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Portland Mercado 2.0: The Latinx hub has big plans to rebuild after last year’s fire
After a devastating fire destroyed the Portland Mercado in 2024, plans are coming to focus on rebuilding for the future.

Central School District Latinx students to get boost from Western Oregon University
Western Oregon University is looking to support Latinx students in the nearby public schools through a recently awarded state grant.

Young Eastern Oregon Latinos find connection at networking event
Participants talk about assimilation and isolation at an event hosted in La Grande

Hermiston group looks to boost flagging Latino voter turnout
Eastern Oregon counties with significant Latino populations have some of the worst turnout data in the state.
Education
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.

Education
Western Oregon University wants to be a Hispanic Serving Institution. Students want to know what that means
WOU is the closest public university in Oregon to becoming an HSI, a federal designation that opens the door to new funding opportunities.
Racist slurs and lack of oversight at center of Clark County, Washington, discrimination lawsuit
Three Latino employees allege Clark County turned a blind eye to racism within its public works crews. A trial is scheduled to start May 22.

Culture
Queer, Latinx and deaf-owned: Inside Portland’s Pah! restaurant
A new business called Pah! is breaking ground, and it has not only made a splash locally, but already has seen customers from around the country and even around the world.

Hermiston commemorates COVID deaths with Día de los Muertos
Groups attempt to build community through the celebration of death.

Nonprofit organizes Eastern Oregon Latinos one conversation at a time
The pandemic led Oregon Rural Action to coordinate Latino-focused vaccination drives, but their ambitions go further.