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Lyn Tan Oral History Interview

Interviewee
Interviewer
Date
  • 2014-10-07
Description
  • Lyn Tan was born on October 1st, 1964 in Singapore, to Singaporean parents. She identifies herself as Singaporean nationality-wise, Peranakan in terms of ethnic culture, and, because of these identities, she is comfortable with Chinese-based cultures as well. Tan grew up in Singapore and left to attend the University of Oregon in 1983 at age 19 to study film theory and aesthetics and journalism in public relations and advertising. After college, she returned to Singapore and worked for an international airline until permanently moving to Oregon in 1991.Upon this return to Portland, she studied at Portland State University and eventually started as a SUN site manager for a middle school. After a lot of moving around within her job description and duties, Tan currently works as the program manager for Student and Support Services for Education Success where she works with coordinating the programs they oversee and writing grants.
  • The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) was established in 1976 to serve immigrants and refugees in Portland, Oregon. IRCO's mission is to promote the integration of refugees, immigrants, and the community at large into a self-sufficient, healthy, and inclusive multiethnic society. Through its five primary locations – IRCO Main, Africa House/Skill Center, Asian Family Center, Senior Services Center, and the International Language Bank – the organization provides programs and services related to training and employment, health and aging, English language learning, naturalization and social adjustment, community development, early childhood, parenting and youth development, education and interpretation and translation.
Subject
Work Type
Location
Rights Holder
  • Oregon Multicultural Archives, OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Identifier
  • Lyn-Tan-oral-history-interview-2014-10-07
Local Collection Name
Institution
Submission Date
  • 11/17/2017
Modified
  • 03/09/2023
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. "Lyn Tan Oral History Interview" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-19. https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/df71gk45f

Wiki

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Tan, Lyn http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/people/TanLyn
2 Fernández, Natalia, 1985- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2015155999
3 Asian Americans http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008644
4 Community organization http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85029254
5 Immigrants http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064517
6 transcripts http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027388
7 Portland >> Clackamas/Multnomah/Washington Counties >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5746545/
8 Asian Family Center Oral History Collection, 2014-2016 (OH 30) http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/oh_30
9 Oregon State University http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017721

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