In 1999, Rivas-Rodriguez founded the U.S. Latino & Latina World War II Oral History Project, which has videotaped interviews with over 560 men and women across the country. The interviews and related material, including thousands of high-resolution photographs are being transferred to the Nettie Lee Latin American Collection at the UT campus. The project has produced A Legacy Greater than Words, a book that summarizes 425 of the interviews, edited volumes of academic manuscripts, including Mexican Americans & WWII, a play, Voices of Valor and educational materials. She has more than 17 years of daily news experience in major market news outlets including newspapers, television and wire services.