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Oral History Interview with Jaspyr Sanford, July 13, 2015
Interview with Jaspyr Sanford of Huntsville, Texas. In her interview, she describes her early life and education, experiences with desegregation, racial issues in East Texas, civil rights activism, her work as a librarian at Sam Houston State University. Much of her interview focuses on integration at Texas state universities.
Date:
July 13, 2015
Creator:
Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés; Bynum, Katherine & Sanford, Jaspyr
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Narciso Aleman, July 2, 2015
Interview with Narciso Aleman, civil rights activist from Pharr, Texas. He discusses his activism and the ideologies behind the Chicano movement in South Texas.
Date:
July 2, 2015
Creator:
Aleman, Narciso; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jerry Alonzo, July 11, 2015
Interview with Jerry Alonzo from Laredo, Texas. He discusses his childhood and education, military service in Vietnam, his work at Southwestern Bell, the Communication Workers of America labor union, and his involvement in election campaigns.
Date:
July 11, 2015
Creator:
Alonzo, Gerardo; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lorena Andrade, July 17, 2015
Interview with Lorena Andrade, civil rights and labor activist from El Paso, Texas. Ms. Andrade was born in Los Angeles, California and attended the University of Minnesota, where she became involved with Chicano activism. In El Paso, she has been an advocate for labor and founded the organization La Mujer Obrera, The Working Woman, to support women affected by NAFTA.
Date:
July 17, 2015
Creator:
Andrade, Lorena; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Salvador Avila, July 24, 2015
Interview with Salvador Avila, a civil rights activist from Canutillo, Texas. Mr. Avila discusses his early life, education, career, race relations and his involvement with civil rights and community organizations in the El Paso area.
Date:
July 24, 2015
Creator:
Avila, Salvador; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Salvador Balcorta, July 7, 2015 (Part 1)
Interview with Salvador Balcorta, the CEO of Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe clinic in El Paso. Mr. Balcorta discusses his family background and education, and the founding of the La Fe clinic. This is the first of two interviews Mr. Balcorta participated in.
Date:
July 23, 2015
Creator:
Balcorta, Salvador; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Salvador Balcorta, July 24, 2015 (Part 2)
Interview with Salvador Balcorta, the CEO of Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe clinic in El Paso. Mr. Balcorta discusses his work in providing healthcare in El Paso and surrounding communities, his Chicano activism,working against gang violence, the Chicano AIDS Coalition, substandard housing and education in El Paso. This is the second of two interviews Mr. Balcorta participated in.
Date:
July 24, 2015
Creator:
Balcorta, Salvador; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ann Boney, July 20, 2015
Interview with Ann Boney, retired staff of Texas A&M University and president of the Brazos County NAACP from Bryan, Texas. Boney describes her early life and education, her employment around the state, including working at the Benz School of Floral Design at Texas A&M. Ms. Boney also discusses her experiences as president of her local chapter of the NAACP and current community issues addressed by the organization.
Date:
July 20, 2015
Creator:
Boney, Ann; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al and Larneatha Bowdre, July 14, 2015
Interview with Al and Larneatha Bowdre, retired couple from Prairie View, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Bowdre discuss their childhood experiences, education, and raising their family in Texas. Mr. Bowdre also discusses his work as a volunteer firefighter.
Date:
July 14, 2015
Creator:
Bowdre, Al; Bowdre, Larneatha; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Darryl Bowdre, July 2, 2015
Interview with Darryl Bowdre, a minister, journalist and community leader from Tyler, Texas. He discusses his early life, education, work, and civil rights activism .
Date:
July 2, 2015
Creator:
Bowdre, Darryl & Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Amy Boykin, July 9, 2015
Interview with Amy Boykin, retired educator from Prairie View, Texas. She discusses her childhood in Prairie View, her education, her employment at Bishop College and McKinney schools, experiences with racial discrimination in Texas, and her activism.
