Author Archives: Natalia Fernandez

OSQA at the 2016 Pride Center Connect Event

It’s the beginning of a new academic year and the beginning of OSQA’s 3rd year! We were thrilled to be invited by the OSU Pride Center to participate as part of its PC Connect event. OSQA shared a table with … Continue reading

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The OMA in NAME’s Multicultural Perspectives

The OMA has been published in Multicultural Perspectives, the official journal of the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)! The article is about the OMA’s collaborations with two OSU courses: TCE 408H “Sundown Towns in Oregon” 2012-2013 and ALS 199 … Continue reading

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The OMA at the NDLC Pre-Conference

On August 10, 2016, the OMA attended the National Diversity in Libraries Conference Pre-Conference Forum on Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility at the Charles E Young Research Library on the UCLA campus. “Under the theme of “Bridges to Inclusion,” NDLC ’16 endeavors … Continue reading

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Nuestras Voces y Herencia ~ Yamhill County’s Latino/a community

Nuestras Voces y Herencia is a grant funded project dedicated to gathering and preserving the life stories of Yamhill County’s Latino/a community. The Yamhill County Cultural Coalition and the Yamhill County Historical Society & Museum are partnering with the OMA … Continue reading

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“LGBTQ+ Activism in Oregon: Then and Now” ~ an OSU Queer Archives Exhibit

Join the OSU Queer Archives in highlighting a newly acquired collection, the After 8 Records! After 8 was an organization that championed for LGBTQ+ rights in Benton County during the 1990s. The OSU Libraries and Press PROMISE Intern 2016, Cece Lantz, curated a small exhibit that features … Continue reading

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The OMA at RBMS 2016

This summer the OMA presented at the annual conference for the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). The OMA presented as part of … Continue reading

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La comunidad latina en Canby, Oregón / The Latino/a community in Canby, Oregon

OH 32 Latinos en Oregón sus voces, sus historias, su herencia / their voices, their stories, and their heritage Preservando y compartiendo las historias de la comunidad latina en Oregón / Preserving and sharing the stories of Oregon’s latino/a community … Continue reading

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OSQA and History Course Collaboration: An OSQA Oral History Project

This spring term, the OSU Queer Archives (OSQA) collaborated with the history class HST 368 Lesbian and Gay Movements in Modern America with Professor Mina Carson. Carson, along with OSQA co-founders Natalia Fernández, Curator and Archivist of the Oregon Multicultural … Continue reading

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Celebrating FIRST! Students Sharing their Stories

On May 17, 2016 six OSU students shared their stories of being FIRST. At OSU, this past fall term, 27% of students self-identified as being “first”, which most commonly means a first generation college attendee. While being “first” can have … Continue reading

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Oregon Black Pioneers “Back Roads to Black History” Bus Tour

On May 14, 2016, the Oregon Black Pioneers hosted its second annual bus tour and the OMA was incredibly excited to attend! The OBP is an all volunteer nonprofit organization based in Salem, Oregon. It has an almost 25 year … Continue reading

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