For the Mexican American Women’s Educational Oral History Project. Memories of childhood growing up in a large family and attending school. How her favorite subjects changed throughout the years with the teacher’s influence and connection to the subject matter. Encouragement from her aunt to graduate and attend college. Rebelling and not graduating with her high school class in 1994. Struggles as a young adult with no future goals. Getting married and having children. Her accomplishment in 2005 of enrolling in a Catholic school for 6 weeks to obtain high school diploma.

For the Mexican-American Women’s Educational Experience Oral History Project. Childhood memories living in a military household and diversity found on military bases; early school life; attending college; having a family.

For the Mexican-American Women’s Educational Experience Oral History Project. Childhood memories of attending school; having children; attending college.

For the Dallas LGBTQ Oral History Project. Remembering going to school at Texas A&M and experiencing his “sexual awaking”. Introduction to the Gay bar scene and gay community in Dallas. Recounting the AIDS epidemic in Dallas and the Dallas buyers’ club.

For the Mexican American Women’s Educational Experience Oral History Project. Third generation of Bermejo women. Recollections of schooling in Fort Worth, Texas; effects of frequently changing schools and personal issues on education; goals for children’s education; generational differences in educational goals; importance of education; cultural issues effecting education.

For the Dallas LGBT Oral History Project. Longtime publisher of the Dallas Voice and activist. Childhood in Hurst, Texas; college at Texas Tech; gay community in Lubbock, Texas, in the 1970s; various jobs around Dallas; Dallas Gay News; history of the Dallas Voice; Dallas gay community during the 1980s and lack of resources and acceptance; unfinished changes; AIDS epidemic; LGBT activism; Gay Political Caucus.

For the Mexican American Women’s Educational Experience Oral History Project. Second generation of Bermejo women. Recollections of schooling in Fort Worth, Texas; consequences of not having a higher education; sending daughter to college; lack of emphasis on Latinas attending college; results of cultural factors on education.

For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Australian-born immigrant to Fort Worth, Texas. Childhood in Australia; interaction with American soldiers during World War II; Japanese invasion of Australia; first visit to the U.S.; first impressions of America; first marriage to an American; return to Australia for immigration process; impressions of various American cities; views on American identity; siblings in Australia; reasons for moving to Fort Worth; second marriage to an American airman; being a military wife; adopting Texan culture; advice for future immigrants.

For the Mexican American Women’s Educational Experience Oral History Project. Third generation of Bermejo women. Recollections for schooling in Fort Worth, Texas; meaning of high school graduation; reasons for not attending college; discussion of cultural expectations of Mexican American women; daughter’s educational plans; benefit of an education in the workplace.

For the Mexican American Women’s Educational Experience Oral History Project. Second generation of Bermejo women. Recollections of schooling in Fort Worth, Texas; scholastic structure of home life; cultural expectations and limitations on education; meaning of high school graduation; educational goals for children; role in sending children to college; generational changes in educational goals.