Race, Ethnicity, and Nationality
“…issues of race and the status and circumstances of Black life in Oregon are central to understanding the history of the state, and perhaps its future as well.”—Dr. Darrell Milner
Entries for Biography
- Obo Addy (1936-2012)
- Leo Adler (1895-1993)
- John Jacob Astor (1763-1848)
- Victor Atiyeh (1923-2014 )
- Jacob Avshalomov (1919-2013)
- John Bain (1957-)
- Edward Baker (1811-1861)
- Shinzaburo Ban (1854-1926)
- John Beeson (1803-1889)
- Pietro Belluschi (1899-1994)
- Adalbert G. Bettman (1883 - 1964)
- Francois Blanchet (1795-1883)
- Mel Blanc (1908-1989)
- Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
- Kathryn Hall Bogle (1906 - 2003)
- Richard “Dick” Bogle (1930–2010)
- Mel Brown (1944-)
- Sherman Burgoyne (1901-1964)
- George Washington Bush (c. 1790-1863)
- Beatrice Morrow Cannady (1889 - 1974)
- Eva Castellanoz (1939- )
- Susan Castillo (1951-)
- Rudy Chapa (1957-)
- Jean Baptiste Charbonneau (1805-1866)
- Toussaint Charbonneau (1767- c. 1839-1843)
- Clive Charles (1951-2003)
- Modeste Demers (1809-1871)
- James DePreist (1936-2013)
- David Douglas (1799-1834)
- James Douglas (1803-1877) in Oregon
- Clyde Drexler (1962-)
- Gus Envela Jr. (1968-)
- Elizabeth Furse (1936–)
- Vi Gale (1917 -2007)
- Victor Gardener (Vittore E. Giardinieri) (1909-2006)
- Rabbi Yonah Geller (1920-2007)
- Joseph Gervais (1777-1861)
- Caroline Gleason (1886-1962)
- Neil Goldschmidt (1940-)
- Avel Gordly (1947-)
- Darrell Grant (1962-)
- Frank Hachiya (1920-1945)
- Willie Mae Young Hart (1915-2017)
- Ernest Haycox (1899-1950)
- Charles Edward Heaney (1897-1981)
- William A. Hilliard (1927-2017)
- Jim Hill (1947-)
- Samuel Magnus Hill (1851-1921)
- Kwan Hsu (1913-1995)
- Hjalmar Hvam (1902-1996)
- Lawson Fusao Inada (1938-)
- Ing Hay ("Doc Hay") (1862-1952)
- Shizue Iwatsuki (1897-1984)
- Manuel Izquierdo (1925 - 2009)
- Melville Jacobs (1902-1971)
- Nathalie McDowell Johnson (1959-)
- William Johnson (1784-1848)
- George Katagiri (1926-2009)
- Wilhelm Keil (1812-1877)
- Lena Kenin (1897-1968)
- Eric A. Kimmel (1946–)
- Betty LaDuke (1933-)
- Olof Larsell (1886-1964)
- Hazel Ying Lee (1912-1944)
- Mary Gysin Leonard (1845?-1912)
- Frederic Littman (1907-1979)
- Fredrik Wilhelm Lönegren (1860-1937)
- Etienne Lucier (1793-1853)
- Lung On (1863-1940)
- Ranald MacDonald (1824-1894)
- Kenneth A. J. Mackenzie (1859-1920)
- Bernard Malamud (1914–1986)
- Charles Martin (1863-1946)
- Marianne Mayfield (Hill) (1936-2004)
- William McClendon (1915-1996)
- Barbara McLarty (1919-)
- Joseph L. Meek (1810-1875)
- Julius L. Meier (1874-1937)
- Thara John Memory (1948-2017)
- William Bernard Milbury (1872-1916)
- Fred Milton (1948-2011)
- Hilda Morris (1911-1991)
- William Sumio Naito (1925-1996)
- Richard Neuberger (1912-1960)
- Peter Skene Ogden (1790-1854)
- Karl Onthank (1890-1967)
- Henk Pander (1937-)
- Jim Pepper (1941-1992)
- Henry Lewis Pittock (1836-1919)
- Alexander Phimister Proctor (1860-1950)
- Clarence Pruitt (1927-2009)
- Harriet "Hattie" Redmond (1862-1952)
- Alexander Ross (1782-1856)
- Samuel Rothchild (1843-1930)
- Nancy Wyly Ryles (1937-1990)
- Alberto Salazar (1958 - )
- Nelson Sandgren (1917-2006)
- James D. Saules (1806?-1850s)
- Allen Say (1937-)
- Mildred Schwab (1917-1999)
- Janice Scroggins (1955-2014)
- Ben Selling (1852-1931)
- Boris Sirpo (1893–1967)
- Ernst Skarstedt (1857-1929)
- Gus J. Solomon (1906–1987)
- Louis Southworth (1829–1917)
- Esperanza Spalding (1984-)
- Thelma Johnson Streat (1912-1959)
- Kinzo Suzuki (1840?-1882?)
- Tomas Svoboda (1939-)
- Monroe Sweetland (1910-2006)
- Augustus M. Tanaka (1923-2015)
- Benjamin Tanaka (1887-1975)
- Henry Thiele (1882-1952)
- David Thompson (1770-1857)
- Nohad Toulan (1931–2013)
- DeNorval Unthank (1899-1977)
- George Vancouver (1757-1798)
- James W. Virtue (1837-1903)
- Edward Wah (1931?-2008)
- Lizzie Weeks (1879-1976)
- E. Henry Wemme (1861-1914)
- Oswald D. West (1873-1960)
- Cleve Williams (1930-2007)
- Moses Williams (1845-1899)
- Arthur Lee (Artie) Wilson (1920-2010)
- Jonah B. Wise (1881-1959)
- Stephen S. Wise (1874-1949)
- Minoru Yasui (1916-1986)
- York (ca. 1770-?)
