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Juan Coronado
This interview is with Dr. Juan Coronado, a professor from the Río Grande Valley. Juan reflects on growing up surrounded by Latino culture and on his exposure to migration and the presence of the border. He talks as a historian about his impressions…
Tags: 9/11, Afghanistan, Assimilation, Discrimination, Education, Educators, Eurocentrism, Languages, LatinX, Mexican-Americans, Migration, Nationalism, News, Queen Isabella Causeway collapse, Representation, Spanish, Tejanos, The Río Grande Valley, TX - Edinburg, US foreign policy in the Middle East, US/Mexico border, War
Mara Nathan
This interview is with Rabbi Mara Nathan, leader of the Reform synagogue Temple Beth-El in San Antonio. Mara tells the stories of her congregation’s history and of the arrival and growth of Jewish communities in Texas. She talks about her experience…
Ora Houston
This interview is with Ora Houston, a long-time civil servant and former city council member in Austin, TX. Ora describes the influences of her early life, like her mother’s social work, her education, experiencing Jim Crow segregation, and her…
Tags: Abuse survivors, Black Americans, Christianity, Christians, Domestic violence, Episcopal Church, Episcopalians, Family dynamics, Family Eldercare, Hymns, Integral Care, Jim Crow, LC Anderson High School, Marriage, Prayer, Prejudice, Public servants, Race, Racism, Religious leadership, Representation, SAFE Alliance, Segregation, Texas politics, TX - Austin, Women's leadership