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Interview with Angel David Aldape Valladares
Angel David Aldape Valladares and Cindy Juliete Us Tec
For this project, I interviewed a close friend of mine, Angel David Aldape Valladares, an EMT-Basic in the EMT field. Based on his account, Angel was able to provide to us what it feels like to work in the medical field during a global crisis, and how his personal life continues to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Interview with Sammantha Alvarado
Sammantha Alvarado and Melanie Castro
The interviewee is named Sammantha. She is my cousin who works at a hotel. She currently attends school at South Texas College. She lives in Mission, TX, and she has lived there all her life. She is currently studying to be a teacher. In the interview, she spoke about her feelings towards COVID-19.
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Interview with Selena Alvarado
Selena Alvarado and Laura N. Alvarado
The interviewee is named Selena Alvarado, a history student at UTRGV. She has been a manger at Buffalo Wings and Rings on North 10th for about year and half now. She will provide us with a manager’s perspective and discuss her personal experience with COVID-19 and how this virus has affected her life since it started.
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Interview with Jesus A. Arriaga
Jesus A. Arriaga and Lizette Morales
The interviewee was Mr. Arriaga who talked about his work as a nurse at Edinburg Regional Medical Center and the concerns he has because of COVID-19. He also talked about the new adjustments he had to make in his life as result of the pandemic.
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Interview with Hazel Atwood Baldridge
Hazel Atwood Baldridge and Alexis Casiano
An interview with Atwood family members that explores the Atwood family history. The interview with Mrs. Hazel Atwood Baldridge concerned general questions about family and living on the Atwood property, land use, irrigation, water wells, weather, living in Mexico, oil and gas wells, farm labor, and the City of Edinburg. During this interview—20 September 2013—Hazel Atwood shared her knowledge on ranching and cultivation. Mrs. Atwood talks about her family business and how she ended up moving her business to Mexico, where she still conducts most of it. Finally, she gives insight on the difference of upbringing environment between her generation and her children’s generation. Hazel, the second born of the Atwood children, is the oldest surviving member of her siblings.
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Interview with Irene Atwood Evins - 01
Irene Atwood Evins, Jenarae Alaniz, Jimmy Lopez, and Jorge Hernandez
An interview with Atwood family members that explores the Atwood family history. In this interview Irene Atwood 23 September 2013 illustrates the changes that Edinburg, Texas experienced through the years. She talks about the installation of electricity, explains the changes in social relations, food and people transportation, as well as her family dynamics.
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Interview with Irene Atwood Evins - 02
Irene Atwood Evins, Ryann Fink, Colin Newton, Joanie Meave, and Richard Pena
Interview begins at 00:11:00. During this follow-up interview held at the Border Studies Archive 25 October 2013, Irene Atwood shared her knowledge about the University of Texas Pan-American, previously known as Pan-American College (PANAM). She speaks about her involvement to promote PANAM to a four year university. Mrs. Atwood also shares her memories during the desegregation period and how it affected the area of the Rio Grande Valley, including her knowledge on the theme of discrimination in the area.
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Interview with Dwayne Bair - Family Life - Part 01
Dwayne Bair, Evan Berg, April Wilson, Octavio Ortiz, and Roseann Bacha-Garza
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Interview with Dwayne Bair - Family Life - Part 02
Dwayne Bair, Evan Berg, April Wilson, Octavio Ortiz, and Roseann Bacha-Garza
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Interview with Dwayne Bair - Irrigation and Natural Disasters
Dwayne Bair, Evan Berg, April Wilson, Octavio Ortiz, and Roseann Bacha-Garza
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Interview with Dwayne Bair - Land Titles
Dwayne Bair, Evan Berg, April Wilson, Octavio Ortiz, and Roseann Bacha-Garza
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Interview with Dwayne Bair - Social and Political Interview - Part 02
Dwayne Bair, Collin Newton, Ethan Portillo, Stephanie Chapa, and Samuel Ayala
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Interview with Dwayne Bair - Social and Political Interview - Part 01
Dwayne Bair, Collin Newton, Rafael Soto, Victor Limon, and Eduardo Pichado
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Interview with Esperanza and Emilio Benitez Ayala
Esperanza Benitez Ayala, Emilio Benitez Ayala, Yanet Olesini, and Eloise Montemayor
An interview with RGV community members that explores their experiences in the border region. Conducted by a school teacher participating in the Porciones to Colonias project.
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Interview with Lyman Ricot Bounous
Lyman Ricot Bounous, Janine Marie Buonous, Juliana Buonous, and Mayra Zepeda
Growing up in 1950s Edinburg.
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Interview with Linda Bucaram Kaml - Part 01
Linda Bucaram Kaml, Edith Guiterrez, Maria Sanchez, and Sean Michael Lewis
An interview with a Kaml family member that explores their family history.
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Interview with Linda Bucaram Kaml - Part 02
Linda Bucaram Kaml, Edith Guiterrez, Maria Sanchez, and Sean Michael Lewis
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Houts Farm: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Hermelinda Cantu and Maria Cantu
Hermelinda Cantu, Maria Cantu, and Jesus Ramos
Hermelinda Cantu and Maria Cantu talk about livestock in the ranch as well as vegetation changes in the region.
