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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.
Interviewees: Esperanza Benitez Ayala, Emilio Benitez Ayala
Interviewer: Yanet Olesini
Video/Audio Equipment: Eloise Montemayor
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Interview with Lyman Ricot Bounous: Growing up in 1950s Edinburg
Lyman Ricot Bounous, Janine Marie Buonous, Juliana Buonous, and Mayra Zepeda
Interviewer: Janine Marie Bounous
Interviewee: Lyman Ricot Bounous
Videographers: Juliana Bounous and Mayra Zepeda
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Interview with Hermelinda Cantu and Maria Cantu
Hermelinda Cantu, Maria Cantu, and Jesus Ramos
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Cantú Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Hermelinda Cantu
Hermelinda Cantu and Jesus Ramos
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Cantú Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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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 Clarita Fajutag on Filipino Communities in the Rio Grande Valley
Clarita Fajutag and Courtney Wai
Interviewee: Clarita Fajutag
Interviewer: Courtney Wai
Sunday, June 18, 2012 at 4:30 pm
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 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 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 BJ Noser Ingram on the History of the Land Used in South McAllen
Beth Jo Noser Ingram, Claudia Tijerina, and Eloise Montemayor
An interview with a RGV community member that explores her experience in the border region. Conducted by a school teacher participating in the Porciones to Colonias project.
B.J. Noser Ingram – Interviewee
Claudia Tijerina – Interviewer
Eloise Montemayor – Videographer
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Betty Jean Oaks Talking About Farm Life in Primera, Cameron County, Texas During 1920s and 1930s
Betty J. Oaks, Ruby A. Aguilar, and Mayra Zepeda
An interview with Betty Jean (Hamilton) Oaks, an RGV community member, explores her experience in the border region. Conducted by Ruby Aguilar, a local school teacher participating in the Porciones to Colonias project.
Betty Jean was born in 1925 in Primera, TX. Mrs. Oaks provides an overview of her genealogy and describes farm life in the Valley, providing details about crops and harvests, transportation, local businesses, and more.
Betty J. Oaks was interviewed by Ruby A. Aguilar. Mayra Zepeda (videographer)
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Interview with Maria Rita Ochoa - Part 01
Maria Rita Ochoa, Raul Zavala Soto, and Sandra Hernandez-Salinas
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Norquest Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Maria Rita Ochoa - Part 02
Maria Rita Ochoa, Raul Zavala Soto, Sandra Hernandez-Salinas, and Lupe Flores
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Norquest Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Marcos Ramirez
Marcos Ramirez, Daniel Nicholson, Stephanie Cavin, Francisco Gonzalez, and Randall Ramirez
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Interview with Norma Valdez
Norma Valdez, Alexis Casiano, Ramiro Garza, and Randy Rosa
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Cantú Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Alva Whitsitt "Purple Communion Shoes"
Alva Mae Whitsitt, Lara Speights, and Monica Anzaldua-Arraiza
Purple Communion Shoes: Growing up as 1 of 12 in Brownsville, Texas
Oral History Interview conducted on 6/16/2012, 10 a.m. – 11:30 AM, 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.
Interviewer: Lara Speights
Interviewee: Alva Whitsitt
Additional Participant: Monica Anzaldua-Arraiza, Alva’s niece
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Interview with Carrol (Kelly) Norquest
Carrol (Kelly) Norquest, Jenarae Alaniz, Joel Rodriguez, Ryann Fink, and Raul David Lopez
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Norquest Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Neil Norquest
Neil Norquest, Sarah Garza, Myriam Lopez, Cassandra Davila, and Randy Castañeda
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Norquest Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Odilia Norquest
Odilia Norquest, Lupita Olivarez, Samuel Victoriano, Michelle Martinez, and Geoffrey Schwarz
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Norquest Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Marie Norquest Sleeth
Marie Norquest Sleeth, Carrol Norquest Jr., Sandra Salinas, Amanda de la Fuete, Eduardo Robles, and Miguel Gutierrez
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Norquest Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Virginia Norquest
Virginia Norquest, Aaron Pena, and Oscar Ysasi
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Norquest Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Dixie Setti
Dixie Setti, Robin Galloso, Mary Noell, and Maria Vallejo
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Norquest Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Caroline Twist
Caroline Twist, Geoffrey Waters, David Garcia, Michal Hartman, and Liza Soria
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Norquest Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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Interview with Patrick Twist
Patrick Twist, Maria Barrera, Lupe Flores, and Vanessa Saenz
Supporting oral interview conducted for the The Norquest Family: a porción of Edinburg publication.
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