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Community Page 10 n THE ASIAN REPORTER The Hidden Lamp COMMUNITY CALENDAR Mar 10, 7:30pm, Powell’s Books on Hawthorne (3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland). Join editor Florence Caplow and contributors Jan Chozen Bays, Gyokuko Carlson, Sallie Tisdale, and Jacqueline Mandell for a discussion about The Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women, a collection of 100 koans and stories of Buddhist women from the time of the Buddha to the present day. For info, call (503) 238-1668 or visit <www.powells.com>. Beyond Convention: Women of the Portland JACL Through Mar 21, 7:30am-midnight (Mon-Thu), 7:30am-7pm (Fri), 10am-7pm (Sat), noon-midnight (Sun), Portland State University, Millar Library (1875 SW Park Ave, Portland). View Beyond Convention: Women of the Portland Japanese American Citizens League, an exhibit highlighting the pivotal roles women have played in the Portland Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) since its inception in the 1930s. The display draws on Portland State University’s collection of historical records from the JACL. For info, or to verify library or exhibit hours, call (503) 725-5874 or (503) 725-8577, or visit <www.pdx.edu/cjs>. See story by Sarah Eadie, “Display at PSU honors the women of the Portland Japanese American Citizens League (AR, February 17, 2014), at <www.asianreporter.com>. Manzanar: The Wartime Photographs of Ansel Adams Through Mar 29 (Mon-Sat), 10am-4pm, Gonzaga University, Jundt Art Museum (502 E Boone Ave, Spokane, Wash.). View Manzanar: The Wartime Photographs of Ansel Adams, an exhibit of 50 images taken by the renowned photographer at the Japa- nese-American relocation camp in Manzanar, California during World War II. Also included in the display are three reproduc- tions of Dorothea Lange photographing Japanese Americans who were being evacuated; a first edition copy of the 1944 book, Born Free and Equal, by Ansel Adams; a watercolor painting of a camp by an internee; an original 1942 poster of the civilian exclusion order that announced Japanese Americans were to be rounded up for imprisonment; and many other items. For info, call (509) 313- 6611 or visit <www.gonzaga.edu/jundt>. #iconic: Power and Pop Culture Through Apr 13 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). View #iconic: Power and Pop Culture, an exhibit exploring how Asian-American pop icons are made and what it means to look up to — or challenge — them. For info, call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>. Free ESOL class Through Apr 30 (Wed), 6:30-8:30pm, Multnomah University, Mitchell Library (8435 NE Glisan St, Portland). Take part in free Community ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes presented by Multnomah University. Drop-ins are welcome and materials are provided free of charge. No class is held during spring break (March 26). For info, call (503) 349-1671 or e-mail <jruncie@multnomah.edu>. Grit: Asian Pacific Pioneers Across the Northwest Through Oct 19 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). View Grit: Asian Pacific Pioneers Across the Northwest, an exhibit uncovering the true stories of the earliest Asian Pacific immigrants to the Pacific Northwest and their efforts to survive and succeed in new terrain. Featured are Native Hawaiian settlers of Kanaka Village in 1830s Fort Vancouver, Chinese- American entrepreneurs in John Day, Oregon, Japanese- American farmers in Pike Place Market, and more. For info, call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>. Mahjong group Mar 4, 11, 18 & 25, 1-4pm, Gresham Library (385 NW Miller Ave, Gresham, Ore.). Players of all skill levels are invited to attend a mahjong group. A coach is available to teach new players. For info, call (503) 988-5387 or visit <events.multcolib. org>. Witness: The Legacy of Heart Mountain Mar 5, 7pm, Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland). Attend a screening of Witness: The Legacy of Heart Mountain, a documentary co-produced by David Ono and Jeff MacIntyre exploring the legacy of people of Japanese heritage who were incarcerated at the Heart Mountain internment camp during World War II. At the heart of the film are striking photos taken from inside the camp by George and Frank C. Hirahara. The screening is followed by a question-and-answer session with Ono, MacIntyre, and Frank C. Hirahara’s daughter, Patti. For info, call (503) 224-1458 or visit <www.oregonnikkei.org>. To buy tickets, visit <www.hollywoodtheatre.org>. Talk Time at Central Library Mar 5, 12, 19 & 26, 5:30-7pm, Multnomah County Central Library, Room 2B (801 SW 10th Ave, Portland). Join other non-native English speakers at an informal conversation circle for people who want to practice speaking English. Talk Time is not a class, but an opportunity to meet new people, share culture, and have fun. Only English is spoken. