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)
- Seid Back (1851–1916)
- John Bain (1957-)
- Edward Baker (1811-1861)
- Shinzaburo Ban (1854-1926)
- James William Beatty (1830–1914)
- Mary Laurinda Jane Smith Beatty (1834–1899)
- John Beeson (1803-1889)
- Mark A. Bell (1825–1897)
- Pietro Belluschi (1899-1994)
- "Sweet Baby" James Benton (1930-2016)
- Edwin C. (Bill) Berry (1910–1987)
- 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)
- Gertrude Lamfrom Boyle (1924–2019)
- John A. Brown (1830?–1903)
- Mel Brown (1944-)
- William Brown (1828?–1889)
- Sherman Burgoyne (1901-1964)
- Hugh Daniel Burns (1807–1870)
- George Washington Bush (c. 1790-1863)
- Beatrice Morrow Cannady (1889–1974)
- Mary H. Carr (1823?–1911)
- Margaret Louise Carter (1935–)
- Eva Castellanoz (1939- )
- Susan Castillo (1951-)
- Rudy Chapa (1957-)
- Jean Baptiste Charbonneau (1805-1866)
- Toussaint Charbonneau (1767- c. 1839-1843)
- Clive Charles (1951-2003)
- Reuben Crawford (1828–1918)
- Evelyn Crowell (1936–2017)
- Bernard Daly (1858–1920)
- Mercedes Deiz (1917–2005)
- Modeste Demers (1809-1871)
- James DePreist (1936-2013)
- Obed Dickinson (1818–1892)
- David Douglas (1799-1834)
- James Douglas (1803-1877) in Oregon
- Daniel Drew (1843–1923)
- Clyde Drexler (1962–)
- Gus Envela Jr. (1968-)
- George Edward Foreman (1949–) in Oregon
- Abner Hunt "A. H." Francis (c. 1812–1872) and Isaac "I. B." Francis (1798-1856)
- Otto John Frohnmayer (1905–2000)
- Elizabeth Furse (1936–2021)
- 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 (1940-2024)
- Avel Gordly (1947-)
- Darrell Grant (1962–)
- Frank Hachiya (1920-1945)
- Dorothy Hadley (1942–) and Hurtis Hadley (1942–)
- Ancer L. Haggerty (1944–)
- Willie Mae Young Hart (1915-2017)
- Ernest Haycox (1899-1950)
- Charles Edward Heaney (1897-1981)
- Ronald D. Herndon (1945–)
- Henry Hamilton Hicklin (1825–1873)
- 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)
- Ben Johnson (1834–1901)
- Nathalie McDowell Johnson (1959-)
- William Johnson (1784-1848)
- George Katagiri (1926-2009)
- Wilhelm Keil (1812-1877)
- Lena Kenin (1897-1968)
- Eric A. Kimmel (1946–)
- Hattie Bratzel Kremen (1908–1996)
- Betty LaDuke (1933-)
- Olof Larsell (1886-1964)
- Hazel Ying Lee (1912-1944)
- Dorothea Marie Lensch (1907–2000)
- Mary Gysin Leonard (1845?-1912)
- Hans Arthur Linde (1924–2020)
- 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)
- Masuzo Maruyama (1903–1941)
- John Mathews (c. 1816–1885)
- Marianne Mayfield (Hill) (1936-2004)
- William McClendon (1915-1996)
- Gladys McCoy (1928–1993)
- William “Bill” Lipscomb McCoy (1921–1996)
- Barbara McLarty (1919-)
- Joseph L. Meek (1810–1875)
- Julius L. Meier (1874-1937)
- Thara John Memory (1948-2017)
- Fred G. Meyer (1886–1978)
- Paul Richard Meyer (1925–2020)
- William Bernard Milbury (1872-1916)
- Fred Milton (1948-2011)
- Charles Alexander Moose (1953–2021)
- Hilda Morris (1911-1991)
- John Muir in Oregon
- Rose Garbow Naftalin (1898–1998)
- William Sumio Naito (1925-1996)
- Richard Neuberger (1912-1960)
- Peter Skene Ogden (1790-1854)
- Karl Onthank (1890-1967)
- Henk Pander (1937-2023)
- Reinhard G. Pauly (1920–2019)
- Jim Pepper (1941-1992)
- Henry Lewis Pittock (1836-1919)
- Terry Porter (1963–)
- Alexander Phimister Proctor (1860-1950)
- Clarence Pruitt (1927-2009)
- Harriet "Hattie" Redmond (1862-1952)
- Walter C. Reynolds (1920–2020)
- George Putnam Riley (1833–1905)
- Alexander Ross (1782-1856)
- Samuel Rothchild (1843-1930)
- Mark Rothko (1903-1970)
- Nancy Wyly Ryles (1937-1990)
- Joe Sacco (1960–)
- Alberto Salazar (1958 - )
- Nelson Sandgren (1917-2006)
- James D. Saules (1806?–1850s)
- Allen Say (1937-)
- Herbert Milton Schwab (1915–2005)
- Mildred Schwab (1917-1999)
- Janice Scroggins (1955-2014)
- Ben Selling (1852-1931)
- Mulugeta Seraw (1960–1988)
- 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 (1939-2022)
- Monroe Sweetland (1910-2006)
- Sahomi Tachibana (1924–2024)
- Daiichi Takeoka (1882–1954)
- Augustus M. Tanaka (1923-2015)
- Benjamin Tanaka (1887-1975)
- Jacob Tanzer (1935–2018)
- Henry Thiele (1882-1952)
- David Thompson (1770-1857)
- Nohad Toulan (1931–2013)
- DeNorval Unthank (1899-1977)
- George Vancouver (1757-1798)
- Leroy Vinnegar (1928 – 1999)
- James W. Virtue (1837-1903)
- Edward Wah (1931?-2008)
- Warren Morton Washington (1936–2024)
- Lizzie Weeks (1879-1976)
- E. Henry Wemme (1861-1914)
- Newton K. (Uyesugi) Wesley (1917-2011)
- Oswald D. West (1873-1960)
- Frederick Manson White (1863-1952)
- 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)
- Mae Yih (1928–)
- York (ca. 1770–?)
