Asian Heritage Issue
May 6, 2019
THE ASIAN REPORTER n Page 13
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KAM WAH CHUNG
Out of State
ONGOING EVENTS
May 6, 11pm-midnight; repeats May 8,
4-5am; Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB).
Watch Out of State, an Independent Lens
presentation about native Hawaiians who
discover indigenous traditions in an Arizona
prison. To verify showtimes, call (503) 293-1982
or visit <www.opb.org>.
“Beyond the Gate”
Tracy Wong
Currently on display, noon-5pm (Thu-Sun),
Portland Chinatown Museum (127 NW Third
Ave, Portland). See story on page 14.
May 7, 5:30-7pm, Portland Chinatown
Museum (127 NW Third Ave, Portland). Attend
“Stories of My Dad: Jewish Baseball Legend,
Civil Rights Activist, Human Shield, Mayor of
Chinatown & More,” a lecture by Tracy Wong,
who was born and raised in Portland. After
attending the University of Oregon, he left for
the canyons of Madison Avenue to begin a career
in advertising. Years later he co-founded an ad
agency with offices in Seattle, Los Angeles, and
New York City. The talk is part of the museum’s
“Stories My Mother and Father Told Me” series.
For info, call (503) 224-0008 or visit
<www.portlandchinatown.org>.
“New Years All Year Round”
Currently on display (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm,
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific
American Experience (719 S King St, Seattle).
View “New Years All Year Round,” a fun,
family- friendly exhibit that looks at New Year
traditions, stories, toys, games, and cuisine. For
info, call (206) 623-5124 or visit <www.wing
luke.org>.
“A Dragon Lives Here”
Currently on display (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>.
Koinobori exhibit
Through May 20, Uwajimaya Plaza, Parking
Lot (10500 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy,
Beaverton, Ore.). View a Koinobori exhibit at
Beaverton Uwajimaya. The colorful Japanese
carp banners are on display in honor of
Children’s Day, a celebration of children’s
accomplishments and hard work. For info,
call (503) 643-4512 or visit <www.uwajimaya.
com>.
Asian Heritage Month
performances at Lan Su
Through May 26, 1pm & 3pm, Lan Su
Chinese Garden (239 NW Everett St, Portland).
Attend special weekend performances held at
the Lan Su Chinese Garden during Asian
Heritage Month. Remaining groups scheduled
to appear include the Filipino American
Friendship Club of Oregon (May 11, 1:00pm),
One with Heart (May 11, 3:00pm), Paradise of
Samoa (May 12, 1:00pm), Vancouver Jasmine
Dance Troupe (May 12, 3:00pm), Thai
Organization of Oregon (May 18, 1:00pm),
Kalabharathi School of Dance (May 18,
3:00pm), Teva Oriata (May 19, 1:00pm), Eternal
Arts Kungfu (May 19, 3:00pm), Takohachi taiko
(May 25, 1:00pm), Cambodian Dance Troupe of
Oregon (May 25, 3:00pm), Team Japonesque
(May 26, 1:00pm), and the Northwest Chinese
Dance Troupe (May 26, 3:00pm). For info, or to
buy tickets, call (503) 228-8131 or visit
<www.lansugarden.org>.
“Northern Lights:
Ceramic Art of Hokkaido
Potters Revisited”
Through May 27, noon-7pm (Mon),
10am-7pm (Tue-Sun), Portland Japanese
Garden (611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland). View
“Northern Lights: Ceramic Art of Hokkaido
Potters Revisited,” an exhibit that follows up on
a display held at the garden a decade ago and
also celebrates the 50th anniversary of the
Hokkaido Pottery Society. For info, call (503)
223-1321 or visit <www.japanesegarden.com>.
Kamala Dolphin-Kingsley
Through May 31 (daily), 10am-6pm, Lan Su
Chinese Garden (239 NW Everett St, Portland).
Attend an art exhibit by Kamala Dolphin-
Kingsley at the Lan Su Chinese Garden.
