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Oral History Interview with Jim Harrington, June 13, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jim Harrington, June 13, 2016

Mr. Harrington talks about his early years doing work in migrant labor camps; going to law school; working as a lawyer in the valley; and his later work with the Texas civil rights project
Date: June 13, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Harrington, Jim
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sylvia Hererra, June 10, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Sylvia Hererra, June 10, 2016

Sylvia Herrera talks about growing up in East Austin; black-brown relations, the differences in education; environmental justice, PODER; Teatro Chicano; and Vietnam protests.
Date: June 10, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Herrera, Sylvia
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alonso Martinez on July 29, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Alonso Martinez on July 29, 2016

Alonso speaks about growing up in San Felipe and the segregated nature of Del Rio generally. He also speaks a great deal about migrant farm work and following the seasonal harvest. He speaks about his time in the West Texas cotton fields and speaking Spanish in Anglo schools out in West Texas. He talks a little bit about the 1969 Palm Sunday march--he wasn't a participant but he talks about the march. He also talks about the importance of education he received from Bambi Cardenas and Aurelio Montemayor who were both educators at San Felipe in the late 1960s. All in all, this is a great interview that has tons of useful information on Del Rio, San Felipe, and Alonso's life story.
Date: July 29, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Martinez, Alonso
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jaime Martinez, July 1, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jaime Martinez, July 1, 2016

Jaime Martinez was a Civil rights activist and farm worker advocate from San Antonio. Martinez served as the Chairman of the Cesar E. Chavez Legacy and Educational Foundation board and was a lifetime advocate for civil rights. Martinez grew up on the West side San Antonio and attended Lanier High School. In his interview, he talked about his life as a labor organizer, having a street named after him, and what it takes to be an organizer. He died in July of 2017.
Date: July 1, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Martinez, Jaime
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Claudis Minor on June 25, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Claudis Minor on June 25, 2016

Claudis talks about his parents working at Kelly Field; discrimination at Kelly; segregation in San Antonio; sports--black and brown; his time in the military--stationed in Ethiopia; SNCC in San Antonio;
Date: June 25, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Minor , Claudis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Diana Montejano on June 29, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Diana Montejano on June 29, 2016.

Diane Montejano is a poet, educator, and activist. In her interview, Montejano talks about growing up on the west side of San Antonio, her role in the Brown Berets, differences between Southside/Westside Berets, and the decline of Berets.
Date: June 29, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Montejano, Diana
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rogelio Munoz on July 8, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Rogelio Munoz on July 8, 2016.

Rogelio talks about growing up in Uvalde and the amount of discrimination he faced, especially as a young man playing football. He talks about Uvalde's local economy of sheep/goat sheering.
Date: July 8, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Munoz , Rogelio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mario Salas, June 23, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Mario Salas, June 23, 2016

This is a wide-ranging interview by Mario Salas from his time as a child to his aspirations in the political arena
Date: June 23, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Salas, Mario
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Roen Salinas on June 16, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Roen Salinas on June 16, 2016.

Roen Salinas is from Austin, Texas. He is one of the founding members of Ballet Folklorico Aztlan de Tejas, an internationally known dance troupe. In his interview, Salinas speaks about the role of the cultural arm of the Chicano movement.
Date: June 16, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Salinas , Roen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Urdy on June 17, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Charles Urdy on June 17, 2016.

Urdy talks about his life, politics, his time at Prairie View and student activism there; going to University of Texas as a black graduate student.
Date: June 17, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Urdy , Charles
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jose Uriegas on July 9, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jose Uriegas on July 9, 2016.

Uriegas talks about growing up in Uvalde, being run out of Uvalde as a young man, and finishing high school in Del Rio. He talks about how Anglos in Uvalde used to turn the gas off the "Mexican" side of town to preserve pressure for the Anglo side when the weather was cold. He talks about the constant pressure that discriminatory treatment has on an individual's psyche. He talks about MAYO in Uvalde and serving on Uvalde city council. The most interesting part of the interview is him talking about him running VISTA MMP.
Date: July 9, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Uriegas, Jose
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Raul Valdez on June 13, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Raul Valdez on June 13, 2016.