- Anthony Yturri (1914–1999)
- Jan Zach (1914–1986)
Entries for Biota
- Bing cherry
- Blueberries and Huckleberries
- Camas
- Douglas-fir
- Gillnet fishing
- Hiroshima Peace Trees
- Lodgepole pine
- Matsutake (mushroom)
- 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
- Charrería
- Chinese Massacre at Deep Creek
- Climate Change in Oregon
- Cockstock Incident
- Conviction of Robert Folkes
- Day of Remembrance
- Expulsion of Chinese from Oregon City, 1886
- 14th Amendment
- 15th Amendment
- Fur Trade in Oregon Country
- Holmes v. Ford
- Indian Redwood Marathon (Redwood Empire Run)
- Japanese American Wartime Incarceration in Oregon
- Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
- Lewis and Clark Expedition
- 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 v. Society of Sisters (1925)
- Toledo Incident of 1925
- United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
- Woman Suffrage in Oregon
Entries for Group
- Am Olam
- Ancient Order of Hibernians (Portland Division)
- Basques
- Black Cowboys in Oregon
- Black Panthers in Portland
- Black People in Oregon
- Buckaroos
- Buffalo Soldiers at Vancouver Barracks
- Cappella Romana
- Chinese Americans in Oregon
- Chinese mining in Oregon
- Cricket in Oregon
- East Indians of Oregon and the Ghadar Party
- Greek Community in Oregon
- Hawaiians in the Oregon Country
- Hmong Immigration
- Iranians in Oregon
- Japanese Americans in Oregon
- Jews in Oregon
- Ku Klux Klan
- Latinos in Oregon
- Native American Agricultural Labor
- Oregon Literature (1814-1920)
- Oregon Literature (1920-2010)
- Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN)
- Populism in Oregon
- Portland Taiko
- Swedish Americans in Oregon
- Triple Nickles -- 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion
- Tualatin peoples
- Volga Germans in Oregon
- Voyageurs
Entries for Institution
- The Advocate
- Albers Brothers Milling Company
- Alpenrose Dairy
- Anzen
- 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
- Lan Su Chinese Garden
- Colegio César Chávez
- Salem's Colored School and Little Central
- 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
- Five Oaks Museum (Washington County Museum)
- Four Rivers Cultural Center and Museum
- High Desert Museum
- Huber’s Café
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Ikebana International, Portland Chapter
- Japanese American Museum of Oregon
- Japanese Ancestral Society
- Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
- Kaiser Shipyards
- Kam Wah Chung and Co.
- Thomas Lister Kay (1838-1900)
- Milagro Theatre
- Mittleman Jewish Community Center
- Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Neighborhood House
- North West Company
- Oregon Black Pioneers (organization)
- Oregon Nurses Association
- Oregon Posten
- Oshu Nippo
- Ota Tofu
- Portland Temporary Detention Center (Portland Assembly Center)
- Provisional Government
- Seufert Brothers Cannery
- Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
- St. Paul Roman Catholic Church
- St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church (Kościół Sw. Stanisława)
- Tokyo International University of America
- Union Fishermen's Cooperative Packing Company
- Valley Migrant League
- Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church
- Vanport Extension Center
- Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
- Willamette Cattle Company
Entries for Miscellany
- Afro-American Heritage Bicentennial Commemorative Quilt
- Fernando (Basque trickster figure)
- The Myth of Chinese Tunnels in Pendleton
- Non-Unanimous Jury Law in Oregon
- Petitions to Congress, 1838-1845
- Redlining and Climate-Related Heat
- 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
- Columbia River
- The Dude Ranch
- Eldorado Ditch
- Eugene
- Forest Grove
- Fort George (Fort Astoria)
- Fort Rock Cave
- Fort Umpqua (HBC fort, 1836-1853)
- Fort Vancouver
- French Prairie
- Golden West Hotel
- Gresham
- Hermiston
- Hood River (city)
- Irvington neighborhood, Portland
- Iwasaki Brothers Nursery
- 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
- 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
- Community of Verboort
- Waldo Building (Portland)
- Winship Settlement
- Woodburn