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Oral History Interview with Linda Morales, July 7, 2017

Description: Linda Morales was born in Uvalde and left the area in 1975 to go to Austin. Her parents encouraged her activism as her mother was vocal and her father was a Teamster. In Austin, she briefly became involved in the local Chicano Movement. Subsequently, she moved to Houston, where she became involved in the LGBT movement. Along with Cristina Martinez, she was condemned a "Wetback Look-a-Like" Contest at a Montrose Bar. This incident and her experiences as a Mexican American Woman made her realize … more
Date: July 7, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 34 seconds
Creator: Enriquez, Sandra; Rodriguez, Samantha & Morales, Linda
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Jorge Durón Guerra, June 8, 2016

Description: Mr. Durón Guerra grew up in a middle class family in northern Mexico; he lived in several Mexican cities while getting his education. He migrated to the U.S. upon reaching adulthood and lived for a while in Philadelphia before joining the Armed Forces. He finished his military career in Texas, and eventually settled in Austin, where he established the "El Azteca" restaurant, which stands to this day. He has been involved in community affairs for a very long time, and was one of the early member… more
Date: June 8, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Durón Guerra, Jorge
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Susana Almanza, June 8, 2016

Description: Susana talks about growing up in East Austin, residential segregation in E. Austin, environmental justice/racism, black-brown relations, etc.
Date: June 8, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Almanza, Susana; Arionus, Steve & Sinta, Vinicio
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Larry Jackson, June 10, 2016

Description: Mr. Jackson was raised in segregated Hearne, Texas, but spent part of his youth in Los Angeles and Houston, where he was exposed to integration (at least compared to his hometown) and civil rights activism. In Houston, he became involved in SNCC; later, he moved to Austin with the goal of starting a chapter there. Mr. Jackson talks about the breakfast and day care programs he ran as the founder of SNCC in Austin. He also talks about his collaboration with Anglo and Mexican American activists an… more
Date: June 10, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio & Jackson, Larry
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Sylvia Herrera, June 10, 2016

Description: Sylvia Herrera talks about growing up in East Austin; black-brown relations, the differences in education; environmental justice, PODER; Teatro Chicano; and Vietnam protests;
Date: June 10, 2016
Duration: 36 minutes 39 seconds
Creator: Arionus, Steve; Sinta, Vinicio & Herrera, Sylvia
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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[TAMS story on WFAA]

Description: A video of a segment on WFAA by John McCaa that covers the TAMS program at UNT and interviews some of the high school age students, including Stephen Du, Amanda Quay, Kurtis Carsch, Katarina Mentdelopoulos, and Beulah Agyemang-Barmiah. Dr. Richard Sinclair, longtime Dean of the TAMS program, also provides some information on the program.
Date: February 9, 2012
Duration: 4 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: WFAA-TV (Television station : Dallas, Tex.)
Location: 33.207488 -97.152586
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with Gilbert Rivera on June 15, 2016.

Description: Gilbert Rivera is a retired energy professional, author, and activist. He and his wife have lived in the historically black Rosewood neighborhood of Austin for over 30 years. Gilbert was a member of the Brown Berets in Austin and other Chicano civil rights groups. In his interview, he talks about his early years; and resistance against rules against Spanish in schools.
Date: June 15, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Arionus, Steve; Sinta, Vinicio & Rivera, Gilbert
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Zeke Romo, June 29, 2016

Description: Mr. Romo was born in Kyle, but grew up in Austin, near the UT campus. He later attended UT as a journalism major; when looking for an internship, he found work with Marcelo Tafoya at The Echo, a Chicano newspaper based in East Austin. Mr. Romo talks about his work and his views on Chicano-oriented journalism, as well as his involvement in initiatives for revitalization in East Austin. He was also involved in the creation of the Mexican American Cultural Center and worked in SER-Jobs for Progres… more
Date: June 29, 2016
Duration: 51 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio & Romo, Zeke
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Teresa Perez-Wiseley, June 9, 2016

