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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/
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