Photograph of the interior of the Alamo Saloon at the Dallas Heritage Village. There are wooden tables and chairs that don't all match. There is also a piano against the far wall with a telephone and mounted stuffed heads. There are lamps hanging form the ceiling and a long wooden bar against the wall on the side.

Photograph of the interior of the Alamo Saloon at the Dallas Heritage Village. There are wooden tables and chairs that don't all match. There is also a piano against the far wall with a telephone and mounted stuffed heads. There are lamps hanging form the ceiling and a long wooden bar against the wall on the side.

Photograph of the exterior entrance to Browder Springs Hall at the Dallas Heritage Village. The building has a glass window front and red brick exterior walls. The wood window frames and doors are painted a teal green color. There are two benches and an awning at the entrance as well.

Photograph of the exterior entrance to Browder Springs Hall at the Dallas Heritage Village. The building has a glass window front and red brick exterior walls. The wood window frames and doors are painted a teal green color. There are two benches, an informational plaque, and an awning at the entrance as well. Trees and lampposts are to the sides and behind the building.

Photograph of the interior of Browder Springs Hall at the Dallas Heritage Village. The building is mostly empty except for chairs pushed against one wall, a dividing screen, three folding tables, and a small display in the back corner. There are three support posts down the middle.

Photograph of the interior of Browder Springs Hall at the Dallas Heritage Village. The building is mostly empty except for chairs pushed against one wall, a dividing screen, three folding tables, and a small display in the back corner. There are support posts down the middle.

Photograph of the exterior of the Chautauqua Pavilion at the Dallas Heritage Village. The walls are covered with tall floor length windows and trees shade it and the area around it. There is a brick-paved walkway leading to it and benches and an informational sign outside of it.

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.

Photograph of the emptied out interior of the Pavilion at the Dallas Heritage Village. There are large hanging lights and exposed beams and planks in the ceiling. All of the walls have tall windows that reach to the floor. There are also fans and a storage closet at the far end.

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.

Photograph of the brick-laid walkway leading to the mock 'Main Street' at the Dallas Heritage Village. There are several store fronts and connected buildings past the fountain in the distance. Trees are shading the path and there are several lampposts.

Interview with Rula Walid Bibi, Palestinian-born immigrant to Plano, Texas, for the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Bibi's personal experience with discrimination of Palestinians in the Middle East, childhood in Kuwait City, education at the University of Kuwait and Midwestern State University, family experiences during the First Gulf War and circumstances surrounding her immigration to Texas in 1990, thoughts on religion, experiences as a single mother as well as experiences of living in Wichita Falls, Dallas, Richardson, Garland, and Plano. Bibi talks about her first impressions of the U.S., her career in medical technologies, her marriage to an American man and his conversion to Islam, her involvement with political organizations, and thoughts on American education and foreign policy.

Photograph of the exterior of Pilot Grove Church at the Dallas Heritage Village. The building is wooden and painted white. There are a few small windows and a small entrance at the corner with stairs leading up to it. Several visitors are going inside and walking up the stairs.

Photograph of the exterior of Pilot Grove Church at the Dallas Heritage Village. The building is wooden and painted white. There are a few small windows and a small entrance at the corner with stairs leading up to it. Trees and bushes are growing all around it and pathways and a bench are also visible.

Photograph of the interior of the Pilot Grove Church at the Dallas Heritage Village. The walls are painted white and the frames, and other borders are a dark blue-green while the ceiling is olive. There are several rows of dark wooden pews and a matching pulpit, piano, and organ.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during their Roundtable Writer's Breakfast: African-American and Hispanics event in 2010. This video features discussions between prominent TBAAL members with judge Maryellen Hicks and businessman Ricardo Medrano leading the dialogue on jealousy, competition, art and culture between the two groups.

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the one of the roundtable writer's breakfast focusing on the topic of building a more perfect union with other ethnic groups, "African Americans and Hispanics" held on April 24th, 2010. The footage shows featuring speakers judge Maryellen Hicks and business man Ricardo Medrano leading a dialogue on jealousy, competition, art and culture between the two groups.

Photograph taken at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast, featuring Maryellen Hicks and Ricardo Medrano, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph taken at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast, featuring Maryellen Hicks and Ricardo Medrano, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph taken at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast, featuring Maryellen Hicks and Ricardo Medrano, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph taken at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast, featuring Maryellen Hicks and Ricardo Medrano, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph taken at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast, featuring Maryellen Hicks and Ricardo Medrano, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph taken at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast, featuring Maryellen Hicks and Ricardo Medrano, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph taken at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast, featuring Maryellen Hicks and Ricardo Medrano, held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.