Description: Ms. Perez-Wiseley was raised in the west side of Corpus Christi. She witnessed some acts of racial and class discrimination, but was not directly subjected to it during her youth. While she was very involved in community and student affairs, she did not become involved in the Chicano movement until she attended UT in the early 70s. After being excluded from leadership position in the Young Democrats, she joined the Raza Unida Party and was a member of MAYO at UT. After college, she worked for t… more
Date: June 9, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 57 minutes 01 second
Creator: Arionus, Steve; Sinta, Vinicio & Perez-Wiseley, Teresa
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Tommie Wyatt, June 9, 2016

Description: Tommie Wyatt talks about segregation and the newspaper business.
Date: June 9, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Wyatt, Tommie
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Marcello Tafoya, June 14, 2016

Description: Mr. Tafoya grew up in Georgetown, Texas, but spent part of his youth working in several Catholic initiatives, including running an orphanage in Cuervanaca, Mexico. Upon returning to his hometown, he started working in the local radio station, eventually launching the first Spanish-language programming. Later, his radio shows took a political role, encouraging the Mexican American community to become involved. In later years, Mr. Tafoya launched Spanish radio programming in several Texas communi… more
Date: June 14, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio & Tafoya, Marcello
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Judy Cortez, June 16, 2016

Description: Ms. Cortez was born and raised in El Paso, Texas in the Bel Air area. She was responsible for her siblings and her home from a very early age. Shortly after finishing her studies, she worked as a parole officer; after she became privy to several adverse working conditions, she increased her involvement in the local union. Ms. Cortez moved to Austin in the 1990s, and has worked for Travis County ever since.
Date: June 16, 2016
Duration: 51 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Cortez, Judy
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Gonzalo Barrientos, June 6, 2016

Description: Gonzalo Barrientos discusses his life growing up in Bastrop, Texas and later serving as a Democratic State Senator representing the 14th District from 1985-2007. He was also a member of the Texas House of Representatives from Austin from 1975-1985.
Date: June 6, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Barrientos, Gonzalo
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Gavino Fernandez, July 2, 2016

Description: Mr. Fernandez was born and raised in East Austin. He says the segregation of the era led to very little interaction with the Anglo community. He worked as a shoe shiner on 6th Street for a while; he recalled the complaints of Anglo business people about "loitering" by African American and Mexican American patrons of the bars and cantinas. Mr. Fernandez talked about the conditions at the schools in East Austin, and about student activism at Johnston High School. The second half of the interview … more
Date: July 2, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Fernandez, Gavino
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Sylvia Hererra, June 10, 2016

Description: Sylvia Herrera talks about growing up in East Austin; black-brown relations, the differences in education; environmental justice, PODER; Teatro Chicano; and Vietnam protests.
Date: June 10, 2016
Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Herrera, Sylvia
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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Oral History Interview with Jim Harrington, June 13, 2016

Description: Mr. Harrington talks about his early years doing work in migrant labor camps; going to law school; working as a lawyer in the valley; and his later work with the Texas civil rights project
Date: June 13, 2016
Duration: 2 hours 8 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Harrington, Jim
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library
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[Video: John Hurst reception at UT Austin]

Description: Video of a reception celebrating the naming of the Captain John Clark Hurst Naval Commanding Officer's room in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas, Austin. Fran Vick introduces speakers, including UT staff and faculty, military personnel, and friends of John Hurst.
Date: October 13, 2011
Duration: 48 minutes 41 seconds
Location: 30.284925 -97.735436
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Oral History Interview with Karen and Clark Klein, November 16, 2016

Description: Interview with Karen and Clark Klein. Karen attended Notre Dame Catholic School in Kerrville and graduated from Tivy High School before completed a course at Durham Business College. She worked at Wool and Mohair Warehouse in Ingram before marrying Clark in 1962. Clark also attended Notre Dame School and Tivy where the couple met. He served in the Army for three years, worked briefly the postal services, and enlisted again in the National Guard. He served until 1982 and achieved the rank of Com… more
Date: November 16, 2016
Duration: 54 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes; Klein, Karen Margaret Herzog & Klein, Clark Dennis
Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission
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