Oregon Rises Above Hate to host Old Town event for AAPI Heritage Month

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Rises Above Hate introduced they’re internet hosting an occasion in Outdated City in honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Month.

The Could 14 occasion, starting on Flanders Pageant Road, will function native performances, speeches, meals carts, and a COVID-19 vigil at Lan Su Chinese language Backyard.

Oregon Rises Above Hate occasion schedule right here

Moreover, Cultural Heritage Establishments together with the Japanese American Museum of Oregon, Oregon Historic Society, Oregon Jewish Museum and Portland Chinatown Museum can be open free to the general public.

 “The Oregon Fee on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs is honored to collaborate with Rise Above Hate for this essential occasion,” mentioned OCAPI Co-chair, Susan Soonkeum Cox. “The influence of racial hate crimes and actions in opposition to members of our neighborhood can not go unanswered. This call-to-action is a crucial step, and we invite neighborhood leaders all through the state to become involved.”

In accordance with Oregon Rises Above Hate, through the COVID-19 pandemic, hate crimes in opposition to Asian Individuals surged with greater than 10,900 hate incidents within the U.S. since March 19, 2020.

“The purpose of Oregon Rises Above Hate is to spotlight AANHPI points to the broader neighborhood whereas uniting our numerous and distinct communities of Asian descent collectively in a single voice,” Anne Naito-Campbell, organizer of Oregon Rises Above Hate, mentioned. “Collectively, we’ll rise in opposition to hate, we’ll confront it, and we’ll rise above it. We are going to construct a future that brings the promise of America to actuality.”

Elizabeth Nye, Govt Director of the Lan Su Chinese language Backyard, added “we need to make our voice very clear— we stand united with the Outdated City Chinatown neighborhood to strongly condemn racial intolerance and violence wherever it happens.”