Peña, Juan 2022-09-17
This interview focuses on the life of Juan Peña, covering his family’s history in West Texas, in particular his childhood and family life in Fort Stockton as it relates to Mexican Americans in the town. Peña’s discusses his educational experiences at the University of Texas in Austin as well as the University of Texas El Paso, at that time Texas Western. In the second half of the interview, Peña details his career in the military and his work as a social worker.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name:Juan Peña
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: September 17, 2022
Location: Fort Stockton, Texas
Interviewer: Zachary Hernandez
Length: 01:49:04 (1 hour 49 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and family history; Childhood and education; His father’s business; Experiences with segregation; Enrolling in and attending college; College life at UTEP; military career; Deployment to Vietnam and Panama; leaving the military; Becoming a social worker in the Dallas school system; Pena’s first wife and their children; trip to Cibolo Creek Ranch; Wrap-up and closing remarks
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/10605/375721 >
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