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Oral History Interview with Homero Galicia, July 21, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Homero Galicia, July 21, 2015

Interview with Homero Galicia, a college instructor from El Paso, Texas. In the interview, Galicia discusses his childhood, education, military service, civil rights activism, his career and later community involvement.
Date: July 21, 2015
Creator: Galicia, Homero; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cynthia Parra, June 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Cynthia Parra, June 21, 2016

Cynthia Parra discussed her upbringing, her navigation of identity, and her work with the Hispanic community in Beaumont, TX. She is Assistant Director for the Office of Diversity & Inclusion at Lamar University.
Date: June 21, 2016
Creator: Grevious, Danielle; Bobadillo, Eladio & Parra, Cynthia
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lupe Garcia, June 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Lupe Garcia, June 21, 2016

Lupe Garcia was born in 1943 in Sugar Land, a suburb of Houston, TX. He talks about his brother Macario Garcia, a decorated WWII veteran who was denied service at a Sugar Land restaurant after returning home. Macario Garcia's experience with segregation in Sugar Land would lead to LULAC Council #60 to utilize this incident as a means of further tackling Juan Crow. Lupe Garcia talks about how segregation functioned in Sugar Land and what his brother's legacy means for Latinas/os. He also talks about being politically involved in electoral politics.
Date: June 21, 2016
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Garcia, Lupe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ray Hill, June 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Ray Hill, June 21, 2016

Ray Hill was born in Galena Park in 1940. He grew up in a blue collar household, and became involved with the NAACP at an early age. After travelling around the country, he returned to Houston and is prosecuted for burglary. Upon leaving jail, he becomes involved in the LGBT scene and movements in Houston including the founding of Pride, the Montrose Center, and through HIV/AIDS advocacy. Mr. Hill also led the prosecution of the Paul Broussard case in 1991. In 1980, he began the Prison Show and has continued to be involved in radio shows and media ventures since.
Date: June 21, 2016
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Hill, Ray
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Doug Matthews on July 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Doug Matthews on July 21, 2016

Doug W. Matthews was born in 1951 in Galveston and was raised in the Westend community. While he experienced the segregation of public venues, such as the seawall, restaurants, and movie theaters, Matthews' parents encouraged him to control his own future by working twice as hard. Matthews attend Central High, the first African-American High School in Texas, for three years and benefited from the school's academic rigor and dedication to all of its students. His senior year at the integrated Ball High played a critical role in Matthews' career path, as his academic and athletic achievements along with the relationships he forged paved the way for his tenure as a grants coordinator and city manager. He talks about the multitude of federal grants available in the 1970s and how he secured monies for urban planning and employment training. Matthews also discusses his experiences at Lamar University, how he worked to bridge the gap between the city government's middle class perception of neighborhood improvement and the unmet basic needs of the African-American community, how Galveston cultivated its tourist industry, the resurrection of Mardi Gras celebrations on the island, his role in the maintenance of Juneteenth celebrations, the struggles to preserve the …
Date: July 21, 2016
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Matthews, Doug
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ted Garcia, July 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Ted Garcia, July 21, 2016

Described growing up in a mostly Hispanic neighborhood, memories of marching with Cesar Chavez, his work on behalf of the Hispanic community, and his political conservatism.
Date: July 21, 2016
Creator: Garcia, Ted & Bobadilla, Eladio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Hector Mendez, July 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Hector Mendez, July 21, 2016

Hector Mendez was raised in Big Lake, Texas and attended Angelo State University, where he was part of the Mexican American Student organization that called for ethnic studies in the university. He later attended the university of Texas Permian Basin for his master’s degree in education. He became the superintendent of Ector County Independent School District in the 2000s as conservative trustees led the district.
Date: July 21, 2016
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Mendez, Hector
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with T.J. Patterson, June 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with T.J. Patterson, June 21, 2016

T.J. Paterson was born in Waxahachie, Texas and grew up in Wichita Falls, Texas. He went to Bishop College in Marshall, Texas and majored in physical education. He then moved to Lubbock to work for a private school. Upon meeting and marrying his wife, he stayed in Lubbock. Patterson was the first African American elected to the Lubbock City Council and served in that role for two decades.
Date: June 21, 2016
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Patterson, T.J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with August Lastrappe, July 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with August Lastrappe, July 21, 2016

