At the time of this interview, Nadia Alradhi was an activities coordinator at the Native American Longhouse. A senior in Public Health, Alradhi came to OSU from her hometown of Estacada, Oregon. Alradhi, a member of the Karuk Tribe of Northern California, describes her experiences as Activities Coordinator at the Native American Longhouse (NAL) and Secretary of the Native American Student Association (NASA). She discusses planning NAL activities; bringing events to OSU dorms; the challenge of advertising the NAL as available for non-natives as well as natives; NASA Pow Wow planning and Jim Thorpe's 5k Dash for Diabetes; the challenges of learning more about other native tribes; the Transforming Columbus Day event in collaboration with the Centro Cultural César Chávez; interacting and collaborating with other cultural centers; the addition of
Maiyee Yuan was born and raised in Salem, Oregon. At the time of the interview she was a third year studying Microbiology. Yuan discusses her position as the internal coordinator for the Asian & Pacific Cultural Center; the APCC as a home and support center; learning about issues affecting Asian and Pacific Islander communities; attending various multicultural conferences; challenges with disorganization in the APCC; working with the building of the new center; goals for future events and projects; advice for future staff; insight about organization through the APCC; challenges with including a great variety of Asian cultures; the role of the APCC with the API community; and the importance of the cultural centers giving a voice to minorities on campus. Link to Audio Recording: https://media.oregonstate.edu/media/t/0_ebmoj7fn
Hali'a Parish was born in Honolulu, Hawaii; her hometown is 'Ewa Beach, Hawaii on the island of O'ahu. At the time of the interview she was a senior studying Speech Communication and Innovation Management. Parish discusses her transition from the Native American Longhouse to the Asian & Pacific Cultural Center in order to relate with shared identities and ethnicities; working as an activities coordinator at the APCC; personal challenges with time management; her other position as the Luau Coordinator for Hui O Hawai'i; successes of building friendships with other students, creating events such as "Dream Out Loud" and "Native Sands, Native Lands"; performing at the APCC ground breaking ceremony; desires for more collaboration between the cultural centers; advice to future staff; understanding her identity; and appreciation for the Diversity Development and staff. Link to Audio Recording: https://media.oregonstate.edu/media/t/0_r5ye0kd2
