September 23, 2008
International farmers market brings healthy choices to Lents
By Julie Stegeman
The Asian Reporter
T
here is something so very Portland
about a farmers market. I realize
they can be found around the world,
but the idea of reducing carbon footprints
by buying goods that have not travelled far
while supporting local growers and
craftsmen and consuming the freshest
produce and goods embodies core values
associated with the Rose City.
The Lents International Farmers
Market is a budding venue located near
the corner of S.E. 92nd Avenue and Foster
Road in the Lents neighborhood. This year
marks the second full season for the
market.
In 2004, several organizations,
including Friends of Zenger Farm and the
Multnomah County Health Department,
partnered with concerned residents to
conduct a formal community food-assess-
ment survey. The data gathered indicated
many people living in the Lents
neighborhood had limited access to
healthy food and residents had a strong
interest in revitalizing the old Lents
Community Market, which had faltered in
part due to funding cuts.
The Lents Food Group was formed to put
the plan into action. The group updated
the new farmers market to reflect the
great diversity found in the surrounding
community and changed the name to
underline the fact. The international
aspect of the market is exemplified by a
world map located in the center of the
market. Colored dots mark where vendors,
market customers, and their parents were
born. Asia, Europe, and Central America
PSU receives $25 million grant
Portland State University (PSU)
recently announced it received a $25
million grant from the James F. and
Marion L. Miller Foundation — the largest
grant in the history of the foundation and
the largest grant in PSU history.
“Our goal is to raise even more funds for
PSU programs and to raise even greater
local, national, and international
awareness and support for this
outstanding university,” said Charles
“Chuck” Putney, a Miller Foundation
director and alumnus of PSU. “We feel this
grant can have a great impact at Portland
State.”
The grant is a unique, one-time event for
the Miller Foundation and is a challenge
grant, requiring PSU to raise at least an
additional $25 million over the next 10
years. Both the $25 million Miller grant
and the funds raised to match it must be
used exclusively for sustainability pro-
grams. Since 1998, the Miller Foundation
has also contributed more than $5.3 mil-
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VIEWS offers workshops for older adults
VIEWS (Volunteers Involved for the
Emotional Wellbeing of Seniors), a senior
peer counselling program, is offering free
workshops about topics some may not have
considered before. The support groups
offer a place for people to talk about such
topics as grief from a major loss, health
issues, and making decisions about later
years.
Free one-hour workshops on varying
topics are offered this fall at several
locations in the Portland metropolitan
area, including:
n Finding Joy in Today: September 24
n Coping with Grief and Loss: October
10
n Advocating for Your Health with Your
Doctor: October 21
n Safe Driving: November 5
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The market is funded by a three-year
grant from the Northwest Health
Foundation, an organization dedicated to
improving the health of people in Oregon
and southwest Washington, and sup-
ported by Zenger Farm, a working urban
farm promoting sustainable food prac-
tices, youth education, environmental
BOUNTIFUL HARVEST. The Lents International Farmers Market, located near the corner of S.E. 92nd stewardship, and community and
Avenue and Foster Road, is open Sundays through October 12. In addition to fresh fruits and vegetables, the economic development.
market features flowers, soaps, eggs, baskets, jewelry, jam, local beef, and more. (AR Photos/Julie Stegeman) Teressa Barsotti, the market’s manager,
are well represented. well as the problems caused by the said immediate goals for the market are to
Lents International Farmers Market is introduction of non-native species. grow and become self-sustaining, and to
easy to access from Interstate 205 and Market activities on the day of my visit find a permanent site, as it is currently
parking is available at the lot around the included a booth with kids’ activities, a located on land controlled by the Portland
corner on 92nd. The market averages roving guitar player, free reiki (an Development Commission. Another possi-
around 12 vendors, up from eight during alternative medicine utilizing “healing ble future prospect is to attach the market
last year’s season. In addition to the energy,” a form of ki) sessions with Jan to a co-op that is open and accessible
colorful displays of fresh fruits and Orr, and a cooking demo by Becca year-round.
vegetables at various vendor stands, there Daysach, who showed her audience how to Many changes are currently occurring in
are bouquets of beautiful flowers, make gazpacho. Lents, including the International Far-
heavenly smelling soaps, eggs, baskets, In keeping with its international theme, mers Market, and I encourage readers to
jewelry, jam, bread from Ararat Bakery, the market on occasion highlights a world go check it out. As for me, I’m going to
and a booth selling local beef. Tamales are region. Southeast Asia was featured make some farm-fresh gazpacho.
available from Micro Mercantes and other earlier this summer. The day included The Lents International Farmers
ready-made food is available at a coffee traditional Chinese music, children’s Market is open Sundays from 9:00am to
stand. Leach Botanical Garden also has a stories read in Vietnamese and Cantonese, 2:00pm through October 12. To learn
presence at the market, selling native demonstrations of Asian cooking and tai more, visit <www.lentsinternationalfar
plants and educating people on their use as chi, and free acupuncture treatments. mersmarket.org>.
lion to PSU.
