Mario Alba oral history transcript
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Mario Alba oral history transcript
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A transcript of an oral history of Mario Alba, Principal at Thomas Middle School, on Hispanics in the Hillsboro schools. Beside his job as principal, Mr. Alba belongs to Union America, an informal group of Hispanic administrators and teachers to be supportive of each other. The goal for the Hillsboro School District is to understand Hispanic culture and how it affects students learning. The large drop-out rate is believed to be partially due to family economic circumstances. They need to emphasize education as investment in their futures. Mr. Alba came to U.S. from Mexico in 1962 when he was 10. Grew up in Idaho and Salt Lake City, attended Brigham Young University. Has been in Hillsboro School District since 1966. Hispanic Outreach Program, at the time of the interview was being run by Olga Acuña. Alba has made efforts to hire both bilingual and bicultural people of Hispanic descent to help students achieve and as role models. In 1996 Mr. Alba and Carlos Perez were the only Hispanic administrators in Hillsboro, now there are five and more teachers. District has different teaching models, one is sheltered instruction, as students have different learning styles. He took part in the “Understanding Racism” Foundation course. Olga Acuña put together “The Night of Bohemians” at Century High School; a type of fine arts presentation by Hispanic students. Mr. Alba and Carlos Perez began a statewide program for Latino administrators, OALA or Oregon Association of Latino Administrators. They were also a part of URF a curriculum group, OLI also known as Oregon Latino Institute and OCHA the advancement of Hispanic students. The book “A Day Without Hispanics” explains the economic power of Hispanics as a group. Intercultural discrimination in Latin America between people of European descent and Native American descent.
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1 vol.
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English
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WCM_OH_49
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