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is enriched by the combination of many cultures. The following guides
will help you tour some of them: |
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African
American Heritage & Culture
African Americans in Portland have made a sizeable contribution to
the city’s development since the time of the pioneers. They literally
kept the city — and the nation — running with their invaluable
work in the railway industry and the World War II shipyards.
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Chinese
American Heritage & Culture
“Four Seas, One Family” -- so reads the gateway to Portland’s
Chinatown, commenting on diversity and unity in Portland’s Chinese
community. Today, people with roots in Mainland China, Hong Kong,
Taiwan and Vietnam, among other regions, live in and around the Portland
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Hispanic
American Heritage & Culture
Hispanic, Latino or Chicano? People have individual preferences, but
Hispanic is the all-inclusive term for people with origins in Mexico,
Spain, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central America and South America. Because
Portland’s community includes those from more than 20 Spanish-speaking
countries, Hispanic is the preferred term for this guide. |
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Japanese
American Heritage & Culture
Japanese-American heritage and culture contribute to Portland’s
beauty. A calm and peaceful Japanese aesthetic enhances many public
and private gardens throughout the city—slender purple irises,
waterfalls, ponds filled with brightly marked koi and moss-covered
rock gardens. |
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Native
American Heritage & Culture
The warm hospitality that Northwest Indians displayed to the Oregon
Territory’s first white settlers is still evident in the outdoor
salmon bakes held at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort on the Warm Springs Reservation
and in the beautifully appointed lodgings at Spirit Mountain Casino
and Resort, run by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde. Throughout
the city of Portland there also exist many subtle reminders that before
Oregon was a state – or even a U.S. territory – it belonged
to the indigenous peoples of North America. |
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