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December 16, 2019
ONGOING EVENTS
“Beyond the Gate: A Tale of
Portland’s Historic Chinatowns”
Currently on display, 11am-4pm (Thu-Sun), Portland
Chinatown Museum (127 NW Third Ave, Portland). View
“Beyond the Gate: A Tale of Portland’s Historic China-
towns,” 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. See story by Kelly La Croix, “‘Beyond the Gate’
showcases Portland Chinatown’s past and present” (AR,
May 6, 2019), at <www.asianreporter.com>. For info, call
(503) 224-0008 or visit <www.portlandchinatown.org>.
Japanese tea ceremony
Dec 18, 21 & 29, 1-2pm, Portland Japanese Garden,
Cathy Rudd Cultural Corner (611 SW Kingston Ave,
Portland). Watch members of the Kashintei Kai Tea
Society demonstrate the graceful tradition of chado, or
“the way of tea,” an ancient garden art form intrinsically
linked to understanding the kokoro (heart) of Japanese
gardening. For info, call (503) 223-1321 or visit
<www.japanesegarden.com>.
“Residential Permit Night”
Dec 19, 5-7:30pm, 1900 SW Fourth Ave, Portland.
Working on a home improvement project in the City of
Portland? Unable to make it to the city’s Development
Services Center during regular business hours? The
Bureau of Development Services (BDS) is offering
“Residential Permit Night” twice monthly, on the first and
third Thursday (excluding holidays). “Residential Permit
Night” is a time when staff from BDS, the Bureau of
Environmental
Services,
Portland
Bureau
of
Transportation, and the Water Bureau are available to
discuss or start the permit process for your residential
project. For info, call (503) 823-7300 or visit
<www.portlandoregon.gov/bds/72840>.
Free citizenship class at Midland
Jan 4-Mar 21 (Sat), 10am-1pm, Midland Library (805
SE 122nd Ave, Portland). Learn about the process of
becoming a U.S. citizen and prepare for the citizenship
interview at free classes taught in English by a volunteer
from SOAR Legal. Participants learn about U.S. history
and government. For info, call (503) 577-9984 or visit
<events.multcolib.org>.
Free citizenship classes at Rockwood
Jan 5-Mar 22 (Sun), 12:15-3:15pm, Rockwood Library
(17917 SE Stark St, Portland). Learn about the process of
becoming a U.S. citizen and prepare for the citizenship
interview at free classes taught in English by a volunteer
from SOAR Legal. Participants learn about U.S. history
and government. To register, call (503) 384-2482, ext. 116,
or e-mail <akelly@emoregon.org>.
Crispy vegetarian wonton class
Jan 12 & 26; Jan 12, 1-3pm, Fairview-Columbia
Library (1520 NE Village St, Fairview, Ore.); Jan 26,
2-4pm, Kenton Library (8226 N Denver Ave, Portland).
Learn how to make crispy vegetarian wontons at a free
class. Participants mix different vegetable ingredients for
a delicious filling and also wrap the wontons into various
shapes and styles. For info, or to register (required), call
(503) 988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
Things Left Behind
Jan 18, 3-5:30pm, Portland Art Museum, Northwest
Film Center, Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave,
Portland). Watch Things Left Behind, a film exploring the
transformative power of the first major international art
exhibit devoted to the subject of the atomic bomb. That
first exhibit, which was held at the Museum of
Anthropology in Vancouver, British Columbia, featured
Miyako Ishiuchi’s moving color photographs of objects in
the possession of and clothing once worn by those who
perished. Ishiuchi brought the objects and garments —
still colorful and fashionable nearly seven decades later —
out of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial archive and
photographed them in the light, to trace the spirits of those
who had once possessed or worn them. The screening is
followed by a panel discussion about the themes of artistic
expression, creative collaboration, historical context, and
the enduring legacy of trauma and the resilience of the
human spirit. (USA/Japan/Canada, 2013, Linda
Hoaglund, 80 mins.) For info, or to buy tickets, call (503)
221-1156 or visit <www.nwfilm.org>.
