Wong, Martha, 1939-;
Legislators--Texas--Interviews;
Texas--Politics and government;
Houston (Tex.)--Politics and government;
Asian Americans--Social conditions--Texas--Houston;
Oral histories
In 1993 Martha Wong was the first Asian American elected to the Houston City Council, and in 2003, she became the first Asian American woman elected to the Texas Legislature. In this interview, Martha answers questions about her career and her life...
In 1995 Hispanic businesswoman and social activist Carmen Orta was appointed by President Bill Clinton as a delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business. In this interview she talks about her family, the events that shaped her life,...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center--Press coverage ; United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration--Officials and employees--Press coverage ; Rockets...
Hinsley, Date: "04/05/74": Coverage of the Elmer Wayne Henley case; an interview with a man, who states that Henley cannot receive a fair trial in San Antonio; Bill Balleza reporting. -- Election, Date: "04/05/74": Reporter Judd McIlvain on...
Bellaire City Library ; library assistants ; library patrons ; books ; students ; studying
Eight young children study and read at a desk in the Bellaire City Library. A library assistant is visible at the desk in the next room. Stacks of books surround the students.
Provides a history of the design and construction of the Julia Ideson building of the Houston Public Library, now home to the Houston Metropolitan Research Center. Includes 21 illustrations.