Mr. Lastrappe spent his formative years in Conroe, Texas. He went to school at Booker T. Washington. Upon graduating, he went to California, where he witnessed the Watts Riot. Following that, he went to Chicago and then Seattle, where he worked primarily in juvenile detention facilities, then retired and returned to Texas. Mr. Lastrappe's interview describes segregation in Conroe, black-owned businesses, discrimination in Chicago, comparisons between Texas, Chicago, and Seattle, and a discussion of Mr. Lastrappe's publication of poetry.
Date: July 21, 2016
Creator: Lastrappe, August; May, Meredith & Howard, Jasmin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Lee and Toddrick Proctor, July 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Charles Lee and Toddrick Proctor, July 21, 2016

Mr. Lee grew up in Conroe. He attended and graduated from Booker T. Washington. In the mid-1960s, he was part of a protest of Walgreen's drug store, demanding integration. He and two others were arrested for their actions and only released when the FBI intervened. Mr. Lee then worked several jobs before becoming a minister. In his interview, he describes segregation in Conroe, police brutality, the Walgreen's march, discrimination at work, Conroe Bible College, interracial relationships, and the continued struggles of the African-American community in Conroe. Mr. Proctor also grew up in Conroe. He attended Conroe's schools, graduated from high school, worked in the timber industry, and became a truck driver. In his interview, Mr. Proctor describes his experience growing up in Conroe in the 1980s and 1990s, the continued prevalence of racial discrimination, Ku Klux Klan recruiting efforts in the 1990s, a riot over Klan activity at the high school in the 1990s, the economic and systemic decline of the historically African-American parts of Conroe, and the many ways Conroe has re-segregated.
Date: July 21, 2016
Creator: Lee, Charles; Proctor, Toddrick; May, Meredith & Howard, Jasmin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Eric Strong, June 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Eric Strong, June 21, 2016

Eric Strong was born in 1952 and raised in Lubbock, Texas. As a child, he grew up in East Lubbock—the African American area of segregated Lubbock. Upon graduating from Dunbar High School, he attended Texas A&M University Prairie View and then obtained a masters degree from Texas Tech University. Strong worked for Texas Tech University and upon retirement began dedicated his life to the preservation and development of East Lubbock. He now helps lead Lubbock’s Roots Historical Arts Council Roots Historical Arts Council.
Date: June 21, 2016
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Strong, Eric
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carol Uranga, July 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Carol Uranga, July 21, 2016

Carol Uranga was born in 1949 in Marathon, Texas, but she was raised in Alpine, Texas. Growing up in Alpine and later in Pecos, she saw LULAC and the Brown Berets and Raza Unida Party protest and demand civil rights for Mexican Americans. Uranga graduated from central High School in Alpine in 1968. She moved to Pecos, Texas in 1974 when she married. In Pecos she became involved with women’s rights and LULAC, going to various civil rights conferences in other parts of the state. Indeed, Uranga helped organize what was perhaps the first women’s empowerment conference in West Texas, in Pecos in 1976 or 1977. Uranga moved to Odessa in the mid-1980s, where she helped re-start a LULAC chapter. She has since hosted radio shows centered on the Mexican American culture, she has helped start scholarship programs, local cultural events, including the nonprofit Hispanic Heritage of Odessa.
Date: July 21, 2016
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Uranga, Carol
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rose Wilson and Ron McLaurin, June 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Rose Wilson and Ron McLaurin, June 21, 2016

Rose Wilson was born outside of Waco and moved to Lubbock as a young married adult. She raised her children in the city. Wilson became the first African American women to become president of Lubbock’s NAACP—when she was working as a maid. Because of her work, she faced push back by some community economic elites. Ron McLaurin moved to Lubbock to attend law school at Texas Tech University. Beforehand, he had obtained his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at San Antonio and had served in the military. After law school, he stayed in Lubbock and was the city’s only African American attorney for much of his career.
Date: June 21, 2016
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Wilson, Rose & McLaurin, Ron
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Maggie Trejo, June 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Maggie Trejo, June 21, 2016

