This collection contains the papers of Henry “Hank” Oyama that relates to his pioneering work in bilingual education in the Tucson area. Of particular interest are documents that discuss his work in bilingual education at Pima Community College. Included in the collection are newspaper clippings, correspondence, bilingual education research, and conference papers. There are also several publications related to Pima Community College and bilingual institutions in the greater Tucson area.
Collection Number:
MS 448
Language:
Material in English and Spanish
Repository:
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
University of Arizona
PO Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6423
Fax: 520-621-9733
URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/
Biographical Note
Henry “Hank” Oyama was born in 1926 and grew up in Mexico. He is of Japanese descent, and his first language is Spanish. His father died before he was born, and he was raised by his mother and maternal grandfather in Nogales. When his grandfather passed away, he and his mother moved to Tucson where they lived until the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. Oyama was fifteen years old at this time, and he and his mother were interned in concentration camps along with thousands of other Japanese and Japanese Americans. After the release of the internees, Oyama and his mother moved to Excelsior Springs, MO. Upon graduation from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, and he was assigned to the Panama Canal Zone because his first language was Spanish.
In 1947, Oyama left the army and returned to civilian life where he earned a BA and MA in Education from the University of Arizona. Throughout college he worked for Tucson Newspapers, Inc. In 1952, he began his teaching career at Safford Junior High School in Tucson. Three years later, Oyama began his efforts in bilingual education when he was selected as a faculty member at the brand new Pueblo High School. At Pueblo, Oyama designed and executed a plan to teach both Spanish and English to native Spanish speakers. Through this program, he became involved with two U.S. senators who introduced national legislation to provide funding for bilingual education. At the age of 33, Oyama fell in love with Mary Ann Jordan. However, there was still a law in effect that banned marriage between Asians and Caucasians. After taking their battle to court, the two were married in 1959. Their first child died of leukemia, and they went on to adopt four children. They were married until Mary Ann’s death from heart failure in 1987 at the age of 55.
In 1970, he left Pueblo High School and began working for the Bilingual and International Studies at Pima Community College, becoming the dean of that program in 1978. He retired after 22 years at Pima Community College.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains correspondence; reports; files related to conferences and events; journal and newspaper articles; and publications. The time period represented in the collection is 1945-2003, but the bulk of the items are from 1973-1980 and 1991-2002. Most materials relate to Henry “Hank” Oyama’s involvement in the bilingual education movement in the Tucson area as well as his work for general Mexican-American rights. Reports and research for the reports make up the largest series in the collection. The reports are from all over the United States and relate to bilingual education and Hispanic issues. Of note in this series are Oyama’s handwritten notes referring to some of these reports. There is also a large amount of material dedicated to the English Only/English Plus More debates of the 1990s in Arizona.
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This series is arranged alphabetically by subject and then chronologically by date. It contains letters to and from Henry Oyama during the war and throughout his career as an educator.
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Confidential Info for Retirees
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Congreso, Jorge, Pepe, Alfredo
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Correspondence Aug. 1945-Sept.1977
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Correspondence Feb. 1979-June 1992
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Correspondence July 1992-Jan. 1999
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Correspondence Jan. 1999-2000s
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Correspondence undated
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Folklorico Meeting/Funding Req. 1973
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Garcia, George
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Letters of Acceptance B. B. Summer Institute "73
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Letters of Support for Bilingual Program (1974)
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National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade
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Need for Bilingual Secretaries
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Pima Community College Foundation, Hispanic Student Endowment Fund
This series contains final reports, draft reports, and notes regarding research for reports on bilingual education and Hispanic issues. Some of the reports are written by Henry Oyama, but the majority is reports from various organizations involved in bilingual education and Mexican-American rights.
