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Title: Cynthia E. Orozco oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004028
Creator: Zavala, Adely
Contributor: Orozco, Cynthia
Topic: Feminism, Mexican American women, College student newspapers and periodicals, Education
Dates: 1976-05-08
1990-05-08
2021-02-26
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral History of Cynthia E. Orozco conducted by Adely Zavala on February 26, 2021. Cynthia briefly discusses her family and background. She describes Chicano student life on UT campus during the late 70’s. Cynthia details her involvement with the Chicano Culture Committee and Center for Mexican American Studies. She speaks about her academic involvement on Campus and how it led to her attending the National Association of Chicano Studies conference in Colorado Springs. She describes her criticisms on sexism within Chicano studies and how she became a feminist. She founded a Chicana consciousness-raising group to talk about issues. She briefly speaks about her involvement with La Raza Unida and her experience as a Chicana within the history department.

Title: Cynthia Valadez oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003929_001
Creator: Casas, Marissa
Contributor: Valadez, Cynthia
Topic: Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
Dates: 1970
2017
2017-11-21
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Cynthia Valadez conducted by Marissa Casas on November 12, 2017 and November 21, 2017. Cynthia Valadez describes her family background and early activism in high school in Mission, Texas and then in Dallas, Texas leading up to the start of her student activism at the University of Texas at Austin in 1973. She discusses her part in the Chicano Movement in Austin, Texas through her activism as a student in organizations such as the Mexican American Youth Organization and La Raza Unida party. Cynthia Valadez also shares her personal connection as a student to the local East Austin community and the impact this had on her views of community issues as well as eliminating boundaries between campus and community. She also discusses women in the Chicano Movement and her personal experience as a woman in the movement.

Title: Cynthia Valadez oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003929_005
Creator: Casas, Marissa
Contributor: Valadez, Cynthia
Topic: Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
Dates: 1970
2017
2017-11-21
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Cynthia Valadez conducted by Marissa Casas on November 12, 2017 and November 21, 2017. Cynthia Valadez describes her family background and early activism in high school in Mission, Texas and then in Dallas, Texas leading up to the start of her student activism at the University of Texas at Austin in 1973. She discusses her part in the Chicano Movement in Austin, Texas through her activism as a student in organizations such as the Mexican American Youth Organization and La Raza Unida party. Cynthia Valadez also shares her personal connection as a student to the local East Austin community and the impact this had on her views of community issues as well as eliminating boundaries between campus and community. She also discusses women in the Chicano Movement and her personal experience as a woman in the movement.

Title: Cynthia Valadez oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003929_004
Creator: Casas, Marissa
Contributor: Valadez, Cynthia
Topic: Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
Dates: 1970
2017
2017-11-21
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Cynthia Valadez conducted by Marissa Casas on November 12, 2017 and November 21, 2017. Cynthia Valadez describes her family background and early activism in high school in Mission, Texas and then in Dallas, Texas leading up to the start of her student activism at the University of Texas at Austin in 1973. She discusses her part in the Chicano Movement in Austin, Texas through her activism as a student in organizations such as the Mexican American Youth Organization and La Raza Unida party. Cynthia Valadez also shares her personal connection as a student to the local East Austin community and the impact this had on her views of community issues as well as eliminating boundaries between campus and community. She also discusses women in the Chicano Movement and her personal experience as a woman in the movement.

Title: Cynthia Valadez oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003929_003
Creator: Casas, Marissa
Contributor: Valadez, Cynthia
Topic: Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
Dates: 1970
2017
2017-11-21
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Cynthia Valadez conducted by Marissa Casas on November 12, 2017 and November 21, 2017. Cynthia Valadez describes her family background and early activism in high school in Mission, Texas and then in Dallas, Texas leading up to the start of her student activism at the University of Texas at Austin in 1973. She discusses her part in the Chicano Movement in Austin, Texas through her activism as a student in organizations such as the Mexican American Youth Organization and La Raza Unida party. Cynthia Valadez also shares her personal connection as a student to the local East Austin community and the impact this had on her views of community issues as well as eliminating boundaries between campus and community. She also discusses women in the Chicano Movement and her personal experience as a woman in the movement.

Title: Cynthia Valadez oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003929_002
Creator: Casas, Marissa
Contributor: Valadez, Cynthia
Topic: Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
Dates: 1970
2017
2017-11-21
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Cynthia Valadez conducted by Marissa Casas on November 12, 2017 and November 21, 2017. Cynthia Valadez describes her family background and early activism in high school in Mission, Texas and then in Dallas, Texas leading up to the start of her student activism at the University of Texas at Austin in 1973. She discusses her part in the Chicano Movement in Austin, Texas through her activism as a student in organizations such as the Mexican American Youth Organization and La Raza Unida party. Cynthia Valadez also shares her personal connection as a student to the local East Austin community and the impact this had on her views of community issues as well as eliminating boundaries between campus and community. She also discusses women in the Chicano Movement and her personal experience as a woman in the movement.

Title: Cynthia Valadez oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003929
Creator: Casas, Marissa
Contributor: Valadez, Cynthia
Topic: Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
Dates: 1970
2017
2017-11-21
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Cynthia Valadez conducted by Marissa Casas on November 12, 2017 and November 21, 2017. Cynthia Valadez describes her family background and early activism in high school in Mission, Texas and then in Dallas, Texas leading up to the start of her student activism at the University of Texas at Austin in 1973. She discusses her part in the Chicano Movement in Austin, Texas through her activism as a student in organizations such as the Mexican American Youth Organization and La Raza Unida party. Cynthia Valadez also shares her personal connection as a student to the local East Austin community and the impact this had on her views of community issues as well as eliminating boundaries between campus and community. She also discusses women in the Chicano Movement and her personal experience as a woman in the movement.

