Vietnamese Americans--Texas.; Vietnam--Social life and customs.; Vietnamese Americans.
President of the Vietnamese Association of San Antonio and Texas Folklife Festival participant, Quach discusses his defection from Vietnam in 1975 to escape from the Communist takeover, and the way both his and other Vietnamese families adjust to...
Matt Pantalion, his wife and son, Bobby, relate stories of their Spanish immigrant family, farm life and culture in Nacogdoches during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Football--Texas.; Youth league football.; Football--fans.;Football--coaching.; John Jay High School (San Antonio, Tex.).; University of Texas at San Antonio--Football.
Nancy Medrano discusses her family involvement in sports, particularly the way she serves as a parent to support her son's football teams.
United States. Navy. Seabees.; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.
San Antonio, Texas Retired Navy Vice Admiral Wallace Short describes his military career, including work with the Seabees, the Construction Battalion, begun during World War II by Admiral Ben Morull, a Civil Engineer, to build what was needed to...
University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio. and the first manager of the Institute’s Texas Folklife Festival, details the evolution of the Festival from its birth in 1972.
Street vendors - Alamo Heights (Tex.) ; Eating & drinking. ; Comic books, strips, etc. ; Child labor.
Photograph shows four young children at homemade drink stand under foliage from tree in front of frame house. One child is seated on corner of stand, reading comic book; another child is on tricycle, reading. Girl behind stand, holding dish towel,...
San Antonio, Texas Teresa Zertuche describes growing up on the Chapman Ranch near Falfurrias, Texas, ranching activities, attending school, family customs, family and personal history, including that of her father who left Saltillo, Mexico at age...
College presidents--Texas.; University of Texas at San Antonio--History.;
Arleigh B. Templeton was the first President of the University of Texas at San Antonio. He served as President from 1970 through December 1972. Before coming to UTSA, he was President of Sam Houston State University, 1963-1970, and later served...
Texas, South -- History.; Local -- Exhibitions.; Texas, South -- Social life and customs -- Exhibitions.; Mexican Americans--Texas--Biography.; Mexican Americans--Texas--Ethnic identity.
Transcripts of community meetings conducted by the Institute of Texan Cultures as part of the Tejano Community Advisory Group.