On March 28, 1942, Minoru Yasui was arrested in downtown Portland for breaking the 8 p.m. curfew that targeted Japanese Americans during the war. Born to Japanese immigrants and raised on a farm in Hood River, Min became the first Japanese American member of the Oregon State Bar. From anti-Asian discrimination to a system
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April 8, 2022
Relief Funds to Begin Flowing Soon!
After many delays and frustrations, Business Oregon will soon be launching their $35 million Live Venues Program. Hallelujah! Important dates Week of 4/11: Website will go up with information 4/20: Orientation to run through program guidelines and the application process 4/25: Applications open 5/16: Application process closes 6/30: projected date of fund distribution 12/23/23: funds
On an average afternoon at the Crossroads Carnegie Art Center in Baker City, Oregon, you might hear children talking and laughing in ballet class and see local art adorning the walls. Home to local artists, the center serves around 12,000 eastern Oregonians and guests each year in a beautiful, historic 1909 Carnegie Library building with
February 19, 2022
Back in the Lobby Saddle Again!
CACO members! Please lift your voices with us to help Oregon’s arts and culture sector recover strong. Although HB 4040 won’t be moving forward, we do know that legislators have been tasked with crafting a $100 million economic development funding package to help in recovery of the pandemic. We must ensure that the creative economy’s important
February 11, 2022
News from the legislature on HB 4040!
The Oregon Legislature is meeting this week and members of the Cultural Advocacy Coalition of Oregon have been working hard to advocate for HB 4040. Ginger Savage, CACO board member and executive director of Crossroads Carnegie Art Center in Baker City, testified in support of HB 4040 in the House Economic Recovery and Prosperity Committee earlier