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Oral History Interview with Peter Vallecillo on June 30, 2016.
Mr. Vallecillo was raised in the Rio Grande Valley by Mexican immigrant parents. In his youth, he quickly became aware of the discriminatory attitudes towards Mexican-Americans in communities like Harlingen. Mr. Vallecillo worked in the Valley as a school teacher and coach for several years after college. As years went on, he became more directly involved in activism, working with the Texas Rural Legal Aid and eventually joining the GI Forum and most recently, founding the Southwest Institute on Poverty and Civil Rights.
Date:
June 30, 2016
Creator:
Sinta, Vinicio & Vallecillo, Peter
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard E. Reyes on June 30, 2016.
Richard E. Reyes was born in 1951 and grew-up in the Northside of Houston. As a young adult, he would become heavily involved in the arts and would create the Pancho Claus play about a Mexican Santa Claus donned in a Zoot Suit that provides toys for barrio youth. Reyes also served as the director of Talento Bilinque de Houston, a bilingual arts center that has played a critical role in providing creative outlets for Latina/o youth. He discusses his involvement in gang prevention efforts, addressing AIDS in the Latina/o community though the Chicana/o Family Center, the benefits of the Low rider culture, the struggle to find funding for Latina/o art, cross-racial efforts in the art scene, and his thoughts on the recent gentrification of Second Ward.
Date:
June 30, 2016
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Reyes, Richard E.
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sam Monroe, June 30, 2016
Mr. Monroe discussed his upbringing in a segregated Port Arthur, his father's work to desegregate the city and the local college, and his own work to improve the conditions of minorities and disadvantaged students.
Date:
June 30, 2016
Creator:
Grevious, Danielle; Bobadilla, Eladio & Monroe, Sam
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Vic Medina, June 30, 2016
Vic Medina recounted his father's experience with discrimination in the Corpus Christi area.
Date:
June 30, 2016
Creator:
Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Medina, Vic
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Victor Hernandez, June 30, 2016
Victor Hernandez was born in the Chamizal area of El Paso, Texas. Once the area was bought by the federal government to build the Chamizal National Monument, his family moved the the Lower Valley of El Paso, Texas. While in high school, he was part of the ROTC. Hernandez was salsa part of the ROTC at the University of Texas at El Paso, where he graduated from. Hernandez then went to law school at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. He stayed in Lubbock and served in the National Guard—with which he served in Operation Desert Storm. Upon his return to Lubbock, Hernandez practiced law and ran for City Council. Hernandez served several terms as a city council member and ran for mayor in 2016, a race he lost.
Date:
June 30, 2016
Creator:
Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Hernandez, Victor
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History