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“1-C” Program
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Ad Hoc Committee on Diversity
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Agreement for Corrective Action
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Amphitheater Folklorico Board of Directors
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Application for Employment Institutional Support Personnel at PCC – Urquides, Maria L
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Arizona APS Economic Development Department
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Ariz. Association of Mexican Amer. Educators (AAMAE) 1972
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Ariz. Assoc. of Mexican Amer. Educators (AAMAE 1975
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Bank of America Arizona 1994 Corporate Giving
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The Biling and Int’l Prog. At PCC: A Successful Hybrid
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Biling. Courses
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Biling. Progs. and ESL
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Bilingual Training Program
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Bill to Amend Bilingual Education Act 1965
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Diane V. Bissell/Raytheon; Sally Fernandez/Hughes
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Budget Draft
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C. E. Rose, Robison/TUSD Biling. Educ
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Centro NAFIN para el Desarrollo de la Micro y Pequeña Empresa
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Coalition for Language Educ
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Combined Surveys, Conditions of Work for Quality Teaching, TEA
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Community as Resource for Minority Language Learning
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CONALEP Automotive Prog
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El Concilio para la Unidad Mexico Americana
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Congreso – General Info
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Dir., Biling. Educ. (Interview Questions)
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Educ. Center South – MDES
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Employee Evaluation – Oyama, Hank 1977
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Eng. For the Children
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Eng. Plus More
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English Plus More Mission Statement
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Fellowship Program
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Fimbres, Richard
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Fiscal Year 1971 EPDA Projects in support of bilingual education
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Folklorico Infantil
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Frederic Burk Foundation for Education at San Francisco State University
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Goals 1980-1981
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Goal Synthesis Process for Bilingual-Bicultural Education Using a Modified Delphi Technique 1972
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Graduate and Undergraduate International Studies Program Development
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Grupo Folklorico de Pima College, performances, list of members
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Hernandez, Angel
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Higher Education Leadership Program
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Hispanic Businessmen PCC OBIS Biling. Admin. Prog
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Hispanic Professional Action Committee
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Hispanic Student Endowment Fund Select Committee
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Hispanic Studies
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Hispanic Studies Grades K-12
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ICEED, New Summit Info, memo from Miguel to Carol
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Implementation of Prop 203
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Individual Member Form
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The Initiative
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Instituto de Folklore Mexicano
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Interim Report
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Interim Report Revised Grant
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International Center for Higher Education and Philanthropy
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International Consortium for Educational and Economic Development, Annual
Report of Activities of the Executive Directory
Jan. 23, 1993
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Introducing the Sunnyside Unified School District Foundation
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The Invisible Minority
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Latino Adv. Comm.
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Law and Poverty Class Project – Biling. Educ. In Tucson
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Lemos, Alfonso
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Lopez Plan
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LULAC
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LULAC
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MACCA
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MALDEF
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MDES Decentralization Plan
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MDES – Developmental Education
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Mickolajak, Gary
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Minera San Jorge S.A. de C.V.
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Misconceptions – Biling. Educ
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ML, BB TC Institute Schedules, 1973 Biling. Inst.
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Molina, Marie Christina
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MONTAL Educational Associates
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National Ed. Task Force de la Raza
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National Hispanic Scholarship Fund
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National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade
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NEA – Tucson Survey on the Teaching of Spanish to the Spanish Speaking
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New Mexico State University Program for the Department of Mexican-American
Community College Admins.
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OBIS Survey 1984
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OME Ad Hoc Panel Reports
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Oyama, Henry’s Notes
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PCC Biling. Educ. Development Prog., 1975-1976
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PCC Danforth Proposal (including El Paso and Cochise proposals)
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PCC EPDA (Part D) Proposals, Guadalajara Institutes Phases II, III, and IV
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PCC Hispanic Enrollment
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PCCF Planned Giving Committee Report Dec.15, 1999
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Peralta, Mike
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A Personal Position Paper on Leadership
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Las Posadas
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Position paper
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Prog. Eff.
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Program Proposal to Assist in the Development of Mexican-American College Administrators 1972
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Program META
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Prop 227 The Initiative
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Proposal for Biling. Educ. Prog. at Pima College
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Proposal Outline for Biling. Educ. at Pima College
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Recommendations for Bilingual Program by Pauline Kelzer, Dec. 6, 1973 mtg. and other Info.
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Recommendations Regarding Biling. Courses at PCC 1999
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A Relook at Tucson ’66 and Beyond, Albuquerque Nov.28-Dec. 1973
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Reports and Forms, Misc. 1963-Nov. 1998
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Reports and Forms, Misc. Nov. 1998-2000
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Report on Failure/Success Rates of Bilingual Students in Higher Education
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Revision: Bilingual Training and Curriculum Development
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Rosas, Gilbert A
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Rose Elem. Questionnaire
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School Reports
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John C. Scott/H.O.’s Bio, Ben Buehler Garcia fax #624-0955
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Self-Identity: Minority Affairs Subcommittee
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Southside Partnership Steering Committee
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Summary of Recommendations for Change in the Biling. Educ. Program Pima College
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A Tapestry of Tucson
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Tapestry of Tucson African-American Contributions
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Thomas, Wayne P. and Virginia P. Collier, George Mason Univ.
This series includes minutes, programs, presentation notes, and invitations for various conferences, meetings, and events that Hank Oyama attended or participated in from the 1970s to the 2000s. Most events are related to his work in bilingual education, but a small number are of a personal nature.
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1C
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1st Nat’l Comm. and Jr. Col. Colloquium on Biling.-Bicultural Ed.
