Castillo, Raul
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Title |
Castillo, Raul |
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Abstract |
Born in San Antonio, Texas, Raul Castillo worked for the City of Houston in the Affirmative Division. His interest in the mass transit problems in Houston started in 1970, when he tried to delve into the problems of the metropolitan bus system. Castillo was the Media Coordinator for Mexican Americans for Better Transit, and introduced bilingual services on the bus system. He also fought on the issue of equal employment opportunities for Mexican Americans. |
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Collection Name |
HMRC Oral History Collection |
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Date of Interview |
August 23, 1978 |
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Subject Terms |
Castillo, Raul--Interviews ;
Mexican Americans--Texas--Houston--Interviews ;
Local transit--Texas--Houston ;
Affirmative action programs--Texas--Houston ;
Discrimination in employment--Texas--Houston ;
Oral histories |
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Themes and Keywords |
Mexican Americans ; City of Houston |
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Interviewee |
Castillo, Raul |
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Interviewers |
Kreneck, Thomas |
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Original Format |
Audio tape |
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Oral History Number |
OH232 |
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Language |
English |
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Ownership Notice |
The Houston Public Library retains the literary and publishing rights of its oral histories. No part of the interviews or transcripts may be downloaded or published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project. |
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Geographic Subject Terms |
Houston (Tex.) |
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Related Resource |
MSS0147 Leonel Castillo Collection |
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Length of Interview |
1 hour, 7 minutes |
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Type |
Sound ; Text |
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Format |
Compound resource consisting of audio recording and transcript. |
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Technical Specifications |
Flash Video (FLV) |
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Funding provided by |
TexTreasures Grant |
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