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Interview No. 925, Lulac History
Interview No. 925, Lulac History
Combined Interviews
History of LULAC in Texas and New Mexico, especially involvement of women.
Interview No. 720, Mary Lou Armendariz
Interview No. 720, Mary Lou Armendariz
Combined Interviews
The role of Mexican-American women in politics, particularly voter registration drives and assistance in Raymond Telles Campaign for Mayor of El Paso
Interview No. 653, Lucy Acosta
Interview No. 653, Lucy Acosta
Combined Interviews
Life history; LULAC activities in the 1950s; the Raymond Telles campaign for Mayor in El Paso; reactions to President Kennedy.
Interview No. 346, Lulac Workshop On Current Issues
Interview No. 346, Lulac Workshop On Current Issues
Combined Interviews
No abstract provided.
Interview No. 311, Arturo O. Pena
Interview No. 311, Arturo O. Pena
Combined Interviews
Biography; school experiences; dating patterns among peers; employment experiences; the Depression; involvement in LULAC; the word "Chicano"; illegal aliens.
Interview No. 215, Mike Romo
Interview No. 215, Mike Romo
Combined Interviews
Biography; Anglo/Mexican relations in Brackettville and El Paso; early relations between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez; origin of the word "Chicano"; last days of the Mexican Revolution; Ciudad Juarez during Prohibition; work with LULAC; impressions of the Chicano Movement.
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. 232, Modesto Gómez
Interview No. 232, Modesto Gómez
Combined Interviews
Experiencias con la discriminación durante la Primera Guerra Mundial y en el mundo de los negocios; actividades con LULAC; biografía, educación; puntos de vista sobre la historia y cultura mexicanas; puntos de vista sobre la cultura americana; aspectos generales de las historia de El Paso. (Experiences with discrimination in World War I and in the business world; activities with LULAC; biography; education; views on Mexcian culture and history; views on Anglo culture; general aspects of El Paso history.) Tape and transcript in Spanish.
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. 415, Frank J. Galvan, Jr.
Interview No. 415, Frank J. Galvan, Jr.
Combined Interviews
Biography; schooling; discrimination he has encountered; the founding of LULAC; experiences in Brazil; his association with Lyndon B. Johnson; thoughts on the Bicentennial.
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. 152, J. C. Machuca
Interview No. 152, J. C. Machuca
Combined Interviews
Datos biograficos; experiencias en el condado de Presidio, Texas; experiencias como empleado del Departamento de Migracion y escuelas publicas en El Paso; el establecimiento de LULAC en El Paso. Biography; experiences working in the County of Presidio, Texas; experiences working with the Department of Immigration and public schools in El Paso; the founding of LULAC in El Paso.
Interview No. 13.1, Herbert Porras, Jr.
Interview No. 13.1, Herbert Porras, Jr.
Combined Interviews
Biography; childhood recollections of cultural differences in the 1930's; lack of job opportunities for Chicanos in El Paso; increasing political awareness of Spanish speaking people; role of LULAC in the Chicano community.
Interview No. 34, Modesto Gómez
Interview No. 34, Modesto Gómez
Combined Interviews
Account of early 20th Century El Paso, including saloons, schools, and city buildings.