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Events calendar
VNCO Free Tet Festival
January 22, 10:00am to 5:00pm w SF Supermarket
Please note: Policies on face coverings and social
distancing vary for venues. Please read the guidelines
for each organization and proceed accordingly.
Several activities feature timed ticketing
with advance online purchase required.
Celebrate the Year of the Tiger at the Vietnamese Community
of Oregon’s Tet Festival. Tet, a shortened name for Tet Nguyen
Dan, translates as the “first day” and marks the 23rd day of the
12th month of the lunar calendar. Tet is a time to celebrate
heritage, honor ancestors, leave the past year’s problems behind,
and make a fresh start. The free daytime festival features live
music, traditional dance, singing performances, lucky red
envelopes, student awards, and raffle prizes. SF Supermarket is
located at 5253 S.E. 82nd Avenue in Portland. To learn more, call
(503) 349-9232 or visit <www.facebook.com/vncousa>.
Cambodian Cultural Museum
and Killing Fields Memorial
Currently on view w The Wing
View the Cambodian Killing Fields Memorial exhibit, a
collection of photographs and artwork that testifies to the
atrocities of the Khmer Rouge holocaust and honors the rich,
enduring culture of the Cambodian people. The Wing Luke
Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience (The Wing) is
located at 719 S. King Street in Seattle. To learn more, or to
purchase
tickets,
call
(206)
623-5124
or
visit
<www.wingluke.org>.
Roberta Wong: “Vincent”
Currently on view w Portland Chinatown Museum
View “Vincent,” a display by Roberta Wong in memory of
Vincent Chin, who was murdered in 1982 in Detroit. The art
installation was first on view in 2018 as part of the museum’s
“Descendent Threads” exhibit. The Portland Chinatown Museum
is located at 127 N.W. Third Avenue in Portland. For more
information, or to purchase advance tickets, call (503) 224-0008
or visit <www.portlandchinatownmuseum.org>.
ZooLights
Through January 8 w 5:00pm to 9:30pm w Oregon Zoo
Ring in the holiday season at the Oregon Zoo’s ZooLights
display. The family tradition features more than a million-and-a-
half lights illuminating life-size animal silhouettes, trees,
buildings, walkways, and the zoo train. Popular returning
displays include trumpeting elephants, swinging siamangs, a
35-foot-long Chinese dragon, leaping reindeer, playful penguins,
and more. The “walk” version of ZooLights is held January 7 and
8. ZooLights “drive” is offered January 4 to 6. The Oregon Zoo is
located at 4001 S.W. Canyon Road in Portland. To learn more, or
to
buy
tickets,
call
(503)
226-1561
or
visit
<www.oregonzoo.org/zoolights>.
“Stone Images XI”
Through January 9 w Pacific Bonsai Museum
View “Stone Images XI,” a free exhibit featuring more than 30
viewing stones collected by members of the Northwest Viewing
Stone Club. Stones in the display were collected in Washington,
California, North and South Dakota, Oregon, and New Mexico.
The Pacific Bonsai Museum is located at 2515 S. 336th Street in
Federal Way, Washington. To learn more, call (253) 353-7345 or
visit <www.pacificbonsaimuseum.org>.
Dean Wong: “The Future of Chinatown”
Through February 6 w Portland Chinatown Museum
View “The Future of Chinatown: Decisive Moments,” an
exhibit of original photography by Dean Wong depicting
gentrification and displacement in four west coast Chinatowns.
The Portland Chinatown Museum is located at 127 N.W. Third
Avenue in Portland. For more information, or to purchase
advance
tickets,
call
(503)
224-0008
or
visit
<www.portlandchinatownmuseum.org>.
“Community Spread: How We Faced a Pandemic”
Through February 20 w The Wing
View “Community Spread: How We Faced a Pandemic,” an
exhibit examining the early days of the pandemic to show how
uncertainty, fear, anti-Asian racism, and existing inequalities
shaped the way COVID-19 has affected different Asian Pacific
American (APA) communities. The display honors the losses and
hardships COVID-19 has brought and highlights the creativity,
resilience, and mutual aid that APA communities have shown in
their response. The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific
American Experience (The Wing) is located at 719 S. King Street
in Seattle. To learn more, or to purchase tickets, call (206)
623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>.
