05/30/2025
This weekend, we invite you to join us in something deeply meaningful.
The Vanport Mosaic Festival is more than an event—it’s a collective act of remembrance, healing & truth-telling. It’s about honoring the lives forever changed by the 1942 incarceration of Japanese Americans at the Portland Assembly Center (now known as Halls A, B & C of the Portland Expo Center). It’s about the vibrant community of Vanport—once Oregon’s second-largest city—washed away in a single day, and the stories that still endure.
We are proud to host this powerful festival that brings together memory-keepers, artists, descendants & neighbors to say: we remember. we reflect. we grow.
History lives here. And so does resilience ✨
Saturday, May 31 | 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Vanport Day of Remembrance – Engage with walking tours, performances, and exhibits honoring the legacy of Vanport, once Oregon’s second-largest city, and the site of significant historical events, including the unjust incarceration of nearly 4,000 Japanese Americans during WWII.
Sunday, June 1 | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
We Are Still Here – Experience an immersive performance blending music, theater, and movement, presented by Resonance Ensemble and Vanport Mosaic, reflecting on the stories of those affected by the Portland Assembly Center.
