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Portland Immigrant of the Year
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
Nov 21, noon, Portland Immigrant Statue (9825 NE Sandy
Blvd, Portland). Attend a ceremony announcing the 2014
Portland Immigrant of the Year. The event takes place at the
location of the Portland Immigrant Statue, a bronze figure in
Portland’s Parkrose neighborhood commemorating the area’s
rich and diverse history of immigration. For info, call (503)
803-4348, e-mail <info@portlandimmigrant.com>, or visit
<www.portlandimmigrant.com>.
“Asian Games and Influences”
Currently on display (Tue-Sat), 11am-7pm, Interactive
Museum of Gaming and Puzzlery (8231 SW Cirrus Dr,
Beaverton, Ore.). Attend “Asian Games and Influences,” an
exhibit that explores the many ways game culture has been
influenced by Asian innovations. Display subjects include
xiangqi, kwan p’ai, mahjong, go, yut, and pachisi. For info, call
(503) 469-9998 or visit <www.imogap.org>.
“Do You Know Bruce?”
Currently on display (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing Luke
Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King
St, Seattle). Learn about Bruce Lee — including his personal
story and his connection to Seattle — at “Do You Know Bruce?”
Scheduled to be on view at The Wing for three years, the display
follows Lee’s arrival in Seattle in 1959, where he attended the
University of Washington, met and married his wife, opened his
first martial-arts studio, and was ultimately laid to rest. For info,
call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>.
Free tai chi sessions
Through Dec 3 (Mon, Wed & Sat); noon-1pm (Mon), Portland
State University (PSU), outside the Millar Library (1875 SW
Park Ave, Portland); 5:30-6:30pm (Mon), PSU Student Rec
Center Lobby (1800 SW Sixth Ave, Portland); noon-1pm (Wed),
Pioneer Courthouse Square (SW Sixth Ave between SW Morrison
St & SW Yamhill St, Portland); 11am-noon (Sat), PSU, outside
the Millar Library (1875 SW Park Ave, Portland). Attend drop-in
tai chi sessions offered through the Confucius Institute at PSU.
The classes, which are offered four times per week at three
locations, are free and open to the public. For info, call (503)
725-9810 or visit <www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute>.
“30 Years of HIV Activism and Action”
Through Dec 7, 10am-5pm (Sun), 10am-8pm (Mon), noon-8pm
(Tue-Wed), 10am-6pm (Thu-Sat); Dec 1, 5:30-7:30pm (reception);
Dec 3, 6-7:30pm (panel discussion); Multnomah County Central
Library, Collins Gallery (801 SW 10th Ave, Portland). View “30
Years of HIV Activism and Action,” an exhibit highlighting the
growth, passion, and creativity of Portland’s gay and arts
communities through historical memorabilia, posters, program
materials, and artifacts. The display captures 30 years of HIV
prevention, outreach, and advocacy in Portland. The December 1
reception features poetry readings, live entertainment, and light
refreshments. “We Are Survivors,” a panel discussion with
long-term HIV survivors, takes place December 3 at 6:00pm. For
info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
“Roots of Wisdom: Native
Knowledge. Shared Science.”
Through Dec 8 (Tue-Sun), 9:30am-5:30pm, Oregon Museum
of Science & Industry, Earth Hall (1945 SE Water Ave, Portland).
View a collaborative exhibit — “Roots of Wisdom: Native
Knowledge. Shared Science.” — that explores the many
challenges Native American and native Hawaiian communities
face regarding their ecosystems and health. Drawing from
traditional knowledge and science, native communities are
developing innovative solutions to tackle current ecological and
health challenges. See story by Kate Hubbard, “Science combined
with native knowledge leads to healthy ecosystems” (AR,
September 1, 2014) at <www.asianreporter.com>. For info, call
(503) 797-4000 or visit <www.omsi.edu>.
