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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
“Voices of Change”
“Peanuts … Naturally”
Through May 4 (daily), 10am-5pm, World Forestry Center
Discovery Museum (4033 SW Canyon Rd, Portland). View
“Peanuts … Naturally,” a light-hearted look at Charles Schulz’s
exploration of the natural world through Peanuts comic strips, a
video, objects, and family-friendly hands-on stations. The display
is organized by the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research
Center in Santa Rosa, California. For info, call (503) 228-1367 or
visit <www.worldforestry.org>.
Free adult ESL classes
Through May 29 (Tue & Thu), 6-8pm, Franklin High School,
Room 140 (5405 SE Woodward St, Portland). Attend free
English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) courses offered as part of
Franklin High School’s SUN Community School. The classes,
which are open to adults, include grammar, reading, writing,
conversation, and vocabulary. For info, call (503) 916-5140,
ext. 73675 or visit <www.pps.k12.or.us/schools/franklin/960.
htm>.
“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>.
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>.
Career Connections Job Fair
Apr 22, 10am-3pm, Doubletree Hotel & Executive Meeting
Center - Lloyd Center (1000 NE Multnomah St, Portland).
Attend the Urban League of Portland’s annual Career
Connections Job Fair. The free event provides an opportunity to
meet and interview with representatives from dozens of em-
ployers. For info, call (503) 280-2600 or visit <www.ulpdx.org>.
Portland Taiko benefit banquet
Apr 23, 6:15-9pm, Wong’s King Seafood Restaurant (8733 SE
Division St, Portland). Attend the annual benefit banquet of
renowned Japanese-style drumming troupe Portland Taiko. The
event features a multi-course dinner, a performance by Portland
Taiko, a silent auction, and Mystery Origami. The benefit also
includes the first annual Golden Bachi Awards, which recognize
an individual and an organization for their outstanding
contributions and unwavering support of Portland Taiko. The
inaugural awardees are community member and longtime donor
Alice Sumida and the Oregon Nikkei Endowment, respectively.
For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 28TAIKO (288-2456) or visit
<www.portlandtaiko.org>.
Trashanalia
Apr 24, 3:30-4:15pm, Belmont Library (1038 SE 39th Ave,
Portland). Watch Trashanalia, a puppet show featuring original
songs and puppets made out of up-cycled and re-used items. The
performance features the occupants of Trash Island learning how
to recycle, reduce, and reuse as they sing, dance, and celebrate on
Trashanalia Day. For info, call (503) 988-5382 or visit <events.
multcolib.org>.
“Tales of Ise”
Apr 24, 6pm, Portland State University, Smith Center, Room
296/8 (1825 SW Broadway, Portland). Attend “Tales of Ise: The
Shrines, Their Priests and Patrons in Post-war Japan,” a free
talk by professor John Breen of the International Research
Centre for Japanese Studies in Kyoto, Japan about the Ise Shrine
(Ise-jingu), also known as the Grand Shrine of Ise, which is a
sacred pilgrimage site. For info, call (503) 725-8577 or visit
<www.pdx.edu/cjs>.
Black Pearl Acupuncture
Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
are great for:
- Acute/Chronic Pain (i.e. neck, back,
sciatica & shoulder)
- Treating & Preventing the flu and colds
- Stress Relief
- Headaches/Migraines
www.blackpearlacupuncture.com
“UNCLAD” LECTURE SERIES. Internationally acclaimed archi-
tect Sou Fujimoto is presenting a free lecture May 7 as part of the Port-
land State University School of Architecture’s “Unclad” lecture series.
Fujimoto is a principal of Sou Fujimoto Architects, a Tokyo-based practice
distinguished by its provocative buildings that combine material experi-
mentation and structural subtlety with transparency and permeability.
(Photo courtesy of Sou Fujimoto Architects)
“Rice and the Future of Hunger”
Apr 24, 7-8:30pm, Mercy Corps Action Center (28 SW First
Ave, Portland). Attend “Rice and the Future of Hunger,” a talk
about food security and poverty issues by Robert Zeigler, director
general of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). For
info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 896-5747 or visit <www.mercy
corps.org/portland>.
SOLVE IT Earth Day projects
Apr 26, 9am-1pm, 150 sites throughout Oregon. Join other
volunteers for SOLVE IT, an Earth Day event offering an
opportunity to work on various projects to keep Oregon beautiful.
