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Announcing the Japanese American Museum of Oregon’s New Executive Director The Japanese American Museum of Oregon (JAMO) is excited to announce that after a prolonged, extensive search, Hanako Wakatsuki-Chong will
Beatrice Stevens, Ally at Home By Marie Hashimoto Photo courtesy of Urban League of Portland Records, 1945-2008 (MSS UrbanLeague), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Updated April 2023: ACTION ALERT! Deadline Extended Submit comments to the BLM by April 20 The Bureau of Land Management is accepting comments on their Draft Environmental Impact Statement for
‘We’re still here’: Demolition of historic Japanese hotel in Old Town prompts outcry The Oregonian, March 14, 2023 The structure that stands at the intersection of Northwest 4th Avenue and
Historic Old Town hotel set to be demolished KGW, March 13, 2023 PORTLAND, Ore. — A historic hotel in Old Town that was a landmark for the Japanese-American community in
The fight over Portland’s Yamaguchi Hotel, and the future of Japantown OPB, March 13, 2023 Demolition of the historic Yamaguchi Hotel, the last building in Portland’s New Chinatown/Japantown district with
American Legion Post 22 apologizes: Actions in 1944 ‘ultimately caused great harm’ Columbia Gorge News, November 16, 2022 HOOD RIVER — More than 75 years after Hood River American Legion
Originally published August 2022; updated October 15, 2022. The Portland Expo Center, a site of great significance to a number of different communities, will be undergoing some major changes in
A Hood River ceremony recognizes and honors the past and the people who lived it The Oregonian, August 14, 2022 To understand the meaning and humanity of Saturday’s highway renaming
In solidarity with 15 other Asian American organizations, Portland JACL submitted this letter on August 15 to the Oregon Chief Justice’s Criminal Justice Advisory Committee urging them to begin discussions