Maggie Trejo was born in Nebraska when her parents were working as migrant farm workers. As a young child her family returned to Lubbock. She grew up in Lubbock and was educated in “white” schools despite being ethnically Mexican. After high school, she married, had a child, and returned to university at Texas Tech University as an adult. Trejo was involved in LULAC and became the first Mexican American City Council Member when Lubbock turned to single member districts.
Date: June 21, 2016
Creator: Wisely, Karen; Zapata, Joel & Trejo, Maggie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Oscar Del Toro, July 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Oscar Del Toro, July 21, 2016

Oscar del Toro was born in Coahuila, México in 1964. At age 4, he and his family moved to Monterrey, where he came of age and lived until he moved to the United States in 2000. He fully described 12 year waiting period to immigrate to Pasadena. A businessman, he joined the Chamber of Commerce, which propelled him to become interested in politics. In 2015, he unsuccessfully ran for one of the at-large districts following the redistricting of Pasadena in 2013. He described the redistricting and how it took power away from the Latino community in Pasadena, and the current lawsuit.
Date: July 21, 2016
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Del Toro, Oscar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cynthia Davis, June 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Cynthia Davis, June 21, 2016

Ms. Davis is a lifelong resident of Lufkin, Texas. She was born with cerebral palsy, but she adapted to her handicap. She chose to go to Lufkin High School prior to forced integration. She became a special education teacher, although she had difficulty with promotions. She has been responsible for most of the caregiving in her family. In the interview, Ms. Davis discusses what segregated Lufkin was like, the difficulty she faced as part of the integration process at Lufkin High School, her education, overcoming a disability, her experience as a victim of domestic abuse, difficulty raising her children, and her life as a caregiver for multiple family members, including her parents and grandchildren.
Date: June 21, 2016
Creator: Davis, Cynthia & Howard, Jasmin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Maggie Salinas on July 21, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Maggie Salinas on July 21, 2016.

Discussed childhood and life in Kingsville, Texas.
Date: February 21, 2017
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Salinas, Maggie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Hamilton, July 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with George Hamilton, July 21, 2016

Mr. Hamilton discussed growing up in segregated Corpus Christi, fighting in Vietnam, and his experiences with PTSD.
Date: July 21, 2016
Creator: Wall, James & Hamilton, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lupe De Hoyas, July 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Lupe De Hoyas, July 21, 2016

Mr. De Hoyas talks about coaching football in Del Rio. He discusses consolidation in 1971. He also talked about growing up in the San Felipe barrio and working in the district.
Date: July 21, 2016
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & De Hoyas, Lupe
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gregg Barrios, June 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Gregg Barrios, June 21, 2016

Mr. Barrios was born and raised in Victoria, Texas. He started working for the local newspaper at the age of 16, writing book reviews. He was drafted into the military, trained as a medic and stationed in Austin, where he attended UT. He later became politicized and joined SDS, involved in anti-war activism. After graduating from college, he taught high school level English in San Antonio and later moved to Crystal City to support the 1969 walkout, eventually staying as a teacher. He wrote several plays that touched upon to Chicano/a identity and politics. Throughout the interview, Mr. Barrios discussed sexism in the Chicano movement, and the exclusion of LGBT Chicanos/as.
Date: June 21, 2016
Creator: Barrios, Gregg & Sinta, Vinicio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lionel Lopez, June 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Lionel Lopez, June 21, 2016

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.
Date: June 21, 2016
Creator: Lopez, Lionel; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Wall, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Herman Polk, July 21, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Herman Polk, July 21, 2016

Mr. Polk discussed growing up in segregated Corpus Christi and career as a longshoreman/union man.
Date: July 21, 2016
Creator: Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Wall, James & Herman, Polk
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William Bonilla, June 21, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with William Bonilla, June 21, 2016.

Recounted his role as LULAC national president and local leader.
Date: June 21, 2016
Creator: Bonilla, William; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Wall, James
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James E. Johnson, July 21, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with James E. Johnson, July 21, 2015

Interview with James E. Johnson, a retired professor of education from Prairie View, Texas. Johnson earned a doctorate from Texas A&M in 1967 and taught at Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern University. In his interview, he discusses his early life, military service, attending Texas A&M, racial integration, and his career as an educator.
Date: July 21, 2015
Creator: Johnson, James E. & Bynum, Katherine
System: The Portal to Texas History