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Youth of East Portland giving voice to their experiences of displacement

Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO)

Portland, OR

Youth of East Portland presented a street performance using a 100ft text banner that gave voice to their experiences of displacement.

APANO’s place-keeping program supported artist Sabina Haque to collaborate with Madison High School & Portland Youth builders to explore the archival record of how annexation and city policy/ investments in east Portland has affected the community. Youth from Madison High School and Portland Youth Builders became the actors, image-makers and writers of their own histories. Diverse youth created zines, silk-screened posters, painted murals and presented a street performance using a 100ft text banner that gave voice to their experiences of displacement and sent their messages to City Hall in the form of art zines.