Free “Fix-It Fair”
Jan 25 & Feb 29, 9:30am-2:30pm; Jan 25, Ockley Green
Middle School (6031 N Montana Ave, Portland); Feb 29,
Floyd Light Middle School (10800 SE Washington St,
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, bike maintenance, and
more. The event also features a Repair Café as well as
lunch, free on-site childcare, and hourly door prizes. For
info, call (503) 823-4309.
Parasite
Now showing, Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd,
Portland). Watch Parasite, a pitch-black modern fairytale by
Bong Joon Ho about a family of con artists who infiltrate a
wealthy family’s home. (South Korea, 2019, Bong Joon Ho, 132
mins.) For info, or to buy tickets, call (503) 281-4215 or visit
<www.hollywoodtheatre.org>.
Jinie Park
Through Dec 28 (Tue-Sat), 10:30am-5:30pm, Elizabeth Leach
Gallery (417 NW Ninth Ave, Portland). View “A Pair: Two of the
Same,” a display of new paintings by artist Jinie Park. The series
features shaped canvasses and luminously painted grids that
connect to weblike, crocheted patternings. Her stitched-together,
color-stained artworks intersect with painting, weaving, and
sculpture. The exhibit’s title hints at the artist’s material “call
and response” technique of visually mirroring painted shapes
with gestural embroidered lines or minimalstic cut-outs of
negative space. For info, call (503) 224-0521 or visit <www.
elizabethleach.com>.
“Life:Lines”
Through Jan 4, 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
“Life:Lines,” a calligraphic exhibit combining beautiful lettering
with words and ideas that have great influence on our lives. The
display is presented by the Portland Society for Calligraphy. For
info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
“Witness to Wartime:
The Painted Diary of Takuichi Fujii”
Through Jan 5 (daily) 10am-4pm, High Desert Museum
(59800 S Highway 97, Bend, Ore.). View “Witness to Wartime:
The Painted Diary of Takuichi Fujii,” an exhibit focusing on the
imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II as
experienced by Takuichi Fujii. The display offers a rare look at
Fujii’s work, including his American realist paintings of the
1930s, his wartime paintings and drawings, and his post-war
abstract expressionist pieces. For info, call (541) 382-4754 or visit
<www.highdesertmuseum.org>.
“Modern Design, Traditional Forms”
Through Jan 5, noon-4pm (Mon), 10am-4pm (Tue-Sun),
Portland Japanese Garden (611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland).
View “Modern Design, Traditional Forms,” a display of Japanese
haori, or kimono jackets, with designs inspired by early
20th-century modern art movements such as Cubism, Fauvism,
and Russian Constructivism. For info, call (503) 223-1321 or visit
<www.japanesegarden.com>.
“Visions of Diana”
Through Feb 2, 11am-4pm (Thu-Sun), Portland Chinatown
Museum (127 NW Third Ave, Portland). View “Visions of Diana,”
the first Portland viewing of abstract paintings and photographs
by Diana Lo Mei Hing that illuminate nature in infinite motion
and transformation. The artist was born in Hong Kong and spent
her childhood in Guangzhou during the volatile years leading up
to the Cultural Revolution. At age 11, she fled with her family to
Milan, Italy. In 2015, she moved to Portland. All works are for
sale; part of the proceeds benefits the museum. For info, call (503)
224-0008 or visit <www.portlandchinatown.org>.
“Japanese Print Acquisitions
of the Past Decade”
Through Apr 12, 10am-5pm (Tue-Wed & Sat-Sun), 10am-8pm
(Thu-Fri), Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland).
View “Japanese Print Acquisitions of the Past Decade.” The
display features the personal favorites of retiring curator of Asian
art Maribeth Graybill from among nearly 350 Japanese prints
acquired during her tenure. The exhibit includes works by
leading masters of the 18th and 19th centuries chosen for their
exceptional condition; warrior prints, a genre previously
neglected in the collection; and prints by women artists. For info,
call (503) 226-2811 or visit <www.portlandartmuseum.org>.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Teen Anime Club at Hollywood Library
Jan 3, 3:30-5:30pm, Hollywood Library (4040 NE Tillamook
St, Portland). Join the Teen Anime Club to meet, view, review,
snack, and talk about all things anime. For info, call (503)
988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
HAORI DISPLAY. “Modern Design, Traditional Forms,” a display of
Japanese haori, or kimono jackets, is on view at the Portland Japanese
Garden through January 5. The exhibit features designs inspired by early
20th-century modern art movements such as Cubism, Fauvism, and Rus-
sian Constructivism. (Photo courtesy of collector Larry Hermsen)
Kubota built a thriving landscape business, eventually
assembling 20 acres in south Seattle that he shaped into a
beautiful and enduring Japanese garden. For info, call (206)
474-2200 or visit <www.thirdplacebooks.com/seward-park>.
