Chadis, Juan 2021-09-09
This interview discusses Mr. Chadis’s political activities in the sixties and seventies. It converses his time working with La Raza Unida in Lubbock and the South Plains. The interview also details Mr. Chadis’s run for City Council, and discusses his time on City Council. The interview offers reflections on race and ethnic relationships in Lubbock and the South Plains. The second half of the interview talks about Mr. Chadis’s family and his family’s history in the South Plains.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Juan Chadis
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: September 9, 2021
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Zachary Hernandez
Length: 01:38:59 (1 hour 39 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and starting his political involvement; Starting a Mexican American Youth Organization chapter in Lubbock; Early leaders of the La Raza Unida; identifying as Chicano; The La Raza Unida convention in Seguin, Texas; single member districts; Running for Lubbock City Council; His goals when he first got in office; How he helps his constituents; The biggest accomplishment he had in city council; LPD; Chicano history and culture in Lubbock; How he met his wife; Starting a family and working at a TV station
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/373995 >
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