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Page 10 n THE ASIAN REPORTER Community June 1, 2015 Memorial service at OBT This issue’s Community Calendar is brought to you by: June 14, 10am, Oregon Buddhist Temple (3720 SE 34th Ave, near Powell Blvd, Portland). Join members of the Oregon Buddhist Temple (OBT) for a memorial service held in conjunction with the regular service. Reverend Joshin Dennis Fujimoto of the Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple in Ontario, Oregon is overseeing the event as visiting minister. Those who have lost a loved one during the month of June (of any year) are invited to attend. For info, call (503) 234-9456 or visit <www.oregonbuddhisttemple.com>. “Do You Know Bruce?” 2015 PSU commencement 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>. See story by Kate Hubbard, “Bruce Lee: A Dragon in the Emerald City” (AR, May 4, 2015), at <www.asianreporter.com>. June 14, 10am-12:30pm & 3:30-6pm, Rose Quarter, Moda Center (One Center Court, Portland). Attend 2015 commencement exercises for Portland State University. The university plans to confer approximately 4,250 bachelor’s degrees, 1,725 master’s degrees, and 90 doctoral degrees at the event. This year’s student speaker is Weston Koyama, a fourth- generation Japanese American. Koyama’s great-grandfather, who was imprisoned during World War II along with his family in Minidoka, Idaho, was the first Japanese dentist in the Pacific Northwest. For info, call (503) 725-3000 or visit <www.pdx.edu/ commencement>. “I Am Filipino” “Sushi” cooking class Currently on display (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). View “I Am Filipino,” an exhibit using personal stories and photographs to explore how Filipino identity is impacted by many factors, as well as how the culture lives on in the community. For info, call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wing luke.org>. June 14, 10am-1:30pm, West Linn Adult Community Center (1180 Rosemont Rd, West Linn, Ore.). Learn the ins and outs of making sushi at a class taught by Indonesia-born chef Surja Tjahaja. For info, or to register, call (503) 557-4700 or visit <www.westlinnoregon.gov>. “Belonging: Before and After the Immigration Act of 1965” Through Feb 14 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). View “Belonging: Before and After the Immigration Act of 1965,” an exhibit that dives into the cultural and political climate that led to the Immigration Act of 1965, which lifted immigration quotas for Asian and Pacific Islanders. The display features activist profiles, original artwork, and a crowd-sourced digital display. For info, call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wing luke.org>. Doctors Without Borders info session June 2, 7pm, The Cleaners at The Ace Hotel (1022 SW Stark St, Portland). Learn about Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières), an international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and manmade disasters, and exclusion from healthcare. The event includes information about how medical and non-medical volunteers can support the mission. For info, call 1-800-601-1466 or visit <www.doctors withoutborders.org>. HEISMAN TROPHY. Former University of Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota poses for photographers after being awarded the Heisman Trophy on December 13, 2014, in New York. The Heisman Trophy won by Mariota is on display at the Oregon Historical Society Museum in downtown Portland from June 5 through 7. Admission to view the award at the museum is free. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) Barlow Hall until 2:00pm. The talk and display are free and open to the public. For info, call Rick at (503) 594-3053 or e-mail <rickl@clackamas.edu>. Naturalization ceremony during the Portland Rose Festival June 5, 2pm, USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751), Flight Deck, Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Esplanade Seawall (SW Naito Parkway near SW Alder, Portland). Watch as 20 local immigrants become U.S. citizens aboard the USCGC Waesche as part of 2015 Portland Rose Festival festivities. The soon-to-be new citizens hail from 15 nations. For info, call 1-800-375-5283 or visit <www.uscis.gov>. Heisman Trophy on display at OHS June 3, 6pm (doors open), 7-9pm (talk), Wilson High School, Cafeteria (1151 SW Vermont St, Portland). Attend a free forum about improving relationships between the community and police. The event, which includes a panel discussion and breakout sessions, is held as part of “Race Talks 2,” which is facilitated by trained volunteers from Uniting to Understand Racism. For info, call (971) 222-8254 or e-mail <racetalks01@gmail.com>. June 5-7, 10am-8pm (Fri), 10am-5pm (Sat), noon-3pm (Sun), Oregon Historical Society Museum (1200 SW Park Ave, Portland). Join the Oregon Historical Society (OHS) as it displays the Heisman Trophy won by the University of Oregon’s Marcus Mariota. Admission to view the award is free. Following the exhibit at OHS, the trophy returns to Eugene, where it will eventually be put on permanent display in the University of