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Celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month ~ It’s the OSU APCC’s 25th Anniversary!

Posted on May 2, 2015 by fernandn

APCC Display Join the OMA and the OSU Asian Pacific Cultural Center (APCC) in celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2015. This year, it’s the APCC’s 25th anniversary and its 21st year of celebrating heritage month. Plus, the center also celebrated its grand opening … Continue reading →

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REFORMA Oregon at OLA

Posted on April 25, 2015 by fernandn

REFORMA OR Chapter – OLA Booth The OMA was at OLA for the first time, but not as an attendee, as an exhibit booth staffer for the recently established REFORMA Oregon chapter…and it was a lot of fun! As you … Continue reading →

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Milagro Workshop and Performance at OSU

Posted on April 18, 2015 by fernandn

The OMA was incredibly excited to collaborate with OSU’s Centro Cultural César Chávez for its Tribute Month celebrations to host Teatro Milagro for a workshop and performance! The pre-performance workshop asked attendees to think about the connections between  art and social justice – … Continue reading →

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The OMA at REFORMA 2015

Posted on April 4, 2015 by fernandn

The OMA’s REFORMA Presentation Established in the early 1970s, REFORMA is a national organization with the mission to “promote library and information services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking.” In its 45 year history, it has only hosted 5 conferences, so the OMA … Continue reading →

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Minorities in the Barometer, the 1980s

Posted on March 14, 2015 by fernandn

Back in 2012 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, completed the 1960s in April of 2013, and now the … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Women’s Herstory Month ~ The OSU Women’s Center

Posted on March 8, 2015 by fernandn

Women’s Center Display Join the OMA and the OSU Women’s Center in celebrating Women’s Herstory Month and International Women’s Day 2015! This year, the Women’s center has great programming planned and student staff members, Kali Mickelson and Nicthe Verdugo, curated a display for the library showcasing the mission and services the center … Continue reading →

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Oregon’s Black History ~ Authors Forum

Posted on February 28, 2015 by fernandn

As part of Black History Month the Oregon Black Pioneers hosted a authors forum featuring five scholars who have written books about the histories of African Americans in Oregon. The authors shared information about their research, answered audience questions, and made their books … Continue reading →

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Obo Addy Legacy Project Panel Discussion and Concert

Posted on February 21, 2015 by fernandn

This week the OMA collaborated with OSU’s Lonnie B Harris Black Cultural Center to host the Obo Addy Legacy Project for a panel discussion and concert. Needless to say, both events were informative and incredibly fun! International Panel Discussion The panel discussion on the … Continue reading →

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The OMA at Online Northwest 2015

Posted on February 14, 2015 by fernandn

For the first time, the OMA presented at Online Northwest and the presentation is now online! Online Northwest is a one day conference focusing on the use of technology within libraries and so, the OMA gave a presentation titled “Using … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Black History Month 2015

Posted on February 7, 2015 by fernandn

Join the OMA and the Lonnie B Harris Black Cultural Center (BCC) in celebrating Black History Month (BHM) 2015! This year, the BCC has over a dozen events planned and student staff members, Osenat Quadri and Kala Hill, curated a display for the library showcasing various items. Come see the … Continue reading →

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