Interview with Kirthica Chandrasekar, Indian-born immigrant to Carrollton, Texas, as part of the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Chandrasekar's personal experiences of childhood and education in India, her arranged marriage to a family friend living in New Jersey, and working in the insurance industry. Chandrasekar talks about her first impressions of the U.S., struggling to keep close ties with her family in India, and the contrast of life in India, New Jersey, and Texas.

Interview with executive director of resource Center Dallas Cece Cox. The interview includes Cox's personal experiences about childhood in Ohio and Bartlesville, Oklahoma, education at Northwestern University, moving to Dallas, and having a career as a photojournalist and studio photographer. Additionally, Cox discusses her coming out narrative, involvement with groups such as Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and Dallas Gay Alliance/Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance, as well as her decision to enter SMU Law School, and her relationship with her partner, adopted son, and family members. The interview includes an appendix with newspaper articles from the Dallas Morning News and flyers.

Transcript of an interview with Kathy Jack concerning her childhood and education in Shreveport, Louisiana, and Dallas; "coming-out" narrative; social life in Dallas's gay and lesbian bars; effects of AIDS epidemic on Dallas gay community; career as employee, manager, and eventually owner of various bars; involvement in and support of various Gay Pride events; thoughts about future of gay rights movement.

Interview with assistant professor of music history at UNT Ana R. Alonso-Minutti, Mexican-born immigrant to Dallas, as part of the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. The interview includes Alonso-Minutti's personal experiences of childhood and education in Mexico, attending college at Universidad de las Americas, discovering music history as a discipline of study, a one-year course of study in theology in Dallas, choir direction at a church in England, attending graduate school, and accepting a job offer from UNT. Additionally, Alonso-Minutti discusses family history, her grandparents' migration from Spain and Italy, her first impressions of the U.S., the decision to study musicology in the U.S. or Great Britain, the citizenship process, and the contrast of life in Mexico, England, California, and Texas.

Transcript of an interview with Reverend William McElvaney, Dallas clergyman and social activist. McElvaney discusses concerning his childhood and education in Dallas; membership in Methodist Church; pursuit of undergraduate and MBA degrees from SMU; career in banking and oil businesses; decision to enter Perkins School of Theology at SMU and Union Theology Seminary in New York; influence of Reinhold Niebuhr; family life; pastorship of Methodist church in Justin, Tex., St. Stephen's United Methodist Church of Mesquite, Tex., and Northhaven United Methodist Church of Dallas; involvement in Dallas civil rights movement, particularly around issue of fair housing, and efforts to integrate Mesquite schools; involvement in antiwar movement; career as teacher and administrator at Saint Paul School of Theology of Kansas City and Perkins School of Theology; efforts to make Northhaven a "reconciling congregation", opinions on "Religious Right" and its role in American politics.

Interview with Tyrel James Billingsley, an Airman in the US Air Force Reserves from Dallas, Texas. Billingsley discusses his childhood and education, enlisting in the Air Force, basic training and technical school, his duties as a Aircraft Armament Systems specialist, memorable experiences, and plans for the future.

Interview with Sharon "Tommie" Acierno, Vietnam War veteran, as part of the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. The interview includes Acierno's personal experiences about childhood, dropping out of high school and enlisting in the U.S. Army, basic and clerical training, working as drill sergeant at Ft. McClellan, struggling with alcoholism and post-traumatic stress disorder, and working with the Vietnam Veterans of America group. Acierno also discusses her coming out experience, volunteering for assignment to Vietnam, her clerical duties with a logistics unit at Long Binh, the camaraderie among gay and straight troops, her experiences with apathetic citizens and antiwar protesters upon return to the U.S., deciding to leave the Army and relocate to Dallas, her experience in the Veterans Administration psychiatric ward, and her opinions regarding the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy and the treatment of women in the military generally. The interview includes an appendix with photographs.

Transcript of an interview with Reverend Michael Piazza, pastor of the Dallas Cathedral of Hope. Reverend Piazza discusses conversion from Catholicism to the Methodist Church, decision to enter ministry, the process of coming out, volunteer work, and development of outreach and social justice ministries, and decision to leave and affiliate with United Church of Christ denomination.

Photograph taken at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex.

Photograph taken at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex.

Photograph taken at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex.

Photograph taken at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex.

Photograph taken at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex.

Photograph taken at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex.

Photograph taken at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex.

Photograph taken at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex.

Photograph of Albertina Walker and Irma P. Hall posing for a picture together.

Photograph of Albertina Walker and Irma P. Hall posing for a picture.

Photograph of Albertina Walker (left) and Irma P. Hall (right) at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex. Hall speaks to an unidentified man standing behind her.

Photograph taken at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex. Albertina Walker (left) and Irma P. Hall (right) pose for a picture with Kirk Franklin.

Photograph of Albertina Walker (left) and Meshach Taylor (right) at a gala celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, held at the Dallas Convention Center Theatre Complex. Walker wears a light blue outfit while Taylor wears a dark suit.

Photograph of Albertina Walker arriving at the gala on the red carpet.

Photograph of Albertina Walker arriving at the gala on the red carpet.

Photograph of Albertina Walker arriving at the gala on the red carpet.