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Significant Beings is a community zine by and for Asian Portlanders.

Its pages hold a snapshot of the vibrant spectrum of experiences of Asian Portlanders.


Vol.1 Contributors





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VOL. 1 LAUNCH PARTY




Sunday, November 17, 2024
2–4 pm at The Jellycup Collective
3808 N Williams Ave

Thank you to everyone who came to help launch the zine! 

Special shout out to Jamae Ann Sabangan, Lilly Do, Jessica Yen, and hope villanueva for reading their pieces. To Jelly Cup Collective for hosting us! And for Regional Arts and Culture Council for their funding support.


HISTORY


Significant Beings is an expansion of bi:cultural, a collection of stories about navigating identity and belonging as immigrants, created in 2016.

The updated collection has a new intention: to display a more diverse representation of our collective experiences, like stories from second generations and the intersectionality of identities.


A call for submissions was released and shared in March of 2024. Thanks to everyone who helped share the word!




A community workshop was held at Open Studios Night with Asian Pacific Islander Network of Oregon’s Art & Media Project. Participants of all ages learned about zines, made their submissions with prompt guidance and materials!





Help this community project grow.

We’re creating ways for you to support the expansion of our community platform.

In the meantime, share how you’d like to help by emailing Significant Being’s editor, Gaby Tirta.

Stay tuned for updates!
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