East Portland Tour
Saturday, November 17 | 10AM – 3:30PM
Departs from Union Station
Co-produced by Colored Pencils Art and Culture Council
East Portland may be some distance from downtown policy-makers and business leaders – but from 82nd Avenue on up to “the 100s” a new community has emerged as a home to at least 82 languages, to all five of our major religious traditions, and to all of the unrestrained optimism our city and nation of immigrants has always aspired to.
Join us for an afternoon bus tour to meet some of the New American personalities, the immigrant & refugee organizations, businesses, and the high school teachers, that are today making all that optimism, civility, and unabashed ambition, possible.
TOUR ITINERARY
10.30AM – 11.30AM
Building business and building community
At Fubon Mall, Oregon’s largest Asian shopping center, located on the energetic corners of SE 82nd and Division Streets, we’ll meet and eat with an iconic SE Asian Portland elder and entrepreneur, to hear his family’s story and his community’s resettlement history.
11.45AM – 12.45PM
Family self-sufficiency and community integrity
At the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO), we’ll discuss successive waves of Asian, African, Caribbean, Middle Eastern, East European, Pacific island, Mexican and Latin American communities that have made Portland a bigger and better Us. We’ll talk about why families come here, and where our City’s going.
1PM – 3PM
Portland’s next generation
Kids at David Douglas High School always proudly point up at their cafeteria’s 77 national flags. We are just as proud of them, and give all the credit for their success to their patient and persistent teachers. At David Douglas we’ll be treated to traditional dance by students from Congo, Thailand, Burma and Bhutan, hear students stories and view a slideshow about the school’s innovate ESL program. Additionally, there will be traditional food and art for sale by students.
13 Comments
Can the East Portland tour accommodate wheelchairs?
hey joan, thanks for the note! i have a call in to the bus company. will let you know when i hear back this week…
hey joan, its a possibility depending on how many people sign up. it would require us to rent a small bus. best thing would be to check back in with us on friday. thanks! (you should feel free to give us a ring p: 971.717.7307
Could someone please clarify the times? The e-mail says 10:30-3:15 but the top of the page says 10:00 to 3:30 and somewhere it says 10:15-4:00. Is it possible to join the tour somewhere (such as Fubonn?) I live in Southeast.
Thanks,
Margaret
Could someone please clarify the times? The e-mail says 10:30-3:15 but the top of the page says 10:00 to 3:30 and somewhere it says 10:15-4:00. Is it possible to join the tour somewhere (such as Fubonn?) I live in Southeast. Also, is there a second tour? The caption to the film says “On November 17 and Dec 1, 2012 Dill Pickle Club and Colored Pencils Art & Culture Night partner to lead two bus tours…” but the e-mail says there’s just one.
Thanks,
Margaret
Thanks for the note Margaret. The tour departs at 10 and return at 3:30 from Union Station. It is greatly preferable that you join the group at Union Station, as we will be on the go and won’t be able to return you to anywhere other than our predesignated route. The tour on December 1st is tentative. Seeing there are only 2 people signed up, it is doubtful at the current moment that we will run the second tour. It all depends on response and demand though. The best thing to do is stay tuned to the site for further updates. Thanks!
and yes the itinerary is accounting for travel time…
Where will the final stop be? I could park at Fubonn, and take a bus or taxi back to Fubonn from the last stop. It would save me nearly two hours in transit and the parking fees.
thanks,
Margaret
@Margaret DeLacy the final stop will be union station. that would be fine if you wanted to make your own arrangements. we would still appreciate it if you purchased a ticket though, so we could save a spot for you on the bus.
What is the final stop on the east side?
Thank you,
Margaret
David Douglas High will be the last stop on the East side
Great! I’ll be at Fubonn at 10:20 and depart at David Douglas, taking Tri-Met back to Fubonn. I’m buying a bus ticket since I will be with you on the bus in between.
See you there
Margaret
great see you then margaret!