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Thank you. ’ve spent the bulk of my career in public radio ethnicities and cultures. This includes a great many and nonprofit theatre, so I can personally young community activists and leaders. attest to the difficulty of bringing varied Asian One of APANO’s predominantly young staffers is American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities community-engagement manager Luann Algoso. together to listen to programs or attend perfor- She started as an APANO intern while completing mances. When I produce a her graduate program in con- Chinese or Japanese stage flict resolution at Portland play, some AAPI groups do State University. Algoso not connect with it. If an event organized the first female focuses on the Hawai’ian or Asian and Pacific Islander Tongan community, Asian standup comedy show in Americans rarely turn out. It Portland in collaboration with has been frustrating figuring Dis/orient/ed Comedy. Shortly out how to bring together after that event, she was hired pan-AAPI communities to as a part-time communica- support each other, whether tions associate and worked on it’s a film, radio documentary, a story-collection project or stage play. focused on health equity. One group that seems to be Members and supporters of the Asian Pacific Similar to many people on able to bring together many of American Network of Oregon (APANO) are seen APANO’s staff, Algoso always Oregon’s diverse ethnic at a gathering of the organization. APANO reaches wanted to work in social jus- groups is APANO, the Asian out to Asian American and Pacific Islander commu- tice and loves being able to Pacific American Network of nities to improve the lives of children and families work with and for AAPI com- Oregon. APANO began in by helping change public policy. (Photo courtesy munities in Oregon. When she 1996 under the leadership of of the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon) moved from Anaheim, Califor- Rev. Joseph Santos-Lyons with the support of the nia, she recognized that Portland “wasn’t a very Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization; racially diverse city.” She said APANO was the first in 2010, APANO acquired its 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization her classmates “highly recommend- status. According to Santos-Lyons, the main focus of ed.” Now she manages its communications as well the group is to improve the lives of children and as some fundraising, arts, and culture programs. families by helping change public policy. He said Algoso also organizes arts and media community he’s particularly proud of the group’s efforts to events held in the group’s temporary event space — secure healthcare access for “immigrants and JAMS — also known as the Jade/APANO low-wage workers, and statewide legislation to Multicultural Space. It is located in the former improve K-12 English Language Learner (ELL) Banner Furniture Outlet building at the programs for our kids.” intersection of S.E. 82nd Avenue and Division When APANO moved its office from the Leftbank Street. The space will soon be filled with attendees to the Jade District on S.E. 82nd Avenue in of APANO’s annual “Voices of Change” Asian Portland, the organization grew not only in staff Heritage Month celebration and fundraiser, at size, but gained a presence in the neighborhood to which the organization honors youth who have, address displacement and social-justice issues. It according to Algoso, “demonstrated leadership in also drew the attention of young people who their community.” The group also bestows the participated in arts and media events as well as “Minoru Yasui Voices of Change” award (named in leadership-development programs. honor of the Oregon attorney who challenged the Santos-Lyons, however, said APANO isn’t known constitutionality of a curfew on Japanese only in Portland. The organization brought notice Americans in Portland at the beginning of World outside of Oregon with its “Oregon Motor Voter” and War II) to recognize an Oregonian who has “Vietnamese Dual Language Immersion” campaign promoted civil liberties throughout their lifetime. wins last year, which he said were “big milestones in As a longtime southeast Portland resident, I can the organization’s history.” attest to the impact APANO’s presence in the Jade APANO has successfully gathered pan-AAPI District has had in the neighborhood. Their JADE/ communities. The group’s staff and volunteers, Midway Placemaking arts residencies and events along with the audiences at its arts and outreach have created an invigorated focus on gentrification events, tend to be diverse and bring together many Continued on page 7 I Opinions expressed in this newspaper are those of the authors and not necessarily those of this publication.