- Anthony Yturri (1914-1999)
- Jan Zach (1914-1986)
Entries for Biota
- Blueberries and Huckleberries
- Camas
- Douglas-fir
- Gillnet fishing
- Lodgepole pine
- Myrtlewood
- Oregon white oak
- Pacific yew
- Ponderosa pine
- Western hemlock
- Western larch
- Western red cedar
Entries for Event
- Beeswax shipwreck
- Black Exclusion Laws in Oregon
- CharrerĂa
- Chinese Massacre at Deep Creek
- Day of Remembrance
- Expulsion of Chinese from Oregon City, 1886
- 14th Amendment
- 15th Amendment
- Fur Trade in Oregon Country (essay)
- Holmes v. Ford
- Indian Redwood Marathon (Redwood Empire Run)
- Japanese American Wartime Incarceration in Oregon
- Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
- Lewis and Clark Expedition (essay)
- Matal v. Tam (2017)
- Mt. Angel Oktoberfest
- National Reclamation Act (1902)
- Oregon Plan
- Oregon Soldiers in the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars, 1898-1899
- Pendleton Round-Up
- Pierce vs. Society of Sisters (1925)
- Toledo Incident of 1925
- United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
- Woman Suffrage in Oregon (essay)
Entries for Group
- Am Olam
- Basques
- Black Cowboys in Oregon
- Black Panthers in Portland
- Blacks in Oregon (essay)
- Buckaroos
- Buffalo Soldiers at Vancouver Barracks
- Cappella Romana
- Chinese Americans in Oregon (essay)
- Chinese mining in Oregon (essay)
- East Indians of Oregon and the Ghadar Party
- Greek Community in Oregon
- Hawaiians in the Oregon Country
- Hmong Immigration
- Iranians in Oregon (essay)
- Japanese Americans in Oregon (essay)
- Jews in Oregon (essay)
- Ku Klux Klan
- Latinos in Oregon (essay)
- Native American Agricultural Labor
- Oregon Literature (1814-1920) (essay)
- Oregon Literature (1920-Present) (essay)
- Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN)
- Populism in Oregon (essay)
- Portland Taiko
- Triple Nickles -- 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion
- Tualatin peoples
- Volga Germans in Oregon
- Voyageurs
Entries for Institution
- Albers Brothers Milling Company
- Alpenrose Dairy
- Arlington Club
- Basque boardinghouses in Oregon
- Billy Webb Elks Lodge
- Bracero Program
- Centro Cultural de Washington County
- Cherry Grove streetcar and railroad
- City Club of Portland
- Colegio César Chávez
- Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
- Congregation Ahavath Achim
- Congregation Beth Israel
- Congregation Neveh Shalom
- Congregation Shaarie Torah
- Coos History Museum
- Epworth United Methodist Church (Portland)
- First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
- Four Rivers Cultural Center and Museum
- High Desert Museum
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Ikebana International, Portland Chapter
- Japanese Ancestral Society
- Kaiser Shipyards
- Kam Wah Chung and Co.
- Thomas Lister Kay (1838-1900)
- Milagro Theater
- Mittleman Jewish Community Center
- North West Company
- Oregon Black Pioneers (organization)
- Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center
- Oregon Nurses Association
- Oregon Posten
- Oshu Nippo
- Provisional Government
- Salem's Colored School and Little Central
- Seufert Brothers Cannery
- Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
- St. Paul Roman Catholic Church
- St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church (Kośeiół Sw. Stanisława)
- Tokyo International University of America
- Union Fishermen's Cooperative Packing Company
- Valley Migrant League
- Vanport Extension Center
- Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
- Washington County Museum
- Willamette Cattle Company
Entries for Miscellany
- Fernando (Basque trickster figure)
- Non-Unanimous Jury Law in Oregon
- Petitions to Congress, 1838-1845
- Rock Art
- Seine Fishing
Entries for Place
- Ah Hee Diggings (Chinese Walls)
- Alameda neighborhood
- Albany
- Albina area (Portland)
- Alsea (Alcea)
- Ashland
- Baker City
- Baker City Chinatown
- Breitenbush Hot Springs
- Bridge of the Gods
- Brookings
- Camp Polk and Camp Polk Meadow Preserve
- Capitol Theater (Salem)
- Cascadia Cave
- Catlow Valley
- Champoeg
- Lan Su Chinese Garden
- Columbia River (essay)
- The Dude Ranch
- Eldorado Ditch
- Eugene
- Forest Grove
- Fort George (Fort Astoria)
- Fort Rock Cave
- Fort Umpqua (HBC fort, 1836-1853)
- Fort Vancouver (essay)
- French Prairie
- Golden West Hotel
- Hood River (city)
- Irvington neighborhood, Portland
- Japanese American Historical Plaza (Portland)
- Japantown, Portland (Nihonmachi)
- Jordan Valley
- Klamath River
- Ladd's Addition
- La Grande
- Lake Oswego
- Lower Klamath Lake
- Maxville
- Community of McKenzie Bridge
- Milton-Freewater
- City of Mt. Angel
- Mount Hood (essay)
- Mount Mazama
- Ontario
- Oregon Trail
- Owyhee Canyonlands
- Owyhee River
- Pelota Fronton
- Pendleton
- City of Port Orford
- Silver Falls State Park
- Sparta ditch
- St. Paul
- St. Paul Cemetery
- The Dalles
- The Dalles Dam
- Tigard
- Tillamook
- Tillamook Bay
- Two Dragon mining camp
- Umpqua River
- Union Peak and Union Creek
- Vanport
- Winship Settlement