An audio recording of an oral history of Jane Lamb on the Korean War. Lamb discusses life in the Beaverton area, mentions the Aloha Theater, Beeches Market, the Beaver Theater, Beaverton High School, Reedville Caf
An audio recording of an oral history of Bill and Bernice Tescher on the Korean War. The Teschers discuss life in the Beaverton/Portland area in the 1950s, including their feelings about Communism, fear of attack, bomb drills and Senator Joseph McCarthy. They talk about the local impact of the Korean War.
Part 2 of a video recording of an oral history of Pat Reser on life in Canada and Beaverton, and Reser's Fine Foods. There is a transcript of this interview.
Part 1 of a video recording of an oral history of Pat Reser on life in Canada and Beaverton, and Reser's Fine Foods. There is a transcript of this interview.
A transcript of an oral history of Tom Oberhue on current year at Century High School. Tom Oberhue has been at Century for five years, beginning as a social studies and economics teacher. At the time of the interview, he was head of the digital technology program and was teaching Network Technology. Mr. Oberhue explains that the year has been both eventful and challenging due to the budget cuts. He further elaborates on the idea that the vision for the school is quite different for everyone. He expresses looking forward to having fewer students and feeling more like a community. Oberhue recalls his childhood, growing up in Beaverton, and feeling that it was disappointing to see Oregon struggle with school funding. Overall, everything from 9/11 to the Iraq War created an underlying stress within the school and the community. During the academic year, five students received a CAM in digital technology; this being a first for Century. One of his current goals is to get the CCNA, Cisco Certified Network Associate degree, which is considered an industry standard.
A transcript of an oral history of Alpha Williams, a longtime resident of Beaverton, Oregon. Topics include: family ancestry; relatives on Allen Avenue in Beaverton; father's work in logging, the railroad and the brickyard; learning to sew; walking to school in Beaverton; teaching in Pistol River; Fairview home; joining the Women's Army Corps (WACs); completing her education; mother's work in the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) working for women's suffrage and closing saloons; father briefly joining the Ku Klux Klan (KKK); working at starch factory; the red train; politics; the Beaverton school system; and other topics.
A transcript of an oral history of Denny Mann, retired Counselor at Brown Middle School and Hillsboro High School, on Hispanics in the Hillsboro schools. Mr. Mann began teaching English and Social Studies in 1967 in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1974 Mann attended Portland State University for graduate school and was a teacher/counselor for the migrant program in Washington County, North Plains. In 1977 he was hired by the Hillsboro School District and was a counselor at Brown Junior High for 19 years. For seven years Mann worked as a counselor at Hillsboro High School. Mr. Mann worked in the Migrant program for 20 years, during which he was a home school consultant, a teacher, and then head teacher/principal. The number of Hispanic migrants continued to grow, coming mainly from Mexico, Texas and California. Teachers in the migrant program were bilingual and classes were taught in English and Spanish. During the interview mann explains that most of the staff was hired from the ESL programs in Hillsboro, Beaverton, and Forest Grove. Students also came from Guatemala, Chile, and other South American countries. In the late 70s to early 80s there was a large influx of Asian students into ESL program because of Vietnam. The first director of migrant education in Oregon was Jose Garcia, previously a Hillsboro High School teacher. The opening of the Virginia Garcia Clinic in Washington County offered free or near-free health care to migrant families which was a huge impact on the community. The availability of free healthcare and a migrant school program have made Washington County a leader in attracting migrant families to the area. The current director of Hillsboro’s migrant program is Henry Wiens.
