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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GARY TOM
RESTRICTIONS, LITERARY RIGHTS, QUOTATIONS
PREFACE
INTERVIEW HISTORY
INTERVIEWS, February 29 and March 15, 1996
[Tape 1, Side A]
Background — The 1970's — Vietnam Veterans Educational Incentive Program —
U..S. Office of Civil Rights — Coro Foundation — San Francisco CETA Office —
Early days as college administrator — Vietnam War — Proposition 13 — The 1980's
— Scope of adult basic education — Federal adult education grants — Competency
based adult education —Vocational ESL — Chinese immigration — Refugees —
Employment training programs — Welfare reform — Impact of federal funding — The
1990's — College district reorganization — San Francisco Unified's After Six
Program
[Tape 1, Side B]
Impact of college district reorganization on adult education — Impact on
personnel — State focus — Impact of immigration — Community based organizations
— ESL citizenship program — Differences in programs from 1970's to 1990's —
Future needs — Open enrollment — District contributions to state leadership
[Tape 2, Side A]
Chancellor's Office and California Department of Education — Key forces of
adult education — Rewarding aspects of work — Difficult role of state
personnel
INDEX
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION