Interview with Jabina Coleman, a reproductive psychotherapist and certified lactation consultant from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Coleman discusses her involvement in supporting maternal health, from running Life House Lactation & Perinatal Services to founding groups like Breastfeeding Awareness and Empowerment, the Perinatal Mental Health and Alliance for People of Color, and the Maternal Wellness Village in Philadelphia. Coleman discusses her own pregnancy, postpartum depression, education, and motivation to become an advocate in her field.

Interview with Susan Huston, a career freelancer from Dallas, Texas. Huston discusses her background, initial involvement in the Dallas fashion industry, life as a freelancer, starting her own company, writing a book, teaching, preparations for fashion shows, modeling, and how the fashion industry has changed over the decades.

Interview with Dr. Victor Rodriguez spotlighting significant insights into his storied and sterling career through five time dimensions: (1) his early all-Hispanic elementary school training; (2) his continued study and budding athletic prowess in the Edna, TX, school district; (3) his Victoria Junior College athletic achievements and learning; (4) his higher education art training, Geezle membership, and track accomplishments at North Texas State College; and (5) his 37-year career as a teacher, coach, and superintendent in the San Antonio (TX) school district. Inspired by his Anglo third-grade teacher in an all-Hispanic school in Edna, TX, Victor responded to his teacher's challenge to be a civic contributor by becoming a daily bell ringer at the local Catholic church (described in detail in his book, The Bell Ringer), a job requiring him to arise at 4:30 each morning and to run two miles one way amid nipping dogs to ring the bell. This discipline and activity would tap his athletic ability later as he surfaced as a distance district winner despite running barefoot, in blue jeans, and in an oversized t-shirt. From this beginning, he would emerge as a state champion and win a track scholarship to Victoria Junior College where he …

Interview with Jane I. Honikman, co-founder of Postpartum Education for Parents (1977) and founder of Postpartum Support International (1987), concerning her career and experiences with mental health related to childbearing and parenthood.

Transcript of an interview with Cheryl Tatano Beck, distinguished professor of Nursing, whose research focuses on postpartum depression and traumatic birth. She discusses postpartum depression, perinatal health, women and mental health, maternal health, nursing, nurse-midwifery, nurse practitioners, Postpartum Support International, maternal-newborn nursing, research methods, instrument development, qualitative research, postpartum depression screening, Postpartum Depression Screening Scale (PDSS), traumatic childbirth, PTSD, and her work "Teetering on the Edge," amongst other studies.

Transcript of an interview with Dionne Phillips Bagsby, former member of the Tarrant County Commissioners Court. Bagsby shares memories of childhood and education in Markham, Illinois; marriage to Jim Bagsby; participation in the Arkansas civil rights movement; move to Fort Worth, Texas; career as an educator in the Fort Worth public schools; Jim Bagsby's political career; her own decision to enter politics and winning campaign strategies; issues she had to face as a county commissioner; her travels; her family history. Appendix includes photo of Dionne Phillips Bagsby circa 2018.

Transcript of an interview with Erio Enzo Pedini, an immigrant from the Republic of San Marino. Pedini recounts memories growing up in the Republic of San Marino and going to school in Italy; Coming to America in 1958 and the differences in cultures and lifestyles; Living and working in Detroit, Michigan; becoming a U.S. citizen; moving to Dallas, Texas; and working in the building industry.

Transcript of an interview with Erik Burgos, DREAM (Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors) Team activist. Burgos shares concerning his immigration to Colorado at two years old; life as undocumented immigrants; family's decision to leave Mexico; involvement in the North Texas DREAM Team; activism; DACA.

Interview with Atzhiri Acosta, a Mexican-American immigrant from Wichita Falls, Texas. Acosta discusses moving to Wichita Falls, Texas, his upbringing there and adjusting to American life, his first jobs, being an "illegal immigrant" and immigration rhetoric, his family, the DREAM Act, Donald Trump, his work, deportation, and Christmas traditions.

Transcript of an interview with Liz Magallanes, DREAM Team activist, concerning her family's decision to leave Mexico; immigration to Dallas, Texas, at seven years old; life as undocumented; discovering the North Texas DREAM Team; DACA; activism; current immigration policy.

Transcript of an interview with Paul Hudgins, U.S. Army World War II Veteran, illustrator, and author. Hudgins discusses his childhood in Texas; family history; enlistment in U.S. Army as a medic; staged in France on V-E Day; stationed on hospital train running between Germany and France; post-war college; artistic career; writing career; Honor Flight trip. Appendix includes illustrations and short stories by Hudgins as well as photographs.

Interview with Pamela Buchmeyer, an attorney, LGBT activist, and daughter of Judge Jerry Buchmeyer from Dallas, Texas. Buchmeyer discusses her education, marriage, coming out, divorce, adopting, her father's background and career, sodomy laws and his work against them, Dallas Pride, public housing and Walker v. HUD, race and politics, women attorneys in Texas, and reflections on being an LGBT activist. In appendix is a reproduction of the article "Buchmeyer vs. Dallas," by Dennis Holder, published in D Magazine in June 1991.

