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Kaadish Oaxaca (she/her) a featured artist in the #StandUpFG exhibition, shares about her involvement as not only an artist but as a research assistant, and shows off her art which is driven by political concepts such as asylum-seeking immigrants to Deferred Action to Childhood Arrival (DACA).

This takeover occurred from April 18-23, 2022.

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The museum bylaws define how the Museum Board of Directors operates. They were ratified in April 2022.

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Inside this issue: Museum Showcase invitation, removing barriers to museum access, and new board member– and community events and updates.

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Precious Romo (she/her) is a first-generation Mexican-American from Anaheim, CA now living in Portland, OR, and a featured artist in Five Oaks Museum’s online exhibition #StandUpFG :Latinx Youth Activism in the Willamette Valley. She shares her work which consists of comics, printmaking, and woodworking, her creative process, and prompts followers to create their own short autobiographical comic.

This takeover occurred from March 14-19, 2021.

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Inside this issue: Reopening in Fall 2022, Belonging and the Five Oaks Historic Site, DISplace mobile museum, and showcase save the date — and community events and updates.

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Inside this issue: Interpreting the Five Oaks, About the Five Oaks Historic Site, Museo Ambulante, support for caretaking — and community events and updates.

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Linden How, among her roles at Art+Feminism, Pacific Northwest College of Art, and in hospice, is the Five Oaks Librarian. She shares her work and thinking around libraries and museums, creative and artistic research, and death. 

This takeover occurred from January 17-22, 2021.

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Inside this issue: Volunteer profiles, #StandUpFG Museo Ambulante at THPRD parks, new research library catalog — and community events and updates.

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Washington County Museum History by Joan H. Smith from “Washington County Historical Society: 50 Years of Guardianship,” 2006.

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