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Daughter of migrant workers washes dishes

A girl washes dishes in outdoor tubs in a migrant labor camp in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. She is the daughter of migrant workers and does several of the household chores while her parents work in the fields. This girl is also featured in OrgLot74_B2F6_007. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 1, 1966.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Student Emilio Flores attends his graduation ceremony from the adult education program at the Canby Day School

Portrait of student Emilio Flores, looking off to the left. People sit at a banquet table behind him. Flores is one of 23 students graduating from the Canby Day School, an adult education program run by the Valley Migrant League and the Canby School District in Canby, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 22, 1966.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Graduation certificates from the adult education program at the Canby Day School

Two men stand behind a table, smiling. Two stacks of rolled up graduation certificates sit on the table. Taken at a graduation ceremony for students of the Canby Day School, an adult education program run by the Valley Migrant League and the Canby School District in Canby, Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 22, 1966.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Teachers Marge and Bob Wynia watch students graduate from the adult education program at the Canby Day School

Teachers Marge and Bob Wynia watch from the back of the room as their students graduate from the Canby Day School. Marge Wynia teaches a class in basic education and Bob Wynia is a Valley Migrant League coordinator for the Canby Day School, an adult education program run by the Valley Migrant League and the Canby School District in Canby, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 22, 1966.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Student Carol Wallace and teacher Marge Wolf eat lunch together at a graduation ceremony at the Canby Day School

Student Carol Wallace (left) and teacher Marge Wolf (right, wearing glasses) eat lunch together. Taken at a graduation ceremony for students of the Canby Day School, an adult education program run by the Valley Migrant League and the Canby School District in Canby, Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 22, 1966.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Group of people sit at table at a graduation ceremony at the Canby Day School

A group of people smile and laugh as they sit at a long table at a graduation ceremony. A stack of graduation certificates sit on a table in the foreground. The ceremony is for students of the Canby Day School, an adult education program run by the Valley Migrant League and the Canby School District in Canby, Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 22, 1966.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Students sit at table at a graduation ceremony at the Canby Day School

Students Lola Aguirre (left) and Nick Zuniga (right) sit at a table. They smile as they look off to the left. They are attending a graduation ceremony for students of the Canby Day School, an adult education program run by the Valley Migrant League and the Canby School District in Canby, Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 22, 1966.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Special guests sit at a banquet table at a graduation ceremony at the Canby Day School

Three special guests sit at a banquet table at a graduation ceremony for the Canby Day School. From left to right, they are Sarah Hall Goodwin, Director of Valley Migrant League Adult Education, Father Huang, O.S.B. of St. Patrick's Church in Canby, and Paul Ackerman, Superintendent of Canby Elementary Schools. The Canby Day School was an adult education program run by the Valley Migrant League and the Canby School District in Canby, Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 22, 1966.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Filipino farm workers attend National Farm Workers Association meeting in Delano, California

Filipino farm workers attend a meeting of the National Farm Workers Association in Delano, California, where Cesar Chavez and other NFWA leaders spoke about working conditions for agricultural laborers. One man holds a sleeping child in his lap. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on January 13, 1967.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Maria Cavasos and her family at a migrant labor camp

Photograph of 2 women and 5 children standing in front of a cabin in a migrant labor camp. The woman on the right is Maria Cavasos, who is a migrant laborer and has 9 children. Five of her children and 1 grandchild appear in this photograph. Every year, the Cavasos family travels from Texas to Oregon for seasonal farm work. From left to right clockwise, they are Caytano, Lupe (who holds her own daughter, Rosa), Eddy, Maria Cavasos, Alicia and Norberto Jr. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 20, 1966.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Children of migrant workers in migrant labor camp

A group of children smile for the camera at a migrant labor camp in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. They are the children of migrant farm workers who live in the camp. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 1, 1966.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Juanita Constante's daughter looks up as her mother reads to her

A young girl looks up toward her mother (off-camera) who reads a book to her. The girl is the daughter of Juanita Constante. Constante taught herself how to speak English and now reads books to her daughters. She takes adult education classes through the Valley Migrant League. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on October 28, 1966.

Carrasco, Priscilla

VISTA volunteer reads to boys at the Valley Migrant League daycare center in Sandy, Oregon

VISTA volunteer Richard Meyer (center) reads a book to 2 boys, Doyle Ash (left) and Bobbie Eiffert (right) at the Valley Migrant League's daycare center in Sandy, Oregon. The center offers daycare services for the children of migrant farm workers. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 3, 1966.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Senator Robert Kennedy arrives at the Latin American Conference in San Francisco, California

Senator Robert Kennedy smiles as he looks out of the window of a car. Taken as Kennedy arrived to make a speech at the Latin American Conference on October 23, 1966, at the University of San Francisco in San Francisco, California. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 4, 1966.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Nuns hold sign for Senator Robert Kennedy at the Latin American Conference in San Francisco, California

A group of nuns sit in a crowded room, holding a sign in support of Senator Robert Kennedy. The sign reads, "Bobby Kennedy." Taken at the Latin American Conference on October 23, 1966 at the University of San Francisco in San Francisco, California. Kennedy spoke at the conference. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 4, 1966.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Mariachi musicians play music at the Latin American Conference in San Francisco, California

Mariachi musicians play trumpets on a stage at the Latin American Conference on October 23, 1966 at the University of San Francisco in San Francisco, California. Behind them, a banner reads, "Senator Kennedy!" This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on November 4, 1966.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Blackberry growers protest the price of blackberries in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Three people carry signs at a protest conducted by blackberry growers against the low price being paid by blackberry processors in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Blackberry growers teamed up with the Oregon Washington Vegetable and Fruit Growers Association (OWVFGA) to negotiate better prices. One protest sign reads, "Unfair - No price, .08 cents posted this year. What next? OWVFGA." Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on August 12, 1966.

Carrasco, Priscilla

Girl holds hands with her younger brother in a migrant labor camp in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

A girl sits on the steps of a cabin and faces her younger brother as they hold hands in a migrant labor camp located in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. The girl must take care of her brother while her parents are gone for work. This girl is also featured in OrgLot74_0409A. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on July 1, 1966.

Carrasco, Priscilla