The Band’s Visit
January 4 to 9 w Keller Auditorium
Watch The Band’s Visit, a performance held as part of the
Broadway in Portland series. In The Band’s Visit, a joyously
offbeat story set in a town that’s way off the beaten path, a lost
band of musicians arrives out of the blue. Under the spell of the
desert sky, and with music perfuming the air, the band brings the
town to life in unexpected and tantalizing ways. Keller
Auditorium is located at 222 S.W. Clay Street in Portland. For
more information, showtimes, and to buy tickets, call (503)
248-4335,
or
visit
<www.portland5.com>
or
<www.broadwayinportland.com>.
OCAPIA public meeting
January 5, 9:30am to noon w Virtual
Attend a public meeting of the Oregon Commission on Asian
For timely
information
about upcoming
events, visit
<www.face
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TheAsian
Reporter>.
January 3, 2022
PORTLAND PIANO INTERNATIONAL. Portland Piano Inter-
national is hosting two performances featuring pianist Aristo Sham, a na-
tive of Hong Kong, on January 22 and 23 at Portland State University’s
Lincoln Performance Hall. (Photo/Matt Dine)
and Pacific Islander Affairs (OCAPIA). The meeting agenda
includes commissioner reports, elections for OCAPIA co-chairs
and vice chair, a vote on the proposed amended bylaws, and other
subjects of interest to the commission. For more information, call
(503) 302-9725 or visit <www.oregon.gov/OCAPIA/contact_us.
shtml>.
The
virtual
meeting
link
is
<https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89148971249?pwd=bWZyNnI1YnE
vMVJoOWtuMTJWM0RFUT09> (pre-registration required).
“‘Mixed-Blood’ Children as Hope and Horror”
January 12, 6:00pm w Virtual
Attend “‘Mixed-Blood’ Children as Hope and Horror: Racial
Nationalism from World War to Cold War in Japan,” a talk by
Kristin Roebuck of Cornell University held as part of the “Illusion
of Homogeneity: Race, Gender, and Poverty in Contemporary
Japan” series. The event is hosted by the Center for Japanese
Studies at Portland State University. For more information, call
(503) 725-8577 or visit <www.pdx.edu/cjs>. To register, visit
<https://pdx.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nOVzBkTcSzWMO
XtTLBquXg>.
“Embodied Change:
South Asian Art Across Time”
January 14 through July 10
Seattle Asian Art Museum
View “Embodied Change: South Asian Art Across Time,” an
exhibit featuring 16 artists. Spanning a period from the third
millennium B.C.E. to today, the works in the display offer
metamorphic and compelling images of the human body. Many of
the artists — including Adeela Suleman, Humaira Abid, Naiza
Khan, and Malavika Rajnarayan, among others — utilize female
and feminized forms in a myriad of ways: as an object of
veneration, as a mode of self-representation, and to question the
safety of public spaces. The Seattle Asian Art Museum is located
at 1400 E. Prospect Street in Seattle. For more information, call
(206) 654-3100 or visit <www.seattleartmuseum.org>.
“Merchants’ Wives, Prostitutes and Identities
In Between: Early Chinese Women in Portland”
January 15, 2:30pm w Virtual
The Genealogical Forum of Oregon, a local genealogy library,
is hosting a free virtual talk focused on the lives of the first groups
of Chinese women to immigrate to Oregon. “Merchants’ Wives,
Prostitutes and Identities In Between: Early Chinese Women in
Portland” is scheduled for Saturday, January 15 at 2:30pm. The
featured speakers are archaeologists and authors Dr. Chuimei
Ho and Dr. Bennet Bronson. Dr. Ho was born in Hong Kong and
received her Ph.D. in art history and archaeology from the
University of London in 1984. Dr. Bronson received his Ph.D.
from the University of Pennsylvania in 1976. To learn more, call
(503) 963-1932 or visit <www.gfo.org>. To register (required),
visit <www.gfo.org/gentalk>.
The Great Leap
January 15 through February 13
Portland Center Stage at The Armory
Watch The Great Leap, a play by Lauren Yee directed by Zi
Alikhan about basketball standout Manford Lum, a fast-talking,
dominating teenager on the street courts of 1989 Chinatown in
San Francisco. When Lum elbows his way onto a college team
travelling to Beijing for a “friendship” game, the outcome isn’t
what anyone expects. The show lasts approximately two hours
and includes one intermission. Preview shows are held January
15 through 20. The Great Leap is a co-production of Portland
Center Stage and Artists Repertory Theatre. The Armory is
located at 128 N.W. 11th Avenue in Portland. For more
information, or to purchase advance tickets, call (503) 445-3700
or visit <www.pcs.org>.
