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Asian Heritage Issue Page 14 n THE ASIAN REPORTER May 2, 2016 call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke. org>. PACIFIC HEARTBEAT MARATHON UPCOMING EVENTS Kam Wah Chung May 2, 9-9:30pm; repeats May 4, 2-2:30am; Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). Watch Kam Wah Chung, an episode of Oregon Experience telling the story of herbal doctor Ing Hay and businessman Lung On, who practiced medicine and operated a general store at Kam Wah Chung & Co. in John Day, Oregon. To verify showtimes, call (503) 293-1982 or visit <www. opb.org>. ONGOING EVENTS “Hometown Desi” Currently on display (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). View “Hometown Desi: South Asian Culture in the Pacific Northwest,” an exhibit exploring how South Asians — whose immigration to the Pacific Northwest has spanned more than a century — have forged new identities based on their roots in South Asia combined with their experiences in the U.S. For info, call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>. My Country is Tibet May 3, 12:30-1am; repeats May 10, 11:30pm-midnight & May 12, 4:30-5am; Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). Watch My Country is Tibet, a Films by Kids show about 17-year old Namgyal Wangchuk Trichen Lhagyari, who was crowned King of Tibet by the Dalai Lama. To verify showtimes, call (503) 293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>. “I Am Filipino” 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>. “Vietnam in the Rearview Mirror” Currently on display (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). View “Vietnam in the Rearview Mirror,” an exhibit exploring the complex and interwoven identity of Vietnamese Americans. The display looks at Vietnamese refugees and immigrants who built a life and established roots in America and how the younger generation strives to shape their own story not solely defined by the war that brought their parents to the U.S. For info, call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>. Asian Heritage Month events at Lan Su Chinese Garden Through May 29, Lan Su Chinese Garden (NW Third Ave & NW Everett St, Portland). Attend events celebrating Asian and Pacific Islander culture throughout May, which is Asian Heritage Month. Performances representing the cultures of China, Hawai‘i, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, the Pacific Islands, Thailand, and Taiwan are highlighted on Saturday and Sunday. The schedule includes the Vancouver Jasmine Dance Troupe (May 7, 1pm), Dance Mandal (May 7, 3pm), Village Sound of Spring Choir (May 8, 1pm), Thai Association of Oregon (May 14, 1pm), Portland Chinese Dance Troupe (May 14, 3pm), Chinese Contemporary Dance (May 15, 1pm), Unit Souzou (May 21, 1pm), Venerable Showers of Beauty Gamelan (May 21, 3pm), Ka Lei Hali‘a O Ka Lokelani hula school (May 22, 1pm), Kalabharathi School of Dance (May 28, 1pm), Formosa Association of Student Cultural Ambassadors (May 28, 3pm), and Meiya Arts Education (May 29, 1pm). For info, call (503) 228-8131 or visit <www.lansugarden.org>. “Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion” Through June 1, 10am-5pm (Mon-Sat), noon-5pm (Sun), Oregon Historical Society Museum (1200 SW Park Ave, Portland). See related story on page 13. Tetsuya Umeda Through June 1, 11am-6pm (Tue-Fri), 11am-4pm (Sat), Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (415 SW 10th Ave, Suite 300, Portland). View works by Osaka-based sound and installation artist Tetsuya Umeda, who creates his pieces through a dialogue with everyday tools and scraps, re-purposed machines, and toy parts. The artist’s works demonstrate elaborately related systems of cause and effect powered by gravity, wind, centrifugal force, and falling objects. For info, or to buy tickets to the performance, call (503) 242-1419 or visit <www.pica.org>. Mulberry Child May 3, 7-8pm; repeats May 5, 4-5am; Oregon Public Broadcasting Plus (OPB Plus). Watch Mulberry Child, a show in which author Jian Ping sheds light on her family’s struggle to survive China’s Cultural Revolution, which occurred between 1966 and 1976. To verify showtimes, call (503) 293-1982 or visit <www. opb.org>. May 7, 10:00am to 7:00pm Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) Plus Spend your Saturday watching a Pacific Heartbeat marathon. Featured episodes include “Na Lani ‘Eha From ‘Iolani Palace: The Music of Hawai‘ian Royalty” (10:00am), “Let’s Play Music! Slack Key with Cyril Pahinui and Friends” (11:00am), “Hula: The Language of the Heart” (noon), “Pure Caz: Music of the Brothers Cazimero” (1:00pm), “Hula: The Merrie Monarch’s Golden Celebration” (2:00pm), “Na Loea: The Masters” (3:00pm), “Na Mele: Jerry Santos” (4:00pm), “Road to the Globe” (5:00pm), and “Na Loea: The Masters II” (6:00pm). To verify showtimes, call (503) 293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>. “Changing Season: On the Masumoto Family Farm” “Hula: The Merrie Monarch’s Golden Celebration” airs May 7 at 2:00pm. (Photo courtesy of Pacific Islanders in Communications) “Journey to Dunhuang” Through June 12, 10am-5pm (Wed & Fri-Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Asian Art Museum, Foster Galleries (1400 E Prospect St, in Volunteer Park, Seattle). View “Journey to Dunhuang: Buddhist Art of the Silk Road Caves,” a display of photographs, manuscripts, and artist renditions documenting the caves during World War II. In 1943, photojournalist James C.M. Lo (1902-1987) and his wife, Lucy, a photographer, arrived at the ancient city of Dunhuang — located at the convergence of the