“Portland State University is thankful
for this incredible vote of confidence in our
vision for a university working in
partnership with its community, and a
university dedicated to global leadership
in sustainability research and education,”
said Wim Wiewel, PSU president. “And as
far as we know, this is the largest grant to
support sustainability in higher educa-
tion.”
PSU has a strong focus on sustainability
research and education, providing
solutions to some of the world’s pressing
environmental, social, and economic
issues. Its sustainability research and
education is focused on the creation of
sustainable urban communities, the
integration of human societies and the
natural environment, implementation of
sustainability, and the mechanisms of
change and measuring sustainability.
To learn more, visit <www.millerfound.
org> or <www.pdx.edu>.
n Finding Meaning in Later Life:
November 14 and 18
n Talking with Your Doctor: December 3
For more information, to register, or to
schedule a “Conversation on Aging” work-
shop, call Quince Affolter at (503) 261-
6181.
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OCOM opens low-cost
acupuncture clinic in
the Hollywood District
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ble Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Fri-
day mornings.
To learn more, visit <www.ocom.org>.
To schedule an appointment, call (503)
281-1917.
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MAiZE at The Pumpkin Patch
Through Oct 31, 10am-6pm (Sun-Thu), 10am-10pm (Fri-Sat),
The Pumpkin Patch (16525 NW Gillihan Rd, Portland). Get lost
in a maze made of maize at the popular annual Sauvie Island
event in which a labyrinth is created in a field of tall corn. The
maze is open as scheduled unless weather or field conditions are
inclement. The event also includes cow train rides, a 30-foot hay
pyramid, a giant slide, a produce market, and more. The maze is
“haunted” by ghouls and monsters Oct 3-5, 10-12, 17-19, 24-26 &
31 from 6:30 to 10pm. For info, call (503) 621-7110, e-mail <info@
portlandmaze.com>, or visit <www.portlandmaze.com>.
FROGS!
Through Dec 28, 9am-5pm (daily), Oregon Zoo (4001 SW
Canyon Rd, Portland). Visit the Oregon Zoo to view FROGS!, an
exhibit featuring frog species from around the world and
explaining why the amphibians are rapidly dying out. Frogs in
the display include the Oregon spotted frog, which has captured
the attention of conservationists as the most threatened frog in
the region; the Vietnamese mossy frog, which is covered with
bumps, spines, and tubercles; the brightly colored poison dart
frog, native to Central and South America; and White’s tree frog,
native to Australia. For info, call (503) 226-1561 or visit <www.
oregonzoo.org>.
Oregon Nisei Baseball: The Early Years
Through Jan 11, 11am-3pm (Tue-Sat), noon-3pm (Sun),
Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center (121 NW Second Ave, Portland).
View Oregon Nisei Baseball: The Early Years, an exhibit of local
Nisei baseball teams and Pacific Northwest tournaments curated
by Miki Yasui. The display, held in celebration of the Oregon
Nikkei Legacy Center’s 10th anniversary, was the center’s very
first exhibit back in 1998. For info, call (503) 224-1458 or visit
<www.oregonnikkei.org>.
Just Like a Girl: A Manifesta!
Sep 24, 6:30pm, In Other Words Women’s Books and
Resources (8 NE Killingsworth St, Portland). Join authors Kelly
Zen-Yie Tsai, Jamie Lee, and Kathy Kim, editor Michelle Sewell,
and other contributors as they read from Just Like a Girl: A
Manifesta!, a travelogue anthology about the action-packed
world of GIRL. For info, call (503) 232-6003, or visit <www.in
otherwords.org> or <www.girlchildpress.com>.
Tariq Ali
Sep 24, 7:30pm, Town Hall Seattle (Eighth Ave & Seneca St,
Seattle). Join British-Pakistani author Tariq Ali as he presents
The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power, and
speaks about Pakistan, past and present. For info, call (206)
652-4255 or (206) 624-6600, or visit <www.townhallseattle.org>.
