- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Jorge Durón Guerra, June 8, 2016
- Creator:
- Sinta, Vinicio
Arionus, Steve
Durón Guerra, Jorge - Date of Original:
- 2016-06-08
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Durón Guerra, Jorge
- Location:
- United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, 39.95233, -75.16379
United States, Texas, Travis County, Austin, 30.26715, -97.74306 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
biographies (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- MovingImage
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Mr. Durón Guerra grew up in a middle class family in northern Mexico; he lived in several Mexican cities while getting his education. He migrated to the U.S. upon reaching adulthood and lived for a while in Philadelphia before joining the Armed Forces. He finished his military career in Texas, and eventually settled in Austin, where he established the "El Azteca" restaurant, which stands to this day. He has been involved in community affairs for a very long time, and was one of the early members of the Austin G.I. Forum chapter. In the interview, Mr. Durón Guerra talks about the experience of migration, the discriminatory treatment that Mexican Americans received in housing, employment, etc. as well as his activism in community affairs.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth987641/
- Language:
- spa
- Extent:
- 11 video recordings (2 hr., 20 min., 46 sec.) : sd., col.
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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