Projects include native tree planting; roadside litter, illegal
dumpsite, and neighborhood cleanups; invasive vegetation
removal in natural areas; and more. For info, including a
complete list of sites, call (503) 844-9571, ext. 321 or visit <www.
solveoregon.org>.
Earth Day celebration
“Grit: Asian Pacific Pioneers
Across the Northwest”
Sita Symonette
Licensed Acupuncturist
seasymonettea@gmail.com
Call to schedule an appointment: (206) 724-7096
505 N.W. Ninth Ave., Portland, OR 97209
April 21, 2014
Apr 26, 10am-6pm, Kenton Park (8417 N Brandon Ave, Port-
land). Join a free Earth Day celebration, an annual event high-
lighting awareness of environmental issues and Portland’s sus-
tainable businesses and organizations. The celebration features
more than 100 sustainable businesses and organizations, two
stages with live music and entertainment, speakers, a Health
and Wellness Village, a Better Transportation Fair, a Kids’
Village with entertainment by Circus Cascadia, a procession of
the species parade, and more. Bicycle rides to the celebration are
planned from starting points all around the city. For info, call
(707) 726-2042, e-mail <info@earthdaypdx.com>, or visit <www.
earthdaypdx.com>.
Toyama Cup Japanese Speech Contest
May 1, 5:30-8pm, Mekong Bistro, Eternity Hall (8200 NE
Siskiyou St, Portland). Attend “Voices of Change,” a gathering of
more than 200 community leaders and supporters celebrating
Asian Heritage Month and highlighting Asian Pacific Americans
who have helped advance Oregon’s prosperity through
contributions to the fields of education, business, the arts,
economic development, science, and technology. The event
features cultural performances, local artists, food, keynote
speaker Mee Moua, and more. Moua, currently the executive
director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice, was the first
Hmong American voted to statewide office as a state senator in
Minnesota. For info, or to register, call (971) 340-4861 or visit
<www.apano.org>.
Free citizenship classes
May 3-June 7 (Sat), 10:30am-12:30pm, Gresham Library (385
NW Miller Ave, Gresham, Ore.). Learn about the process of be-
coming a U.S. citizen and prepare for the citizenship interview at
free classes taught in English by library volunteers. Participants
learn about U.S. history and government. To register (required),
call (503) 988-5234 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
$2 Days at OMSI
May 4, 9:30am-5:30pm, Oregon Museum of Science &
Industry (1945 SE Water Ave, Portland). Take advantage of
low-cost admission to the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry
(OMSI) during the first Sunday of each month. The $2 ticket
includes general admission to the museum. For info, call (503)
797-4000 or visit <www.omsi.edu>.
Sou Fujimoto
May 7, 6pm, Portland State University, Lincoln Performance
Hall, Room 75 (1620 SW Park Ave, Portland). Attend a free
lecture by internationally acclaimed architect Sou Fujimoto as
part of the Portland State University School of Architecture’s
“Unclad” lecture series. Fujimoto is a principal of Sou Fujimoto
Architects, a Tokyo-based practice distinguished by its
provocative buildings that combine material experimentation
and structural subtlety with transparency and permeability. For
info, call (503) 725-8405, e-mail <architecture@pdx.edu>, or visit
<www.pdx.edu/the-arts/architecture>.
OAME luncheon and tradeshow
May 8, 10am-noon & 1:30-3pm (tradeshow), noon-1:30pm
(luncheon), Oregon Convention Center, Exhibit Hall D (777 NE
Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland). Attend “The Future Is
Now … Dare to Think Big,” the 26th annual Luncheon & Trade-
show of the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs
(OAME). The event is designed to help businesses increase
networking with minority-owned companies, government
agencies, and others while sampling their diverse products and
services. The tradeshow is closed from noon to 1:30pm during the
luncheon. For info, or to register, call (503) 249-7744 or visit
<www.oame.org>.
Apr 27, 1-5pm, Two World Trade Center, Mezzanine (121 SW
Salmon St, Portland). Attend the 2014 Toyama Cup Japanese
Speech Contest. Open to any undergraduate student studying
Japanese at a university or college in the state of Oregon, the
contest aims to promote a stronger relationship between the
peoples of Oregon and Toyama prefecture in Japan, which is
Oregon’s sister-state. The event is free and open to the public. For
info, call (503) 552-8813 or visit <www.jaso.org>.
