Author Archives: Natalia Fernandez

Milagro Addition to Complete the Collection!

Milagro’s Grants and Financial Records The Milagro collection is now complete! This week the OMA received Milagro’s financial and grants documentation, 1986-2005/2007, a total of 6 boxes. These materials give a fantastic insight into the inner workings of the administrative side of running a … Continue reading

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OSU History of Students of Color Activism Tour!

CONNECT Week 2014 Tour at the CCCC As part of CONNECT Week 2014, Professors Janet Nishihara and Kim McAloney led a group of about 15 students on the tour that their Fall 2013 U-Engage created and compiled into the campus … Continue reading

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“Uprooted” Exhibit at the Four Rivers Cultural Center

Four Rivers Cultural Center, Ontario, Oregon The debut of the traveling exhibit “Uprooted: Japanese American Farm Labor Camps During World War II” is this week at the Four Rivers Cultural Center in Ontario, Or! the exhibit, curated by Morgen Young, showcases a history of the … Continue reading

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OSU Cultural Resource Centers’ Libraries

OSU CRCs Libraries Online Catalog The OSU Cultural Resource Centers (CRCs) each have fantastic individual libraries with books available for check-out to the OSU community. In order to make these libraries more accessible to potential users, the OMA worked with the CRCs … Continue reading

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The OMA at SAA 2014

This year at the Society of American Archivists (SAA) conference there were several great sessions pertaining to documenting and sharing the stories of multicultural communities, and the OMA presented twice regarding its own projects. Below are a few highlights from … Continue reading

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Multicultural Portland Tour

This past week the OMA participated in another tour regarding Portland’s multicultural history and took lots of pictures to share with you! This tour was hosted by the organization Know Your City which has various forms of programming including tours, … Continue reading

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HST 399 and the Urban League of Portland Collection

This past Spring term, the students of the history course HST 399: The Civil Rights Movement in Modern America, taught by Professor Marisa Chappell, were tasked with a research assignment to use the Urban League of Portland archival collection to … Continue reading

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Portland Housing History Tour

“Housing is about access to opportunity” — opportunities such as healthy living, high level schools, parks, etc. This weekend the OMA participated in a tour of Portland pertaining to the city’s history of housing displacement, segregation, and discrimination. The 3 hour … Continue reading

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Milagro Celebrates its 30th Anniversary!

Milagro celebrated its 30 year anniversary this year and the OMA was there to celebrate! The birthday event featured a great slide show of performance photos, the OMA Milagro exhibit panels, and speeches by artistic director Olga Sanchez who shared information about the upcoming 31st season, board member John … Continue reading

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The Milagro collection is now available for research!

Milagro Collection Finding Aid The OMA is very excited to share that the finding aid to the Milagro collection is now online! The Milagro (Miracle Theatre Group) Records consist of the theatre’s administrative records, production files, and community outreach work. … Continue reading

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