- Collection:
- Civil Rights in Black and Brown
- Title:
- Oral History Interview with Zeke Romo, June 29, 2016
- Creator:
- Sinta, Vinicio
Arionus, Steve
Romo, Zeke - Date of Original:
- 2016-06-29
- Subject:
- Persons
Ethnic groups
Civil rights - People:
- Romo, Zeke
- Location:
- United States, Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, 29.42412, -98.49363
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. Romo was born in Kyle, but grew up in Austin, near the UT campus. He later attended UT as a journalism major; when looking for an internship, he found work with Marcelo Tafoya at The Echo, a Chicano newspaper based in East Austin. Mr. Romo talks about his work and his views on Chicano-oriented journalism, as well as his involvement in initiatives for revitalization in East Austin. He was also involved in the creation of the Mexican American Cultural Center and worked in SER-Jobs for Progress.
- Metadata URL:
- https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth992338/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 4 video recordings (51 min., 49 sec.) : sd., col.
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Texas. Libraries
- Rights:
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