Washington County Museum free day
Candidate forum at CIO
Ronault L.S. “Polo” Catalani
Apr 28, 6-8pm, Center for Intercultural Organizing - Portland
(700 N Killingsworth St, Portland). Learn more about two candi-
dates running for Multnomah County Chair, Deborah Kafoury
and Jim Francesconi. The candidate forum is hosted by the Cen-
ter for Intercultural Organizing’s Pan-Immigrant Leadership
and Organizing Training (PILOT) Program. Attendees have an
opportunity to hear about how the candidates propose to lead in
the areas of health, public safety, and other items under
Multnomah County’s jurisdiction. For info, call (503) 287-4117 or
visit <www.interculturalorganizing.org>.
May 15, 11:30am (networking lunch), noon-1pm (talk), Ore-
gon Health & Science University, Auditorium/Old Library (3181
SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland). Attend “Families Move:
The Facts and Fears of Human Migration,” an Asian Heritage
Month talk by Asian Reporter columnist Ronault L.S. “Polo”
Catalani. The event is co-hosted by Oregon Health & Science Uni-
versity’s Center for Diversity & Inclusion and the Asian Pacific
Islander Employee Resource Group. For info, call (503) 494-5657,
e-mail <cdi@ohsu.edu>, or visit <www.ohsu.edu/diversity>.
PCC Cascade Job Fair
Apr 29, 11am-3pm, Portland Community College (PCC),
Cascade Campus, Physical Education Building Gymnasium (705
N Killingsworth St, Portland). Attend PCC’s annual Cascade Job
Fair, which features more than 60 employers as well as
information on topics such as job searching with social media,
résumé writing, interview tips, and more. Job seekers are
encouraged to dress for interviews and bring copies of their
résumé to the free public event. For info, call (971) 722-5600 or
visit <www.pcc.edu/cascadejobfair>.
Becoming Ourselves: How Immigrant
Women Transformed Their World
Apr 29, 6:30pm, Center for Intercultural Organizing -
Portland (700 N Killingsworth St, Portland). Attend a screening
of Becoming Ourselves: How Immigrant Women Transformed
Their World, a film produced by Asian Immigrant Women
SPiLt ink Gallery
Acrylic
Colour Pencil
Graphite
Oil
Pen & Ink
Watercolour
Pets w Holidays w Special Occasions w Just for Fun
www.spiltinkgallery.com
(503) 442-6427
May 10, 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. For info, call (503) 645-5353, e-mail
<info@washingtoncountymuseum.org>,
or
visit
<www.
washingtoncountymuseum.org>.
State of Cultural Competency
Community Forum
May 17, 8:30am-4pm, Oregon Health & Science University,
Center for Health & Healing, Third Floor Conference Center
(3303 SW Bond Ave, Portland). Engage with community mem-
bers and leaders, health professionals, students, and policy-
makers about health equity policy and community organizing at
the State of Cultural Competency Community Forum, presented
by the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon. For info, or to
register, call (971) 340-4861 or visit <www.apano.org>.
Papa Kuke
May 17, 10am-noon, Ke Kukui Cultural Center (301 E
McLoughlin Blvd, Suite D, Vancouver, Wash.). Join a Papa Kuke
cooking class to learn how to make Filipino lumpia and pancit.
The course includes a cooking demonstration with some hands-on
cooking. Participants should bring a cutting board, knife, apron,
and dish cloth. For info, or to register, call (360) 718-2100, e-mail
<culturalworkshops@kekukuifoundation.com>, or visit <www.
kekukuifoundation.org>.
To Be Takei
May 18, 7pm, McMenamins Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd
Ave, Portland). Watch To Be Takei, a new documentary about
actor and activist George Takei. The film follows Takei’s life,
including his childhood experiences living with his family in a
Japanese internment camp during World War II, his success as
Mr. Sulu on the hit show “Star Trek,” his current activities
fighting for marriage equality alongside his husband Brad, and
more. In attendance at the event is director Jennifer Kroot as well
as editor and co-director Bill Weber. (USA, 2014, Jennifer Kroot.)
The film is screening as part of QDoc: The Portland Queer
Documentary Film Festival (May 15-18). For info, call (503)
249-3983 or visit <www.queerdocfest.org>.