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Interview conducted on April 28th, 2021 by Karla Desatnik and Cassie Chen. Azucena Garcia, a former principal of Metz Elementary, is interviewed about the school, her role in the school, and the changes in the community.

Interview with one of the architects involved in the planning for the New Metz Elementary building.

Interview with Metz Elementary 2nd grade teacher and East Austin resident Carolyn Robledo-Estrada.

This is a transcript of the oral history interview with Carolyn Robledo-Estrada conducted by Minakshi Swaminathan and Emma Fairfield on October 26, 2020. The interview includes discussions of a wide range of topics including Robeldo-Estrada's history…

Interviews with Metz Elementary Staff - Metz Mini Doc 01

Metz Mini Doc 06 - A brief interview with a teacher at Metz Elementary School. The video also shows the exterior of the old Metz Elementary School building as well as students getting on school busses. The video ends with a group of students waving…

2020 interview with Raul Valdez. - Conducted by University of Texas students Mary Margaret Burniston and Rishika Prakash for the Metz Elementary School Archive. Raul Valdez is the artist who painted the famous mural on the ceiling of the Metz…

Oral history with Raul Valdez

Metz Mini Doc 03 - Interviews of Metz teachers conducted by Metz students. Bilingual teachers and reading specialists interviewed. The Camacho family, an important family in the history of Austin, Texas, is mentioned.