Jo Koy
January 21, 8:00pm w Silva Concert Hall
Enjoy a set of stand-up comedy by Filipino-American jokester
Jo Koy on his “Funny is Funny World Tour.” The hugely relatable
comic pulls inspiration from his family, specifically his son. Silva
Concert Hall is located at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts
at One Eugene Center (Seventh Avenue & Willamette Street) in
Eugene, Oregon. For more information, or to buy tickets, call
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VNCO Tet Festival Evening Party
January 22, 7:00pm to midnight w SF Supermarket
Welcome the Year of the Tiger at the evening event held as
part of the Vietnamese Community of Oregon’s Tet Festival. An
open mic is available from 7:00pm to 8:00pm. Attendees are
invited to dance the night away from 8:00pm until midnight
during singing performances. Admission is $15 per person. SF
Supermarket is located at 5253 S.E. 82nd Avenue in Portland.
For more information, or to buy tickets, call (503) 349-9232 or
visit <www.facebook.com/vncousa>.
Aristo Sham
January 22 & 23, 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland
Portland Piano International is hosting two performances
featuring pianist Aristo Sham. Sham, a native of Hong Kong,
currently lives in Sweden while studying at the Ingesund School
of Music. Portland State University’s Lincoln Performance Hall
is located at 1620 S.W. Park Avenue in Portland. To learn more,
or to buy tickets, call (503) 228-1388 or visit
<www.portlandpiano.org>.
“Naomi Osaka: Defining the Activist Athlete
in Twenty-First Century Japan”
January 27, 6:00pm w Virtual
Attend “Naomi Osaka: Defining the Activist Athlete in
Twenty-First Century Japan,” an event hosted by the Center for
Japanese Studies at Portland State University. Tennis star
Naomi Osaka has used her athletic talent, influence, and
marketability to both boldly speak up and defiantly stay quiet to
initiate change. During tennis matches, interviews, commercials,
and other public appearances, she has made statements about
being half Japanese in Japan and a half-Asian, half-Black
woman during a global rise of hate crimes and has raised
awareness of athletes’ mental health. The talk explores Osaka’s
media events and backlash to show how she has disrupted
notions of nation and sport from within the system, creating a
new kind of activist athlete in 21st-century Japan. Virtual and
in-person attendance is available. To learn more, call (503)
725-8577 or visit <www.pdx.edu/cjs>. To register, visit
<https://pdx.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7chUm2GJTh61wtg
wXIFUTA>.
When the Sun Comes Out
January 28 & 30, February 3, 5, 10 & 12
Hampton Opera Center
Watch When the Sun Comes Out, a performance composed by
Leslie Uyeda with a libretto by poet Rachel Rose. The Hampton
Opera Center is located at 211 S.E. Caruthers Street in Portland.
For more information, showtimes, or to purchase tickets, call
(503) 241-1802 or visit <www.portlandopera.org>.
Lunar New Year Fair in Seattle
January 29, 11:00am to 3:00pm w The Wing
Celebrate the Year of the Tiger at the Wing Luke Museum of
the Asian Pacific American Experience’s (The Wing) outdoor
Lunar New Year Fair. Participants start off in Canton Alley with
community tables and follow along into the Chong Wa Playfield
for interactive cultural activities, storytime, performances, and
take-and-go craft activities. The Wing is located at 719 S. King
Street in Seattle. To learn more, or to purchase tickets, call (206)
623-5124 or visit <www.wingluke.org>.
Oregon Teacher of the Year nominations sought
Submissions due: January 31
Do you know a great public school educator? Nominations for
the 2023 Oregon Teacher of the Year award are currently being
sought and submissions are due by January 31, 2022. To learn
more, or to nominate a teacher for an award, visit
<www.oregonteacheroftheyear.org>.
Chinese New Year at Lan Su Chinese Garden
February 1 through 15 w Lan Su Chinese Garden
Lan Su Chinese Garden is ringing in the Lunar New Year —
the Year of the Tiger — with festive New Year decorations and
more. Festivities kick off February 1 and end February 15. Day-
time garden hours are 10:00am to 5:00pm. Tickets for evening
Lantern Viewing (February 3 to 6 & February 10 to 13, 6:00pm to
8:00pm) are required and sell out quickly. Lan Su Chinese
Garden is located at 239 N.W. Everett Street in Portland. For
more information, or to purchase advance tickets (recom-
mended), call (503) 228-8131 or visit <www.lansugarden.org>.
The Asian Reporter is published on the first Monday each month.
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