Delia Perez Meyer
Delia Perez Meyer was born in Fort Worth and has lived in Austin, Texas most of her life. She has a background in Bilingual Education, Cultural Arts, International Business, and Human Rights activism. Delia earned a Master’s in Business Administration & International Business, a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish & International Business, an Associate’s Degree in Business Management, and is currently a candidate for her PhD. Delia has worked for many state and federal agencies, a teaching assistant at Austin Community College, an adjunct professor at Saint Edward’s University, various non-profit agencies, and is retired from teaching Bilingual Education in Elgin, Texas.
She is one of 5 children and comes from a large musical family – her father is Ernest R. Perez, is one of the Tejano Music Legends and a recipient of the Tejano Roots Hall of Fame Award in Alice, Texas. She, along with her cousins and other family members have been honored by the City of Austin’s ‘A Tribute to La Música Chicana’. Other family members who are also music legends include Alfonso Ramos (RIP), Ruben R. Perez (RIP), Ruben Ramos who is a Grammy Award winner, and many more.
Delia has a long history of involvement in the arts community in Austin and in San Antonio. She was a member of the Board of Directors for the ESB Mexican American Cultural Arts Center, working closely with other community artists and city officials, a volunteer with La Pena, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center in San Antonio, performed in the annual La Pastorela while teaching cultural arts to over 600 children for the Willow Street Neighborhood Cultural Music Project during the 1980’s and 1990’s.
Delia is also a vocalist who has performed music with her father, at church and college choirs, and most recently with the Bronze Band for the COA’s tribute to the historic Oakwood Cemetery. She is looking forward to participating in this very important work of documenting the historical Latino, Mexican, and Chicano Music in Texas.