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Page 10 n THE ASIAN REPORTER Community November 6, 2017 time with family and friends — in the final segment of the three-year exhibit. For info, call (206) 623-5124, or visit <www.wingluke.org> or <www.doyouknowbruce.com>. This issue’s Community Calendar is brought to you by: Free school vaccinations Ongoing (Mon-Fri), 8am-5pm, Patient Direct Care (209 E Main St, #121, Battle Ground, Wash.). Students younger than 19 years old are invited to a free vaccination clinic to meet school requirements. Participants should call in advance to ensure availability of vaccinations and also bring immunization records. For info, call (360) 999-5138 or visit <www.ptdirectcare.com>. Born in China Free school vaccinations Now showing, Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, Empirical Theater (1945 SE Water Ave, Portland). Watch Born in China, a documentary following the stories of three animal families. The film allows viewers to witness a doting panda bear mother guiding her growing baby while it begins exploring and seeking independence; a two-year-old golden monkey who feels displaced by his new baby sister and joins a group of free-spirited outcasts; and a mother snow leopard — an elusive animal rarely caught on camera — facing the very real drama of raising her two cubs in one of the harshest and most unforgiving environments on the planet. (U.K., China, USA, 2016, Chuan Lu, 79 mins.) For info, or to obtain showtimes, call (503) 797-4000 or visit <www.omsi.edu>. Ongoing (First & Third Wednesday), 5:30-7:30pm, Free Clinic of Southwest Washington (4100 Plomondon St, Vancouver, Wash.). Uninsured students younger than 19 years old are invited to a free walk-in vaccination clinic to meet school requirements. Participants should bring immunization records. For info, call (360) 313-1390 or visit <www.freeclinics.org>. “Beyond Fake News” Nov 9, 7-8:30pm, Beaverton City Library (12375 SW Fifth St, Beaverton, Ore.). Attend “Beyond Fake News: How We Find Accurate Information About the World,” a free conversation led by librarian Kelly McElroy about how Oregonians should consider their own practices and values involving news consumption. For info, call (503) 644-2197 or visit <www. beavertonlibrary.org>. “Wells Fargo and the Asian Pacific Community” Free “Rain Gardens 101” workshop Currently on display (Mon-Fri), 9am-5pm, Wells Fargo Center, Second Floor (1300 SW Fifth Ave, Portland). View “Wells Fargo and the Asian Pacific Community,” a free exhibit at the Wells Fargo History Museum focusing on the Asian community in Oregon and beyond. The display features images and artifacts from Wells Fargo’s corporate archives, the Oregon Historical Society, and the Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site in John Day, Oregon, and highlights Chinese-owned companies, such as the Twin Wo Company and the Wing Sing Company. To arrange a guided group tour for 30 or more people, call (503) 886-1102 or e-mail <steve.m.greenwood@wellsfargo.com>. For info, visit <www.wellsfargohistory.com>. Nov 11, 9am-1pm, Mt. Hood Community College, Room 1773 (26000 SE Stark St, Gresham, Ore). Attend “Rain Gardens 101,” a free sustainable garden workshop at which participants learn step-by-step details on how to plan, design, and build a rain garden, which adds beauty and color to yards while helping restore the health of urban streams. For info, or to register (required), call (503) 935-5368 or visit <www.emswcd.org>. Portland Veterans Day Parade Nov 11, 9:30am, NE 40th Ave & NE Hancock St, Portland. Watch the Portland Veterans Day Parade in honor of all veterans, active military personnel, and their families. The parade travels east on N.E. Sandy Boulevard to N.E. 48th Avenue, where a memorial flag-raising ceremony is scheduled. All veterans are welcome to participate in the parade. A Veterans Day USO-Style Musical Review is held after the parade, from 12:30 to 1:00pm at the German American Society of Portland (5626 NE Alameda St, Portland). Parking is available at Our Lady of Lavang (5404 NE Alameda St, Portland). For info, call (503) 281-1800 or visit <www.veteransdaypdx.org>. “Oregon Voices” Currently on display, 10am-5pm (Mon-Sat), noon-5pm (Sun), Oregon Historical Society Museum (1200 SW Park Ave, Portland). View “Oregon Voices: Change and Challenge in Modern Oregon History,” a display that took five years to create. The interactive exhibit, which tells Oregon’s story from 1950 forward, includes films, photographs, recordings, digital documents, and interpretive graphs. 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>. “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>. “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>. “We Are the Ocean: An Indigenous Response to Climate Change” Through Nov 12 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). View “We Are the Ocean: An Indigenous Response to Climate Change” and explore how indigenous communities are responding to the ways climate change is affecting their waters and lives: temperatures rising, islands gradually disappearing due to rising waters, coral reefs slowly dying, storms increasing both in frequency and strength, and more. The stories represent people who live in Guam, Pohnpei, Yap, Tonga, Hawai‘i, Alaska, and elsewhere. For info, call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www. wingluke.org>. “Discover Tech: Engineers Make a World of Difference” Through Dec 10, 10am-5pm (Sun), 10am-8pm (Mon), noon-8pm (Tue-Wed), 10am-6pm (Thu-Sat), Multnomah County Central Library, Collins Gallery (801 SW 10th Ave, Portland). View “Discover Tech: Engineers Make a World of Difference,” a hands-on, interactive, all-ages exhibit exploring how technology and engineering contribute to solving national and global problems. