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Oral History Interview with Alejandro Perez, July 14, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Alejandro Perez, July 14, 2016

Perez talked about his life as a migrant worker and working in a cannery. Supporting the walkouts in Uvalde was his first political march. He also participated in voter registration drives at Texas A&I. Mr. Perez also discusses his time working with the La Raza Unida Party in Crystal City.
Date: July 14, 2016
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Perez, Alejandro
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Benita and Evaristo Albarado, July 14, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Benita and Evaristo Albarado, July 14, 2016

Evaristo and Benita Albarado talked about the events surrounding the massacre at El Porvenir Ranch (Presidio County) in 1918, when a group of soldiers and Texas Rangers rounded up and shot Mexican American men who lived and worked at Porvenir. The father of Ms. Benita Albarado was a witness of the events, but did not talk about them until late in his life; his testimony motivated the Albarados to research and document the events surrounding the massacre. In addition to sharing the fruits of their efforts to show what really happened at Porvenir, the Albarados talked about growing up in segregated towns in west Texas (Benita Albarado is from Big Spring, while Evaristo Albarado was born and raised in Uvalde). They also talked about the importance of preserving the history of violence along the border, and discussed their collaboration with scholars in the production of an exhibit at the Bullock museum in Austin.
Date: July 14, 2016
Creator: Albarado, Benita; Albarado, Evaristo; Sinta, Vincio & Arionus, Steve
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Chris Reyes Mendeke, July 15, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Chris Reyes Mendeke, July 15, 2016

Cresencia Reyes Mendeke ("Chris") was born in the late 20s and raised in Uvalde during the Great Depression. In her interview, she talked about the strict segregation in the town during those years. She attended a "Mexican school" for her early education, and recalled the neglect and disinterest in educating the Mexican American children. She also talked about her father's role as a benefactor in their neighborhood, and of his relationship with a prominent family of Anglo business owners. After finishing school and working in a local Penney's store for some time, Mendeke married and moved around, as she and her husband looked for opportunities in and out of Uvalde. Eventually, they settled in the Los Angeles area, and found professional work. Later, they became licensed realtors and opened their own office in Buena Park. After several decades, the Mendekes retired and moved back to Uvalde in the eighties, and Chris was determined to get involved in local affairs. She joined the local Democratic party and helped run local campaigns; she was also a ranking member of the Mexican American Democrats (later the Tejano Democrats). In recent years, Mendeke spearheaded the restoration and marking of the Nicolas Street School, the …
Date: July 15, 2016
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Mendeke, Chris Reyes
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mario Cruz, July 14, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Mario Cruz, July 14, 2016

Mario spoke about growing up in La Pryor, Texas. He remembered his dad working in the Blewett mines near Uvalde; he talks a bit about the culture there because it was a company town. He talked about the discrimination his father felt in the mines and how his dad organized for union representation in the mine. His family moved to Uvalde in the 1950s. He talked about the segregated schooling in Uvalde--separate schools for ethnic Mexicans and African Americans. He talked about the reprimands he would receive for speaking Spanish in school. He also spoke about the importance of education to his family. Cruz left Uvalde for San Antonio to pursue a nursing degree/career but he retired in Uvalde later in life.
Date: July 14, 2016
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Cruz, Mario & Arionus, Steve
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rogelio Munoz on July 8, 2016. captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Rogelio Munoz on July 8, 2016.

Rogelio talks about growing up in Uvalde and the amount of discrimination he faced, especially as a young man playing football. He talks about Uvalde's local economy of sheep/goat sheering.
Date: July 8, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Munoz , Rogelio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gilberto Torres, July 6, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Gilberto Torres, July 6, 2016

Gilberto Torres grew up around Uvalde and the Winter Garden area. He recalled different instances of discrimination against people of Mexican descent, particular in school settings. Torres had a long career in the military and a prolonged tenure in the Uvalde County Commissioner's Court. He reminisced about his contentious relationship with other members of the court, and the sometimes heated exchanges between them.
Date: July 6, 2016
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Torres, Gilberto
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rachel Gonzalez Hanson, July 14, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Rachel Gonzalez Hanson, July 14, 2016

Rachel Gonzalez-Hanson grew up in a neighborhood straddling the Anglo and Mexican "sides" of Uvalde. Even though she was a very good student, she had to repeat the 7th grade after participating in the 1970 Walkout. While she was very young at the time, Gonzalez-Hanson recalled being highly involved with the local activists, notably Amaro Cardona (MAYO leader in Uvalde). After her early activism, Gonzalez-Hanson remained involved in local politics, helping in Cardona's and Gilberto Torres' campaigns for County Commissioner. Throughout the interview, Gonzalez-Hanson talked at length about race relations in Uvalde, the backlash from Anglos and conservative Mexican Americans, and her later career as a manager of a community health organization covering the Winter Garden area.
Date: July 14, 2016
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Hanson, Rachel Gonzales
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Roberto Morales, July 10, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Roberto Morales, July 10, 2016

Roberto Morales is one of the children of Genoveva Morales, a longtime education activist in Uvalde and the lead plaintiff in Morales v. Shannon, a MALDEF-led class action suit that pushed the Uvalde ISD to ensure the desegregation of the local schools. Morales talked about his mother's character and her relationships with other activists in the area, including her trip to Crystal City to meet Cesar Chavez. Morales also talked about his own experience with discrimination in the Uvalde schools, and the legacy of her mother -- a middle school was renamed after her in the last couple of years.
Date: July 10, 2016
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio & Morales, Roberto
System: The Portal to Texas History