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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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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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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 Apollonia Ellis, June 15, 2016

Description: Ms. Ellis works for the hospital system in Lufkin and San Augustine. While attending SFA, she became involved in local politicss after noticing other active Democrats. She is the current chair of the Democratic Party in Nacogdoches County. She describes, in her interview, the current political climate in Nacogdoches, the people running for office, and their political platform.
Date: June 15, 2016
Duration: 24 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Ellis, Apollonia; Howard, Jasmin & May, Meredith
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Oral History Interview with Carlos Marentes, July 15, 2015

Description: Interview with Carlos Marentes, a farm labor organizer and farm worker advocate from the Juarez-El Paso border region. He founded the Border Agricultural Workers Project and participates in local, state, and national organizations dealing with inequality and climate change. In his interview, Marentes discusses his early life and activism.
Date: July 15, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Marentes, Carlos
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Oral History Interview with Chris Reyes Mendeke, July 15, 2016

Description: Cresencia Reyes Mendeke ("Chris") was born in the late 20s and raised in Uvalde during the Great Depression. In her interview, she talked about the strict segregation in the town during those years. She attended a "Mexican school" for her early education, and recalled the neglect and disinterest in educating the Mexican American children. She also talked about her father's role as a benefactor in their neighborhood, and of his relationship with a prominent family of Anglo business owners. After… more
Date: July 15, 2016
Duration: 3 hours 35 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Mendeke, Chris Reyes
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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 Edward D. Moore, June 15, 2015

Description: Interview with Edward D. Moore, city councilman from Tyler, Texas. In the interview, Moore discusses his family background, childhood, education, desegregation, his work for Kelly-Springfield Tire, labor unions, community activism, and city politics.
Date: June 15, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Moore, Edward D. & Bynum, Katherine
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Oral History Interview with Effie Perry, July 12, 2015

Description: Interview with Effie Perry, an educator from Bryan, Texas. In the interview, Perry discusses her family history, experiences with racial discrimination and segregation, education, access to healthcare, civil rights activism, integration, her teaching career, union activity, and community service.
Date: July 15, 2015
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 01 second
Creator: Perry, Effie & Bynum, Katherine
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Oral History Interview with Elayne Hunt, July 15, 2016

Description: M. Elayne Hunt is a retired educator from the public schools in Odessa, TX, after 36 years; having begun as an elementary teacher, also worked as an elementary counselor for eight years. Elayne retired after nine years as Associate Director of Guidance and Testing.
Date: July 15, 2016
Duration: 4 hours 45 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Wisely, Karen & Hunt, Elayne
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Oral History Interview with Ernest Deckard, June 15, 2015

Description: Interview with Ernest Deckard, labor organizer from Tyler, Texas. In his interview, Deckard discusses his childhood and education, his military service in the U.S. Army Air Corps, his work with labor unions, and his experiences with racial discrimination.
Date: June 15, 2015
Duration: 2 hours 49 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Deckard, Ernest & Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés
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Oral History Interview with Feliz Abalos, July 15, 2016

Description: Feliz Abalos was born (1979) and raised in Odessa, Texas. Abalos graduated from Odessa High School in 1996 a semester early and attended one spring semester at Sul Ross State University. She graduated from the University of Houston in 2001 and then attended law school at Ohio Northern University Abalos has been chair of the Ector County Democratic Party. She has worked in various local political campaigns since she was a child. Abalos was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Premium B… more
Date: July 15, 2016
Duration: 51 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Abalos, Feliz & Zapata, Joel
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Oral History Interview with Gilbert Rivera on June 15, 2016.

Description: Gilbert Rivera is a retired energy professional, author, and activist. He and his wife have lived in the historically black Rosewood neighborhood of Austin for over 30 years. Gilbert was a member of the Brown Berets in Austin and other Chicano civil rights groups. In his interview, he talks about his early years; and resistance against rules against Spanish in schools.
Date: June 15, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Arionus, Steve; Sinta, Vinicio & Rivera, Gilbert
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Oral History Interview with Hilda Martinez, July 15, 2016

Description: Hilda C. Martinez was born in 1948 in San Luis, San Luis Potosi. Her family migrated to the United States in 1952 and eventually settled in Baytown. In 1961, when Martinez was twelve years old, her mother passed away from breast cancer and she and her siblings subsequenly lived with several foster families. She attended Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary, the Mexican School of Baytown, and had a culture shock when she attended the integrated Baytown Junior High due to her inability to cultivate frien… more
Date: July 15, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Martinez, Hilda
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Oral History Interview with Jesse Torres, July 15, 2016

Description: Torres provides background information on himself and his family in Richmond/Fort Bend county, he talked about generational changes and continuities in terms of education, speaking Spanish/biligual education in schools, and his runs for elected offices In Fort Bend County.
Date: July 15, 2016
Duration: 38 minutes 32 seconds
Creator: Grevious, Danielle & Torres, Jesse
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Oral History Interview with Leatha Moore, July 15, 2016

Description: Ms. Moore was raised in Houston, Texas. Her family is from Conroe, and she spent time growing up visiting relatives in Conroe, including her aunt Lucille Bradley. In her interview, Ms. Moore describes her family's history, the career and life of Ms. Bradley in Conroe's schools, and her observations on how Conroe has changed over time.
Date: July 15, 2016
Duration: 49 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Howard, Jasmin; May, Meredith & Moore, Leatha
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Oral History Interview with Louise Villejo on June 15, 2016.

Description: Louise Villejo was born in 1953 in San Antonio, TX. She migrated to Houston when she was three years old and grew up witnessing white flight in the Sunnyside neighborhood in Houston. After attending Catholic schools, she become involved in the University of Houston Mexican American Youth Organization. Villejo talks about how she was a leader in Mujeres Unidas, an organization where Chicana feminists addressed women's issues and developed Teatro Mujeres Unidas. At this time, she was involved in … more
Date: June 15, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Villejo, Louise
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Oral History Interview with Macario Ramirez on June 15, 2016.

Description: Macario Ramirez was born in 1937 in San Antonio. His family were migrant farm workers and traveled to the Midwest every year. He was in the military from 1956-59. Upon his return from the war, he gets involved in War on Poverty programs. Mr. Ramirez worked in Labor Training Programs in San Antonio, which eventually leads him to move to D.C. and work with a Man Power Training Program through the Department of Labor. He arrives in Houston and founded Casa Ramirez, a space that celebrate and provi… more
Date: June 15, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra & Ramirez, Macario
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Oral History Interview with Richard Orton, June 15, 2016

Description: Richard Orton's family came from Nacogdoches, but he spent most of his childhood in Midland. He went to UNT and then moved to Austin, where he worked at one of the first rape crisis centers in the nation. He also founded an organization to help and educate others about child sexual abuse. Orton is a photographer, which is how he became involved with the Upshaw family, who are the descendants of freed slaves who founded County Line, a community near Nacogdoches. Mr. Orton began a photograph proj… more
Date: June 15, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: May, Meredith; Howard, Jasmin & Orton, Richard
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Oral History Interview with Royce Garrett, June 15, 2016

Description: Mr. Garrett was born just outside Marshall, Texas in the late 1940s. He went to college at Wiley College in Marshall and participated in a March after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Soon after graduating, Mr. Garrett began his career working in the Lufkin State School. During the interview, Mr. Garrett discussed his life working for the Lufkin State School which housed (voluntary and involuntary) disabled individuals in multiple capacities (40+ years), he discussed his role in try… more
Date: June 15, 2016
Duration: 59 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Howard, Jasmin; May, Meredith & Garrett, Royce
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Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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