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit <events. multcolib.org>. “Parting Shots: Minor White’s Images of Portland, 1938-1942” Through Dec 23 (Wed-Sat), 10am-5pm, Architectural Heritage Center (701 SE Grand Ave, Portland). View “Parting Shots: Minor White’s Images of Portland, 1938-1942,” an exhibit Veterans Parade at Fort Vancouver CORAL KINGDOMS AND EMPIRES OF ICE. “Coral King- doms and Empires of Ice,” a “National Geographic Live” talk by underwa- ter photographer David Doubilet and aquatic biologist and photojournalist Jennifer Hayes, is taking place November 20 at the Newmark Theatre in downtown Portland. The duo talk about their explorations of the coral triangle, which is the center of the world in terms of marine biodiversity, and includes the Philippines, Indonesia, and Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. Pictured are a Maori Wrasse (top photo) and a Papuan fisherman (bottom photo). (Photos/David Doubilet, courtesy of “National Geographic Live”) of photography documenting a city on the verge of change amidst World War II. White’s photographs, which serve as one of the few visual records of some of Portland’s most significant architecture prior to its eventual demolition, are presented alongside architectural artifacts rescued from many of the commercial and residential buildings in the images. For info, call (503) 231-7264 or visit <www.visitahc.org>. “Graphic Ideology: Cultural Revolution Propaganda from China” Through Dec 31, 11am-8pm (Wed), 11am-5pm (Thu-Sun), University of Oregon (UO), Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (1430 Johnson Lane, Eugene, Ore.). View “Graphic Ideology: Cultural Revolution Propaganda from China,” an exhibit of Chinese Cultural Revolution propaganda posters drawn from a local private collection. For info, call (541) 346-3027 or visit <jsma.uoregon.edu>. “Only the Oaks Remain” Through Jan 8, 11am-3pm (Tue-Sat), noon-3pm (Sun), Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center (121 NW Second Ave, Portland). View “Only the Oaks Remain: The Story of the Tuna Canyon Detention Station,” an exhibit that tells the true stories of people who were targeted as dangerous enemy aliens and imprisoned by the U.S. Department of Justice during World War II at the Tuna Canyon Detention Station in the Tujunga neighborhood of Los Angeles. The display features rare artifacts such as photographs, letters, and diaries that bring the experiences of prisoners — who included Japanese, German, and Italian immigrants as well as extradited Japanese Peruvians — to life. For info, call (503) 224-1458 or visit <www.oregonnikkei.org>. To learn more, visit <www.tunacanyon.org>. See related story on page 11. “Come Out and Play” Through Jan 8 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). View “Come Out and Play: Adventures in the Neighborhood,” an exhibit that looks at the many ways children have played in the Chinatown-International District, and what play might look like today. For info, call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>. “Do You Know Bruce?” Through Feb 11 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). Learn about Bruce Lee — including his multifaceted approach to life — at “Do You Know Bruce?” Part three of the display — “Day in the Life of Bruce Lee: Do You Know Bruce?” — explores what it took to become “Bruce Lee.” Attendees get a glimpse of how Lee approached every day — from his personal habits, routines, and workout strategies to his written and visual art, reading, and Nov 11, 10am (ceremony), 11am (parade), Providence Academy (400 E Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, Wash.). Attend a free Veterans Day ceremony and parade honoring past and present veterans for their service and contributions to the community and country. The event features guest speakers, recognition, and more. The parade begins at the east end of Officers Row at East Reserve Street then heads west along Evergreen Boulevard past Officers Row and Providence Academy. At the Vancouver Community Library, the parade winds south down “C” Street then turns west on 8th Street, north on Main Street, and east on 11th Street, ending at the west side of Providence Academy. For info, call (360) 901-7010 or visit <www.cmac11.com>. Veterans Day ceremony in Hillsboro Nov 11, 11am-noon, Washington County Veterans Memorial (NE Veterans Dr & NE 34th Ave, Hillsboro, Ore.). Attend a Veterans Day ceremony hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2666 Commander Dale Pack. The event, held rain or shine (with covered seating available), includes the national anthem and guest speakers. Parking is available at the TriMet Fair Complex/Hillsboro Airport stop. For info, call 846-3060 or visit <www.co.washington.or.us/HHS>. SUN Nonviolence Conference Nov 12, 10am-6pm, Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union, Rooms 338/355 (1825 SW Broadway, Portland). Attend the first Nonviolence Conference of Students United for Nonviolence (SUN). The daylong event includes free breakfast and lunch, guest speakers, a bystander intervention and de-escalation training, live music, and storytelling. For info, or to register (requested), call (503) 725-3000, e-mail <sunpsu@pdx.edu>, or visit <www.pdx.edu/boxoffice/events>. OCAPIA public meeting Nov 15, 9:30am-noon, Oregon State Bar, Sandy Meeting Room (16037 SW Upper Boones Ferry Rd, Tigard, Ore.). Attend a public meeting of the Oregon Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (OCAPIA). The meeting agenda includes commissioner reports, other subjects of interest to the commission, and more. For info, or to verify meeting date and time, call (503) 302-9725, e-mail <OACO.mail@oregon.gov>, or visit <www.oregon.gov/OCAPIA/Pages/index.aspx>. Gem Faire Nov 17-19, noon-6pm (Fri), 10am-6pm (Sat), 10am-5pm (Sun), Oregon Convention Center (777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Portland). Browse an assortment of gemstones, jewelry, beads, crystals, and more at Gem Faire. Jewelry repair and cleaning services are also available. For info, call (503) 252-8300 or visit <www.gemfaire.com>. Free “Fix-It Fair” Nov 18, 9:30am-2:30pm, Ron Russell Middle School (3955 SE 112th Ave, Portland). Attend a free City of Portland “Fix-It Fair” connecting residents with money-saving, environmentally friendly resources and activities. Exhibits and workshops offer information on home and personal health, utility savings, food and nutrition, community resources, recycling, yard care, lead testing, and more. The event also includes lunch and free on-site childcare. For info, call (503) 823-4309, e-mail <fixitfair@ portlandoregon.gov>, or visit <www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/ Continued on page 11