OH 1838 | Oral History

OH 1838

Mexican-American, UNT football player, and educator. Childhood in Southern Texas; father’s experience on the King Ranch and stint as a bootlegger; schooling and playing football in Kingsville, Texas; growing up Mexican-American in Kingsville, Texas; attending UNT on a football scholarship; experiences as a Mexican-American at UNT in the mid-1950s; coaching football in Kingsville, Texas; recruitment into Job Corps; various jobs around the country with Job Corps; teaching in Washington DC prison; work in Hot Springs, Arkansas; work for Office of Civil Rights Technical Assistance integrating Dallas-area schools; work for the U.S. Department of Education in the Offices of Elementary and Secondary Education, Bilingual Education, and Migrant Education; involvement in Hispanic/Latino initiatives within the Department of Education; work with Mexican Department of Education in various educational exchange initiatives.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 100 pp. plus documents (14 pp.)
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Miguel Juarez
Date of Interview September 29, 2012

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