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Title: Adela Mancias oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004040
Creator: Walje, Ethan
Contributor: Mancias, Adela, 1953-
Topic: Zoning law, Hispanic American women, Social justice
Dates: 1974
1990-12-31
2021-02-27
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Adela Mancias conducted by Ethan Walje on February 27, 2021. Adela Mancias recounts her experiences growing up in Texas as a Mexican-American and how it led to her interest in activism. She discusses her work with the Raza Unida Party and Brown Berets in Austin, Texas, including her participation in protests against the Austin Boat Club races and the Ku Klux Klan march in Austin on February 19, 1983. She also discusses her work in organizing resistance to unfair zoning laws in East Austin and talks about her later documentary and radio work.

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: 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