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Community This issue’s Community Calendar is brought to you by: “History Hub” Photo/R.H. Ross, Bureau of Reclamation Currently on display, 10am-5pm (Mon-Sat), noon-5pm (Sun), Oregon Historical Society Museum (1200 SW Park Ave, Portland). View “History Hub,” the Oregon Historical Society’s newest permanent exhibit for youth, students, and families that explores the topic of diversity through fun, hands-on interactives, objects, and pictures. Admission to the museum is free for Multnomah County residents and all Oregon school groups. For info, call (503) 222-1741 or visit <www.ohs.org>. PPB WomenStrength/GirlStrength volunteer instructor program Registration now open. Register to become a volunteer self-defense instructor for women and girls with the Portland Police Bureau’s WomenStrength and GirlStrength programs, which offer free holistic self-defense classes. Women of all ages and backgrounds are encouraged to apply for the training program, which begins February 4. No experience is necessary. For info, or to register (by January 1), call (503) 823-0262, e-mail <womenstrength.pb@portlandoregon.gov>, or visit <www. portlandonline.com/police/WomenStrength>. “Bus 75: Hidden Portland” Through Dec 18, 7am-1am (Mon-Thu), 7am-10pm (Fri), 7:30am-10pm (Sat), noon-1am (Sun), Concordia University, George R. White Library and Learning Center (2811 NE Holman, Portland). View “Bus 75: Hidden Portland,” a display of the photo/story blog by photographer Geoffrey Hiller and writer Tom Vandel that explores the great unknown along the #75 TriMet bus route, which, in its stretch of 20 miles, services 131 stops and runs through many parts of Portland as well as downtown Milwaukie. Entries highlight ethnic cultural centers, a Hmong church, Thu Fashion, a taekwondo school, and many others. For info, call (503) 737-7057 or visit <www.bus75.org>. November 21, 2016 Photo/National Archives and Records Admin. Page 10 n THE ASIAN REPORTER TULE LAKE WORKSHOPS. Public workshops to learn about and provide feedback on the National Park Service’s general management plan for the Tule Lake Unit are scheduled to take place in November and December in Klamath Falls, Seattle, Portland, Hood River, and elsewhere. Pictured are images of the Tule Lake Segregation Center, the largest and most controversial of the sites where Japanese Americans were incarcer- ated during World War II. Both photos were taken in 1946. Ave, Portland). Enjoy a free Thanksgiving meal and community warmth at Proper’s annual Thanksgiving Day feast, featuring traditional and vegetarian options in addition to live music, storytelling, entertainment, and activities for children. For info, call (503) 890-5393 or visit <www.properusa.org>. Generation Found Free ESL classes Nov 21, 7pm, Portland Art Museum, Northwest Film Center, Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland). Watch Generation Found, a powerful story about one community coming together to ignite a youth addiction recovery revolution in their hometown. A question-and-answer session follows the screening, led by Brent Canode, executive director of the Alano Club of Portland, along with members of the 4th Dimension Recovery Center. (USA, 2014, Jeff Reilly, 85 mins.) For info, call (503) 221-1156 or visit <www.nwfilm.org>. Nov 25 & 30, 6-7:30pm (Wed), 11am-1pm (Fri), Gresham Library (385 NW Miller Ave, Gresham, Ore.). Attend free English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classes offered in Gresham. All levels are welcome and no registration is required. For info, call (503) 577-9984 or visit <events.multcolib.org>. “Choosing Medicare Coverage for 2017” Nov 21 & 28 & Dec 5, 10am-2pm, Midland Library (805 SE 122nd Ave, Portland). Schedule an appointment to meet with highly trained volunteer counsellors at “Choosing Medicare Coverage for 2017,” a free information event focusing on helping participants understand changes in plan coverage, identify important issues, and compare current coverage with the Medicare plans available for 2017. The Medicare open enrollment window ends December 7, 2016. To schedule a one-hour appointment (required), call (503) 988-3646. For info, call (503) 988-5392 or visit <events.multcolib.org>. “March of Hope” Nov 22, 3pm, Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Salmon Street Springs Fountain (near SW Salmon St & SW Naito Pkwy, Portland). Join civic, community, and faith leaders for a “March of Hope,” a walk to reassure Portland’s most vulnerable commu- nities — women, people of color, people with disabilities, immi- grants, refugees, and members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community — that Portland is committed to ensuring they always feel safe, welcome, and protected. The event begins at the Salmon Street Springs Foun- tain and continues along the waterfront to the Steel Bridge. For info, call (503) 823-4120, e-mail <mayorcharliehales@portland oregon.gov>, or visit <www.portlandoregon.gov>. Turkey Trot at PIR Nov 23, 5:30pm (packet pickup & parking opens), 6:45pm (children’s trot), 7-10pm (turkey