Community
This issue’s
Community
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“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.
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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>.