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tion is not required. For info, call (503) 988-5387 or visit
<events.multcolib.org>.
Portland-area traffic-congestion meeting
Sep 19, 5pm, Hillsboro Civic Center, Shirley Huffman
Auditorium (150 E Main St, Hillsboro, Ore.). Attend a meeting of
the Joint Transportation Committee to hear and give input on
traffic-congestion challenges, seismic safety issues, and the need
for multimodal infrastructure in the region. For info, call (503)
986-1605.
“The Untold Story: Chinese-
American History in Oregon”
Sep 19, 7-8pm, Beaverton City Library (12375 SW Fifth St,
Beaverton, Ore.). Attend “The Untold Story: Chinese-American
History in Oregon,” a talk by Helen Ying about the Chinese
community in Pendleton, Oregon, including the history of the
underground city — where people retreated to escape
discrimination — and legal and illegal businesses that operated
in the area for more than 100 years. The event is hosted by the
Beaverton City Library as part of the Oregon Historical Society’s
2016 Chinese Oregon Speaker Series. For info, call (503)
526-2584, e-mail <equity@beavertonoregon.gov>, or visit <www.
beavertonoregon.gov/WelcomingWeek>.
Naturalization information session
Sep 20, 11am-2pm, Beaverton City Library (12375 SW Fifth
St, Beaverton, Ore.). Attend a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) information session offering an overview of the
process to become a U.S. citizen, the test, and the rights and
responsibilities of citizenship. Participants also learn about free
resources and practice a mock naturalization interview at the
event, which is held as part of “National Welcoming Week” in
Beaverton. For info, call (503) 526-2584, e-mail <equity@
beavertonoregon.gov>, or visit <www.beavertonoregon.gov/
WelcomingWeek>.
I Am Malala book discussion
Sep 20, 6:30-7:30pm, Kenton Library (8226 N Denver Ave,
Portland). Engage in conversation about literature at a
Pageturners discussion sponsored by Friends of the Library. The
book for discussion is Malala Yousafzai’s I Am Malala: The Girl
Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban. On
October 9, 2012, when Yousafzai was 15 years old, she was shot in
the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from
school. I Am Malala tells the remarkable tale of a family uprooted
by global terrorism, the fight for girls’ education, a father who,
himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his
daughter to write and attend school, and brave parents who have
a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons. For
info, call (503) 988-5370 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
OAPABA gala dinner
Sep 22, 5:30pm, Sentinel Hotel (614 SW 11th Ave, Portland).
Attend the gala dinner of the Oregon Asian Pacific American Bar
Association (OAPABA). The evening, which this year has the
theme “Recognizing Our Heroes: Voices of Change,” features
dinner; awards; a keynote address by David Lat, founding and
managing editor of the “Above the Law” legal blog and author of
Supreme Ambitions; the posthumous presentation to Minoru
Yasui of the Justice Lynn R. Nakamoto Award; and more. For
info, call (503) 546-4631 or e-mail <president@oapaba.org>. To
buy tickets, visit <www.oapaba.org>.
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Peggy Nagae, Jaime Lim
honored at OCAPIA event
The Oregon Commission
on Asian and Pacific
Islander Affairs (OCAPIA)
recently honored Peggy
Nagae and Jaime Lim at
“Celebrating the Journey,
Telling Our Stories,” a
fundraising event held in
Chinatown. The celebra-
tion was held to gather
members of the commu-
nity, students, state and
business leaders, legisla-
tors, representatives of the
Oregon governor’s office,
and special guests to raise
awareness of Asian and
Pacific
Islander
(API)
achievements and chal-
lenges as well as honor
those who have made a dif-
ference in API communi-
ties statewide.
Peggy Nagae, a native
Oregonian, national civil-
rights activist, lecturer,
and writer, was honored for
her work as the lead attor-
ney in the decades-long
coram nobis to overturn
Minoru “Min” Yasui’s 1942
criminal conviction in
relation to his courageous
stand against military or-
ders that resulted in the
forced removal and impris-
onment of more than
120,000 persons of Japa-
nese
ancestry
during
World War II.
Nagae also spearheaded
the national efforts which
ultimately led to Mr. Yasui
posthumously
receiving
the Presidential Medal of
Freedom and the State of
Oregon declaring March 28
to be Minoru Yasui Day in
perpetuity.
Jaime Lim — a U.S.
Navy and Coast Guard vet-
eran, entrepreneur, engi-
neer, and longtime civic
leader — was lauded for
TELLING OUR STORIES. The Oregon Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs recently honored
Peggy Nagae and Jaime Lim (right photo, center) at “Celebrating the Journey, Telling Our Stories,” a fundraising
event held in Portland’s Chinatown. The keynote speaker at the event was actor Reggie Lee (left photo), who is
known as Sergeant Wu in the NBC television series “Grimm” and for roles in Pirates of the Caribbean and other
productions. The awards were presented by Lynn R. Nakamoto (right photo, right), an associate justice on the
Oregon Supreme Court. June Schumann (right photo, left), a pillar in the Asian community, accepted the award
on behalf of Nagae. (AR Photos)
founding and publishing ful Asian-American actor.
cific American Network of
The Asian Reporter news-
The awards were pre- Oregon leadership courses
paper, which has given sented by Lynn R. Naka- and statewide student
voice to API communities moto, an associate justice summit, business cultural
for more than 25 years.
on the Oregon Supreme training, and other oppor-
The keynote speaker at Court. June Schumann, a tunities that grow API
the event was actor Reggie pillar in the Asian commu- leadership statewide.
Lee, who is known as ser- nity, accepted the award on
OCAPIA is a governor-
geant Wu in the NBC tele- behalf of Nagae, who was appointed body tasked
vision series “Grimm” and out of town.
with advising on policy
for roles in Pirates of the
Funds raised at the issues with state leaders
Caribbean and other pro- event benefit the leader- including the governor and
ductions. Mr. Lee shared ship development work of legislators on matters of
his inspiring story of bar- OCAPIA, including sup- importance to API Orego-
riers broken, hurdles over- port of annual student nians, legislative advocacy,
come, and roles landed, as scholarships to the Asian and public-policy research.
well as thoughts on what it American Youth Leader- To learn more, visit <www.
takes to become a success- ship Conference, Asian Pa- oregon.gov/OCAPIA>.
Text to 9-1-1 now available to cellular users
Text to 9-1-1, a new, important service
for those who cannot speak on the phone in
an emergency, is now available in Clacka-
mas, Clark, Columbia, Marion, Multno-
mah, and Washington counties. The ser-
vice allows users to type a message on a
wireless phone and send it to a 9-1-1
operator. Accessing the service requires a
text-capable wireless phone and a wireless
service subscription or a contract with a
wireless phone company.
The service helps people who are deaf or
hearing impaired, and anyone who finds
themselves in a situation in which
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danger. However, although text to 9-1-1 is
available, if a user is able to make a voice
call to 9-1-1, and if it is safe to do so, a voice
call to 9-1-1 should always be made
instead.
Unlike voice calls, text to 9-1-1 does not
give the 9-1-1 operator the user’s approxi-
mate location. For this reason, it is impor-
tant to give the call taker an accurate
address or location as quickly as possible
when using the service.
If a user attempts to send a text to 9-1-1
where text to 9-1-1 is unavailable, he or
she should receive an immediate “bounce-
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