{"id":35375,"date":"2025-06-03T09:15:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T16:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/?p=35375"},"modified":"2025-06-11T19:10:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T02:10:26","slug":"oregons-housing-history-and-our-mission-at-habitat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/oregons-housing-history-and-our-mission-at-habitat\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon&#8217;s housing history and our mission at Habitat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On a chilly, gray morning, around 30 Habitat staff boarded a charter bus. It would carry them on a journey to understanding the history that underlies the housing challenges we address today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:24% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250522_150736347_iOS-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35530 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250522_150736347_iOS-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250522_150736347_iOS-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250522_150736347_iOS-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250522_150736347_iOS-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250522_150736347_iOS-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The Fair Housing Council of Oregon (FHCO) offers the tour as part of their educational outreach. It shines a light on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/the-early-history-of-portlands-racist-housing-strategies-part-one\/\">policies of exclusion<\/a> <\/strong>entrenched in the state\u2019s formation, from <a href=\"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/oregons-past-may-hold-the-key-for-future-homeowners\/\"><strong>racially restrictive covenants<\/strong><\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/race-and-housing-part-iii-under-the-guise-of-renewal\/\"><strong>destruction of Black neighborhoods<\/strong><\/a> under the guise of urban renewal. These practices were legal at the time and intentionally pushed people of color out of opportunity and homeownership.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;At Habitat, housing justice and racial equity are near and dear to our hearts and the work we do,\u201d said Liv Parks, Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. \u201cThese are values we uphold through our mission, values, and actions, and we have been honored to partner with FHCO to take a deeper dive into the living past around us in communities we support and love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIt is our duty to be aware of our history and our present in order to intentionally create a better future for all, particularly through equitable homeownership.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Exploring Oregon\u2019s housing history<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our first stop was just three miles from the Habitat office on Killingsworth Street. A bronze sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. stands outside the Oregon Convention Center. The <a href=\"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/martin-luther-king-jr-and-the-fight-for-housing-justice\/\"><strong>Fair Housing Act<\/strong><\/a> was passed one week after King\u2019s assassination in 1968.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FHCO bus tour started as a way to commemorate the 40<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the Fair Housing Act in 2008. We were privileged to hear from one of the original presenters, Ed Washington. He shared memories of growing up in Vanport, a once-diverse wartime housing development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ed described a city \u201cdesigned to take care of people,\u201d with 24-hour daycare and cafeterias that fed unaccompanied children while their parents worked in the shipyard. When a flood <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonhistoryproject.org\/articles\/essays\/the-vanport-flood\/\"><strong>wiped out Vanport<\/strong><\/a>, Ed recalled hearing that they would be able to eventually go home and just \u201csweep out the mud.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They never went back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FHCO-tour-Ed-Washington-crop-1-758x1024.jpg\" alt=\"FHCO bus tour presenter Ed Washington speaks about the former city of Vanport\" class=\"wp-image-35519\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:contain;width:320px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FHCO-tour-Ed-Washington-crop-1-758x1024.jpg 758w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FHCO-tour-Ed-Washington-crop-1-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FHCO-tour-Ed-Washington-crop-1-768x1037.jpg 768w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FHCO-tour-Ed-Washington-crop-1-1138x1536.jpg 1138w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FHCO-tour-Ed-Washington-crop-1-1517x2048.jpg 1517w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FHCO-tour-Ed-Washington-crop-1-scaled.jpg 1896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanport-bus-tour-1024x760.jpg\" alt=\"Several Habitat staff members listen to Ed Washington share his memories of growing up in Vanport\" class=\"wp-image-35520\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:contain;width:580px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanport-bus-tour-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanport-bus-tour-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanport-bus-tour-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanport-bus-tour-1536x1139.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanport-bus-tour-2048x1519.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanport-audio-box-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A Vanport History Audiobox, with buttons for narrated stories \" class=\"wp-image-35521\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:contain;width:320px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanport-audio-box-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanport-audio-box-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanport-audio-box-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanport-audio-box-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Vanport-audio-box-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Heron Lakes Golf Club now sits on the site of the former city of Vanport. A large sign and an \u201caudiobox\u201d stand on the edge of the course. Adding to the surreal juxtaposition, Ed Washington is one of the narrators \u2014 and the box was playing his voice as he began to speak in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there, we traveled to the Portland Expo Center. Our next presenter, Marleen Wallingford, warned that her story had none of Ed\u2019s joyful childhood anecdotes. Her parents had been among the thousands of Japanese Americans incarcerated under Executive Order 9066.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Portland Assembly Center, as it was called, had previously been used for livestock shows. Surrounded by barbed wire, it still smelled like the stockyard and had watch towers on all corners. Marleen shared a photo of her father, who was a teenager when he was sent to Portland&#8217;s &#8220;concentration camp.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A placard near the restrooms acknowledges the dark history of 3,676 Japanese Americans detained at this location. An estimated 120,000 were incarcerated across the United States for over three years. For many, the forced removal from their homes resulted in a loss of their property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250522_165328435_iOS-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35524\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;width:auto;height:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250522_165328435_iOS-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250522_165328435_iOS-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250522_165328435_iOS-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250522_165328435_iOS-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250522_165328435_iOS-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250522_170456248_iOS-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35525\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;width:auto;height:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250522_170456248_iOS-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250522_170456248_iOS-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250522_170456248_iOS-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250522_170456248_iOS-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250522_170456248_iOS-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stories that stay with us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ed and Marleen\u2019s powerful testimony made an impression on everyone listening. \u201cIt is one thing to read about Portland\u2019s complicated past; it is incredibly impactful and inspiring hearing directly from people who have experienced it,\u201d reflected one Habitat staff member. \u201cThe bus tour was a great reminder of the impact and social importance of our work at Habitat. The construction department can often be&nbsp;very&nbsp;busy doing the work of building houses. I felt re-grounded to the mission after the tour was over.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bus took us to a number of other notable landmarks. Our guide from FHCO highlighted recurring themes and noted that the current wave of anti-immigrant sentiment follows a historic pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These lessons underscore why we do what we do at Habitat for Humanity, and why equity is listed at the top of <a href=\"https:\/\/habitatportlandregion.org\/about\/\"><strong>Our Values<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cWe commit to undoing systemic inequities and to being an anti-racist organization.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At Habitat, we believe everyone deserves an affordable place to call home, and we continue to work to create a region where everyone has the opportunity to build a better life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>To learn more about the Fair Housing Council of Oregon and their bus tour of Portland\u2019s hidden discriminatory housing history, visit <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/fhco.org\/tours-exhibits\/\"><em><strong>fhco.org<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a chilly, gray morning, around 30 Habitat staff boarded a charter bus. 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