Jill Matsui and Linda Jenkins with escorts

Title

Jill Matsui and Linda Jenkins with escorts

Description

Two Pacific University students: probably Jill Matsui (Class of 1972) and Linda Jenkins, with two male escorts. This photograph may have been taken during Homecoming weekend in 1970. Matsui was crowned Homecoming Queen that year, and Jenkins was chosen as the Black Student Union's representative on the Homecoming Court. The sign behind them reads, "Welcome A...": possibly a welcome sign for alumni whose reunions typically occurred during Homecoming.

Pacific University began hosting an annual Lu'au in 1961. Student members of Na Haumana O Hawai'i (Hawaiian Club) organized and performed in the event, raising money for scholarships. The Lu'au included a dinner, sales of leis and other products flown in from Hawai'i, and performances of Pacific island dances. The Lu'au is normally held on the second Saturday in April in Washburne Hall. The name of the event was changed to Lu'au and Ho'ike in 2019.

Identifier

PUA_LuauSlides_275

Date

1970

Subject

Luaus

Student Activities

Pacific University

Spatial Coverage

Forest Grove, Oregon

Format

slides

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Source

Pacific University Archives

Date Created

Oct 1970