WHAT'S NEW 
Share Their Voices Contest 2012:
1st place wins a MacBook Pro this year!!!!
Visit the website!
Contest opens September 1, 2011 and runs through April 2, 2012!
Summer Interns 2012:
VOCES looking forward to a new crop of local teen interns
VOCES is again applying for summer interns through the Work-Based Learning Program/Summer Youth Employment (WBLP/SYE), a joint venture between the City of Austin and Travis County Health & Human Services & Veterans Services Department. Last year was such a tremendous boon — we got caught up and got more organized. We’re expecting this new crop to be as diligent, smart and fun as last year’s. We promise to keep they busy and plied with pretzels and fruit.
Documentary Shorts:
Click here to view the documentary shorts produced by students.
We will add them as they become available.
UPCOMING EVENTS
The latest edition of the Share Their Voices Video Editing Contest is open and with a brand new set of prizes and a longer time to work on their final submission, students should be able to come up with some remarkable edits. Stay tuned for final details on the public screening and critique with our amazing judges!
BIENVENIDOS
This project seeks to document and create a better awareness of the contributions of Latinos and Latinas of the WWII, Korean War and Vietnam War generations. The project was created in 1999 by UT journalism professor Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez and focused solely on the WWII generation until 2010. In 2010, the project expanded into the Korean War and the Vietnam War generations of Latinos and Latinas, made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Most of our interviews are of veterans, but we are also interested in documenting the larger Latino civilian experience, men and women alike. The purpose of this site is to foster a greater awareness of their contributions. On our site you will find hundreds of stories, thousands of photos, oral history training videos, all the forms and guidelines you need to submit a videotaped interview or tribute to the project. We welcome your comments and suggestions.
SPOTLIGHT ON:
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By PATRICK LYNCH
The story of the Botello brothers – Crisantos, Gregorio, John, Simon and Trinidad, who all served during World War II – is one of great honor and bravery. And thanks to another of the brothers, their tales of heroism won’t be lost to time.
Younger sibling Thomas D. Botello wrote a series of five booklets on his brothers’ service in World War II, also detailing his family’s struggles back home. The ...