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib.org>. “Refugee and Immigrant Solidarity” Mar 11, 6:30-8:30pm, Center for Intercultural Organizing (700 N Killingsworth St, Portland). Attend “Refugee and Immigrant Solidarity,” a workshop about becoming an ally in the struggle for immigrant and refugee rights. For info, or to register, call (503) 287-4117 or visit <www.interculturalorganizing.org>. Sonia Sotomayor talk PACIFIC NORTHWEST PIONEERS. Grit: Asian Pacific Pio- neers Across the Northwest, an exhibit uncovering the true stories of the earliest Asian Pacific immigrants to the Pacific Northwest and their efforts to survive and succeed in new terrain, is on view through October 19 at Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience. Pictured are Chinese-American boys gathered around a game of mahjong in 1938 at the Airport Way immigration station. (Photo courtesy of the Museum of History and Industry) “Roots of Remix Culture” Mar 6, 6:30-8:30pm, Center for Intercultural Organizing (700 N Killingsworth St, Portland). Attend “Roots of Remix Culture,” a workshop facilitated by B-Media Collective. Participants learn the basics of remix video, how to download and convert footage from the internet for film or archival use, and where to locate helpful online archives. Discussion topics cover the roots of political remix video, the open source movement, digital commons, and more. For info, or to register, call (503) 287-4117 or visit <www.interculturalorganizing.org>. Kaz Tanahashi Mar 6, 8 & 9, 7pm (Thu), 7:30pm (Sat), 10-11:40am (Sun), Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple (6401 NE 10th Ave, Portland). Attend a series of events featuring master calligrapher Kaz Tanahashi. Thursday’s event begins with a meditation session at 7:00pm and is followed by a book talk about Tanahashi’s The Heart Sutra at 7:30pm. A calligraphy performance and auction takes place Saturday evening and a dharma talk is held Sunday morning. For info, call (503) 728-0654 or visit <www.zendust. org>. Live Your Dream Mar 7, 5-7:30pm, Mercy Corps, Aceh Community Room (45 SW Ankeny St, Portland). Watch Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story, a film about young American teacher Taylor Anderson, who was living her dream in Japan right up to the tragic events of March 11, 2011. The film screening, which includes comments by Taylor’s father Andy, is held as a remembrance commemorating the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. For info, call (503) 552-8811 or (503) 552-8813, e-mail <eharebo@jaso.org>, or visit <www.jaso.org>. China heritage tourism Mar 7, 6pm (conversation corner), 6:30-8pm (lecture), Port- land State University School of Business Administration, Room 490 (631 SW Harrison St, Portland). Attend “Academies in Contemporary China as Sites of Cultural Heritage Tourism,” a free lecture presented by Dr. Linda Walton, professor emerita at Portland State University. Prior to the talk, the Confucius Institute is hosting a Chinese conversation corner for guests to practice their Chinese language skills. For info, call (503) 725-9810 or (503) 725-8576, e-mail <confucius@pdx.edu>, or visit <www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute>. HCCS gala fundraiser Mar 8, 6:30pm, Embassy Suites Portland - Washington Square (9000 SW Washington Square Rd, Tigard, Ore.). Attend a gala fundraiser for the Hope Chinese Charter School (HCCS), a public Chinese immersion program. HCCS is a public charter school in the Beaverton School District. For info, or to buy tickets, call (971) 226-7500 or visit <www.hopeccs.org>. Portland Shogi Club Mar 8, 15, 22 & 29, 1-6pm, Kalé (900 SW Morrison St, Portland). Join the Portland Shogi Club on Saturdays to play Japanese chess. The free gathering is open to all levels. Participants can drop in at any time and are encouraged to bring a playing board if available. For info, call (503) 282-1242 or e-mail <portlandshogi@gmail.com>. Chinese Chess Mar 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2:30-4:30pm, Holgate Library (7905 SE Holgate Blvd, Portland). Learn Chinese chess from a master player at an all-ages