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Oral History Interview with Frances Rizo, June 10, 2015
Interview with Frances Rizo, a community activist and civic volunteer from Dallas, Texas. In her interview, Rizo discusses her family background, experiencing discrimination in school, civic engagement, politics, and working in broadcasting.
Date:
June 10, 2015
Creator:
Bynum, Katherine & Rizo, Frances
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Medrano, June 10, 2015
Interview with Robert Medrano, businessman and elected official from Dallas, Texas. Medrano is the son of Francisco "Pancho" Medrano and brother of Ricardo Medrano, also local politicians. In his interview, Medrano discusses his his upbringing in the "Little Mexico" section of Dallas, his family's political activities, and Chicano activism in the 1960s and 1970s.
Date:
June 10, 2015
Creator:
Medrano, Robert & Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Trinidad "Trini" Garza, June 10, 2015
Interview with Trinidad "Trini" Garza, a civic leader and businessman from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, Garza discusses his early life, education, migrant work, military service, studying engineering at Texas A&M, his community service and activism in Dallas, and his work on the school board.
Date:
June 11, 2015
Creator:
Garza, Trinidad & Bynum, Katherine
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Richard Menchaca, June 12, 2015
Interview with Richard Menchaca, an educator, author and businessman from Dallas, Texas. In his interview, Menchaca discusses his upbringing in a segregated San Antonio, experiences as a student athlete, working as a teacher in Dallas, and his Chicano activism, including being president of LULAC.
Date:
June 12, 2015
Creator:
Menchaca, Richard & Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ricardo Medrano, June 13, 2015
Interview with Ricardo Medrano, a former city councilman from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, Medrano discusses his family background and childhood, political activism, labor activism, the Chicano movement, and his time as an elected leader in Dallas.
Date:
June 13, 2015
Creator:
Medrano, Ricardo; Acuña-Gurrola, Moisés & Bynum, Katherine
System:
The Portal to Texas History