trot), Portland International Raceway (1940 N Victory Blvd, Portland). Gear up for Thanksgiving with a children’s trot, a relay, or a 5K run/walk at Portland International Raceway (PIR) amidst the Winter Wonderland light display. The event features music, a post-race party, a goody bag, and more. For info, or to register, call (503) 292-4626 or visit <www.htcraceseries.com>. Turkey Trot at the Oregon Zoo Nov 24, 8-10am, World Forestry Center & the Oregon Zoo (4033 & 4001 SW Canyon Rd, Portland). Start your Thanksgiving holiday with a half-mile Tot Trot or an invigorating four-mile run or walk at the Oregon Zoo’s annual Turkey Trot. Organized by the Oregon Road Runners Club, the event features a trek through Washington Park and the Oregon Zoo. For info, or to register, call (503) 646-7867 or visit <www.orrc.net>. Union Gospel Mission Thanksgiving meal Nov 24, 10am-1pm, Union Gospel Mission (15 NW Third Ave, Portland). Those in need and the homeless are invited to join Union Gospel Mission for a free traditional Thanksgiving meal featuring live music and take-home snack packs. For those who would like to help families in need, the organization is seeking donations of $25 to provide a family with a turkey voucher. For info, or to make a donation, call (503) 274-4483 or visit <www. ugmportland.org>. Proper Thanksgiving Day feast Nov 24, noon-4pm, Celebration Tabernacle (8131 N Denver NAACP meeting Nov 26, noon-2pm, American Red Cross, Portland Donor Center (3131 N Vancouver Ave, Portland). Attend a meeting of the Portland branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to hear about current and future initiatives in advancing racial justice in the commu- nity. For info, call (503) 928-6723 or visit <www.portlandnaacp 1120.org>. Health insurance enrollment assistance Nov 26 & 29; Nov 26, 10:30am-noon, Multnomah County Central Library (801 SW 10th Ave, Portland); Nov 29, 4:30-6:30pm, Kenton Library (8226 N Denver Ave, Portland). Learn about the health insurance application and enrollment process at a library event held in partnership with the Multno- mah County Health Department and Health Plans in Oregon. Open enrollment for health insurance ends January 31, 2017. Interpreters are available with 48-hour advance notice. For info, or to register (required), call (503) 988-5123 (Central) or (503) 988-5370 (Kenton), or visit <events.multcolib.org>. “Venturing Laos’ Mighty Mekong” Nov 27, 1-3pm, Seattle Asian Art Museum (1400 E Prospect St, in Volunteer Park, Seattle). Attend “Venturing Laos’ Mighty Mekong,” a talk by photographer Barry Broman chronicling his passage up the Mekong River from Vientiane to Ban Houai Sai, a 10-day journey rarely made due to heavy current and dangerous rocks. For info, call (206) 654-3100 or visit <www.seattleart museum.org>. To register, visit <www.friendsofasianart.org/ eventflyer5.html>. “You and Your Racist Brain: The Neuroscience of Prejudice” Nov 28, 7-9pm, Artists Repertory Theatre (1515 SW Morrison St, Portland). Attend “You and Your Racist Brain: The Neuroscience of Prejudice,” a “Science on Tap” talk presented by Larry Sherman, Ph.D., a professor of neuroscience at Oregon Health & Science University, that explores how our brains react to people who are “different” and possible ways to overcome the automatic prejudice that contributes to racism in our society. For info, call (503) 258-7652 or visit <www.viaproductions.org>. “From Hello Kitty to Cool Japan” Nov 29, 5:30pm (doors open), 6pm (talk), Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 296/298 (1825 SW Broadway, Portland). Attend “From Hello Kitty to Cool Japan: The Political Economy of Japanese Popular Culture in Asia,” a talk by Dr. Nissim Otmazgin of Hebrew University of Jerusalem examining the expansion of Japanese popular culture industries — especially music, television, and anime industries — into the market in East Asia since the late 1980s. For info, call (503) 725-8577 or visit <www.pdx.edu/cjs>. The Underground Girls of Kabul Nov 29, 6:30-7:45pm, Northwest Library (2300 NW Thurman St, Portland). Engage in conversation about literature at a Pageturners discussion sponsored by Friends of the Library. The book for discussion is Jenny Nordberg’s The Underground Girls of Kabul: In Search of a Hidden Resistance in Afghanistan, a book about the practice of bacha posh — raising a girl temporarily as a boy and presenting her as such to the outside world. For info, call (503) 988-5560 or visit <events.multcolib.org>. “Trans ID” clinic Nov 29-30; Nov 29, 5-9pm, Q Center (4115 N Mississippi Ave, Portland); Nov 30, 5-8pm, Wayward Lamb (150 W Broadway, Eugene, Ore.). Attend a “Trans ID” clinic to learn how to change names and gender markers for passports, social security, military ID, state issued ID (including a driver license), birth certificates, and court orders. The event includes copies of forms, frequently asked questions, guidance from people who understand the processes, and the ability to check in with providers who can sign off on letters and forms or schedule appointments to obtain letters. For info, call (503) 222-6151 or