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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Gilbert Flores |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' August 31, 1976 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' David Zepeda |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 55 minutes |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| − | + | Early history, | |
| + | Siblings, | ||
| + | Discrimination in education, | ||
| + | Santa Fe depot, | ||
| + | Early work experience, | ||
| + | Opening Gilbert's Auto Parts, | ||
| + | Tornado (1970), | ||
| + | Federal funds available, | ||
| + | Gilbert Auto Parts, | ||
| + | Aid of Mexican-American customers, | ||
| + | Involvement with Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce (COMA) | ||
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| − | + | COMA, purpose and membership, | |
| + | Other cities with COMA, | ||
| + | Texas Association of Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC), | ||
| + | Election of two Lubbockites to TAMACC, | ||
| + | Goals of TAMACC and COMA, | ||
| + | Needs of Mexican-American, | ||
| + | Meaning of the work "Chicano", | ||
| + | Equality for Mexican-Americans | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:23, 29 August 2019
Gilbert Flores discusses his career as a businessman on the South Plains and his involvement with the Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce and the Texas Association of Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Gilbert Flores
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: August 31, 1976
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: David Zepeda
Length: 55 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Early history,
Siblings,
Discrimination in education,
Santa Fe depot,
Early work experience,
Opening Gilbert's Auto Parts,
Tornado (1970),
Federal funds available,
Gilbert Auto Parts,
Aid of Mexican-American customers,
Involvement with Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce (COMA)
Tape 1, Side 2:
COMA, purpose and membership,
Other cities with COMA,
Texas Association of Mexican-American Chambers of Commerce (TAMACC),
Election of two Lubbockites to TAMACC,
Goals of TAMACC and COMA,
Needs of Mexican-American,
Meaning of the work "Chicano",
Equality for Mexican-Americans
Range Dates:
Bulk Dates:
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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