Title: Hortensia Palomares oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004036
Creator: Adams, Suzanne
Contributor: Palomares, Hortensia, 1953-
Topic: Mexican American women, Community activists, Education, Hispanic American women
Dates: 1928-03-22
2021-02-24
2021-02-24
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Hortensia Palomares conducted by Suzanne Adams on February 24, 2021. In this interview, Palomares discusses her experiences as a Mexican American in Austin, Texas. Educated in Austin, Hortensia attended the Palm School, University Junior High and Austin High School before starting college at the University of Texas in 1971. At UT, Palomares joined the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO), and majored in ethnic studies with a concentration on Mexican American Studies and Government. After graduating from UT in 1977, Palomares continued to advocate for Chicano rights, joining the East Town Lake Citizens Neighborhood Association (ETLCNA), helping to form the first fully accredited Mexican American university, Juarez Lincoln University, and engaging with the Raza Unida party.

Title: Irma Soto oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003939
Creator: Mendez, Christopher
Contributor: Soto, Irma
Topic: Mexican American women, Civil rights, Race relations
Dates: 1973
1975-03-14
2017-12-02
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Irma Soto conducted by Chris Mendez on December 2, 2017. Soto talks about her involvement in the United Students against Racism at Texas. She also mentions other campus organizations such as the Black Student Union and the Mexican American Youth Organization.

Title: Irma Soto oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003939_003
Creator: Mendez, Christopher
Contributor: Soto, Irma
Topic: Mexican American women, Civil rights, Race relations
Dates: 1973
1975-03-14
2017-12-02
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Irma Soto conducted by Chris Mendez on December 2, 2017. Soto talks about her involvement in the United Students against Racism at Texas. She also mentions other campus organizations such as the Black Student Union and the Mexican American Youth Organization.

Title: Irma Soto oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003939_002
Creator: Mendez, Christopher
Contributor: Soto, Irma
Topic: Mexican American women, Civil rights, Race relations
Dates: 1973
1975-03-14
2017-12-02
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Irma Soto conducted by Chris Mendez on December 2, 2017. Soto talks about her involvement in the United Students against Racism at Texas. She also mentions other campus organizations such as the Black Student Union and the Mexican American Youth Organization.

Title: Irma Soto oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003939_001
Creator: Mendez, Christopher
Contributor: Soto, Irma
Topic: Mexican American women, Civil rights, Race relations
Dates: 1973
1975-03-14
2017-12-02
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Irma Soto conducted by Chris Mendez on December 2, 2017. Soto talks about her involvement in the United Students against Racism at Texas. She also mentions other campus organizations such as the Black Student Union and the Mexican American Youth Organization.

Title: María Limón oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004029
Creator: Ramos, Alicia
Contributor: Limón, María, 1958- (Writer)
Topic: Mexican American women, Civil rights, Gay liberation movement, Lesbian activists, AIDS activists
Dates: 1980-08
1992-12-31
2021-02-26
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of María Limón conducted by Alicia Ramos on February 26th, 2021. In the interview, Limón focuses on describing her involvement in the broader Chicano Movement from 1980 to 1983, and her involvement in broader activism from 1985 to around 1991. In particular, Limón discusses her involvement and relationship with the Brown Berets in 1983, during the Anti-KKK Rally in Austin, and the aftermath of her being beaten by the police alongside Paul Hernandez and Adela Mancias. She later goes on to discuss her involvement with the formation of the Austin Latino/a Lesbian Gay Organization, or ALLGO, from 1985 to 1988 and the later response to the HIV/AIDs epidemic. Limón discusses her involvement from 1988 to 1991 in environmental activism with the Foundation for a Compassionate Society and discusses her continued activism around the problem of domestic violence.

Title: Modesta Treviño oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003944
Creator: Simpson, Felicia
Contributor: Treviño, Modesta
Topic: Mexican American women, Hispanic American women
Dates: 1968
1979
2017-10-25
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral History of Modesta Trevino conducted by Felicia Simpson on October 25, 2017. Discusses her time as an activist participating in the Texas Farmworker's movement while a student at the University of Texas and beyond. Moves into discussion of Latino/a art exhibitions and organizing as a way to express ideas, identity and discontent

Title: Susana Alamanza oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003925
Creator: Auzenne, Jordan
Contributor: Alamanza, Susana
Topic: Race relations, Mexican American women, Community activists
Dates: 1971
2017
2017-11-01
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Suzana Alamanza conducted by Jordan Auzenne on November 1, 2017. Alamanza, founder and director of PODER, describes the adolescent experiences and circumstances of the 1970s which influenced her to become an activist and create her organization. She also describes the successes PODER has seen since its inception in 1992.

Title: Teresa Palomo Acosta oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004033
Creator: Stilwell, Jared
Contributor: Acosta, Teresa Palomo
Topic: Mexican American women, Art, College student newspapers and periodicals, Education, Feminism, Poetry
Dates: 1950
2021
2021-02-23
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Teresa Palomo Acosta conducted by Jared Stilwell on February 23, 2021. In the interview Teresa discusses her experiences growing up in McGregor, Texas before moving on to her experiences at UT as an activist and student. During her time at the University she was a member of the Mexican American Youth Organization, in which she was an editor of their newspaper, El Despertador. She was also involved in the Mexican American Culture Committee, which led to her hiring at the Texas Union. As well as being a Chicana activist she is also a author and poet, her first and most widespread poem being "My Mother Pieced Quilts."

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