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Voces Oral History Center Founded by Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez in 1999, Voces Oral History Center mission is to collect and dissem

Voces Oral History Center is a nonprofit research center housed within The University of Texas at Austin Moody College of Communication, School of Journalism, in collaboration with the UT Libraries. It was established in 1999 by Journalism professor Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez. The project initially focused solely on the WWII generation and then expanded its collections to include Latinos and Latinas of the Korean War and Vietnam War generations. Most recently, it added those involved in Political and Civic Engagement.

09/23/2026

ICYMI live: Voces’ first 2026 Hispanic Heritage Month feature on K*T Austin’s Texas Standard! 🎉

“How Leonel Manzano went from breaking records at UT to a silver medal at the London Olympics”

Listen to the full story ⬇️
https://texasstandard.org/stories/leonel-manzano-olympics-texas-ut-austin/

Stay tuned for more of Voces’ stories on K*T & other NPR stations across the state! 📻

06/06/2026
06/06/2026

"We were about 30 or 40 soldiers in each LST, and they hit as close to the beach as possible. My [battalion] and I landed [between Utah Beach and] Omaha Beach at 7:10 in the morning, and the rest of the troops arrived five minutes after. There was a lot of commotion -- it seems like it was fog, but really it was [gun] powder smoke." Augustin Lucio, (Army) WWII

In July Lucio was wounded in the leg as he led his platoon to capture Hill 192. "It was not something serious," Lucio said. "The next day I got back to combat." Mr. Lucia was Interviewed by Denise Chávarri, February, 2003. http://bit.ly/AugustinLucio_Voces

06/06/2026

"I took part in D-Day, the longest day in history, they call it," Luis Martinez said. "It was June the 6th. I don't forget that. It was my wife's birthday, too."

Martinez remembers the sound of the bombs from the American forces across the English Channel, but says he was frightened more by the bombs dropped on London by the Germans in the months before.

Mr. Martinez was interviewed by Nicole Cruz in 2002 for the Voces Oral History Center collection. https://bit.ly/Martinez_Voces

05/25/2026
05/25/2026

Florentino Cantú Jr., one of 11 children, had dreams of being a scientist.

05/25/2026

Today, we honor and remember the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.

Who are you remembering today?

📸 Elizabeth Fraser

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