Dolphin-Kingsley’s watercolor and acrylic
paintings are inspired by science, nostalgia,
kitsch, fairytales, and psychadelia. She enjoys
the interaction of light and dark; good and bad;
innocence and complication; humor and gravity;
and the reality of the natural world and the
human need to idealize it. Also on display are
works by Jennifer Kapnek. For info, call (503)
228-8131 or visit <www.lansugarden.org>.
“Man of Letters”
Through June 16, noon-5pm (Thu-Sun),
Portland Chinatown Museum (127 NW Third
Ave, Portland). View “Man of Letters,” an
exhibit by Allen Q. Wong, a Chinese-American
artist who was raised in Chinatown. Wong’s
interest in cartoon and WPA art led him first to
Madison Avenue. Called home to found the
Graphic Arts program at Oregon State
University, he achieved international renown
for his modern and abstract impressionist
calligraphy. For info, call (503) 224-0008 or visit
<www.portlandchinatown.org>.
“Finding Your Roots”
May 7, 8-9pm; repeats May 9, 1-2am; Oregon
Public Broadcasting (OPB). Watch an episode of
“Finding Your Roots,” a program in which host
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the family
histories of journalists Ann Curry, Lisa Ling,
and
Christiane
Amanpour.
To
verify
showtimes, call (503) 293-1982 or visit
<www.opb.org>.
May 20, 9:00 to 9:30pm
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Watch Kam Wah Chung, an episode of Oregon Experience telling the story of
herbal doctor Ing Hay and businessman Lung On, who practiced medicine and
operated a general store at Kam Wah Chung & Co. in John Day, Oregon. To verify
showtime, call (503) 293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>.
Kam Wah Chung & Co., John Day, Oregon, circa 1930.
(Photo courtesy of the Kam Wah Chung & Co. Museum)
Jane Wong
Through Sep 1, 11am-5pm (Tue-Wed &
Fri-Sun), 11am-7pm (Thu), Frye Art Museum
(704 Terry Ave, Seattle). View “After Preparing
the Altar, the Ghosts Feast Feverishly,” an
exhibit by Jane Wong featuring her poems and
essays that unearth silenced histories,
immigrant narratives, and intergenerational
trauma. The Seattle-based writer’s recent
projects consider the social, historical, and
political contexts that “haunt” the work of
contemporary Asian-American poets. For info,
call (206) 622-9250 or visit <www.frye
museum.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>.
“Dramatic Impressions:
Japanese Actor Prints”
Through Oct 13, 10am-5pm (Tue-Wed &
Sat-Sun), 10am-8pm (Thu-Fri), Portland Art
Museum (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland). View
“Dramatic Impressions: Japanese Actor
Prints,” an exhibit of more than three dozen
woodblock prints of actors on the kabuki stage.
The prints began to flourish in the late 17th
century in Japan’s great cities. A quintessential
form of urban entertainment, kabuki brought to
life vivid scenes from dramatic storylines, at
turns hilarious, tragic, breathtaking, or bawdy.
Pictures of actors — oryakusha-e — were
inextricably tied to the world of theater and the
fan culture it promoted. Printed portraits could
highlight exciting moments of suspended action
or dramatic tension. Above all, they captured
the distinctive poses of an actor, making the
actor iconic through his most characteristic
expressions and recognizable roles. Nearly all
the prints in “Dramatic Impressions” are on
view for the first time, including many recent
acquisitions and rare masterpieces seldom
displayed. For info, call (503) 226-2811 or visit
<www.portlandartmuseum.org>.
Cambodian Rock Band
Through Oct 27, Oregon Shakespeare
Festival, Thomas Theatre (15 S Pioneer St,
Ashland, Ore.). Watch Cambodian Rock Band, a
musical journey 30 years in the making. The
epic play/rock concert thrusts viewers into the
life of a young woman trying to piece together
her family history 30 years after her father fled
Cambodia. Featuring actor/musicians who
perform a mix of contemporary Dengue Fever
hits and classic Cambodian oldies live,
playwright Lauren Yee brings to life the
Cambodian rock scene of the ’60s and ’70s, a
movement cut short by the Khmer Rouge’s
“Prison Songs”
brutal attempt to erase the music (and
musicians) once and for all. The story tells about
survivors, the resilient bond of family, and the
enduring power of music. For info, showtimes,
or to buy tickets, call (541) 482-2111 or visit
<www.osfashland.org>.
