[OR_Archaeology] INDEPENDENCE MUSEUM TO HOST CHAUTAUQUA SPEAKER

[Susan White]

INDEPENDENCE MUSEUM TO HOST CHAUTAUQUA SPEAKER
 
Erlinda Gonzales-Berry*s Chautauqua program "Sojourners, Settlers, and New Immigrants: Mexicanos in Oregon" will be presented at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Heritage Museum, 112 S. 3rd St., Independence. 
 
Gonzales-Berry will explore the 75-year history of migration and settlement of Mexicans in Oregon, high-lighting their sustained practices of community building, struggles for integration, and
contributions to the cultural and economic landscape of the state.  Gonzales-Berry draws on her own extensive fieldwork, newspaper articles, archival photographs, and agency reports to provide a rich portrait of a vibrant community. She calls attention to the relation between globalization and current patterns of worldwide migration.
 
The Chautauqua program is supported by the Oregon Council for the Humanities.
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