“Killer Stress”
Sep 24, 8pm; repeats Sep 26, 2am & Sep 28, 11am; Oregon
Public Broadcasting (OPB). Watch “Killer Stress: A National
Geographic Special,” a show examining the ways scientists
measure stress and the danger it poses to our health. To verify
show times, call (503) 293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>.
The Accidental American
Sep 24 & 25; Sep 24, 7:30pm, Powell’s City of Books (1005 W
Burnside St, Portland); Sep 25, 8pm, Elliott Bay Book Company
(101 S Main St, Seattle). Join authors Rinku Sen and Fekkak
Mamdouh as they present The Accidental American: Immigra-
tion in an Age of Globalization. The book illustrates the chal-
lenges and contradictions of U.S. immigration policy. For info,
call (503) 228-4651 or visit <www.powells.com> (Portland), or
call (206) 624-6600 or visit <www.elliottbaybook.com> (Seattle).
“Sweet Smell of Success”
Sep 25, 8-9am, Oregon Museum of Science & Industry,
Market Café (1945 SE Water Ave, Portland). Enjoy “Sweet Smell
of Success,” a free healthy breakfast raising funds for ROSE
Community Development Corp. Portland commissioner Nick
Fish is on hand to discuss housing in Portland, and awards are
given to community partners. For info, or to register (required),
call (503) 788-8052, ext. 100 or e-mail <mackendree@rosecdc.
org>.
Free cancer talk
Sep 25, 6:30-8pm, Providence Portland Medical Center,
Cancer Center Amphitheatre (4805 NE Glisan St, Portland). Join
Cyndi Levine, Psy.D., and Anne Lindgren, R.N., for a free talk
about the emotional and physical impact of cancer and how the
disease and treatment can affect sexual activity. For info, or to
register, call (503) 574-6595 or visit <www.providence.org/
classes>.
Free Medicare class
Sep 25 & 27, 7-9pm (Thu), 10am-noon (Sat), Mt. Hood
Community College (26000 SE Stark St, Gresham, Ore.). Learn
about the basics of the Medicare program at a free class offered at
Mt. Hood Community College. “Welcome to Medicare” covers
topics such as eligibility and enrollment; covered services;
insurance policies; Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D; and problem
resolution. The free course is taught by trained volunteers from
Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA) in
cooperation with Multnomah County Aging and Disability
Services. For info, or to register (course #HE4MC), call (503)
491-7572 or visit <www.mhcc.edu> and search “HE4MC.”
KAC National Convention
Sep 25-28, noon-10pm (Thu), 7:30am-10pm (Fri), 8am-8:30pm
(Sat), 9-10:30am (Sun), Westin Hotel Bellevue (600 Bellevue Way
NE, Bellevue, Wash.). Join the Korean American Coalition (KAC)
for “United Today for a Stronger Tomorrow,” the organization’s
sixth annual national convention. The event brings together
community members and leaders from across the country to
Community
CHINATOWN ON FILM. Pig Roast & Tank of Fish, a documentary
about Portland’s Chinatown by filmmaker Ivy Lin, is playing September 28
at Portland’s Someday Lounge. (Photo/Ivy Lin)
explore community, race relations, policies, and empowerment of
the Korean-American experience. The event includes speakers, a
boat cruise (Fri, 4:30-10pm), a gala dinner (Sat, 6:30-8:30pm),
and more. For info, or to register, call 1-866-399-5277, e-mail
<convention@kacwashington.org>, or visit <www.kacwashing
ton.org>.
Free weatherization workshops
Sep 25 & 30; Sep 25, 6-8pm, Community Energy Project (422
NE Alberta St, Portland); Sep 30, 9:30-11am, Asian Health &
Service Center (3430 SE Powell Blvd, Portland). Take part in a
free workshop focusing on simple, do-it-yourself weatherization
techniques. Attendees learn how to install materials such as
internally mounted vinyl storm window kits, weather stripping,
and more. Income-qualified participants receive a free kit of
materials worth $150. For info, or to register, call (503) 284-6827,
e-mail <energy@communityenergyproject.org>, or visit <www.
communityenergyproject.org>.
OASIS: “Our Food: Immigrant,
Ethnic & American”
Sep 25-Oct 16 (Thu), 10:30am-12:30pm, OASIS Education
Center, Macy’s at Meier & Frank Square, Fourth Floor (621 SW
Fifth Ave, Portland). Discover where food customs originated and
the evolution and intermingling of those customs with other
cultures at “Our Food: Immigrant, Ethnic & American.” The class
is for persons age 50 and older. For info, or to register, call (503)
241-3059 or visit <www.oasisnet.org/portland>.