northern and southern routes of the Silk Road — by horse and donkey-drawn cart. The couple took images of the caves as they existed in the mid-20th century, capturing many views of the interiors and exteriors that are no longer there today. For info, call (206) 654-3100 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org>. “Uprooted” Through June 19, 11am-3pm (Tue-Sat), noon-3pm (Sun), Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center (121 NW Second Ave, Portland). View “Uprooted: Japanese American Farm Labor Camps During World War II,” an exhibit that tells the story of Japanese Americans who worked as seasonal farm laborers, many in the sugar beet industry, during World War II. The display features images from federal photographer Russell Lee’s documentation of Japanese-American farm labor camps near the towns of Nyssa in Oregon and Rupert, Shelley, and Twin Falls in Idaho; interpretative text panels; and a short documentary film featuring firsthand accounts about life in the camps. For info, call (503) 224-1458, or visit <www.oregon nikkei.org> or <www.uprootedexhibit.com>. “Beyond the Gate: A Tale of Portland’s Historic Chinatowns” Through June 21, 10am-5pm (Mon-Sat), noon-5pm (Sun), Oregon Historical Society Museum (1200 SW Park Ave, Portland). See related story on page 12. “Decked-Out” Through Oct 2 (Tue-Sun), 10am-4pm, Pacific Bonsai Museum (2515 S 336th St, Federal Way, Wash.). View “Decked-Out: From Scroll to Skateboard,” an exhibit in which street art and bonsai collide. The display features skate decks painted by Pacific Northwest urban muralists in place of the traditional hanging scrolls used in bonsai displays. For info, call (253) 353-7345 or visit <www.pacificbonsaimuseum.org>. “Mood Indigo: Textiles from Around the World” Through Oct 9, 10am-5pm (Wed & Fri-Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Asian Art Museum, Tateuchi Galleries (1400 E Prospect St, in Volunteer Park, Seattle). View “Mood Indigo: Textiles from Around the World,” an exhibit featuring a silk court robe from China, a vast array of kimono from Japan, batiks and ikats from Indonesia and Africa, a set of tapestries from Belgium, and ancient fragments from Peru and Egypt. The display honors the unique ability of the color blue to create many moods in cloth and illuminates the historic scope of the vibrant pigment. For info, call (206) 654-3100 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org>. “Tatau/Tattoo: Embodying Resistance” Through Oct 9 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). View “Tatau/Tattoo: Embodying Resistance,” an exhibit exploring the practice and cultural significance of tattoos and also highlighting the unique perspectives of South Pacific communi- ties in the Pacific Northwest. For info, call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>. “Seeds of Change, Roots of Power” Through Jan 15 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). View “Seeds of Change, Roots of Power: The Danny Woo Community Garden,” an exhibit looking at the Danny Woo Community Garden, which grew from the Asian Pacific American activism of the 1970s and now functions as a source of empowerment and community building for the neighborhood. The display includes historical and contemporary photos of the garden as well as interviews with current gardeners who share their stories as immigrants and talk about the positive healing effect of the garden. For info, FREE HOME REPAIRS FOR PORTLAND SENIOR & DISABLED HOMEOWNERS Plumbing l Electrical l Carpentry May 3, 11pm-midnight; repeats May 5, 4-5am; Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). Watch “Changing Season: On the Masumoto Family Farm,” a show following a daughter who joins her father, slowfood advocate and sansei David Mas Masumoto, on the family farm. To verify showtimes, call (503) 293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>. 2016 AR Foundation banquet video replays May 3, 6 & 8, 11:30am (Tue), 1pm (Fri), 7pm (Sun), Portland Community Media (PCM). Watch highlights of The Asian Reporter Foundation’s 18th Annual Scholarship & Awards Banquet. The event provided college scholarships to area students and honored community elders and service organizations. Emceed by Zeke Smith, the 2016 banquet also featured performances by the Lee’s Association Dragon & Lion Dance Team, Ballet Philippines in coordination with the Portland Dance School, and the Filipino American Friendship Club of Oregon. Read our special section about the annual event in our May 16, 2016 edition. The Tuesday and Friday screenings are on PCM channel 30; Sunday’s showing is on PCM channel 29. To verify showtimes, call (503) 288-1515 or visit <www.pcmtv.org>. “Skills of the Ninjas” May 5, 7-8pm, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Stimson Auditorium (1400 E Prospect St, in Volunteer Park, Seattle). Attend “Skills of the Ninjas,” a talk by Yuji Yamada of Mie University in Japan about ninjas who actually existed. The lecture shows what real ninjas were like, based on professor Yamada’s research in historical documents. For info, or to buy tickets, call (206) 654-3210 or visit <www. seattleartmuseum.org/gardnercenter>. “The Art of Glass” May 5, 8-8:30pm; repeats May 8, 1-1:30am & 6-6:30pm; Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). Watch “The Art of Glass,” an episode of Oregon Art Beat exploring the artistry of glass with a tour of the Chihuly Garden. Viewers also meet artists Michael Endo, Michele Kaptur, and Chris Buzzini, whose individual glass-making techniques showcase their individual styles and talents. 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