Interview with Amancio Chapa, former mayor of La Joya, Texas. In his interview he discusses his childhood and education in Corpus Christi, the Chicano movement, the Raza Unida Party and politics in South Texas.

Overview of desegregation of West Oso schools, an area of Corpus Christi.

Salazar discusses his personal history and Native American Activism.

Mr. Jimenez provides an overview of Corpus Christi history, the newspaper business, and politics.

Longoria discussed his personal history as a media executive and organizer.

Ms. Perez-Wiseley was raised in the west side of Corpus Christi. She witnessed some acts of racial and class discrimination, but was not directly subjected to it during her youth. While she was very involved in community and student affairs, she did not become involved in the Chicano movement until she attended UT in the early 70s. After being excluded from leadership position in the Young Democrats, she joined the Raza Unida Party and was a member of MAYO at UT. After college, she worked for the city of Austin and became heavily involved in American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (ASCFME), eventually becoming a full-time organizer. During the interview, Ms. Perez-Wiseley discusses race relations in Corpus Christi, her career in labor organizing (including her own struggles against inequities in pay within ASCFME) and her current involvement in politics.

West Oso School Board history and personal history.

Interview with Becky Moeller, from Corpus Christi, Texas. In her interview, Moeller gives an overview of the labor movement & her prominent role in it. She covers her early life, working and becoming an union activist, labor unions and segregation, women's rights and gender equality, and the local political environment of Corpus Christi.

Overview of Corpus Christi ISD history and personal history

Personal testimony of segregation and discrimination In East Texas/Corpus Christi.

Butch Escobedo recounted role in the Alonzo I & II decision & political reform in Corpus Christi.

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.

Recounted role as a leader of the Letter Carrier's union.

Arnold Gonzales is an educator, former state legislator, assistant state land commissioner, Corpus Christi city councilman, and Navy veteran. He graduated from Ray High School and earned a degree in art from Texas A&M Kingsville and taught art in middle school. He won a Mott Fellowship and earned a Masters' and PhD from the University of Michigan. In his interview, he talked quite a bit about his history as a politician in Corpus Christi.

Georg Johnson is from Corpus Christi. In his interview, he recounts growing up during the Jim Crow era, desegregation, and civil rights activism in Corpus Christi.

Ms. Moynihan-McCoy discusses her personal history in higher education.

Lionel Lopez is a retired firefighter and resident of Corpus Christi, Texas. He and his wife Juanita founded the South Texas Colonia Initiative, Inc, an organization that provides information and services to people in Colonias, communities in South Texas that often lack basic living necessities.

Recounted his role as LULAC national president and local leader.

A lengthy discussion of CC's troubled history and his role as GI Forum Commander.

Tony Diaz is a former assistant superintendent of the Corpus Christi Independent School District and was elected to the Corpus Christi school board in 2014. In his interview, Mr. Diaz gives an overview of personal history of childhood in the Valley and educational career in Corpus Christi. He and his wife Bessie remain active in the Corpus Christi area as education advocates.

Mr. Figueroa recounted his role as a Robstown school board member during 1969 walkouts.

Herby Garza discussed career as a letter carrier in Corpus Christi and president of the Letter Carriers Union local.

Mr. Hernandez discussed his career as county employee and local activist.

Perez Garza discussed growing up in Corpus Christi and his discrimination lawsuit against a local steel factory.