September 5, 2016 COMMUNITY CALENDAR Continued from page 10 tion is not required. For info, call (503) 988-5387 or visit . 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 , or visit . 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 , or visit . 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 . 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 . To buy tickets, visit . Community THE ASIAN REPORTER n Page 11 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 . 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. 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