“Uprooted: Japanese American Farm
Labor Camps During World War II”
Through Dec 12 (Mon-Sat), 10am-5pm, Four Rivers Cultural
Center (676 SW Fifth Ave, Ontario, Ore.). View “Uprooted:
Japanese American Farm Labor Camps During World War II,”
an exhibit about Japanese-American farm labor camps. On
February 19, 1942, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed
Executive Order 9066, which authorized the forced removal and
incarceration of more than 120,000 U.S. residents of Japanese
ancestry during World War II. Between 1942 and 1944,
approximately 33,000 individual contracts were issued for
seasonal farm labor, with many incarcerated Japanese
Americans working in the sugar beet industry. “Uprooted” tells
the story of the first such labor camp in Nyssa, Oregon, which, at
its peak, held 350 people. The display includes a selection of
images documenting the labor camps near Nyssa as well as the
towns of Rupert, Shelley, and Twin Falls, Idaho taken by Farm
Security Administration (FSA) photographer Russell Lee. For
info, call (541) 889-8191 or visit <www.4rcc.com>.
Myanmar photo exhibit
Through Dec 31, 7:30am-6pm (Mon), 8:30am-6pm (Tue-Fri),
9am-5pm (Sat), Pro Photo Supply (1112 NW 19th Ave, Portland).
View images taken by documentary photographer Geoffrey
Hiller and included in Daybreak in Myanmar, a book featuring
170 color photographs of Myanmar, also known as Burma — one
of the least-known places in the world. For info, call (503)
241-1112 or visit <www.hillerphoto.com>.
“Labor: A Working History”
Through Dec 31 (Tue-Sat), 11am-4pm, Clark County
Historical Museum (1511 Main St, Vancouver, Wash.). View
“Labor: A Working History,” an exhibit following the path of
workers’ rights locally and on a national scale beginning in the
1800s with Hawaiian and Native-American laborers for the
Hudson’s Bay Company. The display explores the past, present,
and future of local labor through images, words, artifacts, and
interactive displays. For info, call (360) 993-5679 or visit <www.
cchmuseum.org>.
“In Struggle: Asian American
Acts of Resistance”
Through Jan 18 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing Luke Museum of
November 17, 2014
Mei Mei, A Daughter’s Song
SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE. “Roots of Wisdom: Native
Knowledge. Shared Science.” — a collaborative exhibit that explores the
many challenges Native American and native Hawaiian communities face
regarding their ecosystems and health — is on view through December 8
at the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry in Portland. Pictured is a
fish pond (lower half of the photo) in Hawaii. Fish ponds were utilized
hundreds of years ago and are one of the earliest forms of sustainable
aquaculture. (AR Photo)
the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle).
View “In Struggle: Asian American Acts of Resistance,” an
exhibit featuring archival photographs, oral histories, and
interactive elements that explore what leads people to resist, the
consequences faced, and the work necessary to build successful
movements. The display looks at Chinese laundrymen who
refused to comply with discriminatory regulations, Japanese
Americans who resisted World War II incarceration, protests
against the construction of the Kingdome in Seattle’s Chinatown-
International District in the 1970s, current campaigns for
immigration reform and rights for workers, and more. For info,
call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>.
“Memory Wars in East Asia I:
Pluralistic Memories in Japan”
Nov 18, 6pm, Portland State University, Smith Center, Room
327/8 (1825 SW Broadway, Portland). Attend “Memory Wars in
East Asia I: Pluralistic Memories in Japan,” a talk by Portland
State University professor Ken Ruoff. The lecture focuses on the
pluralistic manner in which Japan’s modern history, including
the country’s darkest chapters, is represented at heritage sites in
Japan. For info, call (503) 725-8577, e-mail <cjs@pdx.edu>, or
visit <www.pdx.edu/cjs>.
Nov 21, 8pm, Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St,
Portland). Attend the first screening of Mei Mei, A Daughter’s
Song, a cross-cultural tale of a mother and daughter separated by
language and culture, yet bound together for life. The event takes
place on the 25th anniversary of the original radio documentary,
which aired on National Public Radio in 1989. For info, call (503)
238-8899 or visit <www.meimeiproject.com>. See related story
on page 6.
