The Asian reporter. (Portland, Or.) 1991-current, May 07, 2018, Page Page 10, Image 10

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    Asian Heritage Issue
Page 10 n THE ASIAN REPORTER
May 7, 2018
Celebrating Asian Heritage
The Asian Reporter celebrates Asian
Heritage Month with this special
expanded issue and with our May 21
issue covering The Asian Reporter
Foundation’s 20th Annual Scholarship &
Awards Banquet. In this edition, we
mark heritage month with a look at
Singapore-born Subashini Ganesan,
Portland’s new Creative Laureate.
Installed in January 2018, Ganesan is
the first woman of color named to repre-
sent Portland’s creative community. The
issue also highlights “Gamanfest:
Reclaiming Identity through Art &
Activism,” an event featuring two days of
free activities — music, spoken word,
performances, and visual art —
scheduled to take place May 11 and 12.
The issue continues with “Select Works
by Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani,” an
exhibit about the life and work of artist
Jimmy Mirikitani (1920-2012) that just
opened at Emerson Street House in
northeast Portland. The display is a
poignant exploration of the lasting
impacts of war and discrimination and
the healing power of creativity. “Wham!
Bam! Pow! Cartoons, Turbans &
Confronting Hate,” an exhibit of
illustrations by Vishavjit Singh, whose
cartoons emerged from a tragedy — the
9/11 attacks — is our final featured story.
The display, which opened this month at
the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian
Pacific American Experience in Seattle,
features cartoons, photos, a shield selfie
station, a turban video installation, and
an interactive space. Finally, our
expanded events calendar provides a
monthlong guide to Asian art, history,
culture, and entertainment. Enjoy!
asian
heritage
month
May 1-31
O.A.M.E.
Oregon Association of M inority Entrepreneurs
www.oame.org
503.249.7744
30th Annual Entrepreneurship
Trade Show & Luncheon
featuring performances every weekend from local cultural
organizations representing the cultures of China, Japan,
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Owen Blank
Attorney
Tonkon Torp, LLP
Sandra McDonough
Michael Lewellen
President & CEO
Portland Business Alliance
VP of Communications
Portland Trail Blazers
Jaime Lim
Publisher
The Asian Reporter
Luncheon Guest Speakers
Oregon ConvenƟon Center
Thursday, May 10, 2018
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Free admission
to Trade Show,
luncheon is $85
Hall “D”
777 NE MLK Jr. Blvd
Portland, OR 97232
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Become an online reader!
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Presented in part by support from
The
Jackson
Foundation
Herbert A.
Templeton
Foundation
Rose E. Tucker
Charitable Trust
Special Ticketed Event
A Celebration of A sia: China, Korea & Japan
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Individual tickets
$30 members , $35 general , $15 student
Purchase your tickets at www.lansugarden.org/performances
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