October 6, 2021

Oregon History Comic, #11, Hung Far Low Restaurant

Creative Placekeeping

Oregon History Comic, #11, Hung Far Low Restaurant

Date: 2016

Location: 82nd Avenue, East Portland
Collaborators: Joamette Gil, Cameron Whitten, Roya Amirsoleymani and Know Your City

Know Your City produced a comic focused on Hung Far Low, the oldest Chinese restaurant in Portland. The comic addressed the history of its opening, transition, and recent closure blending together how racism and displacement effects the API communities living around 82nd Avenue. You can download a PDF of the comic here.