- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Adela Vasquez, July 16, 2016
- Creator:
- Wisely, Karen
Zapata, Joel
Vasquez, Adela - Date of Original:
- 2016-07-16
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Vasquez, Adela
- Location:
- United States, Texas, Ector County, Odessa, 31.84568, -102.36764
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Adela Vasquez was born (1949) and raised in Odessa, Texas. Her family was able to move to the Anglo area of West Odessa when she was a child. Vasquez attended the predominantly Anglo School, Zavala Elementary. She later went to Ector High School, where she graduated in 1967. Vasquez attended Odessa College, where she met her husband Gilbert Vasquez, and then attended Texas Tech University. Vasquez also obtained an MA degree in psychology at Texas Tech University. Vasquez held various leadership positions in Ector County ISD and Region 18.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth982499/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 4 video recordings (59 min., 47 sec.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- https://crbb.tcu.edu/interviews/interview-with-adela-vasquez
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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