Thomas, Jo Ann Nunez 2022-09-21
This interview features Jo Ann Nunez Thomas and mostly focuses on Mrs. Thomas’s family history. This history includes details about family members and ancestors from both mother’s family and her father’s family. It details how and when each family member came to Fort Stockton. The interview also focuses on the experiences of her and her family in Fort Stockton. Topics discussed include Catholicism, segregation, education, and the rich history of Mexican Americans in Fort Stockton.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Jo Ann Nunez Thomas
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: September 21, 2022
Location: (via phone)
Interviewer: Zachary Hernandez
Length: 01:39:33 (1 hour 39 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and background information; family history; Her great-grandmother; the Fort Stockton community; Learning more about her family history; Recounting her parent’s lives together; her father’s activism and community involvement; The GI Forum, Hector Garcia and Hernandez V. Texas; Why her family and others moved to Fort Stockton; The history of her family’s land ownership; racism and voting; Spring water, and changes to water in the area; the church split; Segregation of Mexican Americans in Fort Stockton and her own experiences with segregation or racism; Religion and differences between Catholic masses; Why the nuns left; the oldest house in Fort Stockton
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/10605/375723>
Related Interview: Thomas, Jo Ann Nunez 2022-09-30 ; Thomas, Jo Ann Nunez 2023-03-30
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