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Cynthia Valadez oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003929_001
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Creator
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Casas, Marissa
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Contributor
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Valadez, Cynthia
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Topic
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Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
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Dates
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1970, 2017, 2017-11-21
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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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.
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Title
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Cynthia Valadez oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003929_005
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Creator
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Casas, Marissa
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Contributor
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Valadez, Cynthia
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Topic
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Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
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Dates
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1970, 2017, 2017-11-21
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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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.
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Title
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Cynthia Valadez oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003929_004
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Creator
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Casas, Marissa
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Contributor
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Valadez, Cynthia
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Topic
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Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
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Dates
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1970, 2017, 2017-11-21
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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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.
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Title
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Cynthia Valadez oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003929_003
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Creator
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Casas, Marissa
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Contributor
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Valadez, Cynthia
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Topic
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Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
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Dates
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1970, 2017, 2017-11-21
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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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.
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Cynthia Valadez oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003929_002
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Creator
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Casas, Marissa
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Contributor
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Valadez, Cynthia
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Topic
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Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
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Dates
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1970, 2017, 2017-11-21
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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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.
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Title
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Cynthia Valadez oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003929
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Creator
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Casas, Marissa
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Contributor
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Valadez, Cynthia
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Topic
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Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
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Dates
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1970, 2017, 2017-11-21
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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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.
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Title
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Erna R. Smith oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000670
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Creator
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Bacher, Lauren, Soliday, Cynthia
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Contributor
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Smith, Erna R. (Journalist)
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Topic
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Underground newspapers, African Americans in radio broadcasting, African Americans--Education, Civil rights, Vietnam War (1961-1975), Education
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Dates
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1971-08, 1977-05-30, 2015-12, 2019-03-29, 2019-03-29
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Erna Smith conducted by Lauren Bacher and Cynthia Soliday on March 29, 2019. In this recording, Erna Smith talks about her time as a student at the University of Texas in Austin from 1971- 1975 or 1976. She reflects on the personal connections she made, her journalism experience, other organizations she took part in, and the professors she had. Erna Smith also talks about her return to UT as a lecturer in journalism and how she grew from the experiences she had as a student here.
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Martha Cotera oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003933
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Creator
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Esparza-Zapata, Dalia
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Contributor
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Cotera, Martha
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Topic
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Education, Hispanic American women, Segregation
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Dates
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1968, 1974, 1968, 2017-10-25
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Martha Cotera conducted by Dalia Esparza-Zapata on October 25, 2017. Martha Cotera, a Chicana activist in Texas, talks about her career as an activist in the state. She begins the oral history by talking about her early activist work in El Paso, Texas leading up to her work in Austin, Texas. A large portion of the oral history was spent describing the creation of the Raza Unida Party and the role women played within the party. Martha Cotera also addresses the issue of education and recalls her work with the Juarez-Lincoln University.
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Teresa Palomo Acosta oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-004033
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Creator
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Stilwell, Jared
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Contributor
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Acosta, Teresa Palomo
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Topic
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Mexican American women, Art, College student newspapers and periodicals, Education, Feminism, Poetry
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Dates
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1950, 2021, 2021-02-23
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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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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Teresa Perez-Wisely oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000668
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Creator
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Zaragosa-Benitez, Elizabeth, Walls, Taylor
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Contributor
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Perez-Wisely, Teresa
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Topic
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Agricultural laborers, Authors, Community activists, Education, Feminism, Hispanic American women
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Dates
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1972-02, 2019-04-04
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Teresa Perez-Wisely conducted by Elizabeth Zaragoza and Taylor Walls on April 4, 2019. Recording is a first-hand account of Mexican-American life at the Univesity of Texas between 1972-1976. Perez-Wisely spoke about the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO), La Raza Unida Party, and Texas Worker support groups.