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.
Three women standing at a microphone in front of a congregation during a church worship service. Photograph likely taken inside St. Alexander Catholic Church in Cornelius, Oregon.
A parade celebrating El día de los niños, or the Day of the Child, often observed on April 30th in Mexico. The parade is passing an old Jose Cuervo billboard advertisement.
Children in traditional costumes dancing in Centro Cultural's main hall. They are dressed in a style that is traditionally associated with the Mexican state of Veracruz.
