Hearing Voices
Life, legends, history and fairytales come alive through the magic of storytelling.
April 11–18, 2009
Young Tule Lake citizen on the morning of his departure with parents for Idaho.
Photographer: John D. Cook, Newell, California.
- Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo (San Francisco, CA)
- Nancy Wang (San Francisco, CA) and
- Alton Takiyama-Chung (Vancouver, WA)
Storyteller Anne Penfound (Portland, OR), President of the Portland Storytellers Guild will host a countywide story swap open to tellers of all skill levels.
Designed for ages 10 to adult, the storytelling extravaganza features twelve storytelling performances throughout the week at the WCCLS member libraries, the Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Art Center in Hillsboro and the North Plains Senior Center.
On the final day of the festival, April 18, Eth-Noh-Tec (Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo and Nancy Wang) presents the Tell It! Move It! Storytelling Workshop followed by the community-wide story swap hosted by the Portland Storytellers Guild. That evening, all three storytellers will wrap up the festival with a special Immigrant Experience Finale featuring personal tales from their families’ histories.
The festival is supported in part by grants from the Regional Arts and Culture Council and each of the local Friends of the Library representing WCCLS member libraries, with additional in-kind services provided by Community Newspapers Inc., Courtyard by Marriott, ProGraphics Services, Portland Chapter of the Japanese American Citizen’s League and Ad-Mark Promotional Products.
Presented by:
Washington County Cooperative Library Services would like to thank the following organizations for their support:
as well as our
Friends of the Library
Banks, Beaverton, Cedar Mill, Cornelius, Forest Grove, Garden Home, Hillsboro, North Plains, Sherwood, Tigard, Tualatin, and West Slope
Historic Photos thanks to Alton Chung, and the Records of the War Relocation Authority, Record Group 210; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
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