The Hispanic Oral History Project
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Item Abel Billy Martinez oral history interview 2012-08-24(2012-08-24)This interview features Billy Martinez as he discusses his life growing up. Martinez goes on to describe his political views and what got him interesting in fighting for Labor Unions.Item Alejandro Huerta oral history interview(2013-03-25)This interview features Alejandro Huerta, member of Texas Tech’s LULAC organization, the League of United Latin American Citizens. He discusses LULAC’s endeavor to increase voting rates among students, Latinos in particular, and the need for increased Latino involvement in politics. He highlights the importance of education and discusses future plans, including graduate school.Item Alfredo H. Benavides oral history interview 2015-09-28(2015-09-28)This interview features Alfredo Benavides, who discusses his family history, growing up in Texas, things that made a mark on him growing up, his college career, and his time spent in Michigan. Benavides went to Texas A&I university for undergraduate school, then pursued a graduate degree at Michigan state, originally in Spanish, but later transferred to education.Item Alfredo H. Benavides oral history interview 2015-10-06(2015-10-06)This is the second in a series of interviews featuring Alfredo Benavides. In this interview, Benavides recounts his doctoral research, his employment at different universities, and programs/initiatives he set up in those universities to benefit the Chicano community.Item Amanda Salazar oral history interview 2015-07-31(2015-07-31)This interview features Amanda Salazar. Salazar talks about growing up in Lubbock and her involvement with the Miss Hispanic Lubbock pageant, which she eventually won. Salazar also talks about attending Texas Tech and her major in biochemistry.Item America Ramos oral history interview 2011-01-25(2011-01-25)This interview features America Ramos as she discusses her involvement with the fiestas and pageants in Lubbock. In this interview, Ramos describes her life growing up and leaving school to support her family. She then details her fight for getting her children better education. She recounts the pageants she has worked on and her continuing fight to help children that were failed by the education system. America Ramos was also involved in the Lubbock Beauty Pageant Fiesta. She speaks about her life, raising kids, her dream about working as a hairdresser, her experience as a beauty pageant consultant and mentoring kids to pass high school.Item Christina Carrizales oral history interview(2017-11-15)Item Daniel Castro oral history interview(2013-10-04)This interview features Daniel Castro, president of the Lubbock Lions Club and Texas Tech Alum. Castro discusses his leadership in the Lubbock community and his career as a financial advisor.Item David Quirino oral history interview(2013-03-10)This interview features David Quirino, high school instructor and wrestling coach at Randall High School in Amarillo, Texas. David recounts how he got into wrestling, his college wrestling career in Kearney, Nebraska, and his professional career as a coach and teacher. David discusses his passion for helping young people in the community, and emphasizes the importance of athletics in shaping young adults.Item Fidela Perez De Lira oral history interview 2009-11-14(2009-11-14)This interview features Fidela Perez De Lira as she discusses her life growing up in Lubbock, and working in the medical field as a nurse. In this interview, Fidela describes why her family moved to Lubbock and what it was like growing up in the town. She then moves on to explain how she got into college, her career, and her involvement with Los Tertulianos.Item Froy Salinas oral history interview 2008-06-30(2008-06-30)This interview features Froy Salinas as he discusses his involvement in politics and the 2008 presidential election.Item George Sulaica oral history interview(2011-11-07)Item Gonzalo Garza oral history interview(2014-09-11)This interview features Gonzalo Garza, who discusses his early life, upbringing, career, the American G.I Forum, and experiences with the civil rights struggle in Lubbock.Item Juan Chadis oral history interview(2017-11-20)Juan Chadis discusses his childhood growing up in Lubbock and his appointment as a city councilman after his return to Lubbock.Item Juan Francisco Fitz oral history interview 5-16-2014(2014-05-16)This interview features Juan Francisco Fitz, who discusses his experiences as a Texas Tech Health Sciences medical student, his medical career in Lubbock, Texas and his civic involvement.Item Juan Francisco Fitz oral history interview 5-21-2014(2014-05-21)This interview features Juan Francisco Fitz, who discusses his experiences as a promoting the profession to others, his medical career in Lubbock, Texas and his involvement with the air ambulance industry.Item Juan Manuel Chavez oral history interview(2013-01-25)This interview features Juan Manuel Chavez, county commissioner in Muleshoe, Texas. Juan discusses his early life and how he became interested in politics. He recounts the Hispanic political activism of the seventies, and discusses the current issues for Hispanic Americans today.Item Karla Rosa Vargas oral history interview 2018-07-25(2018-07-25)This interview features Karla Rosa Vargas as she discusses he journey through becoming an activist. She describes how she got involved with activism and her plans for activism in the future.Item Luis Estrada oral history interview(2013-09-25)This interview features Luis Estrada. Estrada discusses his time coming from Mexico to America. He describes his struggles in school, and where he began to find his passion in drafting. Estrada also discusses his family’s store and the work he has done for his community in Lubbock, Texas.Item Margaret Reyez Ceja oral history interview(2017-12-20)Margaret Ceja describes moving to Lubbock and her activism in the Democratic Party.