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Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center

Exterior view of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center on City Campus. May 26, 2026.

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Khoa Tran, a junior studying computer science, attempts to fasten an obi around Pat Rujirayanyang, a

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Jay Thaisetthawatkul, a 2023 UNL grad, talks about his paintings of maiko and geiko to participants

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Taichi Shima, a graduate student studying agriculture, ties a hakama worn by David Banda, a junior s

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Madoka Wayoro, Director of the Kawasaki Reading Room, talks about each of the hinakazari dolls on di

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Taichi Shima (left), a graduate student studying agriculture, whisks matcha powder into hot water fo

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Participants listen to Heidi Martinez-Reyes speak about her collection of kimono during a Hinamatsur

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Jay Thaisetthawatkul, a 2023 UNL grad, talks about his paintings of maiko and geiko to participants

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Jerry Zhu, a junior studying secondary education with emphases in teaching Chinese and Japanese as a

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Jerry Zhu, a junior studying secondary education with emphases in teaching Chinese and Japanese as a

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Jerry Zhu, a junior studying secondary education with emphases in teaching Chinese and Japanese as f

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Natalia Hagen, a May 2025 graduate and UNL research technician, strings beads together for a bracele

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Madoka Wayoro, Director of the Kawasaki Reading Room for Japanese Studies, pours water to mix into b

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Natalia Hagen, a May 2025 graduate and UNL research technician, checks the fit of a bracelet she mad

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Jamie De La Cruz, a sophomore studying criminology, holds out a bracelet she made at the Kawasaki Re

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Taichi Shima reaches for a roll of stretchy thread to make jewelry during the Kawasaki Reading Room'

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Will Mallisee, left, a sophomore communication studies major, talks with Hannah Nigh, a junior art m

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The snow falls as students cross campus near the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center. Snow on City C

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A person walks up the stairs to the second floor of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center. Februar

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Cheryl Muregerera (left), a Kawasaki Reading Room worker and graduate student in Educational Adminis

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Cheryl Muregerera, graduate student in Educational Administration, talks about the history of Mamema

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Jerry Zhu, left, junior Secondary Education major, and Hokuto Okabe put on their demon masks during

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Winter on city campus, December, 2022. Photos by Katie Black / University Communication.

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Mike Boyle, president of local operations for Kawasaki, shows a card with his name inked in Japanese

Celebration for 30th anniversary of the Kawasaki Reading Room. September 22. 2022.

Chancellor Ronnie Green gives remarks at the Celebration for 30th anniversary of the Kawasaki Readin

Mike Boyle, president of local operations for Kawasaki, shows a card with his name inked in Japanese

Celebration for 30th anniversary of the Kawasaki Reading Room. September 22. 2022.

Graduate Assistant Christa Rahl photographs attendees at the celebration. Celebration for 30th anniv

Graduate Assistant Christa Rahl speaks at the celebration. Celebration for 30th anniversary of the K

Chancellor Ronnie Green and Mike Boyle, president of local operations for Kawasaki, talk after the c

Chancellor Ronnie Green gives remarks at the Celebration for 30th anniversary of the Kawasaki Readin

John Tessalee, a 2014 College of Business alumnus and a current program coordinator in the Office of

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Khalid Yusuf, who served as a Diversity Ambassador, stands in his graduation regalia near the Gaugha

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Chau Nguyen for APIDA Heritage Month story. Nguyen poses in front of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultura

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Chau Nguyen for APIDA Heritage Month story. Nguyen poses in front of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultura

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Tamayo Zhou for APIDA Heritage Month story. Zhou poses in front of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural

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Students met the first day of classes for spring semester with the campus covered in deep snow after

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Fernando Wisniewski-Pena in front of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center for a graduation story.

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Unyoh Mbilain and Fernando Wisniewski-Pena in front of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center. Phot

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Unyoh Mbilain and Fernando Wisniewski-Pena in front of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center. Phot

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Looking out the window of the Gaughan Center on City Campus. November 4, 2020.

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Exterior of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center. City Campus. June 9, 2020.

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Exterior shot of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center. June 7, 2019.

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Exterior shot of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center. June 7, 2019.

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Our Nebraska: Express Yourself Expo in the Oasis Center, student artwork. January 31, 2019.

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Our Nebraska: Express Yourself Expo in the Oasis Center. Vocal performance by a student singer. Janu

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Our Nebraska: Express Yourself Expo in the Oasis Center. A Turkish student plays a sting instrument

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