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Oral History Interview with Hagi Hagigholam, November 20, 2018 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Hagi Hagigholam, November 20, 2018

Transcript of an interview with Hossein "Hagi" Hagigholam a entreprenuer and resturanter. The interview discuss his upbringing in Tehran, life in the US, and career. Hagi came to the United States from Iran at age eighteen. He and three friends moved from Houston to Kerrville to attend Shreiner College to become more proficient in English. He stayed in Kerrville and worked as a waiter, before going into partnership with some businessmen in Kerrville to open a Mexican restaurant. He is the owner of Mamacitas restaurants in Kerrville, Fredricksburg, San Marcos, and San Antonio. His family's foundation provides support for divorced women with children in Iran to allow them a more comfortable life. He and his wife, Ruth, have two children. Photographs and documents relating to the interview follow the transcript text.
Date: November 20, 2018
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Hagigholam, Hussein
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: ASC drill team performs for Shah] (open access)

[News Script: ASC drill team performs for Shah]

Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the drill team of Arlington State College performing a routine on film, which will then be sent to the Shah of Iran for the purpose of teaching his bodyguards to perform the same routines.
Date: November 23, 1955
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library