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Interview with Hermelinda Cantu
Hermelinda Cantu and Jesus Ramos
Hermelinda Cantu talks about her father being kidnapped in Monterrey, Mexico during the Mexican Revolution as well as the Spanish Flu.
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Interview with Joe Cantu, Jr. and Sylvia Cantu Garcia
Joe Cantu Jr., Sylvia Cantu Garcia, Sandra Carrizales, and
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Interview with Ruben Cantu Jr.
Ruben Cantu Jr., Alyssa Aparicio, Arturo Cortez, and Ryan Lanoy
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Cantú Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Rogelio Cantu Jr.
Rogelio Cantu Jr. and Rolando Silva
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Cantú Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Ruben Cantu - Part 02
Ruben Cantu, Ashley Leal, Uriah Curtiss, Luis Reyes, and Kristine Adames
A follow-up interview with a Cantu family member that explores the Cantu family history. Conducted by CHAPS students.
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Interview with Victoria DeLeon
Victoria DeLeon and Mark Trejo
The interviewee was Ms. De Leon. She is an educator in the local area. She has been teaching for about a year and has experience in both the physical classroom and remote learning. This interview explores her accounts of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the local education system.
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Interview with Clara Duffey
Clara Duffey, James Severn, Olivia Salazar, and Roseann Bacha-Garza
An interview with a Roegiers family member that explores their family history.
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Porcion La Sal Colorado, Oral History Transcript - Juliana Duran Bounous, Oral History Transcript - Margarita Duran Flores
Juliana Duran Bounous, Margarita Duran Flores, Janine Marie Bounous, and
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Interview with Armandina Elizondo
Armandina Elizondo, Cynthia Elizondo, and Jesse Elizondo
The brief interview was conducted on June 17, 2012 as part of the Porciones to Colonias project where RGV community members are interviewed by local school teachers about lived experiences in the border region.
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Porcion 72, Llano Grande & Oral History Transcript - Rosa Espinosa
Rosa Espinosa, Romina Cardenas, and
Llano Grande, Hidalgo County, Adams Tract Subdivision.
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Interview with Christina Eubanks and Thomas Eubanks
Christina Eubanks, Thomas Eubanks, Ezgar Chavez, and Rolando Silva
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Eubanks Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Irene Eubanks - Part 01
Irene Eubanks, Tomas Perez, Mariana Vazquez, Janette Garcia, and Kasandra Reyes
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Eubanks Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Irene Eubanks - Part 02
Irene Eubanks, Tomas Perez, Mariana Vazquez, Janette Garcia, and Kasandra Reyes
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Eubanks Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Irene Eubanks - Part 03
Irene Eubanks, Tomas Perez, Mariana Vazquez, Janette Garcia, and Kasandra Reyes
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Eubanks Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Oral History Transcript - Karen Eubanks
Karen Eubanks, Mark Allen, Elizabeth Garza, and Pedro Guajardo
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Eubanks Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Michelle Eubanks
Michelle Eubanks, Elisa Mora, Chris Scott, and Jose Aguinaga
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Eubanks Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Thomas Alexander Eubanks
Thomas Alexander Eubanks and Serafin Hernandez
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Eubanks Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Thomas Eubanks
Thomas Eubanks, Ana Garrigos, and Aaron Gonzalez
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Houts Farm: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with James Evins
James Evins, Norma Perez, Denis Neal, and Ramiro Garza
Supporting oral interview conducted for the Atwood acres: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Clarita Fajutag on Filipino Communities in the Rio Grande Valley
Clarita Fajutag and Courtney Wai
The interview took place at Clarita’s house, in her living room. Both participants are local school teachers, who participated in the Porciones to Colonias project.
The transcription that follows details Clarita’s experience as a Filipino in the Valley. As one of the first families, Clarita has witnessed a small community of just five families blossom into a larger network of Filipinos that now needs to rent a ballroom to host Christmas parties. Most depictions of the Valley—both historical and academic—paint the evolving relationship between whites and Mexicans, but in doing so, they hide a very important narrative: that of a growing and thriving Filipino community, rich with a fresh perspective on everyday life.
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Interview with Ana Fike - Part 01
Ana Fike, Cynthia Sanchez, and Roxana Rosino
Supporting oral interview conducted for the Fike Family Farm: A Porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Ana Fike - Part 02
Ana Fike, Cynthia Sanchez, and Roxana Rosino
Supporting oral interview conducted for the Fike Family Farm: A Porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Ana Fike - Part 03
Ana Fike, Cynthia Sanchez, and Roxana Rosino
Supporting oral interview conducted for the Fike Family Farm: A Porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Daniel Fike
Daniel Fike, Jacob Garza, and Criselda Avalos
Supporting oral interview conducted for the Fike Family Farm: A Porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Josh Fike
Josh Fike, Osiel Uribe, Benito Contreras, and David Hernandez
Supporting oral interview conducted for the Fike Family Farm: A Porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Leslie Fike and Mathew Fike
Mathew Fike, Leslie Fike, Israel Vazquez, and Ana Hernandez
Supporting oral interview conducted for the Fike Family Farm: A Porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Sam Fike
Sam Fike, Jose Montoya, and Ulysses Garcia
Supporting oral interview conducted for the Fike Family Farm: A Porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Rachel Fike Villarreal
Rachel Fike Villarreal and Evan Berg
Supporting oral interview conducted for the Fike Family Farm: A Porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Lynette Foreman Fortson - Part 01
Lynette Foreman Fortson, Ottavio Ortiz, and Mario Cerda III
An interview with a Roegiers family member that explores their family history.
