“I think it’s a great honor. It means a lot not only to be the first Latino, but just to be elected in general. The times are changing. Plus, with the student population being (72) percent Latino, I think having one or two Latino representatives on the board was necessary.”
Finally, Latinos have been elected to the Whittier School Board. It’s good to see that Latinos are taking positions of power within their communities. It’s sad though to see that it has taken so long, but at least we have our collective foot in the door.
The 1990 U.S. Census showed that 40 percent of Whittier residents were Hispanics. By 2000, Whittier’s Latino population jumped to 56 percent.
Via / Whittier Daily News
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1 Response to Whittier Elects First Latino School Board Members
cindylu
December 6th, 2005 at 9:33 pm
I grew up right over the hill from Whittier. I had no idea the school board was so white there. I guess that’s why some of my other friends called the place white-ier.