"The Azn Zine Fest is to show Portland there's a fuck-ton of Asian creatives. When we put out the call for vendors, we were like, 'Maybe 30 to 50 people will respond to our call.' We had probably 120 respond."
"Despite Portland's thriving zine scene—the Portland Zine Symposium has taken place every year since 2001, and the Portland Zine Meetup twice a week—this is Portland's first zine fair of this size centered around Asian Americans."
Portland's inaugural Azn Zine Fest takes place February 28 at Fubonn Shopping Center on Southeast 82nd Avenue, bringing together over 100 Asian American zinesters in the mall's hallways and vacant storefronts from noon to 5 pm. Despite Portland's established zine community, this marks the first major zine fair centered on Asian American creators. Co-organizers, including Reed College's zine librarian A'misa Chiu, were surprised by the overwhelming response to their vendor call, expecting 30-50 participants but receiving approximately 120. The seven Portland Asian American zinester organizers created a Year of the Horse-themed zine called Hold Your Horses. Funding from PICA's Precipice Fund and space donation from Fubonn owner Michael Liu enable free vendor tables and support guest artist Yumi Sakugawa from Los Angeles, whose work explores self-care and creative practice.
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