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This issue’s
Community
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to you by:
“Beyond the Gate: A Tale of
Portland’s Historic Chinatowns”
Currently on display, noon-5pm (Thu-Sun), Portland
Chinatown Museum (127 NW Third Ave, Portland). View
“Beyond the Gate: A Tale of Portland’s Historic Chinatowns,” a
display of rare and seldom-seen objects such as Chinese opera
costumes, theatrical sets, bilingual text, audio-visual media, and
interactive visitor stations that tell a sprawling transnational
story of contact and trade between China and the west, focusing
on Portland’s Old Chinatown (1850-1905) and New Chinatown
(1905-1950). The exhibit is an expanded permanent version of
the display featured at the Oregon Historical Society in 2016.
For info, call (503) 224-0008 or visit <www.portlandchinatown.
org>.
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Through May 5, 11am-3pm (Tue-Sat), noon-3pm (Sun),
Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center (121 NW Second Ave, Portland).
View “Stories from Nihonmachi,” a multimedia exhibit by
Portland artist and educator Lynn Yarne. In the display, Yarne
explores
the
history
and
culture
of
Portland‘s
Japantown/Chinatown district through the stories of nine elders.
Working with family members and former Old Town residents,
she gathered stories, images, and auditory recordings to create a
multimedia altar piece. Her work explores community, memory,
and the power that comes from recognizing the strength,
resilience, and sacrifice of one’s ancestors. In conjunction with
the exhibit, Grant High School digital media students are
presenting re-imagined logos from Portland Japantown
businesses, sports teams, and organizations of the past. For info,
call (503) 224-1458 or visit <www.oregonnikkei.org>.
“Worlds Beyond Here”
Through Sep 15 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing Luke Museum of
the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle).
View “Worlds Beyond Here: The Expanding Universe of APA
Science Fiction,” an exhibit that looks at the connection between
Asian Pacific Americans and the infinite possibilities of science
fiction. The display features pieces such as an Augmented Reality
sculpture garden, a Connection Machine (early supercomputer)
from the Living Computers Museum, a local 14-year-old
cosplayer who creates robots out of cardboard, a mix of literary
and pop culture works, and more. For info, call (206) 623-5124 or
visit <www.wingluke.org>.
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the Asian Pacific American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle).
View “Excluded, Inside the Lines,” an exhibit that chronicles how
communities of color in Seattle collaborated to survive when they
were unwanted, excluded, and even threatened. The display
uncovers the layered legacy of housing discrimination and
redlining in Seattle. From a city ordinance that banned Native
Americans from living in Seattle to laws that prohibited the sale
of land to Asian immigrants to discriminatory housing covenants
and deed restrictions that would specify “white and Caucasians
only” or prohibit “Negroes, Ethiopians, Asiatics, Hindus,
Malays,” (Filipinos), and sometimes “Jews and Hebrews” from
buying or renting, housing discrimination has been pervasive in
the city. Despite the passage of the 1968 open housing law,
redlining, divestment, predatory lending, and other practices
have left a long legacy and continued impacts even today. For
info, call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>.
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All solutions available at
<www.sudoku.com>.
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The Asian Reporter is published on
the first & third Monday each month.
News page advertising deadlines
for our next two issues are:
May 6 to 19, 2019 edition:
Space reservations due:
Wednesday, May 1 at 1:00pm
Artwork due:
Thursday, May 2 at 1:00pm
May 20 to June 2, 2019 edition:
Space reservations due:
Wednesday, May 15 at 1:00pm
Artwork due:
Thursday, May 16 at 1:00pm
For more information, please contact our
advertising department at (503) 283-4440.
April 15, 2019
Apr 22, 9-10pm; repeats Apr 24, 2-3am; Oregon Public
Broadcasting (OPB). Watch Oregon’s Japanese Americans, an
episode of Oregon Experience that highlights the history of
Oregon’s Japanese Americans, from their early pioneer
beginnings, to their forced incarceration during World War II,
and beyond. By the 1920s, Oregon had well established
Japanese-American communities in Portland and Hood River.
Immigrant pioneers managed businesses and thriving farms and
orchards with their U.S.-born children. The bombing of Pearl
Harbor profoundly impacted everyone forever. To verify
showtimes, call (503) 293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>. See
related story on page 11.
Repair Café
Apr 24, 6-8pm, ReBuilding Center, Education Shop (3625 N
Mississippi Ave, Portland). Do you have electronics, clothing,
jewelry, a bicycle, knives, small appliances, tools, or other items
that need fixed? If you do, bring them to the free Repair Café, an
event at which volunteers share their expertise and knowledge to
help diagnose and fix a variety of common household items. Enter
the ReBuilding Center through the red door in the red brick
building, which is north of the store. For info, or to learn more
about items that can be brought, call (503) 331-9291, or visit
<www.rebuildingcenter.org> or <www.repairpdx.org/what-to-
expect>.
“Japan’s Low Fertility: Patterns,
Factors, and Policy Responses”
Apr 25, 6pm, Portland State University, Smith Memorial
Student Union, Room 327/328 (1825 SW Broadway, Portland).
