Successful Partnerships: The Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Digging Deeper: Pushing Ourselves to Engage the Public in Our Shared Heritage through Outreach and Education" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

The Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project (OCDP) is a multi-agency partnership engaged in studying and sharing the history of Oregon’s immigrant Chinese communities. Partners include the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology, the Malheur National Forest, and the Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site. The OCDP is currently investigating sites associated with Chinese gold miners in the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon. Archaeological testing and research includes metal detector assisted survey, which has led to successful subsurface discoveries. Partners, such as university students and Forest Service: Passport in Time volunteers, have assisted with testing and fieldwork and have increased the value of our research. Additionally, these partnerships and collaborations have heightened public interest in and the visibility of historically underrepresented communities.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Digging Deeper: Pushing Ourselves to Engage the Public in Our Shared Heritage through Outreach and Education   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 37321.0