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[Postcard: Mascaras Mexicanas [Mexican Masks] Exhibition]

Postcard inviting the recipient to visit the Mascaranas Mexicanas exhibit at the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. The exhibit ran from May 3rd, 1996 to June 15th, 1996 and a reception was held on May 3rd, 1996. The front of the postcard features a photograph of an ornate mask. An almost human face with a mustache, two sets of horns, and an open mouth is surrounded be creatures. A bird sits atop the head as a snake wraps around it and three lizards crawl up the neck. The mask is painted in dark green, gold, and red colors.
Date: June 1996
Creator: Mexic-Arte Museum (Austin, Tex.)
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Newsflash from KCOR, June 15, 1948] (open access)

Newsflash from KCOR, June 15, 1948]

Newsflash from KCOR radio station, reporting on news from Austin, Texas, from Raoul A. Cortez, President of the League of United Latin American Citizens. Judge Ben H. Rice, Jr., from the Federal Court in Austin, has ordered a statewide ban on segregation of Mexican-American children in Texas schools, stating that the practice is unconstitutional and violates the 14th Amendment.
Date: June 15, 1948
Creator: KCOR
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jorge Durón Guerra, June 8, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jorge Durón Guerra, June 8, 2016

Mr. Durón Guerra grew up in a middle class family in northern Mexico; he lived in several Mexican cities while getting his education. He migrated to the U.S. upon reaching adulthood and lived for a while in Philadelphia before joining the Armed Forces. He finished his military career in Texas, and eventually settled in Austin, where he established the "El Azteca" restaurant, which stands to this day. He has been involved in community affairs for a very long time, and was one of the early members of the Austin G.I. Forum chapter. In the interview, Mr. Durón Guerra talks about the experience of migration, the discriminatory treatment that Mexican Americans received in housing, employment, etc. as well as his activism in community affairs.
Date: June 8, 2016
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Durón Guerra, Jorge
Object Type: Video
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Central Texas, June 2011 (open access)

Primary Care Case Management Primary Care Provider and Hospital List: Central Texas, June 2011

List of Primary Care Case Management program approved primary care providers, hospitals, specialists, and family planning providers, located in the Central Texas area.
Date: June 2011
Creator: Primary Care Case Management
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History