Attend “Japan’s Low Fertility: Patterns, Factors, and Policy
Responses,” a talk by professor Noriko Tsuya of Keio University.
At the lecture, professor Tsuya discusses why Japan’s population
could drop from 127 million to 107 million by 2050, including
trends and patterns of fertility decline to below-replacement
levels; demographic factors such as declining marriages and
marital fertility; socioeconomic factors of low fertility, including
education, employment, and gender relations; and more. For info,
call (503) 725-8576 or visit <www.pdx.edu/asian-studies/
events>.
REDLINING IN SEATTLE. “Excluded, Inside the Lines,” an ex-
hibit that chronicles how communities of color in Seattle collaborated to
survive when they were unwanted, excluded, and even threatened, is on
view at Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experi-
ence through February 23, 2020. Pictured is “Together, as the Gang of
Four,” an image of Roberto Maestas, Bernie Whitebear, Bob Santos, and
Larry Gossett, who demonstrated the power and impact of friendships and
community organizing across diverse racial communities in the struggle
to fight for civil rights and social change in the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s.
Bringing together the Latino-, Native-, Asian-, and African-American com-
munities, they united over issues ranging from housing development to
poverty to fishing rights to gentrification. (Photo courtesy of the Wing
Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience)
Friends of the Library book sale
Apr 26-29, 6-9pm (Fri, members only), 9am-9pm (Sat),
11am-5pm (Sun), 9am-3pm (Mon), Doubletree Hotel & Executive
Meeting Center - Lloyd Center (1000 NE Multnomah St,
Portland). Attend a used book sale presented by Friends of the
Multnomah County Library. Many Asian-language books are
available along with comic books, CDs, DVDs, LPs, sheet music,
graphic novels, audiobooks, maps, and more. Many books are $2
and children’s items start at 50 cents. Vouchers for $3 parking in
the on-site garage are available to attendees. For info, call (503)
224-9176, or visit <www.friends-library.org> or visit <events.
multcolib.org>.
PCC Cascade Job Fair
Apr 30, 11am-3pm, Portland Community College (PCC),
Cascade Campus, Physical Education Building Gymnasium (600
N Killingsworth St, Portland). Attend PCC’s annual Cascade Job
Fair, which features more than 100 employers. Job seekers are
encouraged to dress for interviews and bring copies of their
résumé to the free public event. Free parking is available on
campus. For info, call (971) 722-5600 or visit <www.pcc.edu/
cascadejobfair>.
“API Forward”
May 2, 5:30pm, Ocean City Seafood Restaurant (3016 SE
82nd Ave, Portland). Connect with old friends and meet new ones
at API Forward’s fourth annual Asian Pacific Islander Heritage
Month celebration. The evening, which includes dinner, a silent
auction, a dessert dash, a keynote speaker, and a short program,
supports API Forward, an education foundation for the
leadership advancement of local Asians and Pacific Islanders.
For info, call (503) 502-2386 or visit <www.apiforward.org>.
Japanese American Graduation Banquet
May 5, 1pm, Monarch Hotel & Conference Center (12566 SE
93rd Ave, Clackamas, Ore.). Attend the annual Japanese
American Graduation Banquet, an event celebrating the
achievements of the Japanese-American high school class of 2019
who reside in the Portland metropolitan area and Clark County,
Washington. This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Wynn Kiyama,
executive director of Portland Taiko. The scholarships are
sponsored by Portland-area businesses and organizations. For
info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 236-8623 (leave a voice message)
or e-mail <JACL@pdxjacl.org>.
Eric Liu
May 8, 7:30pm, Powell’s City of Books (1005 W Burnside St,
Portland). Join Eric Liu as he presents Become America: Civic
Sermons on Love, Responsibility, and Democracy, a book
featuring 19 stirring explorations of current and timeless topics
about democracy, liberty, equal justice, and powerful citizenship.
Liu is joined in conversation with Wendy Willis, author of These
Are Strange Times, My Dear: Field Notes From the Republic. For
info, call (503) 228-4651 or visit <www.powells.com>.
OAME luncheon and tradeshow
May 9, 10am-noon & 1:30-3pm (tradeshow), noon-1:30pm
(luncheon), Oregon Convention Center (777 NE Martin Luther
King Jr Blvd, Portland). Attend the annual Luncheon &
Tradeshow of the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs
(OAME). The event is designed to help businesses increase
networking with minority-owned companies, government
agencies, and others while sampling their diverse products and
services. The tradeshow is closed from noon to 1:30pm during the
luncheon. For info, or to register for the luncheon, call (503)
249-7744 or visit <www.oame.org>.
Ted Chiang
May 9, 7:30pm, Powell’s City of Books (1005 W Burnside St,
Portland). Join Ted Chiang as he presents Exhalation, a
collection of nine original, provocative, and poignant stories that
tackle some of humanity’s oldest questions. Ted Chiang is joined
in conversation with Daniel H. Wilson, author of The Clockwork
Dynasty and Robopocalypse. For info, call (503) 228-4651 or visit
<www.powells.com>.