Date:
July 9, 2015
Creator:
Boykin, Amy & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alicia Chacon, July 25, 2016
Interview with Alicia Chacon, the first Mexican-American woman to be elected as a city council representative from El Paso, Texas. She was also elected to the school board and as county clerk. Chacon discusses her community involvement and political career, including working in the Jimmy Carter administration.
Date:
July 25, 2015
Creator:
Chacon, Alicia; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Fernando Chacon, July 20, 2015
Interview with Fernando Chacon, lawyer and activist from El Paso, Texas. In the interview Chacon discusses his early life and education, his advocacy for migrant workers, his activism in the Chicano movement, and El Paso politics.
Date:
July 20, 2015
Creator:
Chacon, Fernando; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Barbara Cooper, July 17, 2015
Interview with Barbara Cooper, retired business owner from Bryan, Texas. Cooper discusses her family history, childhood, education, work and family life, and experiences with Jim Crow segregation in Bryan
Date:
July 17, 2015
Creator:
Cooper, Barbara & Bynum, Katherine
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mildred Davis, July 6, 2015
Interview with Mildred Davis, teacher from Bryan, Texas. Davis discusses her childhood, education, career, and community involvement. She also discusses the Brazos Valley African American Museum.
Date:
July 6, 2015
Creator:
Davis, Mildred & Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ricardo De Anda, July 10, 2015
Interview with Ricardo De Anda, a civil rights attorney from Laredo, Texas. In his interview, he discusses his early life and education, political activism, the Chicano movement, Black Panthers, and working on the Ramsey Muniz campaign. He also talks about his work with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and legal cases related to school segregation.
Date:
July 10, 2015
Creator:
De Anda, Ricardo; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rolando Herrera, July 10, 2015
Interview with Rolando Herrera of Laredo, Texas.
Date:
July 10, 2015
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra & Herrera, Rolando
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Diana Palacios, July 9, 2015
Interview with Diana Palacios, a civil servant from Crystal City, Texas. In the interview, Palacios discusses her family background, segregation, experiencing discrimination at school, and a student walkout that took place at Crystal City High School in 1969.
Date:
July 2, 2015
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra & Palacios, Diana
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carlos Moore, July 29, 2015
Interview with Carlos Moore, from Fort Worth, Texas. In his interview, he discusses his early life and family history, time in the military, race relations in Fort Worth, labor unions and Democratic party activities.
Date:
July 29, 2015
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Krochmal, Max & Moore, Carlos
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carlos Marentes, July 15, 2015
Interview with Carlos Marentes, a farm labor organizer and farm worker advocate from the Juarez-El Paso border region. He founded the Border Agricultural Workers Project and participates in local, state, and national organizations dealing with inequality and climate change. In his interview, Marentes discusses his early life and activism.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Marentes, Carlos
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Antonio Marin, July 15, 2015
Interview with Antonio Marin, from El Paso, Texas. In his interview, he discusses his childhood, education, civil rights activism, community involvemen, and experiences with racism in south Texas.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Marin, Antonio
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Israel Reyna, July 10, 2015
Interview with Israel Reyna, a lawyer and community activist from Laredo, Texas. In his interview, Reyna discusses his family history, residential and school segregation, student activism, civil rights organization Mexican Americans for Democratic Action (MADA), La Raza Unida, the Chicano movement, and elections in South Texas.
Date:
July 10, 2015
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Reyna, Israel
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alcadio Zamudio, July 1, 2015
Interview with Alcadio Zamudio, from Weslaco, Texas. In his interview, Mr. Zamudio discusses his background, attending the University of Wisconsin, organizing in Wisconsin among migrant workers, La Raza Unida in Wisconsin, the Pharr, Texas riot, and other topics related to Chicano rights and political activity.
Date:
July 1, 2015
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Zamudio, Alcadio
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gilberto Garcia and Jaime Garza, July 2, 2015
Interview with Gilberto Garcia and Jaime Garza in Mercedes, Texas. Garza and Garcia discuss their experiences with migrant farm work, racism, civil rights and labor activism in Texas.
Date:
July 2, 2015
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David; Garcia, Gilberto & Garza, Jaime
Object Type:
Video
System:
The Portal to Texas History