“The Ps to Happiness”
Sep 26, 11:30am-1:30pm, China Harbor Restaurant (2040
Westlake Ave N, Seattle). Attend “The Ps to Happiness:
Productivity, Prosperity, Possibility, Positive Thinking, and
Peace of Mind,” a luncheon presented by Women of Color
Empowered. The event honors Carrie Huie-Pascua, director of
the Department of Human Services for Benton and Franklin
counties; Rosanne Olsen, photographer and author of This Is Who
I Am; and Nancy Solomon, self-esteem and image specialist.
Panelists include Kyung Song, Mimi Gardner Gates, and others.
For info, or to buy tickets, call (206) 223-0623 or (206) 223-5559,
or e-mail <rsvp@nwasianweekly.com>.
Oregon treasurer candidate debate
Sep 26, 12:15-1:15pm, Governor Hotel (614 SW 11th Ave,
Portland). Attend a debate between Allen Alley and Ben
Westlund, candidates for Oregon State Treasurer. The event,
presented by the City Club of Portland, is open to the public and
includes an optional lunch. For info, or to register, call (503)
228-7231 or visit <www.pdxcityclub.org>.
“Turkey’s Turquoise Coast”
Sep 26, 6pm, Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). Watch
“Turkey’s Turquoise Coast,” an episode of Rudy Maxa’s World
exploring historic ruins near Bodrum and the ancient towns of
Ephesus, Antalya, Myra, and Dalyan. To verify show times, call
(503) 293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>.
Meditation and Tao of Now reading
Sep 26, 7-8:30pm, Healing Waters/Sacred Spaces (2426 NE
Broadway, Portland). Join local poet, author, and spiritual
teacher Daniel Skach-Mills as he presents his new book, The Tao
of Now, and leads a meditative workshop. The book includes 81
poems challenging the reader to go beyond the thinking mind.
For info, or to register (required), call (503) 528-1430.
OAME Coffee and Issues Forum
Sep 26 & Oct 31, 7-8am, Oregon Association of Minority
Entrepreneurs (OAME) Cascade Plaza (4134 N Vancouver Ave,
Portland). Network with minority business owners and the
general business community at OAME’s Coffee and Issues
Forum, held on the last Friday of each month. For info, call (503)
249-7744 or visit <www.oame.org>.
“Bob The Builder — Project: Build It”
Sep 26-Jan 19, 9am-5pm (Tue-Sun), Portland Children’s
Museum (4015 SW Canyon Rd, Portland). Aspiring young
builders and their families are invited to learn about construction
and teamwork at “Bob The Builder — Project: Build It,” a
September 23, 2008
travelling exhibit based on the popular children’s show and
featuring environmentally friendly themes. Participants can
climb aboard trucks, explore a mobile home, dig for toys, meet
Bob and his Can-Do Crew, and much more. For info, call (503)
223-6500 or visit <www.portlandcm.org>.
Pick Up the Pinchot
Sep 27, 9am-noon, Various locations throughout the Gifford
Pinchot National Forest (Wash.). Help clean up litter in the
Gifford Pinchot National Forest at Pick Up the Pinchot, a
volunteer event held as part of National Public Lands Day. The
event takes place at various locations throughout the forest. For
info, including specific locations, call Steve Hoecker at (360)
497-1157 or visit <www.fs.fed.us/gpnf>.
Mindbender Mansion
Opens Sep 27, 9:30am-5:30pm (Tue-Sun), Oregon Museum of
Science & Industry (1945 SE Water Ave, Portland). View
Mindbender Mansion, an exhibit of inventive brain teasers,
puzzles, and challenges created by the Mindbender Society.
Visitors are invited to use problem-solving, creative, and
critical-thinking skills involved in solving 40 individual brain
teasers and five full-body challenges, including manipulating a
tilt table, maneuvering a flying machine, and disco hopscotch
spelling. For info, call (503) 797-4000 or visit <www.omsi.edu>.
Teddy Bear Parade
Sep 27, 10am, East Hill Church (701 N Main Ave, Gresham,
Ore.). Enjoy a parade in historic downtown Gresham at the 26th
annual Soroptimist International of Gresham Teddy Bear
Parade. The event features participants carrying teddy bears,
walkers dressed in bear-themed costumes, and floats. For info,
call (503) 294-5941 or visit <www.metroeast.org>.
