A young girl dances during a performance Wednesday by Pihcintu, a Portland-based African teen singing group, at the emergency shelter for asylum seekers at the Portland Expo.

Nyawal Lia, 24, dances with children of asylum seekers at the Portland Expo on Wednesday after a performance by Pihcintu, a multicultural teen singing group from Portland.

A young boy sits with a baby Wednesday at the emergency shelter for asylum seekers at the Portland Expo.

A woman eats lunch with her young daughter Wednesday at the Portland Expo.

Children dance to music after lunch Wednesday at the Portland Expo.

Melissa Paoula Ononye laughs as rolls on the floor of the Portland Expo during a lunchtime performance by Pihcintu, a Portland-based African teen singing group.

Melissa Paoula Ononye laughs as she is tickled by volunteer Julie Haddad of Scarborough at the emergency shelter at the Portland Expo on Wednesday.

Two children sit on one of the cots set up for asylum seekers in the emergency shelter at the Portland Expo on Wednesday.