class taught in Cantonese and Mandarin. Boards and pieces are provided. For info, call (503) 988-5389 or visit <events.multcolib.org>. Black Pearl Acupuncture www.blackpearlacupuncture.com Experienced Business and Family Attorney Since 1985 Sita Symonette Licensed Acupuncturist seasymonettea@gmail.com Call to schedule an appointment: (206) 724-7096 505 N.W. Ninth Ave., Portland, OR 97209 Mar 11, 7:30-8:30pm, Portland Center for the Performing Arts, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (SW Broadway & SW Main St, Portland). Attend the culminating event of the 2014 Every- body Reads community reading project — a talk by United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The third woman and the first Hispanic appointed to the Supreme Court, Sotomayor has become an American icon. Sotomayor’s book, My Beloved World, an autobiography, details her journey from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench. For info, or to buy tickets, call 1-800-273-1530 or visit <www.literary-arts.org>. “Tomorrow: Japan Beyond 3/11” Mar 12, 7-9pm, Oregon Public Broadcasting Plus (OPB Plus). Watch “Tomorrow: Japan Beyond 3/11,” a show focusing on the changes taking place in Japan and the scientists and specialists seeking to rebuild the country and fortify its future following the Great Japan Earthquake. The series follows some of the survivors from the disaster-hit communities of the Tohoku region who are overcoming obstacles and treading new paths. To verify showtime, call (503) 293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>. Shadows in the Sun Mar 12, 7:30pm, Powell’s City of Books (1005 W Burnside St, Portland). Join Gayathri Ramprasad as she presents Shadows in the Sun, a memoir about the author’s courageous 30-year battle with the depression that consumed her from adolescence through marriage and a move to the United States. Her story provides a first-of-its-kind cross-cultural lens to mental illness and tells how she drew on both her Hindu heritage and western medicine to find healing. For info, call (503) 228-4651 or visit <www. powells.com>. The Bargain from the Bazaar Mar 13, 7:30pm, Powell’s City of Books (1005 W Burnside St, Portland). Join Haroon Ullah as he presents The Bargain from the Bazaar: A Family’s Day of Reckoning in Lahore, a book about the Anarkali Bazaar in Lahore, Pakistan, the largest open market in South Asia, that provides a window into middle-class lives caught in the maelstrom of a nation falling to pieces — from a violently changing world on the outside and a growing terror from within. For info, call (503) 228-4651 or visit <www. powells.com>. Mandarin conversation group Mar 13 & Apr 10, Lan Su Chinese Garden (NW Third Ave & NW Everett St, Portland). Join a Mandarin conversation group to learn about travel vocabulary, use of tone, basic conversation, and more. The gathering is open to all ages. For info, or to register, call (503) 888-8270 or visit <www.portlandchinese lessons.com>. An Old American’s Chinese Dream Mar 14, 6pm (conversation corner), 6:30-9pm (screening), Portland State University School of Business Administration, Room 490 (631 SW Harrison St, Portland). Attend a free screening of An Old American’s Chinese Dream, a documentary about Ms. Eunice Moe Brock, who, at the age of 82, sold all of her belongings in the U.S. and moved to China to live in a poor village in Shandong. Prior to the screening, the Confucius Institute is hosting a Chinese conversation corner for guests to practice their Chinese language skills. For info, call (503) 725-9810 or (503) 725-8576, e-mail <confucius@pdx.edu>, or visit <www.pdx.edu/ confucius-institute>. Shamar Rinpoche Mar 17, 7:30pm, Powell’s Books on Hawthorne (3723 SE Haw- thorne Blvd, Portland). Join Shamar Rinpoche as he presents The Path to Awakening, a book offering commentary on Chekawa Yeshe Dorje’s Seven Points of Mind Training, a text that has been used for transformative practice in Tibetan Buddhism for close to 1,000 years. For info, call (503) 238-1668 or visit <www.powells. com>. “Half the Sky” Mar 18, 11pm-1am; repeats Mar 20, 4-6am & Mar 27, 4-6am; Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). Watch “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide,” a Public Broadcasting Service special following a journey to 10 countries to discover how the oppression of women and girls is being confronted. To verify showtimes, call (503) 293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>. 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