GreenWalks: Oaks Bottom
Sep 27, 10am, Oaks Bottom, North Parking Lot (5100 block of
SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland). Join a Portland Parks & Recrea-
tion naturalist for GreenWalks, a free guided walk through Oaks
Bottom. The wildlife refuge is home to many species, and is
within site of downtown Portland’s skyscrapers. For info, call
(503) 823-3601 or visit <www.portlandonline.com/oni> and
search “GreenWalks.”
Healthy Kids’ Fair
Sep 27, 10am-2pm, Legacy Meridian Park Hospital,
Community Health Education Center (19300 SW 65th Ave,
Tualatin, Ore.). Children and their parents are invited to the
seventh annual Healthy Kids’ Fair at Meridian Park Hospital.
The free fair introduces children to their community hospital by
providing hands-on health information and safety tips. Activities
include a bike and snowboard helmet sale with expert fitting, a
car-seat safety check for proper installation, and poison
prevention featuring Mr. Yuk. Children can also view emergency
vehicles, look at X-rays, test their strength and balance, and
perform surgery on a teddy bear. For info, call (503) 335-3500.
Welcome the Rain fair
Sep 27, 10am-4pm, Sunnyside Environmental School (3421
SE Salmon St, Portland). Prepare for the rainy season at
Welcome the Rain, a solutions fair featuring information on
downspout disconnection, green streets, and other urban
stormwater issues. For info, call Anne Nelson at (503) 823-2584
or visit <www.welcometherain.org>.
Outdoor watering workshop
Sep 27, 10am-4pm, Sunnyside Environmental School (3421
SE Salmon St, Portland). Take part in a free workshop focusing
on techniques to reduce runoff from lawns and gardens to protect
water quality and reduce water consumption. Qualified partici-
pants receive free conservation devices. The workshop is part of
the Welcome the Rain event. For info, or to register, call (503)
284-6827, e-mail <energy@communityenergyproject.org>, or
visit <www.communityenergyproject.org> or <www.welcome
therain.org>.
Power2Vote Day of Action
Sep 27, 10:30am-6pm, Jefferson High School, Gymnasium
(5210 N Kerby Ave, Portland). Register to vote and learn about
November 4 election issues at the Power2Vote Day of Action,
presented by the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP), the Oregon Bus Project, and the Urban
League of Portland. The free event includes music, food, guest
speakers, and more. For info, call (503) 233-3018 or visit <www.
busproject.org>.
Sail for the Cure
Sep 28, 10am-6:30pm, Rose City Yacht Club (3737 NE Marine
Dr, Portland). Take part in Sail for the Cure, an event benefitting
Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The event emphasizes boat
handling skills and cooperation rather than competition. Check-
in begins at 10am, followed by sailing at noon and a reception at
4pm. For info, or to register, call (503) 245-2882, e-mail <sailfor
thecure@owsa.net>, or visit <www.owsa.net/Sail4cure.htm>.
“Cervical Cancer and HPV”
Sep 28, noon, Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). Watch
“Cervical Cancer and HPV,” an episode of Second Opinion:
Taking Charge of Your Healthcare exploring the second leading
cause of cancer death in women worldwide, which is generally the
result of a virus and can often be prevented with a simple vaccine.
The latest in cervical cancer treatment and prevention is
featured in the episode. To verify show times, call (503) 293-1982
or visit <www.opb.org>.
MIKE benefit dinner and auction
Sep 28, 5:30-9pm, Multnomah Arts Center (7688 SW Capitol
Hwy, Portland). Attend “An Autumn Evening: Reach for the
Stars!,” a benefit dinner and auction to raise funds for the MIKE
(Multicultural Integrated Kidney Education) program. MIKE
targets populations at greatest risk for kidney disease, including
Asians and other racial minorities. The organization was
recognized as a 2008 Public Health Hero by the Multnomah
County Health Department this past spring. For info, or to buy
tickets, call (503) 296-7705 or visit <www.mikeprogram.org>.
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Pig Roast & Tank of Fish
Sep 28, 7-9:30pm, Someday Lounge (125 NW Fifth Ave,
Portland). Watch Pig Roast & Tank of Fish, a documentary about
Portland’s Chinatown, the second-oldest Chinatown in the
United States. Filmmaker Ivy Lin’s documentary includes
rarely-seen footage of ongoing cultural and social activities in
Chinatown, and explores why Chinatown has become a desolate
neighborhood. For info, call (503) 937-7811.
