Records, 1962-1985.

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Records, 1962-1985.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30690733

These holdings consist of the files of the Latino Project from the mid-1970s through 1982. The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, minutes, grant applications, clippings, newsletters, and other items pertaining to the work of the project and its executive director, Luis P. Diaz, Esq., advisory board, and staff including Larry Rivera-Gonzalez. Of special intersest are legal case files and court proceedings documenting a number of discrimination cases involving the employment of Puerto Ricans and Latinos in Philadelphia including Alvaraez v. City of Philadelphia which concerned the under representation of Latinos in the cty police department. The files also reflect the organization's interests in bilingual education, expanding educational and employment opportunities for Hispanics, and in improving delivery of general health care and mental health care services to Spanish-speaking clients. Files include copies of civil rights legislation and other background materials dating from the 1960s.

15 ln. ft.

eng,

spa,

Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Library

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Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Library

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Latino Project (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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The Latino Project was a non-profit legal assistance and public advocacy organization which provided representation to Spanish-speaking groups and interests in the Greater Philadelphia area. It was founded in 1976 by Luis P. Diaz, Esq., and operated for a brief time at the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia before becoming a separate organization. From the description of Records, 1962-1985. (Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Library). WorldCat record id: 30690733 ...

Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia

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Hispanic Federation for Social and Economic Development (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Rivera-Gonzalez, Larry, 1949-

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Diaz, Luis, P., 1948-

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