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Jaye Sablan Helps Queer Youth of Color
enderqueer Pacific Islander Jaye Sablan
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graduated Aug. 19 from Portland State
University with a bachelor’s degree in
child and family studies. Originally from
Saipan, which is part of the Common
wealth of the Northern Manana Islands, Sablan grew
up on the East Coast and moved to Portland in 1998.
A self-proclaimed empathic person interested
in issues of oppression, Sablan interned at the
Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center to work
with queer youth of color. “People who feel margin
alized for any reason want to give back,” says
Sablan. “1 thought about different mentors I’ve had
and wanted to be that.”
Working as an intern, Sablan coordinated
SMYRC Loves Queer Youth of Color, an event for
kids and community members. According to
Sablan, youth participants performed a variety of
skits and open mike acts discussing racism.
Sablan also served as an intern at Asian Family
Center and worked with Southeast Asian immi influencing queer youth.
grants on basic survival English and studying for
citizen application exams.
forms of resistance to preserve that expression?
The 2004 recipient of the Audria M. Edwards
How do they feel about themselves now, with
Scholarship, which was established in 1987 by
Western influence? Literature on this subject is
Lady Elaine Peacock and Misty Waters, Sablan is
very exoticized.” To this reality, Sablan says, “No,
busy applying to doctorate programs.
we’re talking back, and this is what we’re saying
“I want to look at how my own people [the
about ourselves.”
Chamorros] view ourselves and preserve our iden
Sablan feels grateful for the support from fami
tities and cultures," said Sablan about future goals.
ly and partner William as well as Patti Duncan,
“What was queer sexuality like before we were col Jana Meinhold and Toeutu Faaleava—professors at
PSU who have provided invaluable guidance. ©
onized ? How did we express that before the arrival
of outside dominant forces? What were indigenous
—Malka (Jeffen
Just Out asked those playing charity bingo at
the Fox 8 Hounds, "What do you need to survive
the last two years of the Bush administration?"
S cotty M arple
Medical Assistant
M ike R owe
Democrat
“Mucho alcohol.”
“Impeachment
proceedings.”
S teph N ewstrum
Happily Mamed
K athy H ogan
Fox & Hounds Owner
“1 don't think the
Bush administration
has anything to do
with it. People have
to understand that we
were attacked and
continue to be
attacked. ”
“1 need something to
survive city govern
ment taking away
parking in Old Town
and wasting taxes.
The city and state are
taking away our right
to exist."
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