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Oral History Interview with Carlos Calbillo, June 24, 2016

Description: Carlos Calbillo was born in Magnolia in 1949 and grew up in Pasadena. He began his activism at San Jacinto Community College when he was kicked out for not shaving his beard. In his early college years, he is a part of SDS and the Worker's World Union. Mr. Calbillo became involved with PASSO after meeting Leonel Castillo at an MLK Solidarity March in the Third Ward in 1968. Soon, he is leading voter registration drives in Pasadena, working at the Chicano Training Center, and for VISTA. In the 7… more
Date: June 24, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Calbillo, Carlos; Enriquez, Sandra & Rodriguez, Samantha
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Bryan Parras.

Description: Bryan Parras was born in 1977 in the East End, a Mexican-American enclave in Houston, TX. His parents, Jesusa Moreno and Juan Parras, played influential roles in his political consciousness. He talks about discrimination and how he has became involved in Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say as well as the immigrant rights movement. Parras also discusses how the creation of Cesar E. Chavez High School right near the oil refineries in Houston sparked his involvement in the environment… more
Date: June 24, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 17 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Parras, Bryan
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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