13th Annual 1882 Project Celebration and Educational Event
Wednesday, October 16th | 5:30 -7:30 PM (a light dinner will be provided).
Portland Lee’s Association Hall
1101 SE Salmon St #100,
Portland, OR 97214
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Program: A Community Discussion on Multnomah County's Restorative Justice Commitment and Apology for Past Harms at Block 14, Lone Fir Cemetery
Speakers:
Metro Councilor Duncan Hwang
Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Peterson
C.A.C.A. Portland President Helen Ying
Memorial Designer Michael Yun
Purpose: To provide Chinese American community members an opportunity to contribute to the development of a formal apology from Multnomah County for the harms resulting from the county’s actions at Block 14 in the Lone Fir Cemetery. Multnomah County Chair, Jessica Vega Peterson, will be in attendance for this discussion.
Background: Portland Lodge has been involved in the 1882 Project, a national initiative to educate Americans about the history and lessons of the historic Chinese Exclusion policy, first enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1882 specifically to bar Chinese and, subsequently, other Asians from immigrating to this country. Not until 1943, when China was needed as an ally in World War II, was the Chinese Exclusion Act repealed. An important goal of the 1882 Project is passage of a Resolution in the 112th Congress acknowledging the injustice caused by the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Acts and making a commitment to protect the Constitutional rights of all people. The 1882 Project was initiated by the Chinese American Citizens Alliance (C.A.C.A.), National Council of Chinese Americans and OCA. The Project supported the passage of House and Senate resolutions that acknowledge and express regret for the Chinese Exclusion Laws.
The Project's larger mission is to educate the American public about the history and consequences of the Chinese Exclusion Laws, their extended impact on persons of Asian descent, and their continuing significance for all Americans.
The Portland Lodge has been holding our 1882 Project Celebration and Educational Event since the passage of the Senate resolution in 2011 that acknowledges and expresses regret for the Chinese Exclusion Laws.
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