A Guide to Chinese American Heritage & Culture

Portland Welcomes You!

Chinese and Chinese American history and culture are a long-standing and vibrant feature of Portland's landscape. Take a walking tour of Portland's Chinese district. Discover the tranquility and breathtaking artistry of the new Classical Chinese Garden. Savor a meal in one of Portland's diverse Chinese restaurants. Share in the beauty and festivity of the lion dance or the dragon boat races, as various Chinese events and celebrations enrich the city's calendar year. Contemplate Chinese artistic traditions at the Portland Art Museum.  Portland offers visitors abundant opportunities for the enjoyment and discovery of Chinese and Chinese American culture throughout the city.

“Four Seas, One Family” -- so reads the gateway to Portland’s Chinatown, commenting on diversity and unity in Portland’s Chinese community. Today, people with roots in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam, among other regions, live in and around the Portland area. Following World War II, as social and legislative discrimination diminished, the Chinese in Portland extended their homes, work and civic activities beyond Chinatown, and now live and work throughout the city.