Larry Estrada - Later Work

Later Work

As former chair of the Washington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs, Estrada was given the Benito Juarez award by the Whatcom Hispanic Organization for his work and leadership within the local and statewide Hispanic Communities. He also was the recipient of the Whatcom County Human Rights Task Force "Human Rights Leadership Award." In recognition of his professional work he was recently awarded the Charles C. Irby Distinguished Leadership and Service Award by the National Association for Ethnic Studies for his role in advancing the study of Ethnic and Interdisciplinary Studies. Western Washington University honored him with the WWU Presidential Diversity Achievement Award for his continued work in "enhancing diversity and multicultural understanding on the WWU campus and throughout the State of Washington."

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