The Asian reporter. (Portland, Or.) 1991-current, May 07, 2018, Page Page 13, Image 13

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    Asian Heritage Issue
May 7, 2018
THE ASIAN REPORTER n Page 13
Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Art Museum,
Third Floor Galleries (1300 First Ave, Seattle).
View “Pacific Currents” & “Billabong Dreams,”
two adjacent installations featuring the theme
of water. The “Pacific Currents” exhibit honors
the creatures, spirits, and people who inhabit
the waterways of the Pacific from New Guinea
to Puget Sound, while in “Billabong Dreams”
Australian aboriginal artists demonstrate that
water can guide life and show the depths of
rockholes and billabongs, the tidal ebb and flow,
the rough and calm, as an analogue for ancestral
knowledge. For info, call (206) 654-3210 or visit
<www.seattleartmuseum.org>.
PACIFIC HEARTBEAT
ONGOING EVENTS
“A Dragon Lives Here”
Currently on view (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm,
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific
American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle).
Learn about Bruce Lee at “Do You Know
Bruce?” Part four of the display — “A Dragon
Lives Here” — explores his Seattle roots and the
fact that Seattle, now known as a city for
innovation, technology, and entrepreneurs, also
played a key role in shaping Bruce Lee and his
groundbreaking approach. For info, call (206)
623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>.
“Wham! Bam! Pow!
Cartoons, Turbans &
Confronting Hate”
Through April 14 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm,
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific
American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle).
See related story on page 17.
“Pure Amusements”
UPCOMING EVENTS
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Currently on view, 10am-5pm (Wed &
Fri-Sun), 10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Art
Museum, Third Floor Galleries (1300 First Ave,
Seattle). View “Pure Amusements,” an
installation of Chinese works ranging from
prints to sculpture and furnishings to ceramics.
The pieces are drawn from the museum’s
collection and focus on objects created for, and
enjoyed during, the intentional practice of
leisure. For info, call (206) 654-3210 or visit
<www.seattleartmuseum.org>.
May 8, 22 & 29
11:00pm to midnight
Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB)
“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>.
“Teardrops that Wound”
Through May 20 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm; May
19, 3-4:30pm (talk); Wing Luke Museum of the
Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King
St, Seattle). View “Teardrops that Wound: The
Absurdity of War,” an exhibit that interrogates
the narrative of war through a peculiar lens,
where art transforms reality to reveal the
unexpected and presents an opportunity to
imagine a different outcome. The May 19 talk
features Sarah and Phong Nguyen sharing their
works and inspiration. For info, call (206)
623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>.
relativity of perception. For info, call (206)
622-9250 or visit <www.fryemuseum.org>.
“Circle of Animals/
Zodiac Heads”
Through June 24, 11am-8pm (Wed),
11am-5pm (Thu-Sun), University of Oregon
(UO), Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, North
Courtyard (1430 Johnson Lane, Eugene, Ore.).
View “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads,” an
exhibit of a dozen sculptures by Ai Weiwei
representing the animal symbols from the
traditional Chinese zodiac. The artist drew
inspiration for the 12 heads from those
originally located at Yuanming Yuan (Old
Summer Palace). For info, call (541) 346-3027 or
visit <jsma.uoregon.edu>.
“New Years All Year Round”
Through July 1, 10am-5pm (Tue-Sun), Wing
Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American
Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). View a fun,
family-friendly exhibit that looks at Khmer,
Chinese, and Korean-American New Year
traditions, games, and cuisine. For info, call
(206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>.
Japanese woodblock prints
Through July 1, 11am-8pm (Wed),
11am-5pm (Thu-Sun), University of Oregon
(UO), Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (1430
Johnson Lane, Eugene, Ore.). View “The Long
Nineteenth Century in Japanese Woodblock
Prints,” an exhibit of more than 50 superlative
works from the private collection of Lee and
Mary Jean Michels. Many of the Japanese
prints on view were selected, researched, and
presented by 17 students who participated in a
spring 2017 seminar co-taught by Akiko Walley,
an associate professor in the Department of
History of Art & Architecture, and Anne Rose
Kitagawa, the museum’s chief curator. For
info, call (541) 346-3027 or visit <jsma.uoregon.
edu>.
Ko Kirk Yamahira
Through June 3, 11am-5pm (Tue-Wed &
Fri-Sun), 11am-7pm (Thu); May 20, 2-3pm
(gallery talk); Frye Art Museum (704 Terry Ave,
Seattle). View Ko Kirk Yamahira’s first solo
museum presentation, an exhibit of pieces that
offer a meditation on identity, duality, and the
Through Sep 16 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing
Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American
Experience (719 S King St, Seattle). View
“What’s in Your Cup? Community-Brewed
Culture,” an exhibit that looks at the beverages
that have given life to communities — from
BUYING OR SELLING REAL ESTATE?
