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Oral History Interview with Alan Tanaguchi, March 18, 1995 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alan Tanaguchi, March 18, 1995

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alan Tanaguchi. Tanaguchi was a Japanese-American internee at the Gila River Camp in Arizona during World War II. At 19 years old, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Tanaguchi became a part of the internment program of the War Relocation Authority. He provides detail of life growing up in Stockton, California before December 7, 1941 and after, and experiences of bigotry and racism among his peers. He provides detail of his father being in the Justice Department internment group. He served as the dean of the College of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin, and at Rice University in Houston. He designed an addition to the Nimitz Museum.
Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: Tanaguchi, Alan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan: National Peace Corps Association (open access)

Barbara Jordan: National Peace Corps Association

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the National Peace Corps Association's 1995 Conference in Austin, Texas. The speech introduces the presentation of the Sargent Shriver Award for Humanitarian Service to Dr. Robert Pastor. Two different typed versions of the speech are included.
Date: August 6, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Barbara Jordan, Huston-Tillotson College, April 7, 1995 (open access)

Barbara Jordan, Huston-Tillotson College, April 7, 1995

Text for a speech by Barbara C. Jordan at Huston-Tillotson College in Austin, Texas about race and equality.
Date: April 7, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles F. Dambach to Professor Barbara Jordan - July 24, 1995] (open access)

[Letter from Charles F. Dambach to Professor Barbara Jordan - July 24, 1995]

Letter from Charles F. Dambach to Barbara C. Jordan, thanking her for agreeing to present the Shriver Award at the National Peace Corps Association's awards luncheon. Included with the letter is background information about the Peace Corps, the National Peace Corps Association, Sargent Shriver and Loret Ruppe (namesakes for awards presented), and the award winners (Robert A. Pastor and North Caroline Returned Peace Corps Volunteers).
Date: July 24, 1995
Creator: Dambach, Charles F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Democratic Party - What Now? (open access)

The Democratic Party - What Now?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in Austin, Texas. The speech is entitled "The Democratic Party - What Now?" and speaks of the future agenda of the Senate Democrats.
Date: October 21, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Democratic Party - What Now? (open access)

The Democratic Party - What Now?

Text for a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan before the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in Austin, Texas. The speech is entitled "The Democratic Party - What Now?" and speaks of the future agenda of the Senate Democrats.
Date: October 21, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Barbara C. Jordan Harvey Penick Award Acceptance Speech] (open access)

[Barbara C. Jordan Harvey Penick Award Acceptance Speech]

Text of an acceptance speech given by Barbara C. Jordan for the Harvey Penick Award, "For Excellence in the Game of Life."
Date: November 9, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Citizen Focus - Accountability in Government (open access)

Citizen Focus - Accountability in Government

Text of a speech given by Barbara C. Jordan at the UT Symposium: Managing for Results. The speech is entitled "Citizen Focus - Accountability in Government."
Date: November 3, 1995
Creator: Jordan, Barbara C.
System: The Portal to Texas History