1. L ATINOS EN O REGÓN : SUS VOCES, SUS HISTORIAS, SU HERENCIA A L ATINO / A COMMUNITY ORAL HISTORY PROJECT G ATHERING, P RESERVING, AND S HARING THE S TORIES OF O REGON ’ S L ATINO / A C OMMUNITIES Madras, Oregon, community members & Juntos participants, April 2015 RBMS 2016 Conference Short Papers Panel: Diversity and Cultural Communities Natalia Fernández, Curator and Archivist Oregon Multicultural Archives Oregon State University Oregon State University OSU

2. T HE O REGON M ULTICULTURAL A RCHIVES The OMA’s mission is to assist in preserving the histories and sharing the stories that document Oregon's African American, Asian American, Latino/a, and Native American communities OSU

3. http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/oma OSU

4. OMA Collections Pertaining to Latino/a People and Culture in Oregon Milagro (Miracle Theatre Group) Records, 1966-2014 Colegio César Chávez Collection, 1965–2005 Braceros in Oregon Photograph Collection, circa 1940s Erlinda Gonzales- Berry Papers, 1969-2010 OSU

5. Latinos en Oregón Project Partners and Community Liaisons OSU

6. Latinos en Oregón Project Models OSU

7. Latinos en Oregón The Oral History Interviews Las Preguntas (The Questions)  La familia / los antepasados  La inmigración a los Estados Unidos  La vida en Oregón  Temas y tradiciones  Conclusión ~ planes para el futuro OSU

8. http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/oma/latinos.html Interviewee Bios and Summaries Available Online via the Project Website Latinos en Oregón Project Website OSU

9. Latinos en Oregón Lessons Learned OSU  Working with community liaisons and volunteers  Accepting and addressing project subjectivity  Understanding a lack of community connection and/or timing with communities  Securing administrative and institutional support

10. Next Steps for Latinos en Oregón Expand the Project to More Communities  Collaborate with Juntos communities across the state; connect with pre-existing networks  Develop training opportunities for community members to more actively participate in the project  Collaborate with OSU programs, professors, and students as well as community organizations Showcase and Celebrate the Stories Shared  Encourage research & curate an exhibit  Create art, literature, performance, etc.  Engage the Latino/a community with its history OSU

11. To learn more about the project, contact: Natalia Fernández, Oregon Multicultural Archives 541-737-3653, natalia.fernandez@oregonstate.edunatalia.fernandez@oregonstate.edu OSU Contact Information