Community
March 21, 2016
THE ASIAN REPORTER n Page 11
Vendors, choreographers, dancers
invited to participate in summer
cultural events in Beaverton
EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS. In the 1920s, Leah Hing (second from right) started an all-Chinese women’s
band in which she was a saxophone player. (Photo courtesy of Jackie Peterson-Loomis)
A tale of two exhibits
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the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots
(WASP) and was killed in an accident
while piloting aircraft during the war.
When Hing received her pilot’s license in
1934, she bought a Fleet training biplane
and began performing in air shows. Yung
said Hing experienced discrimination
during World War II, when she was
rejected by an aviation club because she
was Chinese. She worked at the Portland
Air Base as an instrument mechanic. In
1943, after congress repealed the Chinese
Exclusion Act because China was now an
ally, Hing became the first woman of color
to work at the Aero Club, a downtown
social club. She worked as a hat-check girl,
switchboard operator, and photographer.
Hing stayed there until she retired at age
70. Hing died of heart failure and cancer at
the age of 94, surrounded at her home by
relatives and friends who all remembered
her as being funny, energetic, and gutsy.
She had also told Yung she thought of
herself as “sort of a rebel” who liked to do
challenging things.
Peterson-Loomis, also the founder of the
Old Town History Project, was first intro-
duced to the elder Chinese community and
to Old and New Chinatown by Leah Hing.
Later, Bruce Wong, along with his wife
Gloria, Bertha Saiget, and Norman Locke,
also served as her mentors. The OHS
exhibit was produced in collaboration with
them and other members of the Old
Chinese community, whose history is now
being collected and preserved by the
Portland Chinatown History and Museum
Foundation. Peterson-Loomis said she
worked with veteran set designer Carey
Wong on the “exciting and important
project,” bringing together the history of
one of Portland’s earliest and most
influential ethnic groups.
Both exhibits feature the history and
profiles of people we hear little about. It’s
personal stories like Hing’s that really
connect me to the lessons that can be
learned from history. For me, the exhibits
have direct correlations to what is
happening today regarding immigration
policy and the rejection of refugees
escaping war-torn countries. I especially
hope families will visit OHS to take in the
full impact of these important displays.
The Oregon Historical Society Museum
is located at 1200 S.W. Park Avenue in
Portland. The museum is open daily —
10:00am to 5:00pm Monday through
Saturday and noon to 5:00pm on Sunday.
Admission is free for Multnomah County
residents. For more information, call (503)
222-1741 or visit <www.ohs.org>.
The City of Beaverton is
seeking applications from
ethnic food, craft, and mer-
chandise vendors repre-
senting cultures around
the world, as well as pro-
posals from master-level
choreographers and danc-
ers to create and perform a
dance, as part of two
summer cultural events
scheduled to be held in
downtown Beaverton.
Beaverton
Night Market
Ethnic food, craft, and
merchandise vendors are
sought for the second
annual Beaverton Night
Market. The night market
began in 2015 as an inter-
cultural,
family-friendly
space, reminiscent of night
markets around the world.
The event strives to offer a
culturally diverse gather-
ing space with traditional
foods, colorful crafts, and
lively performances repre-
senting many cultures in
Beaverton.
Two markets are sched-
uled for July 23 and August
13 from 6:00 to 10:00pm
and will take place in an
expanded layout at The
Round, which is located at
12600 S.W. Crescent St.,
not far from the Beaverton
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. A vendor applies henna artwork
to a participant at the 2015 Beaverton Night Market. The City of Beaverton
is currently seeking ethnic food, craft, and merchandise vendors, as well
as master-level choreographers and dancers for two of its summer cul-
tural events. (Photo courtesy of the City of Beaverton)
Central MAX stop.
perform a dance as part of
Vendors of all back- Ten Tiny Dances, which
grounds and levels of ex- takes place Saturday, July
perience are encouraged to 9 from 10:00am to 2:00pm
apply, and there is no cost in downtown Beaverton.
Ten Tiny Dances is a free
for vendors to participate.
Those who are interested public event that features
should download an appli- dancers who represent
contemporary,
cation at <www.Beaverton modern,
Oregon.gov/NightMarket>. and traditional ethnic
The deadline to apply is dance forms. Now in its
May 20, 2016 at 5:00pm. To eighth year, the event is
learn more, contact Jodi at designed to engage audi-
(503) 453-5133 or e-mail ences with unique perfor-
<beavertonnightmarket@g mances and settings.
Applications are due
mail.com>.
March 31, 2016 at 5:00pm.
Ten Tiny Dances
The arts program of Guidelines are available at
Beaverton is also seeking <www.beavertonoregon.go
proposals from master- v/TTD>. For more informa-
level choreographers and tion, e-mail <kbuechner@
dancers to create and beavertonoregon.gov>.
2015 Most Honored
Elder Award Recipient
John Lim
AR Photo/Eugene Wong
John Lim was born in Yeo-ju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea on December 23, 1935.
As a youth, Lim suffered from tuberculosis for five years, from which he nearly
died. He married his wife, Grace, in 1963 and graduated from Seoul Theological
College in 1964 with a bachelor’s degree in religion. He and his family immigrated
to the United States in June of 1966 without a penny to
their name. John and Grace have two sons: Peter and
Billy. John continued his theological studies at the
Western Evangelical Seminary, where he received his
Master of Divinity in 1970, later becoming a chaplain
for U.S. soldiers. To support his family while a student,
he worked as a janitor, gardener, house painter,
salesman, and in a nursing home. With his wife, Lim
eventually owned some small retail stores and sold real
estate. Through the years, they built their ARJ
Company into an American success story. Lim was
elected to the Oregon State Senate in 1992, served as
Majority Leader in 1995, and was re-elected in 1996. He left the senate in 1999 due
to term limits. In 2004, Lim was elected State Representative of District 50 and
was re-elected in 2006. Now retired, Lim currently serves as an honorary chair for
the Korean War Memorial Foundation and enjoys spending time with his grand-
children, travelling, golfing, fishing, and writing his autobiography.
The Asian Reporter Foundation is accepting nominations
for its 2016 “Most Honored Elder” awards.
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(503) 877-5162
The recognition banquet will be held Thursday, April 21, 2016 at northeast
Portland’s TAO Event Center. Nomination forms and guidelines
for eligibility are available for download at <www.ARFoundation.net>.
The nomination deadline is
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 5:00pm.
The Asian Reporter Foundation’s 18th
Annual Scholarship & Awards Banquet features:
Most Honored Elder Awards
Cultural entertainment
Exemplary Community Volunteer Awards
Ethnic dinner
College Scholarship Awards
Silent auction
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