Events

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Chinese laundry house in Salem, around 1890. Owner Sung Lung stands outside the building. OHS Research Library, 55042.

Class/Workshop, Education Event, Professional Development     

Teaching Chinese Diaspora and Heritage in Oregon


Museum of Natural and Cultural History
1680 East 15th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97403

  • Free
  • Teachers
Members visit on the Jin and Julieann Park Plaza at the 2023 Summertime Member Celebration. Photo by Andie Petkus Photography.

Special Event     

Summer Member Celebration


Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • RSVP Required
  • Members Only
Rendering of Portland International Airport.

Lecture, Partner Event     

Frasca Event: Catalyzing PDX


Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
Portrait of a Chinese woman with fan. Peter Britt Photograph Collection, Southern Oregon University Hannon Library Special Collections.

Lecture, Partner Event     

Uncovering and Mainstreaming Chinese American History in Oregon


Obelisk Brewery
598 Bond Street
Astoria, Oregon 97103

  • Free
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
  • Family-friendly
Composite of historical photos of women lawyers in Oregon.

Lecture     Series: History Pub

Women Lawyers in Oregon: 140 Years of Success, Synergy, and Surprises


McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 N.E. 33rd Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97211

  • Family-friendly
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
Chinese in Oregon salmon cannery, likely Astoria. OHS Research Library, Burlington Northern / SP&S Collection, CN 018780.

Lecture, Partner Event     

Digging into Oregon History with the Chinese Diaspora Project


Yachats Commons
441 Hwy 101 N
Yachats, Oregon 97498

  • Free
  • Researchers
  • Teachers
  • Family-friendly
Mural of historical photos of Oregonians featured in Experience Oregon.

Education Event, Professional Development, Partner Event, Workshop     

Ethnic Studies Summer Institute


Oregon Historical Society
1200 SW Park Ave
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • RSVP Required
  • Teachers
Doris Kearns Goodwin. Photo by Annie Leibovitz.

Lecture, Attend In Person or Online     Series: Hatfield Lecture Series

Doris Kearns Goodwin


Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
1037 SW Broadway Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • RSVP Required
  • Teachers
  • Researchers
  • Family-friendly
Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians hearings, July 1981. Courtesy of the Paul Bannai Collection, Densho.

Symposium     

“All of Us”: A Symposium on Immigration and Civil Rights


First Congregational Church
1126 SW Park Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97205

  • Free
  • RSVP Required
  • Teachers
  • Researchers