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Urban Tellers Immigrants Refugees

The Old Church Concert Hall 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

From the Facebook event page: The increasingly acerbic, anti-immigrant sentiment running rampant in our own community and around the world has convinced us that now is the perfect time to celebrate and support immigrants and refugees by hearing their stories. These Urban Tellers® narratives enrich our community by helping us realize the humanity we share. Live music with house band Tonight’s Special at 7pm when doors open Stories at 8pm, featuring Urban Tellers® Sankar Raman, Wafa Almaktari, Ivan Hernandez, Onyeka Jones, Victor Bencomo and Israa Hasani.

$15 – $20

Vanport Mosaic Festival: Becoming American. A conversation

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

As part of The ~virtual~ Vanport Mosaic Festival 2020 - May 8-30 Vanport Mosaic presents: BECOMING AMERICAN. A Conversation ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sunday, May 17th 5:00 PM PST/ 8:00 PM EST Streaming on Vanport Mosaic Facebook page and at www.vanportmosaic.org ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• This is a FREE event. If you can, please support our memory activism collective by a tax-deductible donation to >> vanportmosaic.org/donate •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Who gets to be “American?” How many generations does it take for one to become an American? These questions of American identity have long surrounded the immigrant experience and its answers are tangled in our country’s webbed history with immigration, racism and xenophobia. Join author Ramiza Koya and founder of The Immigrant Story, Sankar Raman as they bring their unique perspectives and explore ideas…

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