by Heather Tatman | May 11, 2022 | Latest News
Portland Mayor Dorothy McCullough Lee speaking at Obon. Playing the taiko drum is Henry Matsunaga, ca. 1948-1954. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community. “Obon...
by Heather Tatman | Apr 1, 2022 | Latest News
2022 Poster Contest Winner, Bayalyn Stack’s Poster: Neighborhoods Are for Everyone Author: Shyle Ruder, FHCO’s Director of Education & Outreach Neighborhoods Are for Everyone. At the Fair Housing Council of Oregon, we know this to be true. We embody this...
by Heather Tatman | Feb 17, 2022 | Latest News
The transcontinental railroad brought an influx of Black railroad employees to Oregon in the 1880s. The Albina neighborhood was a company town owned by the Union Pacific Railroad before its annexation to Portland in 1891 and was located within walking distance of Old...
by Heather Tatman | Jan 29, 2022 | Latest News
Did you know that the practice of fair housing testing conducted by FHCO, and other fair housing organizations came out of the Chicago Freedom Movement? Chicago Freedom Movement (1965-1966). Source: Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, YouTube. Also known as the...
by Rene Ferran | Jun 8, 2021 | Latest News
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, Richard Rothstein Rothstein explodes the myth that America’s cities came to be racially divided through de facto segregation – that is, through individual prejudices,...
by Rene Ferran | Apr 7, 2021 | Latest News
Did you know our discrimination hotline receives around 2,000 calls a year? Through our hotline, we help individuals and families who may be experiencing illegal housing discrimination. Housing discrimination is when someone is treated differently because of their...