visit <www.basicrights.org>. Tule Lake public workshops Nov 29 & Dec 13-15; Nov 29, 6-8pm, Klamath County Library (126 S Third St, Klamath Falls, Ore.); Dec 13, 5-7pm, Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington (1414 S Weller St, Seattle); Dec 14, 6-8pm, Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center (121 NW Second Ave, Portland); Dec 15, 1:30-3:30pm, Hood River County Library District (502 State St, Hood River, Ore.). Learn about and provide feedback on the National Park Service’s “Tule Lake Unit General Management Plan and Environmental Assessment” plan at a public workshop. The proposal provides long-term guidance for how the National Park Service should develop and manage the unit, and how the stories of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II should be told at Tule Lake. The workshops provide an opportunity to talk with National Park Service staff working on the Tule Lake Unit and discuss the plan during its “public review” stage. In addition, virtual meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, January 10 from 10:00am to noon and Wednesday, January 18 from 3:00 to 5:00pm. For info, call (530) 260-0537 or (530) 667-8113. To submit comments, e-mail <tule_superintendent@nps.gov> or visit <www.parkplanning.nps.gov/TuleLakeGMP>. Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA) in Clackamas County Nov 30, 10:30am-3pm, Milwaukie Center (5440 SE Kellogg Creek Dr, Milwaukie, Ore.). Schedule an appointment to meet with certified Senior Health Insurance Benefit Assistance (SHIBA) volunteer counsellors at a free Medicare information event. For info, call (503) 653-8100. To reach the SHIBA Helpline, call (503) 655-8269. “Goodwill Job Connection” free job fair Nov 30, noon-4pm, Beaverton City Library (12375 SW Fifth St, Beaverton, Ore.). Look for a new career at the “Goodwill Job Connection,” a free job fair featuring many employers in the area. Attendees should bring copies of their résumé, follow business/business casual dress, and be prepared to interview. For info, call (503) 641-3836 or visit <www.goodwilljobconnection. org>. Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape Nov 30, 7:30pm, Powell’s City of Books (1005 W Burnside St, Portland). Join environmental historian Lauret Savoy as she presents Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape, a book that follows the author as she traces her mixed ancestry. In Trace, Savoy reads both the land and the blistering record of race in America to explore how the country’s still unfolding history and ideas of “race” have marked her and the land. For info, call (503) 228-4651 or visit <www.powells.com>. CBN happy hour Dec 1, 4-6pm, Vinn Distillery Tasting Room (222 SE Eighth Ave, Portland). Attend a China Business Network (CBN) happy hour event hosted by the Northwest China Council. The event features a full tasting, snacks, and camaraderie. For info, or to register, call (503) 973-5451 or visit <www.nwchina.org>. “North Bay of Bengal as a Sub-Region” Dec 1, 6pm, Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 327/328 (1825 SW Broadway, Portland). Attend “North Bay of Bengal as a Sub-Region: An Indian Perspective on the China Factor,” a talk by Chanwahn Kim of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in South Korea examining why and how the North Bay of Bengal is important, especially for India. For info, call (503) 725-8576 or visit <www.pdx.edu/ asian-studies>. Free citizenship classes Dec 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 10:30am-noon, Midland Library (805 SE 122nd Ave, Portland). Learn about the process of becoming a U.S. citizen and prepare for the citizenship interview at free classes taught in English by Goodwill instructors. Participants learn about U.S. history and government. For info, call (503) 577-9984 or visit <events.multcolib.org>. “Tonkotsu Ramen” cooking class Dec 4, 10am-1:30pm, West Linn Adult Community Center (1180 Rosemont Rd, West Linn, Ore.). Learn the ins and outs of making “Tonkotsu Ramen,” a soup with a thick ramen broth and rich pork flavor, at a class taught by Indonesia-born chef Surja Tjahaja. The class includes lunch. For info, or to register, call (503) 557-4700 or visit <www.westlinnoregon.gov/parksrec>. SAAM renovation & proposed expansion meeting Dec 10, 1-2:30pm, Seattle Asian Art Museum (1400 E Prospect St, in Volunteer Park, Seattle). Attend a community meeting, co-hosted by Seattle Parks and Recreation, to discuss the renovation and proposed expansion of the Seattle Asian Art Museum (SAAM) building. Renovation goals include preserving the historic building; improving the museum’s infrastructure; protecting the collection with climate-control and seismic-system upgrades; adding gallery and education space with a modest expansion; and enhancing Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility and the museum’s connection to Volunteer Park. For info, call (206) 654-3100 or (206) 684-4075, or visit <www. seattle.gov/parks>. To learn more, or to provide feedback online, visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org/inspire>.
