LINKS
PORTLAND ART SUPPLIES:Muse Art and Design : 4224 SE Hawthorne Blvd , Portland, Oregon 97215 (503) 231-8704 www.museartanddesign.com
Utrecht: 1122 NW Everett St Portland, OR 97209 (503) 417-8024 www.utrechtart.com
Collage: 1639 NE Alberta St, Portland, 97211 (503) 249-2190
Art Media: 902 SW Yamhill St Portland, OR 97205 (503) 223-3724 artmediaonline.com
McClains Printmaking Supplies: www.imcclains.com
PORTLAND ARTISTS:
Adriene Cruz: www.adrienecruz.com
Lillian Pitt: www.lillianpitt.com
Jennifer Wells Design: www.jenniferwellsdesign.com
Hilary Pfeifer: www.hilarypfeifer.com
Kristina DiTullo: http://kditullo.spymac.com
Anne Buffum: www.lucidita.com
Alison O’Donahue: www.zeekgallery.com
ORGANIZATIONS:
Raw Art Works: www.rawart.org
Art on Alberta: www.artonalberta.org
Regional Arts and Culture Council: www.racc.org
Native American Youth and Family Center: www.nayapdx.org
Black United Fund: www.bufor.org/news/index.html
SCRAP: www.scrapaction.org
North By Northeast Community Health Center: www.nxneclinic.org
FOR TEENS:
Teen Ink: Written by teens www.teenink.com
In the Mix: Reality Television for Teens www.pbs.org/inthemix/
Teenage Diaries from National Public Radio www.radiodiaries.org/teenagediaries.html
Teens on the Net Links www.whatsonthe.net/teenmks.htm
Teen Voice: www.teenvoice.com
Making Waves http: www.mwaves.org This site is a dating violence prevention program designed to help teens recognize the warning signs and effects of dating violence and to avoid becoming victims.
BOOKS:
A few of the great resource books listed on FIRSTS www.ethosis.com/wordpress/?cat=7
What Are You?: Voices of Mixed-Race Young People by Pearl Fuyo Gaskins
"In the eyes of many people I am the product of a relationship that wasn’t supposed to happen. “I’m no tragedy, and no exotic other.” “I’m no jungle-fever rainbow baby.” The contemporary voices are disturbing, frank, witty, and heartfelt. In essay, interview, and poetry, 45 mixed-race young people between the ages of 14 and 26, from all over the U.S., speak about their growing up. — from Booklist
YELL-Oh Girls! Emerging Voices Explore Culture, Identity, and Growing Up Asian American by Vickie Nam
Asian-American young women speak out in this anthology of stories and poetry about what it is like growing up in two cultures. The brief contributions are from high school and college students from all over the United States and Canada. They speak passionately of the lack of Asians and women in the history textbooks; of feeling foreign in America and in the country of their ancestors; of being laughed at and ridiculed simply for not looking “American”; of interracial dating; and of finding their own niche. Arranged by topics such as “Finding the Way Home,” “Dolly Rage,” and “Family Ties,” each entry begins with some background about the writer and the work.— from School Library Journal
Picture the Girl : Young Women Speak Their Minds by Audrey Shehyn
In two-to three-page profiles, in language candid and sharp, 35 brash yet vulnerable young women between the ages of 14 and 19 speak their minds about themselves and their lives. Shehyn has included young women of differing backgrounds, but many of their concerns are shared: problems with parents, self-image, school. There are, however, some surprises. These girls seem well aware of the challenges their gender faces today, and they’re very alert to the consequences of drug abuse and unprotected sex. There’s also a collective understanding that “if you don’t have your mind set, you won’t get nowhere.” — Stephanie Zvirin, BooklistMy Sisters’ Voices: Teenage Girls of Color Speak Out by Iris Jacob
For this book, Jacob, a biracial teen, wrote letters to English teachers, organizations, and others to solicit submissions from young women across the country about their experiences as teenagers of color. The result is a moving collection of essays and poems about family, friendships, sex, love, loss, identity, racism, and oppression. It is clear from the frank and deeply personal nature of the entries that the authors
write from their hearts. The pieces are each prefaced by comments from Jacob in which she relates her own experience about the topic at hand or offers a reaction to it. Readers will see themselves reflected in some writings and will be enlightened by others. — from School Library Journal
HELP!
RUNAWAYS: National Runaway Hotline 1-800-621-4000 24 Hours/7 Days A Week
Depression, Mental Illness and Addictions Crisis : 1-800-SUICIDE 24 Hours/7 Days A Week
National Mental Health Association : www.nmha.org 1-800-969-NMHA 24 Hours/7 Days A Week. Practical information for teens, including free pamphlets on various mental health topics and referrals to mental health centers, hotlines and treatment facilities throughout the United States. NMHA's Web site also offers various fact sheets for parents and children on everything from depression to school safety.
Alcohol : 1-800-ALCOHOL 24 Hours/7 Days A Week Information and referrals by trained staff.
Abuse Child Help USA: 1-800-422-4453 24 Hours/7 Days A Week A national child abuse hotline that provides referrals and information to the victims of domestic violence, sexual abuse, and the suicidal. RAINN (Rape Abuse and Incest National Network) 24 Hours/7 Days A Week 1-800-656-HOPE
AIDS: 1-800-342-2437 24 Hours/7 Days A Week Gives out educational information about the disease and is also a referral service staffed by trained individuals.
DATING VIOLENCE: 1-800-621-HOPE 24 Hours/7 Days A Week
