Alicia Martinez serves rice at Ruby Ely's birthday party in Gaston, Oregon. Ely is the Valley Migrant League's Washington County Area Supervisor. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on May 13, 1966.

Teenager Elva Cortez spreads out her arms and smiles at the camera. She is seated next to other teens at a party celebrating a baptism at the Hillsboro Opportunity Center in Hillsboro, Oregon. Handwritten note on the back of the print reads, "Elva Cortez Hillsboro's queen candidate says, 'Welcome.'" This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on March 18, 1966.

A woman holds a baby and a candle as she stands in front of a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico, at St. Matthew's Catholic Church in Hillsboro, Oregon. On the left, musicians play music and others wait their turn to pay tribute. This marks the first time that Hillsboro held a celebration for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 16, 1966.

Maria Lopez (left) and Guadalupe Hinjosa (right) practice speaking English in an adult education class run by the Valley Migrant League in Forest Grove, Oregon. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on February 24, 1967.

Isabel Martinez holds his son in his lap while reflecting on the passage of House Bill 1521 at his home in Beaverton, Oregon. He is a former migrant farm worker who believes that Oregon needs stronger laws to protect farm workers. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on June 23, 1967.

Juan Mares stands on a ladder as he hangs a sign at his Flying A gas station on the corner of Watson and Allen Boulevard in Beaverton, Oregon. The sign reads, "$6.99 - Get your Axelrod Worry Dog here!" Axelrod was the mascot for the Flying A gasoline brand. Mares is a former migrant laborer who became a mechanic and now leases and operates this gas station. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 31, 1965 and January 7, 1966.

Isabel Perez smiles and looks to the left as he works at the Flying A gas station on the corner of Watson and Allen Boulevard in Beaverton, Oregon. Perez works at this gas station, owned by Juan Mares, a former migrant laborer who became a mechanic and now leases and operates this gas station. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 31, 1965. The article mistakenly identifies this photograph of Isabel Perez as Juan Mares and the paper published a correction in the following issue on January 7, 1966.

Juan Mares smiles as he stands in front of the Flying A gas station on the corner of Watson and Allen Boulevard in Beaverton, Oregon. Mares is a former migrant laborer who became a mechanic and now leases and operates this gas station. This image was published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on January 7, 1966.

Isabel Perez looks up as he stands in front of the pumps at the Flying A gas station on the corner of Watson and Allen Boulevard in Beaverton, Oregon. Perez works at this gas station, owned by Juan Mares, a former migrant laborer who became a mechanic and now leases and operates this gas station. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 31, 1965 and January 7, 1966.

Juan Mares (left) and Isabel Perez (right) hang a sign next to a gas pump at the Flying A gas station on the corner of Watson and Allen Boulevard in Beaverton, Oregon. The sign is not pictured, but can be viewed in OrgLot74_B2F10_003. Mares is a former migrant laborer who became a mechanic and now leases and operates this gas station. Photographs from this series were published in the Valley Migrant League's Opportunity News on December 31, 1965 and January 7, 1966.