Miguel Márquez : Estánfor: Our Voices
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- In this oral history, Miguel Márquez (BA Public Policy, 1989) discusses his family history and the impact his upbringing had on his future aspirations. He recounts the family-like atmosphere of living in Casa Zapata, the mentorship of Professor Al Camarillo, and taking part in student activist groups, such as MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán) and ASSU (Associated Students of Stanford University). As one of four student body co-presidents, Márquez describes agitating for more diversity in the university’s faculty and curriculum, including a student takeover of the president’s office in 1989 in response to the report issued by the University Committee on Minority Issues (UCMI). He offers a critique of Stanford University both then and now, including a reflection on the obstacles he faced when pitching ideas to Stanford’s board of trustees. After graduating from Stanford, Miguel Márquez obtained a master’s in public policy from Harvard and a JD from UC Berkeley’s Hastings College of Law. He worked in private law firms and as a management consultant, but ultimately his passion for public policy led him to a career in public service. Since 2016 he has worked as Santa Clara County’s chief operating officer. He previously served as the county’s first Latino county counsel and a four-year term as an associate justice on the Sixth District California Court of Appeal. Márquez also has worked with a variety of community organizations including as a board member for La Raza Centro Legal.
Description
Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical, text, still image |
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Extent | 1 audio file; 1 text file; 1 photograph |
Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Date created | April 17, 2019 |
Language | English |
Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
Interviewee | Márquez, Miguel | |
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Creator | Márquez, Miguel | |
Interviewer | Frothingham, Emma | |
Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
Subject | Stanford Alumni Association |
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Subject | Stanford University. Students > 1980s |
Subject | Stanford Latino Alumni Association |
Subject | Hispanic American college graduates |
Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
Transcript |
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Finding Aid | |
Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/kw821xh7058 |
Location | SC1476 |
Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
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