Austin Revealed: Booting Up Big Tech

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Special | 40m 13s | The surprising history of how Austin became a major technology hub. (40m 13s)

Booting Up Big Tech: Powering Up the Economy

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Special | 7m 22s | Texas’ science and technology efforts in the 1980s translate into a tech boom for Austin. (7m 22s)

Booting Up Big Tech: Building Out the Tech Community

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Special | 6m 42s | New careers in the emerging high-tech industry have an impact beyond a paycheck (6m 42s)

Booting Up Big Tech: Forging a Technopolis

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Special | 8m 39s | Dr. George Kozmetsky inspires what would become Austin’s flourishing startup scene. (8m 39s)

Booting Up Big Tech: Speeding Up Semiconductors

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Special | 6m 31s | An unprecedented collaboration brings together the brightest minds in technology. (6m 31s)

Booting Up Big Tech: All for One

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Special | 12m 9s | Gov. Mark White pushes Austin to attract a microelectronics and computer R&D consortium. (12m 9s)

Booting Up Big Tech: Building an Industrial Mainframe

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Special | 5m 41s | Powerhouses Tracor, IBM and Texas Instruments pave the way for Austin’s high-tech scene. (5m 41s)

Austin Revealed: Stories From Vietnam

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Special | 27m 17s | A look at how the Vietnam War impacted those in Austin, and those who would call it home. (27m 17s)

Food As Community: Taste of Ethiopia

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Special | 5m 10s | Woinee's traditional dishes help adopted Ethiopian children connect with their culture. (5m 10s)

Food As Community: Mister Tramps Sports Pub and Cafe

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Special | 4m 51s | What started as a home for soccer fanatics has grown into a community gathering place. (4m 51s)

Food As Community: Tropicana Cuban Cafe

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Special | 4m 41s | Two key parts of Caribbean culture-food and dancing-come together at this restaurant. (4m 41s)

Food As Community: Peace Bakery and Deli

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Special | 3m 48s | Kindness--and a delicious shawarma--help customers and owners connect across social gaps. (3m 48s)

Food As Community: Little Mama's Authentic Filipino Cuisine

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Special | 4m 21s | Learning the dishes of her mother's home country has helped draw this family closer. (4m 21s)

Austin Revealed: Coach Robinson

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Special | 5m 59s | Before he broke baseball's race barrier, Jackie Robinson spend time courtside as a coach. (5m 59s)

Austin Revealed El Despertar

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Special | 56m 46s | Explore the struggle of the Chicano movement as the Mexican-American community in Austin (56m 46s)

Chicano Civil Rights "Education"

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Special | 11m 14s | Students and teachers share their stories about the lack of equality in the school system. (11m 14s)

Chicano Civil Rights "Chicano Identity"

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Special | 13m 43s | The Chicano movement empowered Mexican-Americans to celebrate their roots. (13m 43s)

Chicano Civil Rights "Activism & Organizing"

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Special | 9m 14s | Inspired by a push for labor reform, hear about how the Chicano movement gained momentum.. (9m 14s)

Chicano Civil Rights "Rise of Mexican-Americans in Politics"

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Special | 12m 19s | The Chicano movement empowered individuals to fight for equal representation. (12m 19s)

Pioneers from the East "Wong Family"

Special | 13m 43s | Growing up as part of one of the first families of Chinese descent in Austin... (13m 43s)

Pioneers from the East "Lung Family"

Special | 10m 47s | As an employee at the Texas Capitol Gift Shop, Joe Michael Lung meets visitors... (10m 47s)

Pioneers from the East "Sing Family"

Special | 12m 51s | Mary Frances Aguallo and her grandson Raul Aguallo Hernandez discover their heritage... (12m 51s)

Asian American Resource Center

Special | 3m 42s | As Austin's Asian population grows rapidly, the Asian American Resource Center has... (3m 42s)

Civil Rights Stories

Special | 28m 32s | Interviews with prominent Austin citizens about their experience during Austin’s civil... (28m 32s)

Who I Used to Be

Special | 4m 35s | A hairstylist. A history nerd. A Jew. Sandra now identifies as all of the above. Having co (4m 35s)

Something Unique

Special | 2m 28s | Aviad moved from Israel to Austin last summer, and diversity is the thing he noticed most (2m 28s)

In Harmony

Special | 3m 57s | Growing up the granddaughter of a famous Jewish athlete, Jennifer has always identified as (3m 57s)

Building Bridges

Special | 4m 40s | As a classically-trained pianist and schooled in jazz saxophone, Rabbi Neil Blumofe’s tale (4m 40s)

The Ark

Special | 3m 40s | After retiring and moving to Sun City in Georgetown, Texas, Joanie joined with other Jews (3m 40s)

Hoover Alexander & Entrepreneurship

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Special | 1m 36s | Hoover Alexander has a long history in the restaurant business. (1m 36s)

Gary Bledsoe on Police Violence

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Special | 1m 20s | Gary Bledsoe recounts stories of police violence against African-Americans... (1m 20s)

Bertha Means & the Ice Palace

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Special | 2m 24s | Bertha Means and her daughter Joan Khabele tell the story of how being turned away from... (2m 24s)

Wilhelmina Delco on Politics & Desegregation

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Special | 2m 9s | Wilhelmina Delco, the first African American elected to public office in Austin, Texas... (2m 9s)

Tommy Wyatt & the Start of The Villager

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Special | 43s | Tommy Wyatt talks about why he founded a newspaper for Austin's black community. (43s)

Linda Conner on Gentrification

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Special | 1m 13s | Linda Conner has witnessed decades of change in east Austin. Now, gentrification... (1m 13s)

Larry Jackson on Activism

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Special | 2m 33s | One of Larry Jackson’s first act of protest was his draft to the Vietnam war. (2m 33s)

Joan Khabele on Segregation at Barton Springs

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Special | 1m 49s | Denied a class trip to Barton Springs, Joan Khabele protested the exclusion of African... (1m 49s)

Ada Anderson & John F. Kennedy's Visit

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Special | 1m 10s | John F. Kennedy was scheduled to speak in Austin on November 22, 1963. Ada Anderson... (1m 10s)