
Yuàn Fèngxian
Self Advocates Taking Action
Self Advocates Taking Action
I’m 院 凤仙 Yuàn Fèngxiān I’m a 28 year old transracial Chinese adoptee. I was adopted from Nanning, China in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region @ the age of 20 months. I was able to travel back to my birth country in 1999, 2004, 2019, 2024. I went on a Heritage Tour back to China twice (2019, 2024). In June of 2020 I graduated from the Career and Community Studies Program at Portland State University. I’m a Special Olympics Oregon Athlete. I compete in bowling, basketball, track and field. I’m also on the Athlete Leadership Council for Special Olympics Oregon.
Sessions
- Ableism 201
- Intersectional Identities: I deserve to be more than pieces
- The state of self-advocacy and how to get involved (KEYNOTE)