Immigrant Story Live at Willamette University

Name: Immigrant Story Live at Willamette University
Start: 2025-03-04T19:00:00-08:00
Location: Willamette University

Schedule

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Willamette University | Salem, OR

The Immigrant Story, in collaboration with the Conversation Project at Willamette University, is honored to bring our acclaimed live storytelling event, The Immigrant Story Live, to Salem. We invite you to hear four compelling first-person tales of courage, fortitude and resilience from Myanmar, Afghanistan, Vietnam and Laos by members of our community.
Join us to experience the power of storytelling on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Hudson Hall in Rogers Music Center at Willamette University, 900 State Street
Salem, Oregon 97301.
The Immigrant Story Live kicks off with four storytellers from across the globe who will share their stories about the journeys that brought them to the United States, drawing attention to the rich diversity in our communities and investing in their stories and traditions. They will recount stories exploring the complex issues and themes of home and belonging. Through their narratives, we are reminded that immigrants are integral members of our own communities—our neighbors, colleagues, and friends—who help shape and enrich the places we call home.
Following a brief intermission, the event will continue with a musical performance featuring Joe Kye, Portland-based violinist-looper and vocalist, weaving together electronic and acoustic textures, melodies, and storytelling to uplift and empower listeners. During Joe’s performance, a visual artist will create live art while he plays music and recounts stories of his grandfather, a man who escaped North Korea.
This is a free event. Doors open at 6:30 PM. First come, first served.
This event is sponsored by the Conversation Project at Willamette University, an initiative to cultivate conversation across differences. Committed to principles of equity and inclusion, the Conversation Project celebrates the importance of storytelling as a vital means of recognizing and understanding differences in experience, culture, and power that shape our communities.
This event was made possible through the generous support of the Oregon Heritage Grant.