Mr. Valdez grew up in Del Rio, but also spent time in California and San Antonio. While attending high school in Del Rio, he and his rock band were involved in the Palm Sunday rally. He was later drafted into the military and sent to Vietnam. Mr. Vasquez attended A&I, where he honed his art and took part in activism. Throughout the interview, Mr. Valdez talks about the role of art (visual arts and music) in Chicano activism.
Date: June 13, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Valdez, Raul
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jovita Cazares, July 19, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jovita Cazares, July 19, 2016

Jovita Casarez was born in Acuña, across the border from Del Rio. After marrying, she and her family settled in Del Rio and started migrating to many different parts of the United States to work in the fields. After her husband was injured on the job in the 1970s, the family had to move to Madison, Wisconsin so that he could receive treatment. There, she started her career as an organizer after being hired by a farmworkers' rights organization. Upon their return to Del Rio, the Cazares established in San Felipe; a seasoned activist, Jovita became deeply enmeshed in local politics and grassroots activism. Cazares talks at length about several events that impacted her life, including the 1998 floods that destroyed her house, the death of her daughter and other personal and family struggles. In the mid 1990s, Cazares was the plaintiff in Cazares v. Val Verde County, a lawsuit that challenged the practice of allowing former Laughlin AFB personnel from submitting absentee ballots for local elections.
Date: July 19, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve; Sinta, Vinicio & Cazares, Jovita
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jovita Cazares, July 20, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Jovita Cazares, July 20, 2016

Jovita Casarez was born in Acuña, across the border from Del Rio. After marrying, she and her family settled in Del Rio and started migrating to many different parts of the United States to work in the fields. After her husband was injured on the job in the 1970s, the family had to move to Madison, Wisconsin so that he could receive treatment. There, she started her career as an organizer after being hired by a farmworkers' rights organization. Upon their return to Del Rio, the Cazares established in San Felipe; a seasoned activist, Jovita became deeply enmeshed in local politics and grassroots activism. Cazares talks at length about several events that impacted her life, including the 1998 floods that destroyed her house, the death of her daughter and other personal and family struggles. In the mid 1990s, Cazares was the plaintiff in Cazares v. Val Verde County, a lawsuit that challenged the practice of allowing former Laughlin AFB personnel from submitting absentee ballots for local elections.
Date: July 19, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve; Sinta, Vinicio & Cazares, Jovita
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mario Compean, June 20, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Mario Compean, June 20, 2016

Compean talks about his activism, MAYO, RUP, Committee for Barrio Betterment, Barrios Unidos
Date: June 20, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve; Sinta, Vinicio & Compean, Mario
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Sylvia Herrera, June 10, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Sylvia Herrera, June 10, 2016

Sylvia Herrera talks about growing up in East Austin; black-brown relations, the differences in education; environmental justice, PODER; Teatro Chicano; and Vietnam protests;
Date: June 10, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve; Sinta, Vinicio & Herrera, Sylvia
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Teresa Perez-Wiseley, June 9, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Teresa Perez-Wiseley, June 9, 2016

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.
Date: June 9, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve; Sinta, Vinicio & Perez-Wiseley, Teresa
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carlos Richardson on June 30, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Carlos Richardson on June 30, 2016.

Richardson discusses his personal history as an African-American in San Antonio, Texas, learning about the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in Austin, and creating a branch in San Antonio.
Date: June 30, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve; Sinta, Vinicio & Richardson, Carlos
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gilbert Rivera on June 15, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Gilbert Rivera on June 15, 2016.

Gilbert Rivera is a retired energy professional, author, and activist. He and his wife have lived in the historically black Rosewood neighborhood of Austin for over 30 years. Gilbert was a member of the Brown Berets in Austin and other Chicano civil rights groups. In his interview, he talks about his early years; and resistance against rules against Spanish in schools.
Date: June 15, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve; Sinta, Vinicio & Rivera, Gilbert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Van, June 24, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with David Van, June 24, 2016

Mr. Van Os grew up in segregated Kilgore, in East Texas; the first part of the interview is spent in his recollections of the era, including the eventual integration of the schools in the mid-to-late 1960s. He attended UT Austin, where he became involved in SDS and joined several activities that involved African American and Mexican American activists. While studying law, he did an internship with the law firm of David Richards, who had been working on voting rights litigation earlier that decade. After graduating, he worked as a union-side labor lawyer and represented the Austin chapter of the NAACP in a lawsuit to do away with at-large place system for city council elections. In addition to his early activism and work in civil rights litigation, Mr. Van Os talks about the relationship of racial and economic justice and the role of labor unions in ensuring both.
Date: June 24, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve; Sinta, Vinicio & Van Os, David
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Manuela Arroyos, July 25, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Manuela Arroyos, July 25, 2016

Described her family's Texas heritage, her father's work with the community, and her own work in public and private jobs.
Date: July 25, 2016
Creator: Arroyos, Manuela; Grevious, Danielle & Bobadilla, Eladio
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ensemble: 2014-05-12 – Aubrey ISD Bands

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Band concert performed in the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: May 12, 2014
Creator: Aubrey High School. Symphonic Band.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2014-05-13 – Aubrey ISD Bands

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Band concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: May 13, 2014
Creator: Aubrey Middle School. 7th/8th Concert Band.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Master’s Recital: 2013-10-26 - Tyler Austin, bassoon

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Master’s of Music degree.
Date: October 26, 2013
Creator: Austin, Tyler
System: The UNT Digital Library