Kotori Japanese Music
Jan 7 & 26; Jan 7, 6:30-7:30pm, Albina Library (3605 NE 15th
Ave, Portland); Jan 26, 3-4pm, Capitol Hill Library (10723 SW
Capitol Hwy, Portland). Listen to Kotori Japanese Music, a small
Japanese musical unit with Kotori’s shamisen, taiko, and bamboo
flute music. The performance features traditional and original
contemporary music in addition to an introduction to the history
of some instruments and Japanese culture. For info, call (503)
988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
Hand block printing class
Jan 8 & 17; Jan 8, 4-5:30pm, Rockwood Library (17917 SE
Stark St, Portland); Jan 17, 3:30-5pm, Troutdale Library (2451
SW Cherry Park Rd, Troutdale, Ore.). Learn about hand block
printing at a free class. The centuries-old Indian art form utilizes
a hand-carved teakwood block to create unique designs. For info,
call (503) 988-5123 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
Hanging tea light lanterns
Jan 9, noon-2pm, Midland Library (805 SE 122nd Ave,
Portland). Design, cut, and assemble hanging tea light lanterns
at a free class. Participants learn the fundamentals of using a
Silhouette Cameo cutting machine with the guidance of mentors.
For info, or to register (required), call (503) 988-5123 or visit
<events.multcolib.org>.
Tet Nguyen Dan at Gregory Heights
Jan 18, 2-4pm, Gregory Heights Library (7921 NE Sandy
Blvd, Portland). Celebrate Tet Nguyen Dan — the Vietnamese
New Year — with cultural performances, educational activities,
and light refreshments. The Lunar New Year is one of the most
important holidays in many Asian cultures, celebrating life, good
health, and prosperity. For info, call (503) 988-5123 or visit
<events.multcolib.org>.
“Spirits Rising: hiroshima”
Jan 18-Mar 15, noon-4pm (Mon), 10am-4pm (Tue-Sun),
Portland Japanese Garden (611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland).
View “Spirits Rising: hiroshima,” an exhibit that includes a
selection of internationally acclaimed photographer Miyako
Ishiuchi’s monumental “hiroshima” series, which documents
cherished items and clothing left behind by victims of the atomic
bomb detonated in Hiroshima at the close of World War II that
are now housed at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. The
subjects are captured in the artist’s unique, moving style that
resurrects and gives voice to those who suffered and died on that
fateful day, bringing to life a renewed appeal for humanity and
global peace. The exhibit is featured as part of the garden’s “Year
of Peace” series. For info, call (503) 223-1321 or visit
<www.japanesegarden.com>.
Spirited Stone: Lessons
from Kubota’s Garden
Aisha Fukushima
Jan 6, 7pm, Seward Park Third Place Books (5041 Wilson Ave
S, Seattle). Learn about Don Brooks, who was the head gardener
at Kubota Gardens for 30 years, in Spirited Stone: Lessons from
Kubota’s Garden. Within the book, novelists, poets, and garden
enthusiasts examine the legacy of immigrant and nurseryman
Fujitaro Kubota, whose unique gardens transformed Seattle‘s
regional landscape in the 20th century. A self-taught gardener,
Jan 22, 4-6pm, Washington State University (WSU)
Vancouver (14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave, Vancouver, Wash.).
Attend a free talk by singer, speaker, educator, rap activist, and
founder of RAPtivism, Aisha Fukushima. The event is presented
as part of Washington State University Vancouver’s cultural arts
and equity hip-hop series. For info, call (360) 546-9788 or visit
<www.vancouver.wsu.edu>.
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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