Diversity at OU: Asian-Americans
1990: Mission: Unity
Mission: Unity, consisting of students, staff, faculty, and alumni, is formed to facilitate cross-cultural discussions about race. Marc Allen Payne, a senior, is its founding president. The organization is later renamed Cross-roads. (
11 July 1990 Board of Trustees minutes).
Image: Oakland University Archives
2006: Asian-American Celebration
From January 30 to February 3, OU holds its first
Asian-American Celebration to recognize the uniqueness of cultures that "fall within the boundaries of Asia," including Russia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan.
Image: Oakland University Archives
Photos courtesy of the Oakland University Archives.