“Select Works by Jimmy
Tsutomu Mirikitani”
Through Sep 16 (Wed-Sun), Emerson Street
House (1006 NE Emerson St, Portland). See
related story on page 15.
“Pacific Currents” &
“Billabong Dreams”
May 9, 7:30pm, Hult Center for the
Performing Arts, Silva Concert Hall (One
Eugene Center at Seventh Ave & Willamette St,
Eugene, Ore.). Join Deepak Chopra for “The
Future of Wellbeing,” a talk about practical
ways to experience higher consciousness,
transformation, and healing. Chopra is a
world-renowned
pioneer
in
integrative
medicine and personal transformation and is
board
certified
in
internal
medicine,
endocrinology, and metabolism. For info, or to
buy tickets, call (541) 682-5000 or visit <www.
hultcenter.org>.
“Gamanfest”
May 11-12, 6-9pm (Fri), 10am-4pm (Sat),
Portland Community College (PCC), Cascade
Campus, Student Union and Moriarty Arts and
Humanities Building (705 N Killingsworth St,
Portland). See related story on page 14.
Portland Peace Choir
May 12, 7pm, Unity of Portland (4525 SE
Stark St, Portland). Attend the spring concert of
the Portland Peace Choir, a free event featuring
songs of peace, equality, justice, unity,
cooperation, and stewardship of the earth.
Donations are accepted and bake sale proceeds
support member scholarships. For info, call
(503) 482-9630 or visit <www.portlandpeace
choir.org>.
“Shokunin: Five Kyoto
Artisans Look to the Future”
May 12-July 8, noon-7pm (Mon), 10am-7pm
(Tue-Sun), Portland Japanese Garden (611 SW
Kingston Ave, Portland). View “Shokunin: Five
Kyoto Artisans Look to the Future,” an exhibit
highlighting the work of five artisans from
Kyoto — Hosai Matsubayashi (pottery), Shuji
Nakagawa (wooden vessels), Chiemi Ogura
(bamboo
basketry),
Keikou
Nishimura
(lacquerware), and Hirotsugu Ogawa (pottery).
For info, call (503) 223-1321 or visit <www.
japanesegarden.com>.
Continued on page 16
Through Oct 21, 10am-5pm (Wed & Fri-
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Submission Format: List event title, date, time, location with address, 2 to 3 brief
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farmers and families who nurture the raw
materials to friends and kin who bond over
shared drinks. The display explores stories of
the growers, scientists, and innovators who
created and continue to adapt Asian beverages
so cultures can thrive. “What’s in Your Cup?”
also speaks to the histories of commerce,
colonization, and survival embodied in the
beverages, including personal stories from the
Tomisawa
family,
who
moved
their
20-generation family saké business from Japan
to Seattle following the Fukushima nuclear
disaster that destroyed their operations; Joan
and Bob Seko, who ran the beloved Bush
Garden, a karaoke bar and former restaurant in
the Chinatown-International District whose
viability is threatened by gentrification; Carmel
Laurino, who is working to increase the value of
Filipino coffee by connecting growers to
consumers across the world; Lydia Lin, who
operates
Seattle
Best
Tea
in
the
Chinatown-International District and invites
the public to experience Chinese culture
through tea and how “drinking tea shortens the
distance between people”; and Koichi Kitazumi,
who works at Starbucks and shares how they
develop products overseas that match the tastes
of consumers and ensure its stores serve as a
community gathering place. For info, call (206)
623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>.
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Funeral & Cemetery
Arrangement Specialist
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(503) 706-2643
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Watch Poi E: The Story of Our Song (May 8), Making Good Men (May 22), and
Being Bruno Banani (May 29), episodes of the new season of Pacific Heartbeat. To
verify showtimes, call (503) 293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>.
Poi E: The Story of Our Song. (Photo courtesy of Pacific Heartbeat)
“What’s in Your Cup?
Community-Brewed Culture”
It’s your move …
Let me help you
make the right one!
May 8, 7:30pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert
Hall (1037 SW Broadway, Portland). Attend a
talk by Viet Thanh Nguyen, a professor at the
University of Southern California and winner of
the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The event is
held as part of Portland Arts & Lectures, a
program of Literary Arts. For info, or to buy
tickets, call (503) 227-2583 or visit <www.
literary-arts.org>.
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(971) 407-3243
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