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Producer Makes Waves Internationally
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ery day I’m learning some­
thing new, because there are
many cultural differences.”
Learning to write in Japanese
represents his biggest challenge
at the moment, and he fondly
remembers community-media
programs back in Portland of­
fering more com prehensible
methods to deal with topics of
interest.
Walker states that he’s been
taking advantage of his oppor­
tunities, thus avoiding much
thinking of himself as an expa­
triate.
“A lot of changes were hap­
pening in this area politically,”
he said on a recent visit to Port-
His proudest accom plish­
ment so far involved orches­
trating another Portlander’s
first visit to Japan. The en­
thusiastic crow d in Ikeda
called musician Tom Grant
back several times for en­
cores.
“1 really still consider Port­
land my home,” Walker says
after five years of living in
Japan with only the occasional,
short visit back to his home­
town. “I'd like to come back
here to settle down, but still do
something to bridge the East
and West.”
Aaron Walker
Walker advises everyone to
land. “Once things slowed down "dream big,” because he has
around here, I decided to follow begun to believe that all dreams
come true.
my fire in Asia.”
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The City of Vancouver, Washington welcomes
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W A S H IN G T O N
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Something fresh is cooking
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A new, locally-owned neigh­
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and hungry Concordia Univer­
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“The aroma of our freshly
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“W e’ve been perfecting our
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Each delectable slice is con­
cocted from an original recipe
and m ade fresh to o rd er.
M om izza's veteran chef spent
countless hours developing in­
novative recipes for interest­
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Traditional p izzalovers-have
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a wide selection o f delicious
conventional toppings to build
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salad and City Style hot dogs.
Besides serving pizza, we
really plan to become a part of
the local com m unity,” said
R ich B aek, c o -o w n e r o f
M omizza Pizza. “Portlanders
will feel at home in our restau­
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artists' work on the walls and
hear local music playing in the
background.”
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30th Ave., M om izza Pizza
looks forward to becoming a
new community hot spot.
Momizza Pizza is open Sun­
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288-3900.
Minority Business Tradeshow
Young business leader featured
The Minority Business Op­
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b u sin ess com m unity are
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Enterprise Development Week
Annual Celebration.
The Minority Enterprise De­
v elopm ent W eek A w ards
tradeshow, luncheon and recep­
tion is on Wednesday, Oct. 3 at
the Oregon Convention Center.
The tradeshow is from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m.. luncheon from 11:30
a.m. to 2 p.m., and reception
from 3 p.m. to 6 p. m. For more
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tickets, tradeshow booths and
sponsorship information, contact
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802-8533.
The MED W eek Awards
luncheon keynote speaker is
Otis W illiams, founder of Otis
W illiams Limitless. Otis was
named as one of the Business
Otis Williams
C o u rie r and M o rto n 's o f
Chicago's "Forty Under 40"
young business leaders. He
was also honored as a YMCA
Black A chiever and recog­
nized as an Emerging Leader
by Applause! Magazine. His
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