Abstract

At this public history roundtable, a group of scholars and holders of community history gathered for a discussion on public history projects related to Oregon migration. Gwen Trice, the daughter of an African American logger in Maxville, Oregon, described how the Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center educates visitors on Oregon's early timber industry and the effects of discrimination. Gabriela Martínez, a journalism professor at the University of Oregon, presented a collaborative project to produce a special traveling exhibit on Latino history in Lane County, Oregon. Urban designer and architect Suenn Ho described her work as designer of Astoria's award-winning Garden of Surging Waves, a community space that invites visitors to consider the experience of Chinese Americans.

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