[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 162 (Tuesday, October 15, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1281]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE HISPANIC EDUCATION CONFERENCE

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                            HON. JOSH HARDER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 15, 2019

  Mr. HARDER of California. Madam Speaker, Modesto Junior College 
(MJC)'s thirty-sixth annual Hispanic Education Conference welcomes 
students from across the Central Valley. This conference celebrates the 
achievements of Latinx education while exploring the amazing 
opportunities available to students in the Central Valley. This 
conference is a time for current students to explore their educational 
and career paths, and for prospective students to see the best of what 
Modesto Junior College has to offer.
   A tradition started in 1984 by Dean Juan Alvarez and the Modesto 
Hispanic Leadership Council lives on today as the largest youth 
conference in the Central Valley. It serves our Central Valley 
community and promotes enrichment and success in higher education. Its 
workshops and lectures have inspired many generations of high school 
students, and are sure to inspire another generation to come. With a 
student body that's 52 percent Hispanic, Modesto Junior College is one 
of California's premier Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and no event 
better celebrates this impressive status than the Hispanic Education 
Conference.
   I am proud to have taught at MJC, and I am proud to dedicate this 
record to an event that recognizes the opportunity and possibility 
offered by higher education, the dedication and creativity of its 
students and faculty, and Latinx achievement in the Central Valley. I'm 
also proud to recognize the Legacy Award recipient, whose contributions 
to making this event a reality and a success have been immeasurable. 
I'm happy to be part of this tradition that's more than three decades 
old, and I know I can look forward to more successful conferences in 
the years to come.

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