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Oral History Interview with Alicia Chacon, July 25, 2016
Interview with Alicia Chacon, the first Mexican-American woman to be elected as a city council representative from El Paso, Texas. She was also elected to the school board and as county clerk. Chacon discusses her community involvement and political career, including working in the Jimmy Carter administration.
Date:
July 25, 2015
Creator:
Chacon, Alicia; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Antonio Marin, July 15, 2015
Interview with Antonio Marin, from El Paso, Texas. In his interview, he discusses his childhood, education, civil rights activism, community involvemen, and experiences with racism in south Texas.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Marin, Antonio
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carlos Marentes, July 15, 2015
Interview with Carlos Marentes, a farm labor organizer and farm worker advocate from the Juarez-El Paso border region. He founded the Border Agricultural Workers Project and participates in local, state, and national organizations dealing with inequality and climate change. In his interview, Marentes discusses his early life and activism.
Date:
July 15, 2015
Creator:
Enriquez, Sandra; Robles, David & Marentes, Carlos
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Felipe Peralta, July 22, 2015
Interview with Felipe Peralta, community activist from El Paso, Texas. In the interview, Peralta discusses his childhood and education, the Chamizal Treaty, student activism, community organizations, race relations, politics, the Chicano movement, and labor unions.
Date:
July 22, 2015
Creator:
Peralta, Felipe & Enriquez, Sandra
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Fermin Dorado, July 24, 2015
Interview with Fermin Dorado, civil rights activist from El Paso, Texas. In his interview, Dorado discusses growing up in the Segundo Barrio in El Paso, his education, living in Chicago, military service, and his activism in the Chicano movement.
Date:
July 24, 2015
Creator:
Robles, David; Enriquez, Sandra & Dorado, Fermin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Fernando Chacon, July 20, 2015
Interview with Fernando Chacon, lawyer and activist from El Paso, Texas. In the interview Chacon discusses his early life and education, his advocacy for migrant workers, his activism in the Chicano movement, and El Paso politics.
Date:
July 20, 2015
Creator:
Chacon, Fernando; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Guillermo Glenn, July 16, 2015
Interview with Guillermo Glenn, civil rights activist and political organizer from El Paso, Texas. In his interview he discusses his childhood, education, access to healthcare, political organizing, and activism in the Rio Grande Valley.
Date:
July 16, 2015
Creator:
Glenn, Guillermo & Enriquez, Sandra
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Homero Galicia, July 21, 2015
Interview with Homero Galicia, a college instructor from El Paso, Texas. In the interview, Galicia discusses his childhood, education, military service, civil rights activism, his career and later community involvement.
Date:
July 21, 2015
Creator:
Galicia, Homero; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Salvador Avila, July 24, 2015
Interview with Salvador Avila, a civil rights activist from Canutillo, Texas. Mr. Avila discusses his early life, education, career, race relations and his involvement with civil rights and community organizations in the El Paso area.
Date:
July 24, 2015
Creator:
Avila, Salvador; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Salvador Balcorta, July 7, 2015 (Part 1)
Interview with Salvador Balcorta, the CEO of Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe clinic in El Paso. Mr. Balcorta discusses his family background and education, and the founding of the La Fe clinic. This is the first of two interviews Mr. Balcorta participated in.
Date:
July 23, 2015
Creator:
Balcorta, Salvador; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Salvador Balcorta, July 24, 2015 (Part 2)
Interview with Salvador Balcorta, the CEO of Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe clinic in El Paso. Mr. Balcorta discusses his work in providing healthcare in El Paso and surrounding communities, his Chicano activism,working against gang violence, the Chicano AIDS Coalition, substandard housing and education in El Paso. This is the second of two interviews Mr. Balcorta participated in.
Date:
July 24, 2015
Creator:
Balcorta, Salvador; Enriquez, Sandra & Robles, David
System:
The Portal to Texas History