The Oregon Historical Society is hosting the Colegio César Chávez: The Legacy Lives On / El legado sigue vivo exhibit!
- Dates: January 10 – April 27, 2025
- Location: Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave, Portland, Oregon 97205
- Audience(s): Free for Members, Family-Friendly, Researchers, Teachers
- Description: Located in Mt. Angel, Oregon, and in operation from 1973 to 1983, Colegio César Chávez was the first independent, four-year accredited Chicano/a college in the United States. Rooted in the Chicano/a notion of “familia,” the college offered a unique and innovative educational philosophy that incorporated a holistic, integrated, community-based approach for students whose needs were not being met by traditional educational institutions. This bilingual exhibition highlights Colegio César Chávez’s significance and legacy by exploring the national and local context for its establishment, its educational philosophy and structure, as well as and the challenges it faced and how it overcame them.
- Credits and Online Access: Colegio César Chávez: The Legacy Lives On / El legado sigue vivo was curated by Natalia Fernández, Associate Professor and Curator of the Oregon Multicultural Archives and OSU Queer Archives within the Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center. Digital copies of the exhibition panels are available via Oregon State University’s digital asset management system Oregon Digital.
- More Information: Oregon Historical Society Colegio César Chávez: The Legacy Lives On / El legado sigue vivo exhibit website (note: this link will not be active once the exhibit closes)
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