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Interview No. 434, Dr. Mario Garcia
Interview No. 434, Dr. Mario Garcia
Combined Interviews
UTEP History Department Seminar Talk, "Americans, All: Manuel Ruiz, Jr. and the Mexican American Struggle for Civil Rights, 1940-1947."
Interview No. 490, Cerefino Anchondo Jr.
Interview No. 490, Cerefino Anchondo Jr.
Combined Interviews
Biographical data; work with unions; the Chicano Movement; politics.
Interview No. 308, Estella Duran Vega
Interview No. 308, Estella Duran Vega
Combined Interviews
Biography; both parents of miners backgrounds; educational background; dating patterns among peers; employed as seamstress during WWII, farm worker, registered nurse; impact of Spanish flu, Prohibition, the Depression, peso devaluation; political awareness; opinion of Chicano Movement; views on the illegal alien, the Ku Klux Klan.
Interview No. 286, Judge George Rodriguez, Sr.
Interview No. 286, Judge George Rodriguez, Sr.
Combined Interviews
Mexican Americans and the legal profession in El Paso in the 1930's; cases he fought as a criminal lawyer involving Mexican Americans; impact of wars on the Mexican American community; views on the Chicano Movement.
Interview No. 275, Thomas Enriquez
Interview No. 275, Thomas Enriquez
Combined Interviews
Biographical data; educational and job experiences; the Chicano Movement, his thoughts about it and his involvement in it; thoughts on illegal aliens. RESTRICTION states, "Not for release to any government agency without prior approval."
Interview No. 265, Pedro Saucedo
Interview No. 265, Pedro Saucedo
Combined Interviews
Biography; work experiences; discrimination; Mexican American supervisors at the railroad and their practices in dealing with other Mexican Americans and Anglo workers; dispute over wages paid to Mexican Americans at ASARCO; opinions about the Chicano Movement. ***The transcript of the interview has been translated into English by the transcribers.
Interview No. 276, Maria S. Garcia
Interview No. 276, Maria S. Garcia
Combined Interviews
Biography; social customs in the 1930's and 1940's; Prohibition; thoughts on the Chicano Movement; illegal aliens.
Interview No. 267, El Pasoan
Interview No. 267, El Pasoan
Combined Interviews
Biography; discrimination; the word "Chicano"; the Chicano Movement; the Depression; World War II; illegal aliens.
Interview No. 271, Ricardo Sanchez
Interview No. 271, Ricardo Sanchez
Combined Interviews
Biography; discrimination encountered in job experiences; the word "Chicano;" illegal aliens; the Chicano Movement; his writings.
Interview No. 266, Javier J. Valle
Interview No. 266, Javier J. Valle
Combined Interviews
History of the Chinese in the State of Sonora; the origin of the word "Chicano" (Chicano was used in Sonora to designate the offspring of a marriage between a Chinese man and a Mexican woman); personal experiences; Zoot Suit Riots; World War II; the Industrial Accident Board.
Interview No. 292, Graciela Olivares
Interview No. 292, Graciela Olivares
Combined Interviews
Information on the proposed Anapra, New Mexico port of entry issue and her involvement in it; the proposed Border Commission; the Border Mayors Conference; the Chicano Movement; the Women's Movement.
Interview No. 223, Jose A. Estrada
Interview No. 223, Jose A. Estrada
Combined Interviews
Biography; Anglo/Mexican relations; experiences with private companies and the federal government; experiences as a Customs Inspector; attitudes toward the Bicentennial; views on the Chicano Movement and bilingual education.
Interview No. 222, Belen B. Robles
Interview No. 222, Belen B. Robles
Combined Interviews
Biography; experiences with discrimination; the Women's Liberation Movement; the Chicano Movement; her role as National Vice President of LULAC; extensive statement of the history of LULAC in El Paso and throughout the Southwest.
Interview No. 333, William Flores
Interview No. 333, William Flores
Combined Interviews
Biography; educational experiences; Anglo/Mexican relations in El Paso; experiences with LULAC; the word "Chicano" and the Chicano Movement; job experiences; discrminination.
Interview No. 233, David Concha
Interview No. 233, David Concha
Combined Interviews
Biografia; El Paso a principios del siglo; experiencias en la escuela y en el trabajo en El Paso; la palabra "Chicano"; discriminacion; su trabajo en Fort Bliss.
Interview No. 212, Charles V. Porras
Interview No. 212, Charles V. Porras
Combined Interviews
Biography; shooting at Zeiger's Saloon in early El Paso; experiences at Beall elementary and El Paso High Schools; Anglo/Mexican relations; experiences in the Navy; Young Men's Democratic Club; LULAC; Marcos B. Armijo Post; civil rights work; work with the Federal Emergency Relief Administration; Ciudad Juarez during Prohibition; the Mexican Revolution; the word "Chicano"; zoot-suit riots in Los Angeles; political campaign of Rep. Edward Roybal of California; attitudes toward the Chicano Movement.
Interview No. 210, Manuel Lujan, Jr.
Interview No. 210, Manuel Lujan, Jr.
Combined Interviews
Biography; political career; Mexican American achievement; United States-Latin American relations; Raza Unida Party; bracero program; the Chicano Movement; attitudes toward the Bicentennial.
Interview No. 208, Eligio "Kika" De La Garza
Interview No. 208, Eligio "Kika" De La Garza
Combined Interviews
Biography; life in mission, Texas; Mexican American achievement; views on the Raza Unida Party; ideology; opportunities for Mexican Americans in the United States; views on the Chicano Movement and the Plan of Aztlan.
Interview No. 167, Ralph Murillo
Interview No. 167, Ralph Murillo
Combined Interviews
Biography; educational experiences; Black and Chicano movements; Anglo/Mexican relations in El Paso; the G.I. Forum; Raza Unida Party; LULAC and its future.
Interview No. 123, Reies López-Tijerina
Interview No. 123, Reies López-Tijerina
Combined Interviews
Speech given at UTEP on the role of the mestizo in the Southwest; also, his political activities and philosophy.
Interview No. 90, Juan Peña-Razo
Interview No. 90, Juan Peña-Razo
Combined Interviews
Conferencia presentada en la Universidad de Texas en El Paso, "Antecedentes mexicanos del movimiento Chicano." (Conference presented at the University of Texas at El Paso, "Mexican background of the Chicano Movement.")
Interview No. 57, Hector Rodarte
Interview No. 57, Hector Rodarte
Combined Interviews
El Movimiento Chicano; el problema de la vivienda en El Paso. (Chicano Movement; the Housing problem in El Paso.)
Interview No. 511, Semana Chicana Activities San Jose State University
Interview No. 511, Semana Chicana Activities San Jose State University
Combined Interviews
Activities recorded during the height of the Chicano Movement, these tapes include songs, speeches plays, and an hour-long talk by Jose Angel Gutierrez.