Washington County Oral Histories

Merced Flores oral history transcript

A transcript of an oral history of Merced Flores, Mt. Hood Community College and former Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, Director of Hispanic Affairs, on Hispanics in the Hillsboro schools. Merced Flores had been a migrant worker and came to Oregon in 1969 to play college baseball. Mr. Flores received a B.A. from George Fox University and later an M.A. from Linfield College. In his eyes, successful programs include those that involve parents in school, bilingual programs, and extended day programs. Groups beneficial to the Hispanic community include Oregon Association of Latino Administrators, Oregon Council for Hispanic Advancement, National Community College Hispanic Council, and National Council of La Rassa (NCLR). Hillsboro School District has produced leaders in the Hispanic community; Jose Garcia, State Director of Migrant Education, Joseph Ochoa, a judge in Washington County, Carlos Perez, Gus Balderas, Mario Alba, Enedelia Schofield. During the civil rights movement in the 1960s, Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez began to demand quality education, before Brown vs. Board of Education.

Flores, Merced

Century High School Project

Hispanic Americans -- History

Education

Washington County (Or.)

Hillsboro (Or.)

1 vol.

English

WCM_OH_55

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