Oral history interview with Sylvia Zamora Sanchez, 1998 [videorecording].

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Oral history interview with Sylvia Zamora Sanchez, 1998 [videorecording].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/335022037

Sylvia Zamora Sanchez tells how she first came to be on the board of trustees for the New Braunfels Independent School District and briefly discusses her campaign to win reelection to that seat against Henry Garza. She expresses her frustration with the board when she first became a member, citing Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) score statistics as proof of the race discrimination in the school system. She recalls her hope for improvement in the boards effectiveness as fellow Mexican Americans, Jaime Padilla and Dr. Carlos Campos, were elected to the board, along with the cooperation of Anglo American board member Steve Weaver. She blames the New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce for pressuring the resignation of Jaime Padilla from the school board. She shares her plans to attend law school and mentions the only Mexican American lawyer in New Braunfels, Atanacio Campos.

1 videocassette (VHS) (13 min.) : col. ; 1/2 in.Transcript : 8 p. ; 28 cm.

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University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library

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University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library

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University of Texas at Arlington. Center for Mexican American Studies

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Zamora family.

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New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce.

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Campos, Atanacio 1949-

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Zamora, Aguinaldo,

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Aguinaldo 'Nayo' Zamora was born in Peñitas, Texas. He served in the U.S. Air Force and moved to New Braunfels in the early 1950s. He was President of the LULAC Council 155 in 1959 and a member of the Political Association of Spanish-speaking Organizations and the Viva Kennedy Club. He was elected and served for eight years on the board of trustees for the the New Braunfels Independent School District. From the description of Oral history interview with Aguinaldo Zamora, 1998 [video...

Gutiérrez, José Angel,

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José Angel Gutierrez was born Oct. 25, 1944, in Crystal City, Texas. An activist, educator, organizer, and lawyer, Gutierrez co-founded the La Raza Unida Party and played many leadership roles in the early Chicano civil rights movement. He served as President of the Crystal City Independent School District Board in the early 1970s and as a County Judge for Zavala County, Tex. (1975-1980). In the 1980s, Gutierrez pursued a teaching career and moved to Oregon where he taught at Colegio Cesar Chav...

Campos, Carlos.

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Padilla, Jaime Luis

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Zamora Sanchez, Sylvia,

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Sylvia Zamora Sanchez was born in New Braunfels, attended San Antonio College, and graduated from Texas Lutheran University in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in political science. She was the first Mexican American Woman to serve on the New Braunfels Independent School District board of trustees. From the description of Oral history interview with Sylvia Zamora Sanchez, 1998 [videorecording]. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 335022037 ...

Garza, Henry

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New Braunfels Independent School District.

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Weaver, Steven

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