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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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Guillermo Glenn, July 16, 2015
Interview with Guillermo Glenn, civil rights activist and political organizer from El Paso, Texas. In his interview he discusses his childhood, education, access to healthcare, political organizing, and activism in the Rio Grande Valley.
Date:
July 16, 2015
Creator:
Glenn, Guillermo & Enriquez, Sandra
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
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
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Oscar Martinez, July 7, 2015
Interview with Oscar Martinez, a retired Justice of the Peace from Laredo, Texas. Martinez discusses his childhood and family background, education, experiences with discrimination, service in the U.S. Air Force, and his activism and membership in LULAC.
Date:
July 7, 2015
Creator:
Martinez, Oscar; Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Krochmal, Max
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Billy and Filomena Leo, July 3, 2015
Interview with Billy and Filomena Leo. Billy Leo is the former mayor of La Joya, Texas. Filomena Leo was an educator for over 30 years and retired as the Superintendent of Schools for La Joya ISD. Mr. and Mrs. Leo discuss their experiences with politics and community leadership in South Texas. Mr. Leo discusses his father, Leo J. Leo's political career.
Date:
July 3, 2015
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David; Leo, Billy & Leo, Filomena
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Antonio Orendain, June 22, 2015
Interview with Antonio Orendain, civil rights activist and founder of the Texas Farm Workers Union (TFWU), from McAllen, Texas. In the interview, Orendain discusses his childhood and family background, working with Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta and the National Farm Workers Association in California, migrant farm workers, founding the TFWU, and his long career as a labor activist.
Date:
June 22, 2015
Creator:
Orendain, Antonio & Enriquez, Sandra
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Pauline Gasca-Valenciano, June 10, 2015
Interview with Pauline Gasca Valenciano, a civil rights activist from Fort Worth, Texas. She became involved in politics in the early 1960s, when she volunteered for Viva Kennedy. She later worked with the Democratic party, LULAC, and the American GI Forum. She was an advocate for migrant farm workers and honored by the National Association of Human Rights for her work in civil rights.
Date:
June 10, 2015
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David; Krochmal, Max & Gasca-Valenciano, Pauline
System:
The Portal to Texas History