: July 15, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 1 minute 24 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Loredo, Agustin
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Oral History Interview with Al and Larneatha Bowdre, July 14, 2015

Description: Interview with Al and Larneatha Bowdre, retired couple from Prairie View, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Bowdre discuss their childhood experiences, education, and raising their family in Texas. Mr. Bowdre also discusses his work as a volunteer firefighter.
Date: July 14, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Bowdre, Al; Bowdre, Larneatha; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Bynum, Katherine
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Oral History Interview with Alcadio Zamudio, July 1, 2015

Description: Interview with Alcadio Zamudio, from Weslaco, Texas. In his interview, Mr. Zamudio discusses his background, attending the University of Wisconsin, organizing in Wisconsin among migrant workers, La Raza Unida in Wisconsin, the Pharr, Texas riot, and other topics related to Chicano rights and political activity.
Date: July 1, 2015
Duration: 49 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Zamudio, Alcadio
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Oral History Interview with Alejandro Perez, July 14, 2016

Description: Perez talked about his life as a migrant worker and working in a cannery. Supporting the walkouts in Uvalde was his first political march. He also participated in voter registration drives at Texas A&I. Mr. Perez also discusses his time working with the La Raza Unida Party in Crystal City.
Date: July 14, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Perez, Alejandro
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Oral History Interview with Alford Littleton, July 9, 2016

Description: Alford Littleton was born in Corvell County, Texas. His family briefly moved to California then returned to Texas when moving to Odessa during the 1950s. Littleton attended segregated schools while in Odessa and graduated valedictorian from Blackshear High School. Littleton attended the University of Texas at Austin for two years, but he returned to Odessa to work and raise a family. In Odessa, Littleton became the first African American to work within Shell’s refinery lab. He later started his… more
Date: July 9, 2016
Duration: 48 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Littleton, Alford
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Oral History Interview with Alfredo Santos on July 4, 2016.

Description: Alfredo Santos was born in southern California; after spending the first years of his life attending schools there, he moved to Uvalde and started attending schools there. While he had some awareness of disparities and the strains in relations between Anglos and Mexican Americans, he became politicized while attending high school. He joined the local chapter of MAYO, led by Amaro Cardona and Rogelio Muñoz, and was involved in their early direct action activities, including protests against poli… more
Date: July 4, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 10 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio & Santos, Alfredo
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Oral History Interview with Alicia Chacon, July 25, 2016

Description: Interview with Alicia Chacon, the first Mexican-American woman to be elected as a city council representative from El Paso, Texas. She was also elected to the school board and as county clerk. Chacon discusses her community involvement and political career, including working in the Jimmy Carter administration.
Date: July 25, 2015
Duration: 44 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Chacon, Alicia; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
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Oral History Interview with Alonso Martinez on July 29, 2016

Description: Alonso speaks about growing up in San Felipe and the segregated nature of Del Rio generally. He also speaks a great deal about migrant farm work and following the seasonal harvest. He speaks about his time in the West Texas cotton fields and speaking Spanish in Anglo schools out in West Texas. He talks a little bit about the 1969 Palm Sunday march--he wasn't a participant but he talks about the march. He also talks about the importance of education he received from Bambi Cardenas and Aurelio Mo… more
Date: July 29, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Martinez, Alonso
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Oral History Interview with Alpha Omega (Faye) Jones, July 12, 2016

Description: Ms. Jones was born in Trinity, Texas. Her parents were educators, and she moved a lot as a child following them to different schools. When she graduated from high school in Conroe at Booker T. Washington, she briefly attended TSU. After a time in Michigan, she eventually began a career with the postal service in Houston, where she retired from a management position. In her interview, Ms. Jones describes segregation in Cleveland and Conroe, Texas, her educational career, her experiences in the n… more
Date: July 12, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Howard, Jasmin & Jones, Alpha Omega (Faye)
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Oral History Interview with Alphonso Saenz, July 22, 2015

Description: Interview with Al Saenz, a city councilman from Bryan, Texas. In the interview, Saenz discusses his family background, civil rights organizations and the Mexican-American community in Bryan. Saenz also discusses time living in Houston during his childhood.
Date: July 22, 2015
Duration: 2 hours 14 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Saenz, Alphonso & Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés
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Oral History Interview with Amy Boykin, July 9, 2015

Description: Interview with Amy Boykin, retired educator from Prairie View, Texas. She discusses her childhood in Prairie View, her education, her employment at Bishop College and McKinney schools, experiences with racial discrimination in Texas, and her activism.
Date: July 9, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Boykin, Amy & Bynum, Katherine
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Oral History Interview with Ann Boney, July 20, 2015

Description: Interview with Ann Boney, retired staff of Texas A&M University and president of the Brazos County NAACP from Bryan, Texas. Boney describes her early life and education, her employment around the state, including working at the Benz School of Floral Design at Texas A&M. Ms. Boney also discusses her experiences as president of her local chapter of the NAACP and current community issues addressed by the organization.
Date: July 20, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Boney, Ann; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Bynum, Katherine
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Oral History Interview with Anna Gonzales, July 13, 2016

Description: Ms. Gonzales described her early childhood, learning about her culture from her grandmother, her journey to college, and her work as a social worker helping disadvantaged communities.
Date: July 13, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Danielle Grevious; Eladio Bobadilla & Anna Gonzales
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Oral History Interview with Antonio Marin, July 15, 2015

Description: Interview with Antonio Marin, from El Paso, Texas. In his interview, he discusses his childhood, education, civil rights activism, community involvemen, and experiences with racism in south Texas.
Date: July 15, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Marin, Antonio
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Oral History Interview with Armando Rodriguez, July 14, 2016

Description: Armando S. Rodriguez was born and raised in south Odessa, Texas. He attended Ector County High School, where he was senior class president. As the class president, Rodriguez led a school walkout to demand that advance academic classes be offered in the majority minority school. He later attended St. Mary’s University in San Antonio and is now an Ector County Commissioner.
Date: July 14, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Rodriguez, Armando
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Oral History Interview with Armando Trevino, July 7, 2015

Description: Interview with Armando Trevino, an attorney from Laredo, Texas. In his interview, Trevino discusses his family background, education, experiences with discrimination, political activism, the Crystal City walkout, community action, and the Chicano movement. Trevino also discusses providing legal aid in the Laredo area.
Date: July 7, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Trevino, Armando; Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Krochmal, Max
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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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Oral History Interview with Arturo Gonzales, July 12, 2016

Description: Arturo spoke about growing up in Crystal City. Him working the fields during his earlier years. He speaks a lot about local Crystal City politics. The initial push for representation envisaged by Los Cinco. Some about local Crystal City folks who were drafted for Vietnam. During this period--late 1960s, Arturo went to Wisconsin to work and live. He talked about the Crystal City walkouts--hearing about them in Wisconsin then moving back--and the demands that the students made. Finally, he talks … more
Date: July 12, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 34 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Gonzales, Arturo
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