Papers, 1961-1998.

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Papers, 1961-1998.

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The collection consists of administrative files, correspondence, notes, notebooks, minutes, reports, announcements, and clippings. The folders are organized alphabetically and the documents are arranged chronologically. The papers are a valuable resource for the study and understanding of public education and the Puerto Rican/Latino community in New York City from the 1980s-1990s. The documents in this collection fill a significant information gap on important organizations such as ASPIRA of New York, Inc., the Puerto Rican/Latino Educational Roundtable and the Latino Commission on AIDS.

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Velázquez, Nydia, 1953-

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New York City Public Schools

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Aspira of America

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Giuliani, Rudolph W.

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New York (N.Y.). Puerto Rican/Latino Education Roundtable.

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Reyes, Luis O. (Luis Orlando) 1944-

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An activist and educator, Reyes has been at the forefront of the struggle for bilingual, multicultural education and for improving educational opportunities for Puerto Ricans and other Latinos in New York City. He was the Director of Research for ASPIRA of New York from 1986-1990 and was a member of the Board of Education of the City of New York from 1990-1998. Born December 18, 1944 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, he came to Brooklyn New York in 1946. In ASPIRA of New York, Inc. he served as Direc...

Cortines, Ramon C.

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Hispanic AIDS Forum.

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Fernández, Joseph A.

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New York (N.Y.). Latino Commission on Educational Reform

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Pantoja, Antonia, 1922-2002.

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Latino Commission on AIDS.

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Green, J. R. (John Richard)

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Ferrer, Fernando, 1950-

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Aspira of New York

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