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Title: Cross Cultural Center records, University of California, Irvine
Date: 1972-2004,
Date (bulk): bulk 1985-1998
Collection Number: AS-052
Creator:
University of California, Irvine. Cross Cultural Center.
Extent:
11.5 linear feet
(12 boxes and 1 oversized folder)
Languages: The collection is in English.
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Abstract: The collection comprises the records of the Cross Cultural Center at the University of California, Irvine, a center focused
on providing a network of support services promoting the personal, social, cultural, and academic well-being of UCI's ethnic
and culturally diverse student body. The Cross Cultural Center coordinates the activities of all student organizations pertaining
to particular racial, ethnic, and minority groups. The collection includes administrative files; records of associated student
organizations, committees, and boards; and documentation of events and multicultural organizations on campus for students,
faculty, and staff.
Important Information for Researchers
The collection is open for research. Photographic negatives are restricted. Researchers must wear gloves when using photographs.
Property rights and copyright reside with the University of California. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please
contact the University Archivist.
Cross Cultural Center Records, University of California, Irvine. AS-052. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine
Libraries, Irvine, California.
Transferred from the Cross Cultural Center, 1999 and later years.
Processed by Audrey Pearson, 2008.
The University of California, Irvine Cross Cultural Center (CCC) offers a network of programs, activities, and support services
to assist the university in supporting the personal, social, cultural, and academic needs of UCI's ethnically and culturally
diverse student body. Toward this end, the CCC offers a wide array of educational programs that advance learning about and
discovery of UCI's various multicultural communities.
The Cross Cultural Center, known on campus as "the Cross," was founded on October 16, 1974 by a group of UCI faculty, staff,
and students. It was the first multicultural center founded on a University of California campus. Its stated purpose was
"to create Third World interaction, student outreach, and provide necessary information to the minority community on campus."
The first director was Dr. Larry Onoda, a psychologist from UCI's Counseling Center. The CCC was originally housed in a 1,800
square foot, temporary building located across the Ring Mall from the School of Humanities.
The annual Rainbow Festival, held each fall, is the CCC's largest event. First celebrated in 1984, the festival has become
a tradition at UCI and has served as a model for other colleges and universities. The Festival is a celebration of cultural
and ethnic diversity, featuring speakers, workshops, and a cultural fair. The theme of UCI's first Rainbow Festival was "Many
Faces, Many Dreams."
In the late 1980s changing demographics and campus growth necessitated the expansion and relocation of the CCC. After considerable
campus debate about its location, the CCC moved to the Ring Mall across from the Administration Building and reopened on April
18, 1989. The CCC underwent another expansion, reopening late in 2007.
The CCC has been a center of activism on campus. In the spring of 1991 concerned student organizations within the CCC established
the Ethnic Students Coalition Against Prejudicial Education (ESCAPE), which campaigned for ethnic studies programs at UCI.
Many student organizations were unified in this effort and sponsored several major rallies to generate campus support. In
1993 Asian American students held a 35-day rotational hunger strike in an effort establish an Asian American Studies program
as well as an additional staff member for the CCC. This protest received considerable media attention and galvanized the
local Asian American community.
As of 2008 five student umbrella organizations are recognized by the CCC: Afrikan Student Union (ASU), Alyansa ng mga Kababayan
(Pilipino), American Indian Student Association (AISA), Asian Pacific Student Association (APSA), and Movimiento Estudiantil
Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA). More than 50 individual organizations exist under these five umbrella organizations.
Biography/Organization History
| 1974 October 16 | Cross Cultural Center founded. First director is Dr. Larry Onoda. |
| 1976 | Cross Cultural Center dedicates mural painted by UCI students portraying prominent historical figures who were voices for equality and significant events of California's minority communities. |
| 1984 | First Rainbow Festival. |
| 1989 April 18 | Expanded Cross Cultural Center opens in new location. |
| 1991 | Establishment of Ethnic Students Coalition Against Prejudicial Education. |
| 2007 | Cross Cultural Center further expanded. |
Cross Cultural Center. "Our History, Mission and Vision." http://www.ccc.uci.edu/history/ (accessed January 11, 2008).
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The collection comprises the records of the Cross Cultural Center at the University of California, Irvine, a center focused
on providing a network of support services promoting the personal, social, cultural, and academic well-being of UCI's ethnic
and culturally diverse student body. The Cross Cultural Center coordinates the activities of all student organizations pertaining
to particular racial, ethnic, and minority groups. The collection includes administrative files; records of associated student
organizations, committees, and boards; and documentation of events and multicultural organizations on campus for students,
faculty, and staff.
This collection is arranged in five series.
- Series 1. Administrative files, 1975-2001. 3.2 linear feet
- Series 2. Committee files, 1979-2003. 1.0 linear feet
- Series 3. Event files, 1980-2004. 4.8 linear feet
- Series 4. Campus organization files, 1972-1999. 1.5 linear feet
- Series 5. Program files, 1984-2002. 1.0 linear feet
Photographs are not sleeved.
Publications created by multi-cultural UCI clubs are also available in the following collection:
- Clubs and Organizations Publications, University of California, Irvine. PS-033. Special Collections and Archives, The UCI Libraries, Irvine, California
- Other publications issued by student organizations affiliated with the Cross Cultural Center are cataloged in UCI's online catalog, ANTPAC .
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
University of California, Irvine -- Archives.
University of California, Irvine. Cross Cultural Center -- Archives.
Genres and Formats of Materials
Programs -- 20th century.
Newsletters -- 20th century.
T-shirts -- 20th century.