Free “Fix-It Fair”
Nov 22, 9:30am-3pm, Parkrose High School (12003 NE
Shaver St, Portland). Attend a free City of Portland “Fix-It Fair”
connecting residents with money-saving, environmentally
friendly resources and activities. Exhibits and workshops offer
information on home and personal health, utility savings, food
and nutrition, community resources, recycling, yard care, lead
testing, bike maintenance, and more. The event also features
lunch and free on-site childcare. For info, call (503) 823-4309,
e-mail <fixitfair@portlandoregon.gov>, or visit <www.portland
oregon.gov/bps/41892>.
Portland Shogi Club
Nov 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 <portland
shogi@gmail.com>.
“Saturday University”
Nov 22 & Dec 6, 9:30-11am, Seattle Asian Art Museum (1400
E Prospect St, in Volunteer Park, Seattle). Attend “Is There
Anything Unique About Modern Japanese Science?” (November
22) and “Images of Science and Technology in South and North
Korea” (December 6) as part of the “Saturday University” lecture
series. For info, or to buy tickets, call (206) 654-3210 or visit
<www.seattleartmuseum.org/gardnercenter>.
Kano
“Live On: Mr.’s Japanese Neo-Pop”
Nov 18, 7pm (screening), 10:15pm (question-and-answer
session), Portland Art Museum, Northwest Film Center, Whitsell
Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland). Attend a screening of
Kano, a documentary film about a multiracial baseball team from
colonized Taiwan that made it to Japan’s national high-school
baseball championship at Koshien Stadium in 1931. A
question-and-answer session with director Umin Boya takes
place after the screening. (2014, Taiwan, Umin Boya, 185 mins.)
For info, call (503) 221-1156 or visit <www.nwfilm.org>.
Nov 22-Apr 5, 10am-5pm (Wed & Fri-Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu),
Seattle Asian Art Museum, Tateuchi Galleries (1400 E Prospect
St, in Volunteer Park, Seattle). View “Live On: Mr.’s Japanese
Neo-Pop,” an installation that embodies the fear and frustration
of the Japanese people following the March 11, 2011 earthquake
and tsunami. The display also includes some of artist Mr.’s new
works that take kawaii (cute) Japanese pop art to a new
dimension, which is called moe. For info, call (206) 654-3210 or
visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org>.
OCAPIA public meeting
International Chinese Language
Teachers Certificate
Nov 19, 9:30am-noon, Oregon State Bar, Sandy Meeting
Room (16037 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd, Tigard, Ore.). Attend a
public meeting of the Oregon Commission on Asian and Pacific
Islander Affairs (OCAPIA). The meeting agenda includes com-
missioner reports, other subjects of interest to the commission,
and guest speaker Kuri Gill of the Oregon Heritage Commission.
For info, call (503) 302-9725, e-mail <OACO.mail@das.
state.or.us>, or visit <www.oregon.gov/OCAPIA/contact_us.
shtml>.
Portland short-term rental regulations
Nov 19, 2pm, Portland City Hall, City Council Chambers
(1221 SW Fourth Ave, Portland). Portlanders are invited to city
hall to give public testimony on short-term rental regulations in
Portland. To submit written testimony, e-mail <karla.moore-
love@portlandoregon.gov> or write to: Council Clerk, 1221 S.W.
Fourth Avenue, Room 130, Portland, OR 97204. For info, call
(503) 823-4045 or visit <www.portlandoregon.gov>.
The Wind in the Bamboo
Nov 19, 7-8:30pm, World Affairs Council of Oregon, Madison
Room (1200 SW Park Ave, Third Floor, Portland). Attend a
slideshow and book launch for Edith Mirante’s The Wind in the
Bamboo: A Journey in Search of Asia’s ‘Negrito’ Indigenous
Peoples. The book focuses on hunter gatherers who are struggling
to survive in India’s remote Andaman Islands, the Philippines,
and Malaysia. For info, call (503) 306-5252 or visit <www.world
oregon.org>.
