Cesar E. Chavez Blvd.: Uncovering Anti-Immigrant History in Oregon

Authors

Cynthia Carmina Gomez, Portland State UniversityFollow

Sponsor

Portland Art Museum

Published In

Memory and Public Space: An Educator UnConference

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

2021

Subjects

Cesar Chavez (1927-1993), Latin Americans -- Oregon -- Social conditions, Advocacy, Community organization, Racism against Hispanic Americans

Abstract

Cesar E. Chavez Blvd.: Uncovering Anti-Immigrant History in Oregon: Cynthia Gómez discusses the 2007 campaign to rename a Portland, Oregon street after the Mexican American civil rights leader and the fierce opposition it encountered. Gómez's 22-minute presentation, based on her Oregon Humanities article Process and Privilege, followed by a 35-minute conversation with a co-chair of the renaming committee, Oregon's Consul of Guatemala Marta Güembes. Gómez is a member of the Portland Art Museum Teacher Advisory Council. This video is part of the 2021 Memory and Public Space Educator Unconference.

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/36448

Citation Details

Gomez, Cynthia Carmina, "Cesar E. Chavez Blvd.: Uncovering Anti-Immigrant History in Oregon" (2021). University Studies Faculty Publications and Presentations. 103.
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/36448