The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest and Medford District of the Bureau of Land Management are proud to be partners in the Chinese Diaspora Project which just received the National Trust Advisory Council Award for Federal Partnerships in Historic Preservation.
The Chinese Diaspora Project is a grassroots federal, state and local partnership initiated in underserved rural communities in southern and eastern Oregon.
This trailblazing project is embedded in local communities, but includes an exceptional public education component that reaches a statewide audience and beyond.
The research generated through public archaeology projects is helping to update and re-center the history of the Chinese Diaspora in Oregon.
The term "Chinese overseas" is generally used to refer to the approximately 46 million ethnic Chinese living outside China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. While short episodes of Chinese migration can be traced back through history, the phenomenon generally referred to as "Chinese Diaspora" only dates back to the mid-19th century when many Chinese immigrants helped settle Southern Oregon.
