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[Adoption Statement of Jeanette Scinto]
Personal statement of Jeanette Scinto regarding her adoption from the Chenzhou Welfare Center in Hunan Province, China. She shares her desire to know her entire story and thoughts regarding her Chinese name, Dan Dan. There is a photo of Jeanette included on the second page of her statement.
Date:
March 22, 2017
Creator:
Scinto, Jeanette
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Adoption Statement of Tinka]
Personal statement of Tinka regarding the adoption of her son from Hunan Province. Tinka discusses her work as a volunteer in orphanages in Hunan Province from 1995-2005 and how she adopted her son and moved back to Switzerland. There is a photo of her with her son at the end of her statement.
Date:
March 22, 2017
Creator:
Tinka
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oral History With Tinka]
Oral history with Tinka regarding the adoption of her son from Hunan Province. She speaks about her work as a volunteer orphanage worker in China, particularly her work with children with impairments or disabilities, and her NGO's efforts to build support systems for children with disabilities. She speaks about how she adopted her son, who has cerebral palsy and a mental disability, and the transition for him from China to Switzerland.
Date:
March 22, 2017
Creator:
Tinka & Heath, Jena
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Louis Romero Jr., November 22, 2016
Transcript of an interview with Louis Romero Jr., who carried on the Mexican food business and Tortilla Factory started by his grandmother, Delphina Torres, in Kerrville. The interview discusses his family history, upbringing, the development of Torres, a Mexican restaurant, his grandmother's sending canned tamales to World War II troops, military service, and family. Photographs and documents relating to the interview follow the transcript text.
Date:
November 22, 2016
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Romero, Louis, Jr.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Louis Romero Jr., November 22, 2016
Interview with Louis Romero Jr., who carried on the Mexican food business and Tortilla Factory started by his grandmother, Delphina Torres, in Kerrville. The interview discusses his family history, upbringing, the development of Torres, a Mexican restaurant, his grandmother's sending canned tamales to World War II troops, military service, and family. Photographs and documents relating to the interview follow the transcript text.
Date:
November 22, 2016
Creator:
Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Romero, Louis, Jr.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 22, 1997
Student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date:
May 22, 1997
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Houston Super Bowl Bid Hits MLK Holiday Snag]
Magazine clipping of the article, "Houston Super Bowl Bid Hits MLK Holiday Snag" in Jet Magazine discussing a potential appeal to the National Football League to boycott Houston as Super Bowl host if the state doesn't approve changing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid holiday.
Date:
April 22, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Civil Rights Activists Calls for MKL Holiday]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "Civil Rights Activists Calls for MKL Holiday" in NOKOA - The Observer, discussing Mario Marcel Salas' address to the Texas State Senate Public Affairs Committee in support of a bill to officially recognized Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid state holiday.
Date:
March 22, 1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memo: Relocation of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Namibia to the United Nations]
Memo announcing the relocation of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Namibia to the United Nations to 135 East 36th Street will take effect on September 1, 1990 and that the telephone and fax numbers will remain the same.
Date:
August 22, 1990
Creator:
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Namibia
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Freedom fighter eludes definition]
Newspaper clipping of the editorial, "Freedom fighter eludes definition" in the San Antonio Light discussing America's involvement in violent revolutions in Nicaragua and Afghanistan and who is considered a freedom fighter by the American public. Cavazos also discusses the American general public's discomfort with Nelson Mandela's ties to Arafat, Castro, and Gadhafi and his refusal to disavow violence as an option in the fight to end apartheid in South Africa.
Date:
July 22, 1990
Creator:
Cavazos, R. Daniel
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: S. Africa benefit set for today]
Newspaper clipping of the article, "S. Africa benefit set for today," the San Antonio Light discussing the San Antonio Mandela Project's benefit to raise funds to buy food, medicine, and clothes for displaced South Africans.
Date:
July 22, 1990
Creator:
Delgado, Luz
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of the Program: Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela]
Draft of the program for Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela. The first page includes the title, date, location, and sponsoring organization and the second page has spaces labelled "About the ANC" and "About the Guest Speaker."
Date:
July 22, 1990
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela]
Flyer for the event, Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela, sponsored by the San Antonio Mandela Project and held at Second Baptist Church on July 22, 1990. There are photos of Nelson Mandela and a woman wearing a head wrap under the title and an upraised fist in the lower right corner of the flyer.
Date:
July 22, 1990
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela]
Flyer for the event, Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela, at the Second Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas on July 22, 1990. The event was sponsored by the San Antonio Mandela Project.
Date:
July 22, 1990
Creator:
San Antonio Mandela Project
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela]
Program for Sharing the Vision of Nelson Mandela. It includes some formatting comments such as "Inside L"on the first two pages.
Date:
July 22, 1990
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for George "Mickey" Leland, August 22, 1989]
Funeral program for George Thomas "Mickey" Leland, born November 27, 1944 and died August 7, 1989. The funeral was held August 22, 1989 at New Union Missionary Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. R. L. Hayes III. Several people spoke during the service, including Karyne Jones Conley, Rev. C. W. Black, Jr., and John Saunders.
Date:
August 22, 1989
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, April 22, 1983
Student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date:
April 22, 1983
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 61, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, January 22, 1982
Student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date:
January 22, 1982
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, May 22, 1981
Student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date:
May 22, 1981
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[San Antonio Movement in Solidarity with African Liberation News]
Statement made by San Antonio Movement in Solidarity with African Liberation condemning the election in Rhodesia in 1979, calling it a "sham election" and asking readers to contact their senators regarding the issue.
Date:
May 22, 1979
Creator:
Salas, Mario Marcel
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lone Star Lutheran (Seguin, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1972
Student newspaper from Texas Lutheran College in Seguin, Texas that includes news of interest to students and staff along with advertising.
Date:
September 22, 1972
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lone Star Lutheran (Seguin, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, November 22, 1968
Student newspaper from Texas Lutheran College in Seguin, Texas that includes news of interest to students and staff along with advertising.
Date:
November 22, 1968
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lone Star Lutheran (Seguin, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1968
Student newspaper from Texas Lutheran College in Seguin, Texas that includes news of interest to students and staff along with advertising.
Date:
March 22, 1968
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lone Star Lutheran (Seguin, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1967
Student newspaper from Texas Lutheran College in Seguin, Texas that includes news of interest to students and staff along with advertising.
Date:
September 22, 1967
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History