It was meaningful to spend Saturday morning celebrating Oregon’s AANHPI community at Oregon Rises Above Hate at the beautiful Lan Su Chinese Garden in NW Portland!
In honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, API Forward was proud to stand alongside community leaders and elected officials at a powerful gathering honoring AANHPI heritage, culture, and community. This year’s theme —“Power in Unity”— was on full display. API Forward President Christian Aniciete and Co-Founder Tracey Lam joined a strong and inspiring presence of AANHPI leaders from across the region.
API Forward extends our gratitude to the many elected officials who continue to champion and support AANHPI communities, including @govtinakotek , @councilornadiahasan , @monkeywat14 and former gala keynote speaker @councilorkoyamalane . Representation matters!
Special thanks to @oregonrisesabovehate and @lansuchinesegarden for creating space for connection — opening the garden to the community and bringing together local nonprofits to share stories, build relationships, and uplift our collective mission.
This is what unity in community looks like 👆
#PowerInUnity #AANHPI #AANHPIHeritageMonth #Community #StrongerTogether
Come down to Old Town Chinatown this weekend for FREE FUN!
On Saturday, May 2, as part of @oregonrisesabovehate enjoy FREE ADMISSION and cultural performances at @lansuchinesegarden , and well as pay-what-you-will admission to the @jamopdx , @portlandchinatownmuseum , and @ojmche .
Sunday, May 3, is Free First Sunday at the Japanese American Museum of Oregon. Fold an origami samurai helmet in celebration of Children's Day, sponsored by Oregon Rises Above Hate!
Learn more at jamo.org/events.
Join us to kick off AANHPI Heritage Month at the 6th annual Oregon Rises Above Hate event at Lan Su 💛
Enjoy cultural performances, connect with local nonprofits, and immerse yourself in the garden’s spring beauty. Admission is FREE, so bring your whole crew!
PERFORMANCES 💃🏽🥁
12:00 PM: Lion dance by @pdxleesdragonandlion
1:00 PM: Cambodian Dance Troupe of Oregon @cdt_oregon
2:00 PM: Paradise of Samoa
3:00 PM: Portland Chinese Dance Troupe @pcdtdancer
4:00 PM: Chinese Friendship Association of Portland (CFAP) Fitness Dance Team @portlandcfa
5:00 PM: @takohachipdx
NONPROFITS ℹ️📚
@apiforward
Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA–Portland)
Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition @pirc_oregon
The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization @irco_updates@theimmigrantstory
🗓 Saturday, May 2, 12–6 PM
📍 Lan Su Chinese Garden
🎟️ Free admission
Note: Lan Su opens to the public at noon on May 2.
🎫 MORE TO DO: Pay-what-you-will Admission
@jamopdx@portlandchinatownmuseum@ojmche
#AANHPI #AANHPIheritagemonth #OregonRisesAboveHate #LanSuChineseGarden #freepdx #kidfriendlypdx
ORAH recently collaborated with @calyx.works to make a #FacismIsNotForever T-Shirt.
Get yours at:
calyxdesign.com/calyxworks/orah-portland-kaeru-t-shirt/
Perfect thing to wear to the next #NoKings Rally on May 1st!
Join @portlandchinatownmuseum at the @oregonhistoricalsociety on April 18th for a talk with Kristin Wong. Kristin's recent book, "Portland's Chinatowns" presents a vivid visual history, tracing the neighborhoods’ cultural legacy through photographs spanning from the mid-19th century to the present.
The event starts at 3 and is #FREE.
For more info, check out: /events/portlands-chinatowns-book-talk.cfm
#savethedate for #ORAH2026
Celebrate #AsianAmerican #nativehawaiin and #pacificislander Heritage Month with #free admission to @lansuchinesegarden from 12-5 on May 2nd. Join us to enjoy cultural performances by local community groups!
@portlandchinatownmuseum , @jamopdx , and @ojmche will be open for pay as you can admission!
Join us for a day of celebration and immersion in Oregon's rich diaspora of #AANHPI communities. We hope to see you there!
Yesterday, in a powerful stand for freedom from tyranny, Japanese American survivors of World War II American concentration camps, their descendants, and allies gathered at the Japanese American Historical Plaza for the “Never Again Is Now” rally organized by Tsuru for Solidarity, Portland JACL, and Oregon Rises Above Hate as part of the nationwide No Kings Day.
Among those present were Joni Kimoto and Janice Okamoto. They were children when the government forced their families to leave their home in Portland’s Nihonmachi (Japantown) and imprisoned them in livestock sheds at the Portland Assembly Center (now the Portland Expo Center). Surrounded by barbed wire and guard towers, 3,676 Japanese and Japanese Americans from northern Oregon and central Washington were unjustly imprisoned there before their own government, under the directive of Executive Order 9066 (issued in 1942), shipped them to Camp Minidoka in the Idaho sagebrush.
Over the course of four years, more than 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry, most of them U.S. citizens, were torn from their homes and locked in American concentration camps.
White America did not march. There was no outrage. The nation looked away.
Eighty-three years later, history is repeating itself. The Trump administration is running the same playbook: violent immigration raids, mass detentions, and families being disappeared. Today, the Japanese American community is standing up in solidarity with the immigrants and refugees under attack. Let’s join their call to action: Never Again Is Now.
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#NeverAgainIsNow #NoKingDay #TsuruForSolidarity #AbolishICE #memoryactivism #insolidarity #Together #pdx #americanhistory
UPDATE: MEET AT 11, NOT 10. TELL YOUR FRIENDS.
This isn't the beginning.
We saw in the the 1940s.
We saw it in 2016.
Never Again is Now.
See you at the Japanese American Historical Plaza in Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
October 18th, 11AM. @tsuruforsolidarity
We will walk to the #NoKingsRally TOGETHER.
#NotAgain #NotAgainIsNow #AANHPI #FuckICE
Join Chinese American Citizens Alliance - Portland Lodge at The Community for Positive Aging for the 14th #1882ProjectCelebration. There will be a panel discussion on birthright citizenship and what Chinese American Communities need to know- in addition to a film showing on American Revolutionary Grace Lee Boggs! You won't want to miss it.
Date: Thursday, October 9
🕡 Time: 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 Location: The Community for Positive Aging 1820 NE 40th Ave, Portland, OR
#RSVP at /Annual1882 before #october 2nd.
#AAPI #AANHPI #portlandevents #pdxevents #needtoknow
#oneweektogo till icaportland's India Festival 2025!
Celebrate #indianindependenceday from 10AM - 8:30 PM on August 24th with free live music, dances, and food!
For more info, check out /
#portlandevents #pdx
Happy #SouthAsianHeritageMonth! Starting in the United Kingdom in 2020, the month highlights the cultures and histories of #India, #Pakistan, #SriLanka, #Nepal, #Bhutan, #Afghanistan, #Bangladesh and the #Maldives.
Join us and @dreamprashant at #tiranga: India Independence Party Friday August 15th from 10PM - 2AM.
This event is 21+ and known to sell out. Get your tickets at:
/e/tiranga-india-independence-party-dj-prashant-portland-tickets-1376944180109?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
