Relating to Race: The College of Ethnic Studies at Western Washington State College
In this presentation Michael Vendiola examines the case of the College of Ethnic Studies at Western Washington State College (CES-WWSC) through primary and secondary sources. In the mid-1960s American institutions of higher education witnessed the emergence of Black Studies and Ethnic Studies. Factors such as the rise of the Civil Rights Movement, the Black Power Movement and people of color movements, federal policy changes, philanthropic influences, and a general social change action set the stage for Black and Ethnic Studies to develop.
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Creators/Contributors
- Vendiola, Michael M. - author
- University Archives - sponsoring body
Collection
collections Archives & Special Collections Speaker Series | Western Libraries Connections - Events, Lectures, Readings
Identifier
HRSS_20150113_Vendiola
Note
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Michael M. Vendiola is from the Swinomish, Lummi and Visayan (Filipino) nations. He is the current Program Manager of the Office of Native Education in the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. He recently completed three years as the Swinomish Communications director and editor of qyuuqs News for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. Prior to Swinomish he served 13 years as the coordinator for the Ethnic Student Center at Western Washington University. He has worked at different levels of higher education for over 17 years for Whatcom Community College, Skagit Valley College, Northwest Indian College and Western Washington University. Michael holds a Bachelor's degree in American Cultural Studies with a Native American Studies emphasis and a Master's degree in Adult Education with an Instructional Technology emphasis. He is a doctoral student at the University of Washington in the College of Education's Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program. Michael frequently serves as an emcee at pow wows, community events, & conferences, performs at public poetry readings & comedy venues, presents keynotes and workshops at various conferences & events, and is a professional working DJ. He likes to talk about wellness, community activism, education as empowerment, leadership, intergenerational partnerships, and community building.
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Location: Washington State Archives. Goltz-Murray Archives Building. Bellingham (Wash.)
Date Issued
January 14th, 2015
Extent
00:58:14
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Digital object made available by Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
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Archives & Special Collections Speaker Series Records, University Archives, Archives & Special Collections, Western Libraries.
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Subject Topics
- Education
- Higher--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History
- Minority college students--United States
- Minority college students--Washington (State)
- Minority college teachers--United States
- Minority college teachers--Washington (State)
- Minority college students--Washington (State)--Bellingham
- Minority college teachers--Washington (State)--Bellingham
- Western Washington State College. College of Ethnic Studies