Interview with Steven Atikinson, a LGBT rights activist from Keller, Texas. Atkinson discusses his childhood in Keller, growing up in a small conservative town, coming to terms with his sexuality, education at Baylor, his brief marriage, coming out, the HIV-AIDS epidemic, the Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance, the queer social scene in Dallas in the 1990s, discrimination, grassroots activism, direct action, lobbying, the growth of the Dallas LGBT community and resources, gay rights legislation, and thoughts on his life overall.

Audio log for a recording of an interview with William Ripp, former dispatch shift manager for Braniff International Airways, conducted for the Flying Voices oral history project. In the interview Ripp shares experiences and anecdotes of his time as a flight dispatcher, remembering the bankruptcy of Braniff in 1982, life adjustments after Braniff, and overall impact of his career with Braniff.

Audio log for a recording of an interview with David Jordan, former Head of Dispatch for Braniff International Airways, conducted for the Flying Voices oral history project. In the interview Jordan discusses working as a flight dispatcher, being a part of the Braniff family, the transition to Harding Lawrence as chairman, Braniff's bankruptcy on May 12, 1982, and personal reflections on his time with Braniff. Appendix includes copy of a paper written by Jordan in 1958 concerning Braniff International Airways.

Audio log for a recording of an interview with L. D. LaQuey, former employee of Braniff International Airways, conducted for the Flying Voices oral history project. In the interview, LaQuey discusses working in various roles from the ticket counter to flight dispatch, the transition when Harding Lawrence took over, other personal experiences and anecdotes, and the bankruptcy of Braniff in 1982.

Interview with Robert Bane, a Army WWII veteran from Garland, Texas. Bane discusses his family background, basic training, deployment to the Battle of the Bulge, General George S. Patton, experiences in combat with the 63rd Infantry Division during the drive into Germany, his comrades, crossing the Rhine, liberating Dachau, returning to the states, and his work with the Freemasons. In appendix is a photograph of Bane with his medals.

Interview with David Taffet, a Dallas-area LGBT activist from Yonkers, New York. Taffet discusses his education, coming out, anti-war activism at State University of New York at Albany, the SUNY Gay Alliance, moving to Dallas, the AIDS epidemic, police harassment and entrapment, working for the Custom Shop and the Dallas Voice, the "AIDS cocktail" and advancements in treatment of the illness, and grassroots politics.

Interview with Bruce Monroe from San Antonio, Texas. Monroe discusses attending Texas A&M, coming out, the gay scene in Houston and Florida, the start of the AIDS epidemic, living in Dallas and work with the Dallas Gay Alliance, becoming president of the DGA, changing its name, the Dallas Buyers Club, work in Washington DC, living with HIV, Dallas Way, and art.

Interview with Howard Okon, a businessman and LGBT community activist from Dallas, Texas. Okon discusses founding the Dallas Tavern Guild, running gay bars in the 1970s, coming out, drug use, political allies, vandalism and raids, changes in patronage, the current state of Texas gay bars, the AIDS epidemic, the impact of social media on the scene, the Dallas dance hall ordinance, activism, and generational differences.

Transcript of an interview with Fernando "Fernie" Sanchez, Dallas Latino community AIDS activist and services coordinator. Sanchez shares concerning his childhood in El Paso, Texas; move to Dallas, Texas after graduating from UT-El Paso; various Dallas County jobs; AIDS activism; development of AIDS services in the Latino community; AIDS Arms and other organizations; HIV/AIDS stigma within the community; needs among and difficulties encountered by minority HIV/AIDS patients.

Interview with Vladislava Alaytseva, Uzbekistani-born immigrant to Dallas, Texas, for the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Alaytseva's personal experiences of childhood in Uzbekistan, moving to the U.S., transitioning to the American school system, her first impressions the U.S., and the culture shock in America. Additionally, Alaytseva talks about the transition of Uzbekistan from a Soviet satellite to an independent Muslim nation, her mother's family in Russia, the differentiation between being ethnically Russian or Uzbekistani, the definition of "culture," the comparison of life in Uzbekistan and the U.S., and the elements of Uzbekistani culture brought to America.

Interview with Hui Sun, a Chinese-American immigrant from Ankang, Shaanxi, China. Hui Sun discusses her childhood, her marriage, coming to the United States, American and Chinese culture, her children, parenting, her local Chinese community, Chinese holidays, reflections on love and personal growth, and her service in the People's Liberation Army.

Interview with Johnny Masch, a longtime resident of the Denton area from Blue Mound, Texas. Masch discusses his family history, his upbringing and education, farming, where he was for major historical events, his politics, his hobbies, and his family. In appendix are a photo of his grandparents and pictures of their passport.