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October 3, 2016
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Disoriented Comedy tour sells out
Portland with JAM-packed jokes
Continued from page 11
kids, catcalling, and keeping up with her overbearing
mother, the audience is given a short glimpse into several
generations of Chamorro identity.
Arts & Media Project
The evening was part of APANO’s Arts & Media
Project’s (AMP) MicCheck! series, which highlights the
work of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) artists and the
issues that impact their immediate communities.
“One of the primary goals of MicCheck! is to illuminate
the voices of APIs whose stories are often unheard,” Kita
said. “Disoriented Comedy specifically uses humor to
achieve this goal, and its mostly female lineup
simultaneously addresses the intersections of race,
gender, and social justice.”
According to APANO, the name of the AMP series is
derived from the call-and-response protest strategy used
heavily during the Occupy Movement, a technique
APANO hopes to translate into its own programs to
promote community awareness and participation.
In the case of the comedy tour, the response was
laughter, and more often than not, an acknowledgement
from many in the audience that they too had similar
experiences as the comic on stage.
MicCheck!
“To have an event like this, it’s like finally, here is
someone who I can identify with, here is someone in my
community who has made it,” 20-year-old Helene Huynh
said while waiting for the show to start.
Huynh, who grew up in southeast Portland and works
with APANO in voter outreach, explained that growing up
in a predominantly white area has made it difficult to find
comedy that reflects the API community.
Huynh’s outlook was one shared by many who attended
the event, as conversations of representation and a
general appreciation for the comedians started long before
the show and carried on well after it ended.
“Honestly, I feel like what’s great about the Asian-
American community in Portland is how grateful they are
that we come here,” Yang said. “I think sometimes they
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work of Asian and Pacific Islander artists and the issues that impact their
immediate communities, continues Friday, October 21 at the Jade/APANO
Multicultural Space. Pictured is Seattle-based Chamorro comedian Mona
Concepcion, who performed as part of the event held in mid-September.
(AR Photo/Ryan Nakano)
express how they feel, they wish things were better for
Asians, or that there was more representation, so I
definitely feel a strong sense of gratefulness.”
She went on to say that it was this kind of space (JAMS)
and community that not only allowed her to talk about the
issues of misrepresentation in Asian cuisine, but
continues to enable tours like Disoriented Comedy to even
exist in the first place.
The next MicCheck! event takes place Friday, October
21 from 6:00 to 9:00pm at JAMS, located at the corner of
S.E. 82nd Avenue and Division Street. The event features
an art installation and opening theater performance with
Sabina Haque and Living Stages exploring stories of
communities east of 82nd Avenue
To learn more about MicCheck! and APANO, call (971)
340-4861, e-mail, <candace@apano.org>, or visit <www.
apano.org/mic-check>.
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