Centro Cultural

Title: Centro Cultural
Description: Centro Cultural in Cornelius is an organization that serves the needs of recent immigrants to Washington County. It provides education and empowerment programs such as English as a Second Language, Spanish Literacy, Computer Technology, Cultural Values, Leadership Training and community organizing, Information and Referrals.

Centro Cultural has contributed hundred of photographs of celebrations and gatherings of Washington County's Latino community, as well as pictures of migrant farm workers and others served by the organization.

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Frencisa Esquio and children
A photograph of Frencisca Esquio and her two young children.
Cultural celebration
A celebration of mexican culture.
Centro Cultural founding members
A group of men eating cake in the main hall of the Centro Cultural community center. Based on the notation of the slide frame, these could be some of the founding members of Centro Culrural.
Donkey Basketball
A game of basketball played on donkeys, which usually is a form of a fundraising event.
Family in a rose garden
A group of Centro Cultural community members in a rose garden. One man is being photographed and it appears that he is being interviewed as well.
Young man playing guitar
A young man playing his guitar, sitting in what appears to be one of Centro Cultural's classrooms.
Children on bikes
Children posing for a photograph on their bikes outside of Centro Cultural's community center.
Man in car
Portrait of a unkown man, sitting in the passanger seat of a car and smoking a cigarette.
Lining up at the kitchen window
Men lining up to receive a meal at the kitchen window in Centro Cultural's community center. Behind them is the main hall, and hanging on the far wall is a large Ojo de Dios, or God's Eye.
Woman in office
A woman standing in a office with a Ojo de Dios, or God's Eye, hanging on the wall behind her.
Halloween fun
Children with their faces painted gathered around a caldron, which a woman dressed like a witch is stirring.
Holiday shopping
Families and children inside of a store, holding balloons, during the holidays.
Roasting marshmallows
A family roasting marshmallows in a campfire on a beach.
Boys eating
Three young boys, sharing a meal.
Portrait of an unknown man
Portrait of a man, sitting in a car.
Community health center
People waiting outside of the Virginia Garcia Memorial Center.
Camp fire on the beach
A family standing around a camp fire on a beach.
Passing the peace
The congregation of St. Alexander Catholic Church passing the peace, a moment in Christian worship in which church members greet each other.
Man next to an American flag
A portrait of a man, wearing a cowboy hat standing next to an American flag.
Medical check-up
A young girl receiving a medical evaluation at the Virginia Garcia Memorial Center.
Centro Cultural commencement speaker
A woman wearing commencement cap and gown, speaking from the pulpit inside St. Alexander Catholic Church.
Woman sweeping
A woman, wearing a shawl, sweeping up underneath a piñata shaped like a die.
Friends outside Centro Cultural
Group portrait outside of Centro Cultural's community center.
Boys swinging
Two young boys playing on a swing set.