Glenn Omatsu House
The Glenn Omatsu House is a department, student, campus and community center. Founded in 1992 and then known as "the Asian House", it was and still is a meeting place for AAS clubs and organizations, as well as a study-center for student groups. Class projects, presentations, and special speaker visits take place in the center, bringing together AAS students from a variety of courses. The center also functions as a meeting space for AAS faculty and faculty from other departments and colleges. The Glenn Omatsu House promotes academic and creative endeavors beyond the classroom environment. When the Women's Research and Resource Center (WRRC) accidentally burned down in 2008, AAS offered to temporarily share part of our space with WRRC. Because of shortage of space on campus, we continue to share the house with WRRC. In short, the Asian House originally was founded to house the Asian American Activities Center and now being renamed the Glenn Omatsu House also holds the WRRC.
The Glenn Omatsu House has been staffed and stewarded by the student-led Asian American Studies Pathways Project (AASPP) since its founding in 2017.
On April 29, 2014, CSUN had a dedication ceremony to honor our benefactor, mentor, teacher and friend, Glenn Omatsu for his dedication to student and community empowerment. His mentee and our benefactor, Prosy delaCruz, has written an article in the Asian Journal to honor Professor Glenn Omatsu's work. CSUN Sundial also covers this house dedication ceremony.
The Glenn Omatsu House (formerly known as "the Asian House") is located between Reseda & Etiwanda and Superior & Plummer.
18356 Halsted Avenue
Northridge, CA 91330
Location
The Glenn Omatsu House is located at 18356 Halsted St., Northridge, CA 91325. This is on the south side of the street, just east of Reseda Blvd., and is adjacent to the CSUN Black House and CSUN Lab School. There are few parking spots in front of the house. Better to find parking in lot B6 on Plummer and enter the house through the back. Parking permit can be purchased for $10 at the parking kiosk on Prairie, which is south of Plummer and between Darby and Etiwanda.
To go to the AAS Department, please park at Guest Parking or Parking Lot B3.
Reserving the Omatsu House
As stewards of the space, AASPP is the primary contact for requesting renovations at the Glenn Omatsu House. You can complete the Glenn Omatsu House Reservation Form. At the discretion of the AASPP team, there are 4 spaces at the Glenn Omatsu House that can be reserved:
- The "AASPP side/room" located on the east side of the House
- The "shared space" living room area located in between the AASPP side and WRRC side of the House
- The backyard/patio behind the House
- The parking lot in front of the House (front parking lot reservations cost approximately $150 to $200 through Parking Services, and only official entities with CSUN financial accounts such as AASPP, chartered organizations, or academic departments can these make payments)
- For reservations during the summer, please email us at aaspathways@gmail.com.