“Gentleman Warrior:
Art of the Samurai”
Through Dec 1, 10am-5pm (Wed & Fri-Sun),
10am-9pm (Thu), Seattle Art Museum (1300
First Ave, Seattle). View “Gentleman Warrior:
Art of the Samurai,” an exhibit that presents a
multifaceted view of the samurai culture,
including the important roles samurai played in
the tea ceremony, noh theater, Buddhist
practices, and the art of armor and battles. The
display features more than 20 works from the
museum’s collection and two sets of samurai
armor that are on loan. For info, call (206)
654-3210 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.
org>.
“Excluded, Inside the Lines”
Through Feb 23 (Tue-Sun), 10am-5pm, Wing
Luke Museum of 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>.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Japanarama
May 7, 11pm-midnight; repeats May 9,
4-5am; Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB).
Watch “Prison Songs,” an episode of Pacific
Heartbeat about prisoners who star in
Australia’s first-ever documentary musical. The
show introduces viewers to people incarcerated
in the tropical Northern Territory, where more
than 800 inmates squeeze into the overcrowded
spaces of Berrimah Prison. In an Australian
first, the inmates share their feelings, faults,
and experiences in an extraordinary way —
through song. To verify showtimes, call (503)
293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>.
Of Race and Reconciliation
May 9, 8-9pm; repeats May 11,
midnight-1am; Oregon Public Broadcasting
Plus (OPB Plus). Watch Of Race and
Reconciliation, a documentary that chronicles
the Chinese experience in America around the
year 1885 — the year Chinese residents in
Tacoma were forcefully expelled from the city
against the backdrop of increasingly alarming
and even violent tensions between American
citizens caught in an economic downturn and
Chinese immigrants seeking opportunity. To
verify showtimes, call (503) 293-1982 or visit
<www.opb.org>.
“Proof of Loyalty”
May 9, 9-10pm; repeats May 11, 1-2am;
Oregon Public Broadcasting Plus (OPB Plus).
Watch “Proof of Loyalty: Kazuo Yamane and the
Nisei Soldiers of Hawaii,” a show highlighting
the crucial strategic role of Kazuo Yamane, a
Nisei Japanese American, during World War II.
To verify showtimes, call (503) 293-1982 or visit
<www.opb.org>.
Shu Ren Gala
May 10, 6-11pm, HK Café (4410 SE 82nd
Ave, Portland). Attend the annual Shu Ren
Gala, a fundraising event for the Mandarin
Immersion Program at Portland Public Schools.
The event features a family-style Chinese
dinner, live and silent auctions, student
presentations, and more. The program oversees
the immersion education of students at
Woodstock Elementary School, Hosford Middle
School, and Cleveland High School. For info, or
to buy tickets, call (503) 916-6380, (503)
916-5640, or (503) 916-5120, or visit
<www.shurenofportland.org>.
Jonathan Hill
May 6, 7:30pm, The Old Church (1422 SW
11th Ave, Portland). Attend Japanarama: The
Ongoing Influence of Japanese Culture, a
performance featuring the magic of Japan’s
most visceral drumming tradition combined
with world-class chamber music. For info, or to
buy tickets, call (971) 220-6366 or (503)
28TAIKO (288-2456), or visit <www.fearno
May 11, 2pm, Powell’s City of Books (1005 W
Burnside St, Portland). Join author, artist, and
Asian Reporter cartoonist Jonathan Hill as he
presents Science Comics: Wild Weather: Storms,
Meteorology, and Climate. Co-created with
writer M.K. Reed, the action-packed nonfiction
graphic novel for middle-grade readers
addresses furious floods, looming landslides,
Continued on page 17
Submit your Asian-related calendar listings to:
The Asian Reporter, Attn: Events Calendar
922 N Killingsworth Street, Suite 2D, Portland, OR 97217
News Department e-mail: news@asianreporter.com w Fax: (503) 283-4445
Submission Format: List event title, date, time, location with address, 2 to 3 brief
sentences describing the event, and a contact phone number (required) that
can be published. High-resolution photos, if available, may also be included.
Submission Deadline: Monday prior to the next issue date.
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