A teenage boy plays a game at a new youth recreation center organized by the Woodburn Police Department in Woodburn, Oregon. In the background, kids play games and a police officer works at a counter. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 10, 1966.
Anita Garcia (center) dances with an unidentified person at a high school graduation dance at Independence City Hall in Independence, Oregon. Garcia is among the first group of Latin American students to graduate from Central High School in Independence. This dance is being held in their honor. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 10, 1966.
Diana Salinas (left), Chris Bernard (center), and Anita Garcia (right) attend a high school graduation dance at Independence City Hall in Independence, Oregon. Salinas and Garcia are among the first group of Latin American students to graduate from Central High School in Independence. This dance is being held in their honor. Bernard is the Valley Migrant League Supervisor of the Independence area. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 10, 1966.
Couples dance at a high school graduation dance at Independence City Hall in Independence, Oregon. The dance is being held to honor the first group of Latin American students to graduate from Central High School in Independence. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 10, 1966.
Three teenage girls stand next to a restaurant booth at a new youth recreation center organized by the Woodburn Police Department in Woodburn, Oregon. They all look off to the left. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 10, 1966.
An unidentified man kneels in a strawberry field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. He wears a hat and smokes a pipe. A crate of strawberries sits on the ground in front of him. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 3, 1966.
An unidentified woman carries an empty crate over her shoulder and walks in a row of strawberries in a field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. She looks back over her shoulder at the camera. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 3, 1966.
An unidentified woman and child look at each other as they kneel in a strawberry field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. They each hold onto a crate of strawberries they have picked. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 3, 1966.
An unidentified girl kneels in a strawberry field in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. She holds a crate of strawberries she has picked. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 3, 1966.
A crowd of spectators watch the festivities of the Valley Migrant League's Maypole Dance in the Dayton American Legion Hall in Dayton, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 20, 1966.
Several couples dance on the dance floor at the Valley Migrant League's Maypole Dance in the Dayton American Legion Hall in Dayton, Oregon. The Olympics band, also known as "Los Olympicos," plays music in the background. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 20, 1966.
Chris Bernard (right), holds a crown and speaks onstage during the Valley Migrant League's Maypole Dance in the Dayton American Legion Hall in Dayton, Oregon. Bernard is the Valley Migrant League Supervisor of the Independence area in Oregon. He is about to crown Fay Galaviz as queen of the Maypole Dance. Pictured left to right on stage are Francisco Montelongo, Ricardo Galaviz, Fay Galaviz and Chris Bernard. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 20, 1966.
Queen Fay Galaviz wears a crown and sits on the stage at the Valley Migrant League's Maypole Dance in the Dayton American Legion Hall in Dayton, Oregon. Pictured left to right are Francisco Montelongo, Fay Galaviz and Chris Bernard, the Valley Migrant League Supervisor of the Independence area in Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 20, 1966.
Chris Bernard (right), speaks onstage during the Valley Migrant League's Maypole Dance in the Dayton American Legion Hall in Dayton, Oregon. Bernard is the Valley Migrant League Supervisor of the Independence area in Oregon. Fay Galaviz, the queen of the Maypole Dance, stands in the center. Pictured left to right on stage are Francisco Montelongo, Fay Galaviz and Chris Bernard. The Maypole princesses stand on the right. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 20, 1966.
Lorinne Brown smiles at the camera and holds a small tree branch in her right hand. Brown has just completed her first year as a volunteer with the Volunteers In Service to America (VISTA) program with the Valley Migrant League. She helped run a day program for the children of migrant workers at Hanna Camp No.2 near Independence, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 29, 1966.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Irma Alvarez smiles at the camera as she holds a flower growing on a bush outside a building in Independence, Oregon. She has just been named a princess of the upcoming May Day celebration, put on by the Valley Migrant League. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 22, 1966.
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.
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.
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.
An unidentified man smiles at the camera as he holds a beer bottle. Taken at an Easter celebration organized by the Women's Auxiliary of the Spanish American Organization in Independence, Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 15, 1966.
Several women serve a large, home cooked meal at an Easter party. Taken at an Easter celebration organized by the Women's Auxiliary of the Spanish American Organization in Independence, Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 15, 1966.
A girl holds a stick and adjusts her blindfold while standing in front of a piñata. Children watch and smile in the background. Taken at an Easter celebration organized by the Women's Auxiliary of the Spanish American Organization in Independence, Oregon. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 15, 1966.
A group of children hold up their Easter baskets outside an Easter party organized by the Women's Auxiliary of the Spanish American Organization in Independence, Oregon. . The baskets were made by members of the Women's Auxiliary. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 15, 1966.
A boy wearing a blindfold takes a swing at a piñata as a group of children watch in the background. Taken at an Easter celebration organized by the Women's Auxiliary of the Spanish American Organization in Independence, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on April 15, 1966.