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Community Page 10 n THE ASIAN REPORTER (527 E Main St, Hillsboro, Ore.). Attend “Cultural Accessways: How to Connect Genuinely with Multicultural Audiences,” a workshop presented by the Hillsboro Arts & Culture Council. For info, or to register (required), call (503) 615-3485 or visit <www. hillsboroarts.org>. COMMUNITY CALENDAR “Soccer Day” Apr 10, 4-5:30pm, David Douglas High School, North Cafeteria (1001 SE 135th Ave, Portland). Attend “Soccer Day,” an event celebrating cultural traditions and diversity on the soccer pitch. The gathering, aimed at immigrant and refugee youth, is presented and organized by members of Portland Parks & Recreation’s Creative Youth Soccer Leaders. For info, call (503) 839-8791 or e-mail <som_subedi@yahoo.com>. “#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>. PSU MIM student presentations “Cycle City: A Spin on Bikes” Through Apr 27 (Mon-Sun), 9am-5pm, Portland Children’s Museum (4015 SW Canyon Rd, Portland). Attend “Cycle City: A Spin on Bikes,” an exhibit created with materials donated by local bicycle shops, designers, mechanics, and riders. The display features interactive components, hand- and foot-driven spin art stations, a bicycle music box, a shadow play, bike sculptures and automations, bike-based artwork by local artists, and more. For info, call (503) 223-6500 or visit <www.portlandcm.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. For info, call (503) 349-1671 or e-mail <jruncie@multnomah.edu>. “Capturing a Generation through the Eye of a Lens” Through June 15, 11am-3pm (Tue-Sat), noon-3pm (Sun), Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center (121 NW Second Ave, Portland). View “Capturing a Generation through the Eye of a Lens: The Photographs of Frank C. Hirahara, 1948-54,” a collection of never-before-seen photographs taken of Portland’s Nisei (second- generation Japanese Americans). Taken between 1948 and 1954 by Frank C. Hirahara, an avid amateur photographer who worked for the Bonneville Power Administration, the images provide a revealing glimpse of the community and the lives of Japanese Americans after World War II. Hirahara captured hundreds of photographs depicting community picnics, beach trips to the Oregon coast, teen socials and dances, wedding receptions, and life in the heart of Portland’s Japantown. For info, call (503) 224-1458 or visit <www.oregonnikkei.org>. “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>. Inspire Luncheon Apr 8, 11am-1pm, Hilton Portland & Executive Tower (921 SW Sixth Ave, Portland). Attend the YWCA of Greater Portland’s Inspire Luncheon, the organization’s oldest and largest fund- raising event. The afternoon features Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist Sheryl WuDunn as the keynote speaker. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 294-7400 or visit <www.ywcapdx.org/events/22nd- annual-inspire-luncheon>. Sheryl WuDunn Crime Victims’ Rights Week ceremony Apr 8, 11:45am-1pm, Portland Building (1120 SW Fifth Ave, Portland). Attend the Crime Victims’ Rights Week awards ceremony, an event honoring victims of crime and those who provide services to victims of crime. The ceremony, which is held in commemoration of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week April 7, 2014 HISTORIC BOWLING ALLEY. Join the Oregon Nikkei Endow- ment on Sunday, April 13 for an afternoon of bowling and food at the historic Hollywood Bowl. Pictured are Oregon Nisei Bowling League Women’s Team members Kathleen Sasaki, Yoko Hishikawa, Takako Inukai, Toshi Tamiyasu (Fukuhara), and Sachi Nakata (Nakashima) in the early 1950s. (Photo courtesy of the Oregon Nikkei Endowment, Frank C. Hirahara Collection) (April 6-12, 2014), also includes a panel discussion on human trafficking — of both foreign-born and domestic victims — and trauma. For info, or to make a reservation (requested), call (503) 378-6795 or e-mail <robin.e.reimer@doj.state.or.us>. “Understanding Muslim Admirers of Japan’s Shinto Emperor” Apr 8, 6pm, Portland State University, Smith Center, Room 329 (1825 SW Broadway, Portland). Attend “Understanding Muslim Admirers of Japan’s Shinto Emperor: Entangled Histories of the Middle East & East Asia in the Age of Modern Empires, 1839-1919,” a free talk by Cemil Aydin, an associate professor at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. For info, call (503) 725-4074 or (503) 725-8577, or visit <www. mesc.pdx.edu> or <www.pdx.edu/cjs>. “Playing the Race Card” Apr 8, 6pm (doors open), 7-9pm (program), McMenamins Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland). Attend “Playing the Race Card: An Interactive Game Teaching about Racial Biases,” a presentation and discussion held as part of “Race Talks,” a series of free community dialogues. The discussion is facilitated by trained volunteers from Uniting to Understand Racism. For info, call (971) 222-8254, e-mail <racetalks01@ gmail.com>, or visit <www.understandracism.org>. Frontline: “Secret State of North Korea” Apr 8, 10-11pm; repeats Apr 10, 3-4am; Oregon Public Broad- casting (OPB). Watch “Secret State of North Korea,” an episode of Frontline featuring footage smuggled from inside the country and stories from recent defectors living in South Korea. To verify showtimes, call (503) 293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>. “India Incorporated versus China Incorporated: A Personal Journey” Apr 9, noon-1pm, Mt. Hood Community College, Town and Gown Room, AC 2057 (26000 SE Stark St, Gresham, Ore). Join Mt. Hood Community College business instructor Dr. Andy Wong for “India Incorporated versus China Incorporated: A Personal Journey,” a free talk about the power of personal observation when doing business in Asia, one of many tools businesses must use in order to be successful. Wong, a founding member of the Master of International Management (MIM) Dr. Andy Wong program at Portland State University, travelled to India and China in January while on sabbatical. For info, call (503) 491-6422 or visit <www.mhcc.edu>. Multicultural outreach workshop Apr 9, 4-6pm, Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center Apr 11, 6:30-8pm, Portland State University School of Busi- ness Administration, Room 490 (631 SW Harrison St, Portland). Listen to presentations by Portland State University (PSU) Master of International Management (MIM) students about their recent travels to Shanghai, Tokyo, and Ho Chi Minh City. For info, call (503) 725-9810 or visit <www.pdx.edu/confucius- institute>. Washington County Museum free day Apr 12, 10am-1pm, Washington County Museum (120 E Main St, Hillsboro, Ore.). Enjoy free admission and learn about the history of the high-tech industry in Washington County at the “Innovation in Washington County: High Tech” exhibit at the museum’s free family day. The afternoon also includes STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) activities and crafts provided by museum staff and volunteers. For info, call (503) 645-5353, e-mail <info@washingtoncountymuseum.org>, or visit <www.washingtoncountymuseum.org>. Growing Up Together Apr 12, 2:30pm (doors open), 2:45-3:15pm (screening), Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St, Portland). Watch Growing Up Together, a documentary about multigenerational and multicultural parenting. The film, which features interviews with professionals specializing in child development and psychiatry as well as parents from the Portland area and other parts of the world, is followed by a question-and-answer session (3:20pm) with the filmmaker and crew and a panel discussion (3:40pm) with parenting professionals and advocates. (USA, 2014, Jing DiPiero, 30 mins.) For info, call (503) 238-5588 or (503) 367-8247, e-mail <jing.dipiero@gmail.com>, or visit <www. dipieroproduction.com> or <www.clintonsttheater.com>. O.N.E. bowling event at Hollywood Bowl Apr 13, 1-3pm, Hollywood Bowl (4030 NE Halsey St, Portland). Join the Oregon Nikkei Endowment (O.N.E.) for an afternoon of bowling and food. The event, which is co-sponsored by the Oregon Nisei Men’s and Women’s Bowling Leagues, is one of the last opportunities to knock down some pins at the historic alley before it closes mid-May. To register to bowl (by April 11), call (503) 224-1458 or visit <www.oregonnikkei.org>. Portland Shogi Club Apr 13, 20 & 27, 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>. “Asian There, Asian American Here” Apr 17, 6pm, Portland State University, Smith Center, Room 298 (1825 SW Broadway, Portland). Attend “Asian There, Asian American Here — Ethnicity in Southeast Asia and in the USA,” a presentation by University of Washington professor emeritus Dr. Charles Keyes about the relationship between ethnic diversity in northern mainland Southeast Asia — Vietnam, Laos, northern Thailand, and southern China — and ethnicity in the United States. 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