A speech by US Congressman Les AuCoin given at the national convention of IMAGE, an organization of Hispanic federal, state, and local government employees, on June 5, 1981. In his speech, Congressman AuCoin discussed the issue of the Reagan Administration proposing to cut several programs that benefited Hispanic Americans from the 1982 federal budget -- such as portions of the Occupational Safety and Health Adinistration (OSHA), bilingual education and migrant health, housing and social services -- all while increasing military spending. During his time in Congress, AuCoin had been a part of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
Black and white portrait of five men, two seated and three standing. Three of the men wear brightly patterned polyester shirts while the remaining two wear leisure suits. Four of the men's hair touches their collars in back. Printed on the bottom of the image are two phone numbers and the name "Virtud Chicana."
Virtud Chicana translates to "Chicana/o Virtue." They were a local Tejano band based in Hillsboro, OR. One member of the group, Jimmy Amaya (pictured center, top row), was very active in the Oregon Latino/Chicano community throughout his lifetime.