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Interview with Joseph Fox
Joseph Fox and Gabriel Ozuna
The interviewee was Joseph Fox, the Associate Education Officer at the Museum of South Texas History. He discusses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the museum where he works, as well as his own perspectives on the pandemic’s impact on the Rio Grande Valley. Social distancing measures were taken to ensure the safety of both the interviewer and interviewee.
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Interview with Nereida Gamboa
Nereida Gamboa and Luis Barreda
This interview is meant to give insight about restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic: how they are affected and how they are viewed. This interview is from the perspective of a customer, Nereida Gamboa, who has been a long-time customer of Chick-fil-A and other restaurants. She will tell us what the eyes outside the restaurant workplace environment are seeing.
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Oral History Transcript - Eloy Z. Gonzalez
Eloy Z. Gonzalez, Geoffrey Waters, Pedro Rodriguez, and Michelle Martinez
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Oral History Transcript - Guillermo Gonzalez - Part 01
Guillermo Gonzalez, Cristina M. Gonzalez, and
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Oral History Transcript - Guillermo Gonzalez - Part 02
Guillermo Gonzalez, Cristina M. Gonzalez, and
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Interview with Maricela Gonzalez
Maricela Gonzalez and Veronica Montoya
The interviewee was Maricela Gonzalez. She is the owner of Gigi’s Café, a restaurant located in Edcouch, Texas. She has operated the restaurant since February 2018. I interviewed her today to ask her how the pandemic has affected her business.
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Interview with Rodrigus Kentavis Graham: Life as an African-American in the Rio Grande Valley
Rodrigus Kentavis Graham and Anne-Marie Huff
Anne Marie Huff conducted an interview with Rodrigus Kentavis Graham at residence in Mission, TX. Mr. Graham grew up in a predominantly African-American area of Atlanta and graduated from Morehouse College, and came to the Rio Grande Valley with the Teach for America program. He discusses Black-Brown relations in the RGV and social justice commonalities that can unite Latinos and African Americans toward a higher purpose.
This interview was conducted as part of the CHAPS Porciones to Colonias project.
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Interview with Emma Guevara
Emma Guevara and Nydia Salinas
Emma Guevara graduated from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in 2017. This interview gives valuable insight to life during COVID as a creative in the Valley.
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Interview with Jack Harbison
Jack Harbison and Monica Montoya
The interviewee was Jack Harbison. Harbison Farms was founded in 1927 by the interviewee’s grandfather. Jack and his father managed it together for 40 years until his father passed away in 2012, leaving Jack as sole manager. He is a third-generation farmer and currently owns Harbison Farms located in Edcouch, Texas. I interviewed him today to ask him how this pandemic has affected his business.
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Interview with Eliseo Hernandez concerning music, guitar playing on Cedro Street in the 1940s, 50s and 60s
Eliseo Hernandez and Jose Hernandez
An interview with Eliseo Hernandez, an RGV musician and community member, explores his experience in the border region. Conducted by Jose Hernandez, a school teacher participating in the Porciones to Colonias project.
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Interview with Anna Herrera
Anna Herrera and Amber Herrera
The interviewee was Anna Herrera, the younger sister of the interviewer who is a senior at Weslaco High School. She was able to provide information about her experience being a high school senior while in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Oral History Transcript - Dr. Lucas Hinojosa
Lucas Hinojosa, Baldemar Chavez, , Vanessa Santillan, and Katherine Tapia
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Interview with Bryan Hoke
Bryan Hoke, Alyssa Reyes, Zenon Martinez, and Brittany Rocha
An interview with a Kieffer family member that explores their family history.
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Interview with Kim Houts-Bond - Part 01
Kim Houts-Bond, Fedra Hinojosa, and Kassandra Rodriguez
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Houts Farm: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Kim Houts-Bond - Part 02
Kim Houts-Bond, Fedra Hinojosa, and Kassandra Rodriguez
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Houts Farm: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Kim Houts-Bond - Part 03
Kim Houts-Bond, Fedra Hinojosa, and Kassandra Rodriguez
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Houts Farm: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Gina Houts
Gina Houts, Lauren Null, Andres Null, and Valee Null
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Houts Farm: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Jeff Houts
Jeff Houts, Katherine Lozano, and Rolando Castilla
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Houts Farm: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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