Oregon’s Hatfield-Dowlin Complex. See related story by Mike Street, “Mariota makes good decisions on and off the field” (AR, April 20, 2015), at <www.asianreporter.com>. For info, call (503) 222-1741 or visit <www.ohs.org>. The Wind in the Bamboo Asian Pickles June 4, 7pm, Mother Foucault’s Bookshop (523 SE Morrison St, Portland). Attend a slideshow, talk, and book signing for Edith Mirante’s The Wind in the Bamboo: A Journey in Search of Asia’s ‘Negrito’ Indigenous Peoples, a book focusing on hunter gatherers who are struggling to survive in India’s remote Andaman Islands, the Philippines, and Malaysia. For info, call (503) 236-2665. June 6, 2pm, Pastaworks Hawthorne (3735 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland). Join Karen Solomon as she presents Asian Pickles, a do-it-yourself guide to making Korean kimchi, Indian chutney, Japanese tsukemono, and more. The book, which includes more than 75 pickle recipes, introduces unique ingredients and techniques used in Asian pickle-making. For info, call (503) 228-4651 or visit <www.powells.com>. 1972 Datsun ‘White Zombie’ on display Bowling for Rhinos June 5, 10-11am, Clackamas Community College (CCC), Oregon City Campus, Barlow Hall, Room 109 (19600 S Molalla Ave, Oregon City, Ore.) Join electrical vehicle expert John Wayland as his record-breaking electric 1972 Datsun, “White Zombie,” is showcased at Clackamas Community College. The car is one of the fastest street-legal electric cars in the world and can travel up to 120 miles per hour at freeway speeds. Wayland is giving a one-hour presentation at 10:00am. The “White Zombie” remains on view in the Automotive Services Technology shop of June 13, 3:30-6pm, Sunset Lanes (12770 SW Walker Rd, Beaverton, Ore.). Take part in a fun-filled event to raise funds for rhino conservation efforts in Asia and Africa, including Ujung Kulon National Park on the island of Java and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park on the island of Sumatra. Bowling for Rhinos is a national program that has raised more than $5.4 million since its inception, and Portland bowlers have raised $293,000 of the total. For info, call (503) 226-1561, e-mail <portlandbfr@gmail.com>, or visit <www.oregonzoo.org>. “Race Talks 2” Joseph Kim June 15, 7:30pm, Powell’s City of Books (1005 W Burnside St, Portland). Join Joseph Kim as he presents Under the Same Sky: From Starvation in North Korea to Salvation in America. Inside the hidden and mysterious world of North Korea, Kim lived a young boy’s normal life until he was five years old. Disaster struck when the first wave of the Great Famine hit — a long, terrible ordeal that killed millions, including his father, and sent others, like his mother and only sister, on desperate escape routes into China. Alone on the streets, Kim learned to beg and steal. Finally, in desperation, he too crossed a frozen river to escape to China. There a kindly Christian woman took him in, kept him hidden from the authorities, and gave him hope. Soon, he was spirited to the American consulate and became one of just a handful of North Koreans brought to the U.S. as refugees. For info, call (503) 228-4651 or visit <www.powells.com>. Center for Asian Pacific American Women community reception June 16, 5pm, Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center (121 NW Second Ave, Portland). Attend a community reception hosted by the Center for Asian Pacific American Women (CAPAW), an opportunity for Asian and Pacific Islander women to meet, network, and learn about the CAPAW summit in late September. For info, or to register (by June 15), call Carolyn Quan Lee at (503) 823-5076. To learn more about CAPAW, visit <www.apa women.org>. Asian food market tour June 20, 11:30am-3:30pm, East Portland. Join Indonesia- born chef Surja Tjahaja for a tour of markets specializing in fresh, inexpensive vegetables, seafood, and other Asian food in the Portland area. The tour includes a gourmet Asian lunch. For info, meeting location, or to register (by June 15), call (503) 656-8910. To learn more, visit <www.chef2go.biz>. Sunday Parkways: North Portland June 21, 11am-4pm, Peninsula, Columbia Annex, Arbor Lodge, McCoy, and Kenton Parks (North Portland). Walk and bike through north Portland neighborhoods, parks, and the Willamette bluff without motor traffic during a Sunday Parkways event. Entertainment and activities take place in the parks and along the 9.5-mile, two-way route, which has no start or finish. For info, call (503) 823-7599 or visit <www.portland sundayparkways.org>. “The World of Ai Weiwei” June 28, 2pm, Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland). Join Kuiyi Shen of the University of California, San Diego for “The World of Ai Weiwei,” a talk about artist Ai Weiwei’s politically and artistically provocative work within the context of both contemporary China and the global art market. The event is held in conjunction with “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: Gold,” an exhibit of a dozen gold-gilt bronze sculptures by Ai Weiwei currently on display at the Portland Art Museum. 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