Learn more about the undocu/DACAmented community, and how you can support through the lens of a formerly undocu/DACAmented community member.
A safe space to discuss code switching and imposter syndrome, and how to navigate them.
An introductory conversation about the origins and effects of colorism within the Latinx community in the US and in Latin America.
Join us for a night of reflection, gathering of community, and learn about resources to process the current post-election results. Led by DREAM PSU, Portland Through a Latinx Lens, and Liliana Luna (Esperanza Wellness Center).
An extension of the DREAMs Deferred Exhibit. Our project coordinator, Miguel Rodriguez, will be one of the storytellers of the night.
The Immigrant Story is collaborating with Students for Non-violence at Portland State University, to present “DREAMs Deferred Live.” We invite you to hear five compelling stories told — and lived — by members of our Latinx immigrant community who made arduous and dangerous journeys across the border to the United States.
DREAMs Deferred Live kicks off at 7 p.m. with a musical performance. Afterward, from 8:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., five storytellers from Mexico and Central America will share unique stories about their lives as immigrants.
Free event; seating limited to 220 and doors open at 6:30PM.
Presenting at the MENTE Summit: Latino male summit focused on leadership, identity, education, & economic advancement.
cultureSEast is a three-day series of performances, story sharing, workshops, experiences, analysis, and celebration designed to create awareness of, and appreciation for, the vast range of cultural diversity that makes up our community and promote understanding of the historical and current implications of diversity and multiculturalism for our community given our location and moment in history.
Portland Through a Latinx Lens: Mt. Tabor Great Hall. Pictures and stories from latinx people in the Portland area will be hung to share and illuminate their unique experiences.
Presenting at the International Youth Leadership Conference: the IYLC is an opportunity for students to learn and network with fellow students, educators and community leaders in the Portland area while celebrating the linguistic and cultural assets that our Emergent Bilingual Students bring to Portland Public Schools.
DREAMs Deferred is an original exhibition designed by The Immigrant Story in collaboration with acclaimed Portland photographer Jim Lommasson’s “What We Carried” storytelling project. Through short-form narratives, object stories, and vivid photography, this exhibition amplifies the voices of undocumented immigrants from Mexico and Central American who came to the United States as children or young adults. These individuals – collectively referred to as “DREAMers” – grew up navigating school, work, and social life without official papers.
The combination of the story, portrait, and treasured item of each individual allows viewers to look into that person’s eyes, read intimate details about their life, and see a meaningful artifact of their life history. The carried objects become more than just mementos of homes and lives left behind. As these ordinary items cross the border, they transform into the sacred. The result is the recognition that behind the terms “undocumented immigrants” or “alien” lies an individual with a story.