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3rd Anniversary Recognition Day Program for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Center
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12th Annual Serra Scramble and Priest Appreciation Dinner
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15th Annual Bishop’s Scholarship Dinner, September 24, 1999
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25th Anniversary Dinner
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AACHE
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AACHE Celebration to Honor Eva Cota and Raquel Goldsmith
This series includes scholarly journal articles, newspaper clippings, and Internet articles related to bilingual education. There is a heavy emphasis on the English Only/English Plus More debate of the 1990s.
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25th Anniversary of Hank Oyama’s wedding
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Ariz. Daily Star articles on biling. Educ.; English Only articles
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Articles, Misc. 1967-2000
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Articles on Bilingual Education
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Asociación de Charros and Corazón de Oro
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Begaye, Kelsey A., Pres., Navajo Nation, Guest Editorial
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Biling. Educ. Articles
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Biling. Educ./H. Oyama
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Citizen Editorial June 9, 2000; Star Editorial April 24, 2000 and June 28, 2000
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Combs, Mary Carol – Official Eng.
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Current Biling. Articles
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Los Descendientes del Presidio de Tucson, January-June, 2003
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Drafts of Hughes Missile Systems Ad
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Eng. Only/Eng. Plus
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Eng. Plus
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The Evolution of the Mariachi: A Brief Historical Sketch
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Hispanics Making a Difference
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Hispanophobia
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IDRA
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Initiatives are too easy
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Krashen, S.
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Krashen, Stephen
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A Language Deficit Theory for the 80s; CALP, BICS, and Semilingualism
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Latino Adv. Comm.
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Mama’s Santos: An Arizona Life
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MDES Decentralization Plan
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Meta
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A Nation at Risk
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National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade
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Navajo Nation – Pres. Begaye
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Newspaper articles remembering WWII
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Noda, Dr. Phyliss (Radio Prog.)
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Not Child’s Play
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The Odd Couple
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The Pariah
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PCC Biling. Educ.
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Post Election (Prop 203) Issues
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Read 1972, 1981, 1989-1992, 1996
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Relocation Camp Articles
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The Rising Star, Winter 2002
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Rothstein, R. – Sink or Swim
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A Systematic Approach to Total Quality Management
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TUSD/Biling. Educ. Articles
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Vote No! 203 English Plus More
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Why the Bilingual Education Amendments Deserve Support
The publications in this series are books, catalogs, and informational pamphlets published by organizations and individuals interested in the bilingual education movement.
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Ballet Folklorico
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The Bilingual Journal, Winter, 1978
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Centros de Asistencia y Servicios Tecnológicos
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The Chicano Movement: Some Not Too Objective Observations by Abelardo B.
Delgado
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Color and Learn: The Book of the Sun Tonatiuh = Colorea y Aprende: El Libro del Sol Orozco
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Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, June/July 1989
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Earl Carroll Theatre Restaurant Hollywood
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Easy Tricks with Numbers
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Edificios Antiguos de Guadalajara
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Gates Millennium Scholars
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Guide of the Regional Museum of Guadalajara by José G. Zuno
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The Heliograph
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“Los Hombres de la Reforma”…y dieron su vida!
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I Am a Doughboy
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Industrial Park, Obregon City, Sonora, Mexico
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Joel D. Valdez Main Library Dedication Ceremony
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The Mexican-American and the United States by Charles J. and Patricia L. Bustamante
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The Multilingual Educator
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National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade
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NEA Research Bulletin, Vol. 46: 2, May 1968
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Report of a National Bilingual Bicultural Institute: A Relook at Tucson ’66 and Beyond
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Report of the Chicano Ad Hoc Special Interest Group, Stanford University
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Saint Cyril Parish
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San Francisco Tours of Discovery
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Search for Opportunity
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Souvenir du Restaurant Antoine
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Tres Cosas Lindas Hay en la Vida
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Tucson Unified School District Compliance Procedures Manual for Bilingual Education, January 1994
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The University of Arizona Foundation Report, Fall 2001
Addition to papers documenting Henry Oyama’s leading role in fundraising for scholarships for bilingual students through various organizations. The papers consist of scholarship requirements, meeting minutes, consultancy and financial reports, donor lists, scholarship backgrounds and event planning.
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Amigos, 2001
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Amigos, 2001
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Amigos II, 2001-2002
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Amigos III, 2002
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Amigos IV, 2003
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Amigos IV, 2003
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Amigos V
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Gilbert Acosta
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Gilbert Acosta
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Gilbert Acosta
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Gilbert Acosta
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Jacinto Orozco
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Jacinto Orozco
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Jacinto Orozco
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Dave Kennon & Manuel Bedoya Scholarships
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University of Phoenix
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PCC/DC Bilingual Program & Tucson Hispanic Coalition