The Seven Rs of Sustainable Living
Join Canby Public Library for a presentation and discussion on how sustainability, the 7 Rs (rethink, refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, repurpose, recycle), and thrifting can benefit individuals and the larger community, featuring guests from Clackamas County Sustainability & Solid Waste and the Canby Kiwanis Thrift Store.
This event is made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities.
A Debt of Gratitude
Joon Ae Haworth-Kaufka writes about grief, empathy, and bubble tea.
We Contain Multitudes
Joon Ae Haworth-Kaufka on how BIPOC adoptees are rewriting the mainstream adoption narrative
Speaking in Tongues
Aleksandr Chernousov writes about the experience of hearing his first language turned to violent authoritarian ends and finding it anew in Oregon
Beyond Plunder
Minal Mistry on how plunder became the basis for our culture economy, and what might replace it.
Tertulias de Película: Lorena, la de pies ligeros / Lorena, Light-Footed Woman
Qué mejor plan para un viernes que ver una película en compañía y quedarse a charlar?
Aprende sobre Lorena, una atleta mexicana que ha hecho historia por derribar estereotipos llevando orgullosa su cultura al resto del mundo, y quédate a comer y charlar al final de la peli.
Entrevista: Carlos habla de migración, peligro, y su sueño americano
Rafael Romero habla con Carlos, un migrante de Guatemala residente de Hermiston, sobre sus razones por emigrar a los estados unidos, los retos que encontró en su trayecto, y que pidiera de los residentes y el gobierno de este país.
Interview: Carlos on Migration, Danger, and His American Dream
Rafael Romero talks with Carlos, an immigrant from Guatemala living in Hermiston, about why he came to the United States, the difficulties he experience in his journey, and what he'd ask of others here.
A Haven, A Refuge
Jaton Rash on the fine line between being sheltered and unsheltered.
A Reluctant Receiver: Summer, Love, and a Bicycle
Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt writes about experiencing youthful freedom on a hand-me-down bike.
Unapologetically Afghan American
Yalda Asmatey writes about straddling two worlds: Afghanistan, the country of her birth, and the United States.
Stretching Toward the Sun
T. Nguyen writes about moving from Vietnam to Eastern Oregon
Telling Our Story
May Saechao writes about how the Iu Mien community connects to history and traditions across time and distance.
Unstable Connections
Caroline Gao writes about the possibilities enabled by digital communications and the challenges of making these opportunities available to all.
Love and Noodles
Marilou Carrera writes about the meaning of pancit, a dish that is so much more than just fried noodles—it's history, family, and community.
Fermenting My Asian American Identity
Jen Shin writes about how a summer in Vietnam helped her embrace her Korean heritage.
Kitchen Ghost
Digging into the origins of her family's Filipino–Polish food traditions, Lola Milholand finds a tangle of colonialism, identity, and hurt.
Eid al-Adha, Festival of Sacrifice
Visiting family in Egypt during Eid Al-Adha, when sheep and cattle are sacrificed and their meat is given away, an Egyptian-American writer considers family, faith, and violence.
On Paper Wings—2008
Brett Campbell writes about how an Oregon filmmaker set out to tell the story of six Oregonians killed by Japanese balloon bombs during World War II in the 2008 “Strangers” issue.
Bridge City
Anna Vo writes on the dark side of local pride and the changes in our attitude toward place required to make Portland a welcoming home for all.
Posts
Readers write about Push.
Exchange and Change
Adam Davis, executive director of Oregon Humanities, on people listening to one another in Lake County, Oregon
Sanctuary in Name Only
Undocumented Oregonians are only as safe as the policies that protect them. An essay by Elliott Young
What They Carried
The things four refugees brought with them when they came to Oregon. Story by Caitlin Dwyer, photos by Kim Oanh Nguyen
Making Peace with Chaos
Author Zahir Janmohamed and photographer Tojo Andrianarivo profile student refugees living and thriving in Portland despite uncertainty.
Just People Like Us
Writer Guy Maynard on a little-known history of a Southern Oregon community during World War II where prisoners of war were more welcome than US military of color
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Readers write about Root
Whose State Is This?
Journalist Brent Walth on how legal measures targeting Latino Oregonians reflect fears of change.
Magazine Podcast: Start
Talking about epigenetics, adoption, faith, and clowns with Oregon Humanities magazine contributors
Almost a Family
Colleen Kaleda writes about the hope and hearbreak of international adoption.
Food Forward
Robert Paarlberg on the history of the Green Revolution and the future of global food production
A Century of War
Writer and historian Andrew Bacevich on changing the way Americans think about war
My Brother, the Keeper
A woman tries to understand her brother's need to hoard. An essay by Dmae Roberts
Pursuing the Science of Happiness
In the complicated quest for bliss, the search is the thing. An essay by Andrew Guest
A Nation of Can-Do Optimists
A brief history of American cheerfulness by Ariel Gore
Designing the Good Life
Beauty is a desirable bonus when design improves our lives. An essay by Lisa Radon
The Guilty Traveler
The complexities of being an American tourist in an inequitable world. An essay by Lucy Burningham
Neverland
The striking difference between travel and escape. An essay by Apricot Irving
The Crossing
A two-week journey toward hope and home. By Vicente Martinez.
Far from Home
The history and future of Slavic refugees in Oregon. By Susan W. Hardwick
Distance as an Illusion
John Yeon and the landscape arts of China and Japan. An essay by Kevin Nute