García, Herlinda,

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Herlinda García was born Herlinda Adame and raised in Laredo, Texas. She attended Laredo Junior College and went on to earn her Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and a Master's degree from the University of Houston. She began her teaching career in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) and pioneered bilingual education in Houston, where she served as a bilingual education director. She married Arturo Garcia in 1968. At the time of the interview, Ms. Garcí́a was chairman of the board of trustees for the Houston Community College System (HCCS), principal of an elementary school in the HISD, and member of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials and the Latino Trustees for Community Colleges.

From the description of Oral history interview with Herlinda Garcia, 1996 [videorecording]. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 316875430

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associatedWith Gallegos, Olga. person
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associatedWith Green, Charles. person
associatedWith Gutiérrez, José Angel, person
associatedWith Houston Community College System. corporateBody
associatedWith Houston Independent School District (Tex.) corporateBody
associatedWith Jackson, Jesse, 1941- person
associatedWith Laredo Junior College. corporateBody
associatedWith Latino Trustees for Community Colleges. corporateBody
associatedWith Martínez, Román. person
associatedWith Muñiz, Ramsey. person
associatedWith National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Raza Unida Party (Tex.) corporateBody
associatedWith Reyes, Ben T. person
associatedWith University of Texas at Arlington. Center for Mexican American Studies. corporateBody
associatedWith Vela, José Chito. person
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Laredo (Tex.)
Texas
Houston (Tex.)
Texas--Houston
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African American school administrators
Education, Bilingual
Mexican American politicians
Mexican Americans
Mexican Americans
Politics, Practical
Race discrimination
Race relations in school management
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