Emily Hamilton
Emily Hamilton is a video producer and reporter on OPB’s Arts & Culture team. Previously, she worked as a motion designer/editor for NBC Sports, where she was nominated for an Emmy in graphic arts. Emily is a born and raised Oregonian, and she earned her MS in multimedia journalism from the University of Oregon. She enjoys exploring the intersections of art, design and storytelling. And she’s a big fan of roller skating, stargazing and science fiction.
Latest Stories
Her name means ‘hero’: How Portland pilot Hazel Ying Lee fought for America — only to be forgotten
Lee was the first Chinese American woman to fly for the U.S. military. This is the story of how she lived up to her name.
‘The Evergreen’: Portland-based photographer explores what it means to be butch
Photographer Esther Godoy credits the queer community she found in Portland with helping her embrace her butch identity and serving as the inspiration for her multimedia project called “Butch Is Not A Dirty Word.”
Portland-based photographer Esther Godoy wants you to know ‘Butch is Not a Dirty Word’
Esther Godoy’s project “Butch is Not a Dirty Word” is the “world’s largest media resource dedicated to Butch identity, visibility and voice.”
How Italian immigrant grocers helped make Portland a foodie paradise
Produce Row, located along an unassuming stretch of industrial district in the Central Eastside, is home to a tight-knit network of Italian American families who have been serving Portland farm-to-table for generations.
Nation’s first four-year, independent Chicano university celebrates 50 years since founding in Oregon
Although Colegio César Chávez was only around for a decade, its impact on Oregon continues today.
Asia DeWeese refused to quit, now thousands of wrestlers stand on her shoulders
As a high school kid in 1986, Asia DeWeese joined a cohort of women who pioneered the acceptance of women in wrestling in the United States.
Portland skaters on Team Jewish Roller Derby help redefine borders in sport
The Portland-founded team is made up of skaters from the Pacific Northwest and beyond. They travel all over the United States, and sometimes across the world, to compete and find power in their community.
Carlton Observatory pulls the universe closer to Yamhill County
The Carlton Observatory in Yamhill County is working to raise funds to build a new community science center complete with a planetarium, observatory and maker-space at McMinnville’s Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum.
A Portland sewing studio seeks to build community, finds inspiration in AIDS Memorial Quilt
Sincere Studio opened this month in Northeast Portland. Founder Frances Andonopoulos said they find inspiration in projects like the AIDS Memorial Quilt, and they hope to provide “textile arts education with a focus on sewing as a tool of social change and empowerment.”
New musical in Vancouver gives queer and trans youth a Christmas story
“Holiday Out,” a new Christmas musical presented by Metropolitan Performing Arts in Vancouver, seeks to raise awareness about queer youth houselessness and give young LGBTQ+ people a story to tell at Christmas.