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Braceros Photos in a New Salem Art Exhibit

Six photos from the Braceros in Photograph Collection are featured as part of a new art exhibition in Salem!  The exhibit is Creating Abundance and ”features work by Phil Decker, Judy Phipps, Deanna White, Joel Zak, Roberto Oran, Steve Scardina, Andrzej Maciejewski … Continue reading

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Where are Those Materials? Creating a Digital Collection

A reflection of my current project: The creation of an online exhibit for the Bobbie Nunn and Robert Ford Collection I can’t say I remember a time when there was no internet. I was born right around the time that the … Continue reading

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The OMA at NWA 2013

The OMA was busy at this year’s AABC/NWA conference! Earlier this month the Archives Association of British Columbia (AABC) and the Northwest Archivists (NWA) held a joint conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the OMA participated in three sessions: Session … Continue reading

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“The Fall of ’41: Students of Japanese Descent at Oregon State College”

In celebration of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Oregon Multicultural Archives presents the display “The Fall of ’41: Students of Japanese Descent at Oregon State College”. Beginning with an overview of the Japanese immigration to Oregon, the display largely chronicles the campus reaction, … Continue reading

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Minorities in the Barometer, the 1960s

Last year the OMA began a project to search through The Daily Barometer (day-by-day) to find as many minority issues/multicultural related articles as possible, scan them, and make them available online. We started with the 1970s and just completed the 1960s! Minorities in the Barometer … Continue reading

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Oral History Interview Regarding Colegio César Chávez

Several years ago Andrew Parodi and Karen Olivo shared a part of their lives with the OMA through their donation of a collection of materials pertaining to the Colegio César Chávez. As the first and only independent Chicano-oriented and managed four-year college … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Theatre Archives Organization

After spending some quality time with the Miracle Theatre Group’s archives, I have already developed some ideas on how to arrange this substantial collection.  After thirty years of accumulation, the miracle of the Miracle Theatre archives is their completeness and organization. Theatre … Continue reading

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American Theatre Archive Project Presentation at Miracle Theatre

On Thursday, February 28th, the OMA’s Miracle Theatre Project participated in a meeting of local Portland, Oregon arts groups featuring the American Theatre Archive Project (ATAP).  Helice Koffler, Rachel Kinsman Steck, and Jeff Katz of the Northwest Region of ATAP … Continue reading

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New Collection: RG 248 Centro Cultural César Chávez

The collection RG 248 Centro Cultural César Chávez (4Cs) is now available! The 4Cs was established at OSU in the 1970s to provide a location and facility for various academic, cultual, recreational, and social events related to Chicano/Latino/Hispanic culture. The 4Cs is managed … Continue reading

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Borderless Stories Exhibit

The traveling exhibit Borderless Stories is now at the OSU Valley Library! Borderless Stories shares the lives of immigrants in Rural Oregon. The exhibit is coordinated by the Rural Organizing Project (ROP) with the Immigrant Family Advocates (IFA) in Deschutes County. “Borderless … Continue reading

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