DeAnda, Raul.
Rating
Title
DeAnda , Raul .
Abstract
Born and raised in Dallas , Texas , Raul De Anda came to Houston in 1967 . Having a degree in Business Administration , he worked in several large companies . His interest in social work led him to get a formal degree in Social Work . Raul De Anda was very much involved in the Mexican-American Educational Council , Mexican-American Urban League and in the Office of Civil Rights . His aim was to reform the school system, improve the education of the Mexican-American children , and fight for desegregation in schools . He admits that due to the large differences between Mexican-Americans and Mexican Nationals in language , custom and culture , there are huge hurdles for a complete integration of them in the school system and into the society at large .
Title-Alternative
HMRC Oral History Collection
Date of Interview
April 17, 1975
Subjects
DeAnda , Raul -- Interviews ; Mexican American Educators -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews ; Mexican American Educational Council ; Human rights workers -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews ; Mexicans -- United States -- Texas -- Houston ; School integration --Texas -- Houston ; Houston (Tex.) -- Race relations ; Houston Independent School District Tex.) ; Oral histories .
Subject Keywords
Mexican-American Reformers -- School integration -- Human rights workers-- Mexican-American civil rights .
Interviewee
DeAnda , Raul
Interviewers
Marchiafava , Louis J .
Original Format
Audio tape
Oral History Number
OH 037
Language
English
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 published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project.
Coverage-Spatial
Houston (Tex.)
Length of Interview
01:26:00
Type
Sound; Text
Format-Medium
Flash Video (FLV); Text
Relation-Is Part Of
HMRC Oral History Collection
Funding provided by
TexTreasures Grant
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