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| − | + | Agustin Estrada, a Lubbock businessman, discusses his career and relates some events in the history of the GI Forum, which collapsed in 1964. Mexican-American protests concerning particular discriminatory acts are reviewed. | |
==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Agustin Estrada |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' May 16, 1998 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Daniel U. Sanchez |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 40 minutes |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape | + | '''Tape 1:''' |
| − | + | b. August 27, 1924, Wilder, Texas, | |
| − | + | parents: Felipe Estrada and Elena Martinez Estrada, | |
| − | + | brothers: Rafael, David, Jose Angel, Ernesto, and Carlos, | |
| − | + | sisters: Virginia Dolores and Maria (_?_), | |
| − | + | Mother – housewife, | |
| + | Father – worked for Santa Fe Railroad, d. 1978 (age 98), | ||
| + | Places he has lived prior to living in Lubbock, Texas, | ||
| + | Memories, | ||
| + | Military Experience, | ||
| + | Battle of the Bulge, | ||
| + | European Theater, | ||
| + | rank, | ||
| + | returned in 1948, | ||
| + | Parents, | ||
| + | Education, | ||
| + | Wilder, Texas, | ||
| + | walking to school, | ||
| + | Houston, Texas, | ||
| + | Segregation, | ||
| + | effects on family and social life, | ||
| + | memories, | ||
| + | opinions, | ||
| + | racism, | ||
| + | schools in Slaton, Texas, | ||
| + | Sugarland, Texas, | ||
| + | Martin Luther King, | ||
| + | John F. Kennedy, | ||
| + | Traveling in Texas, | ||
| + | memories, | ||
| + | service towards minorities, | ||
| + | Education (again), | ||
| + | San Antonio, Texas, | ||
| + | Electronics Education, three years, | ||
| + | Work in cotton fields, | ||
| + | Employment, | ||
| + | Became self-employed years later, | ||
| + | television, | ||
| + | radio, | ||
| + | Moved into the Lubbock area in 1966 (?), | ||
| + | Korean War, | ||
| + | One of his brothers served in the Korean War, | ||
| + | Delfina Luna, | ||
| + | wife, | ||
| + | married, 1948, | ||
| + | Financial Aspects, | ||
| + | Career, | ||
| + | Garage, | ||
| + | Television Shop, | ||
| + | Pawn Shop, 1982, | ||
| + | Pawn Shop Association, 1982, | ||
| + | Children, | ||
| + | two girls, | ||
| + | Lubbock High School, | ||
| + | Texas Tech University, | ||
| + | South Plains College | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1924-1998 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1940-1998 |
Revision as of 19:59, 30 September 2014
Agustin Estrada, a Lubbock businessman, discusses his career and relates some events in the history of the GI Forum, which collapsed in 1964. Mexican-American protests concerning particular discriminatory acts are reviewed.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Agustin Estrada
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: May 16, 1998
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Daniel U. Sanchez
Length: 40 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1:
b. August 27, 1924, Wilder, Texas,
parents: Felipe Estrada and Elena Martinez Estrada,
brothers: Rafael, David, Jose Angel, Ernesto, and Carlos,
sisters: Virginia Dolores and Maria (_?_),
Mother – housewife,
Father – worked for Santa Fe Railroad, d. 1978 (age 98),
Places he has lived prior to living in Lubbock, Texas,
Memories,
Military Experience,
Battle of the Bulge,
European Theater,
rank,
returned in 1948,
Parents,
Education,
Wilder, Texas,
walking to school,
Houston, Texas,
Segregation,
effects on family and social life,
memories,
opinions,
racism,
schools in Slaton, Texas,
Sugarland, Texas,
Martin Luther King,
John F. Kennedy,
Traveling in Texas,
memories,
service towards minorities,
Education (again),
San Antonio, Texas,
Electronics Education, three years,
Work in cotton fields,
Employment,
Became self-employed years later,
television,
radio,
Moved into the Lubbock area in 1966 (?),
Korean War,
One of his brothers served in the Korean War,
Delfina Luna,
wife,
married, 1948,
Financial Aspects,
Career,
Garage,
Television Shop,
Pawn Shop, 1982,
Pawn Shop Association, 1982,
Children,
two girls,
Lubbock High School,
Texas Tech University,
South Plains College
Range Dates: 1924-1998
Bulk Dates: 1940-1998
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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