Casa y Comunidad: Latino/a/x Housing in Oregon
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Casa y Comunidad: Latino/a/x Housing in Oregon is an oral history-based limited documentary series (docuseries) about salient housing access issues affecting the Latino/a/x community in Oregon, one of the fastest-growing immigrant gateways for Mexican...
- Title
- Casa y Comunidad: Latino/a/x Housing in Oregon
- Description
- Casa y Comunidad: Latino/a/x Housing in Oregon is an oral history-based limited documentary series (docuseries) about salient housing access issues affecting the Latino/a/x community in Oregon, one of the fastest-growing immigrant gateways for Mexican and Central American migrants in the U.S.
- In 2022, John C. Arroyo, Ph.D, AICP, Assistant Professor in Urban Studies and Planning and Chicanx and Latinx Studies at the University of California San Diego (formerly Assistant Professor in Engaging Diverse Communities and Founding Director of the Pacific Northwest Just Futures Institute for Racial and Climate Justice at the University of Oregon), became one of six Whiting Foundation Public Engagement Fellows that year. His vision was to create a limited documentary series aimed at bringing attention to the housing realities of the ever-growing Latino/a/x migrant community in Oregon. The series follows the seven major regions of Oregon, each presenting a unique housing challenge. Key themes include: -- Eviction, Displacement and Gentrification (Portland Metro Area: Portland, Hillsboro, Beaverton) -- Farmworker/Agricultural Housing (Woodburn) -- Rental Challenges and Affordable Housing (Eugene, Springfield) -- Fire Recovery (Rogue Valley, Parts 1 and 2: Medford, Talent, Phoenix) -- Homeownership (Central Oregon: Bend, Madras, Prineville) -- COVID-19 and Inter-generational Housing (Hermiston, Tri-Cities, Parts 1 and 2) -- Mobile Homes and Rural Housing (Ontario).
- Every episode in the Casa y Comunidad docuseries begins by centering one family or individual, incorporating on-site filming in and around their home, workplace, or town or city to capture their personal migration and housing history. These resident testimonios are supplemented by interviews with other experts to provide regional and historical context. Partners include state and local housing and community development agencies, school districts, libraries, and ethnic-serving community-based organizations.
- Date
- 2022/2023
