Crewport History Project

Yakima Valley Community College
Washington State University

The Crewport History Project was initiated by the Partnership for Rural Improvement, a community development education program of Washington State University and Yakima Valley Community College, and the Chicana/o Studies Program at Yakima Valley Community College (YVCC), Yakima, Washington. Faculty and students in these two Programs conducted the research and produced this web site. The Center for Columbia River History at Vancouver, Washington is co-sponsor of this web site and provided support with a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Washington State University Food Systems Education Project 2020, sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, also provided support. Other community individuals and agencies that provided in-kind support are also listed below.

Credits

Project Coordinator:
Daniel Groves, Partnership for Rural Improvement, YVCC

Research Coordinator:
Mario C. Compean, Chicana/o Studies, YVCC

Project Consultant:
Dr. Laurie Mercier, Associate Professor of History, Washington State University -Vancouver
Associate Director, Center for Columbia River History

Interviews and Transcription:

YVCC Students:
Juan Tomás Escobar, Project Assistant
Angela Ornelas
Noemy Chapula
Daniel J. Moen
Pedro Cordoba
Wade Decoteau
Mireya Esqueda
Jesús Barreto
Edgar Rosas
Marv Franklin
Irma Badillo
Armando Mungía
Gregg Charcas

Central Washington University Students:
Susan Bolton

Community Contributors:

Granger High School Students:
Chris Keller
Erin House
Adina Walker
David Buchanan
Andrea Cardenas

Photo Editing:
Marv Franklin, YVCC

Technical Assistance:
Moe Broom, YES TV, Yakima Valley Skills Center
Gary Brownlee, Vocational Instructor, Granger High
Ron Fleming , Video Photography instructor, Granger High

Crewport Camp Newsletter:

YVCC student Daniel Moen located the Crewport Camp newsletter “The Leader” on microfilm at the University of California-Berkeley library. Crewport History Project Assistant Tomás Escobar painstakingly reproduced half-page photocopy images from microfilm and scanned them to convert them to digital format. Carlos Méndez, La Salle High School student, donated his expertise to skillfully “stitch” the half-pages to create whole-page image facsimile files. Christian Coomer, West Valley High School student, pasted the images into the Crewport History Project web pages.

Narrators:

This research would not have been possible without the enthusiastic participation of the narrators and Crewport residents who shared their stories and photographs.