Ramos, Maria 2021-08-24
The interview features Maria Ramos as she discusses her early life, education, and career. Ramos was one of the earliest Mexican Americans to graduate from Texas Tech University.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Maria Ramos
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: August 24, 2021
Location: via phone
Interviewer: Daniel Sanchez
Length: 00:57:52 (57 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and background information; attending Tech; Lubbock in the 1950s; Her father's activism and her childhood education; Graduating from college and moving to California; Studying in Mexico; getting her PhD; Living and teaching in the Houston, Texas area; fond memories of teaching; Civil unrest in the 1960s and 1970s; COVID-19
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/10605/373977>
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