EDI graduation ceremony
Nov 20, 5:30pm (reception), 6:30pm (dinner & program),
Embassy Suites Portland - Downtown (319 SW Pine St,
Portland). Attend the graduation ceremony of the Executive
Development Institute (EDI). This year’s graduates include Lily
Cheng, An Hoang, Mai Truong, Cynthia Tuan, Jimmy
Rattanasouk, and others. For info, or to buy tickets, call (425)
467-9365 or visit <www.ediorg.org>.
Maya Lin
Nov 20-21; Nov 20, 7:30pm, University of Oregon, Erb
Memorial Union Ballroom (1222 E 13th Ave, Eugene, Ore.); Nov
21, 12:15pm, Sentinel Hotel (614 SW 11th Ave, Portland). Attend
events in Oregon featuring artist, architect, and designer Maya
Lin, whose current project, “Confluence,” includes six public art
installations. The project spans 438 miles, from the mouth of the
Columbia River in the west to the gateway to Hell’s Canyon in the
east, with sites in both Oregon and Washington. On Thursday,
Lin is delivering the 2014/2015 O’Fallon Lecture at the
University of Oregon. The following day, she is speaking as part
of the City Club of Portland’s Friday Forum. For info about the
Eugene lecture, call (541) 346-3934, e-mail <ohc@uoregon.edu>,
or visit <ohc.uoregon.edu>. For info about the Friday Forum in
Portland, or to register (required), call (503) 228-7231 or visit
<www.pdxcityclub.org>.
Nov 23, 2-5pm, Portland State University School of Business
Administration, Room 140 (631 SW Harrison St, Portland). Take
the International Chinese Language Teachers Certificate test at
Portland State University (PSU). PSU’s Confucius Institute is
serving as a host site for this year’s test. To register, e-mail
<cipsu@pdx.edu>. For info, call (503) 725-9810 or visit <www.
pdx.edu/confucius-institute>.
Turkey Trot
Nov 27, 8-10am, World Forestry Center & the Oregon Zoo
(4033 & 4001 SW Canyon Rd, Portland). Start your Thanksgiving
holiday with a half-mile Tot Trot or an invigorating four-mile run
or walk at the Oregon Zoo’s annual Turkey Trot. Organized by the
Oregon Road Runners Club, the event features a trek through
Washington Park and the Oregon Zoo. For info, or to register, call
(503) 667-0480 or visit <www.orrc.net/races/turkey_trot/turkey_
tba.htm>.
Union Gospel Mission Thanksgiving meal
Nov 27, 10am-2pm, Union Gospel Mission (15 NW Third Ave,
Portland). Those in need and the homeless are invited to join
Union Gospel Mission for a free traditional Thanksgiving meal. A
new feature of this year’s event is the distribution of socks, gloves,
scarves, and hats. For info, or to make a donation, call (503)
274-4483 or visit <www.ugmportland.org>.
Proper Thanksgiving feast
Nov 27, noon-4pm, Celebration Tabernacle (8131 N Denver
Ave, Portland). Enjoy a free Thanksgiving feast and community
warmth at Proper’s annual Thanksgiving Day feast, featuring
traditional and vegetarian options in addition to live music. For
info, call (503) 890-5393 or visit <www.properusa.org>.
HSK Chinese Proficiency Exam
Dec 7, 1:30pm, Portland State University School of Business
Administration (631 SW Harrison St, Portland). Take the Hanyu
Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) Chinese Proficiency Exam, China’s
official, standardized Chinese language proficiency test for
non-native speakers, at Portland State University (PSU). PSU’s
Confucius Institute is serving as a host site for this year’s test.
For info, or to register (by November 26), call (503) 725-9810 or
visit <www.pdx.edu/confucius-institute>.
Free admission to JSMA
Dec 10, 11am-8pm, University of Oregon (UO), Jordan
Schnitzer Museum of Art (1430 Johnson Lane, Eugene, Ore.). In
honor of Human Rights Day in Oregon, admission to the Jordan
Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA) is free on December 10. One of
the many exhibits currently featured is “Shades of White,” a
display that explores the many colors of race, which is on view
through December 14. For info, call (541) 346-3027 or visit
<jsma.uoregon.edu>.