Portland artist Roberta Wong is the daughter and granddaughter of Chinese immigrants. She grew up partly in Chinatown, itself a product of segregation. She spent her childhood developing close ties to her heritage. As she grew up, she experienced racism firsthand, as well as the decline of Chinatown and the cultural history that is maintained there. Through art and volunteerism, Roberta now seeks to combat the stereotypes and erasure that continue to harm the Asian-American community.

Many Roads to Here is a production of The Immigrant Story. Many thanks to the Japanese American Museum of Oregon for allowing us to record there. This episode is part of the I Am an American series, generously funded by Anne Naito-Campbell. For more episodes in the series, please visit our website. To learn more about the Oregon Rises Above Hate Coalition, please visit https://oregonrisesabovehate.com. Listen to our podcast monthly on Portland Radio Project, or stream us wherever you get your podcasts.

This episode was produced by Stephanie Valance. Audio editing and post production was done by Todd Baize. Our executive producer is Sankar Raman.

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