“Dogs That Changed the World”
Sep 28, 8-9pm; repeats Sep 30, 2am & Oct 5, 10am; Oregon
Public Broadcasting (OPB). Watch the first of a two-part Nature
episode about the evolution of dogs. The series looks at DNA
analysis and other research to see how the hundreds of dog breeds
came into existence. To verify show times, call (503) 293-1982 or
visit <www.opb.org>.
Calavera Highway
Sep 28, 10:30pm, Oregon
Public Broadcasting (OPB).
Watch Calavera Highway,
Japanese-American director
Renee Tajima-Peña’s docu-
mentary about seven brothers
grappling with the meaning of
masculinity, fatherhood, and a
legacy of rootless beginnings.
The siblings are reunited
when two of the brothers take
a road trip to return their
mother’s ashes to the Rio
Grande Valley. (USA, 2008,
Renee Tajima-Peña, 88 mins.)
To verify show times, call (503) Calavera Highway director Renee
Tajima-Peña. (Photo/William
293-1982 or visit <www.opb.
org>. Short)
Health Equity Initiative report
Sep 29, noon-2pm, Multnomah County Central Library (801
SW 10th Ave, Portland). Learn about the input collected from
Multnomah County’s Health Equity Initiative. The report
highlights policy options for community members to discuss and
prioritize. Refreshments are provided. For info, call (503) 988-
5123 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
Pacific Crest Trail preservation project
Sep 29-Oct 3, Pacific Crest Trail, McKenzie Pass, Deschutes
National Forest (Central Oregon). Experience the natural beauty
of the West while helping preserve the Pacific Crest Trail at a
volunteer event at McKenzie Pass in the Deschutes National
Forest. Volunteers should be physically able to hike, do trail
work, and camp. Participants provide their own tents, sleeping
bags, personal gear, and transportation, and may choose to join a
team for a couple of days or an extended weekend. For info, call
(916) 349-2109, ext. 22, e-mail <ebeck@pcta.org>, or visit <www.
pcta.org>.
Benefits assistance event
Sep 30, 12:30-3:30pm, St. Johns Library (7510 N Charleston
Ave, Portland). Multnomah County seniors, veterans, and people
with disabilities are invited to receive help determining eligi-
bility for the Economic Stimulus Payment and filling out paper-
work at a free event offered at the St. Johns Library. Trained
volunteers from Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance
(SHIBA) also screen participants for Medicare Part D Extra
Help, Medicare Savings Program eligibility, and other benefits.
For info, call (503) 988-5397 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
Tao of Now
Sep 30, 7pm, Broadway Books (1714 NE Broadway St,
Portland). Join local poet, author, and spiritual teacher Daniel
Skach-Mills as he presents his new book, The Tao of Now. The
book includes 81 poems challenging the reader to go beyond the
thinking mind. The event is free and open to the public. For info,
call (503) 284-1726.
NOVA: “Sputnik Declassified”
Sep 30, 8pm; repeats Oct 2, 2am; Oregon Public Broadcasting
(OPB). Watch “Sputnik Declassified,” an episode of NOVA
examining the missteps the U.S. made to lose the first round of
the space race to the Soviets. To verify show times, call (503)
293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>.
Critical Condition
Sep 30, 9-10:30pm; repeats Oct 2, 3-4:30am; Oregon Public
Broadcasting (OPB). Watch Critical Condition, a documentary
putting a human face on the nation’s growing healthcare crisis.
The film follows four critically ill Americans who discover that
being uninsured can cost them their jobs, health, home, savings,
and even their lives. The film is followed by “Rx For Change,” a
30-minute program exploring health issues set against the
healthcare platforms of the two presidential candidates. To verify
show times, call (503) 293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>.
“Objects and Memory”
Sep 30, 11pm, Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). Watch
“Objects and Memory,” a program in which people discuss
important items recovered after the September 11 attacks, the
Oklahoma City bombing, and the Vietnam War. To verify show
times, call (503) 293-1982 or visit <www.opb.org>.
Stress management series
Sep 30-Oct 21 (Tue), 6:30-8:30pm, Providence St. Vincent
Medical Center (9205 SW Barnes Rd, Portland). Learn how to
understand, control, and reduce stress at a four-topic series that
may be taken in whole or in part. Topics include stress reduction
through relaxation (Sep 30), managing job stress (Oct 7), stress
and the working parent (Oct 14), and an introduction to
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mindfulness-based stress reduction (Oct 21). For info, or to
register, call (503) 574-6595 or visit <www.providence.org/
classes>.
Asian American Pioneer Dinner
Oct 1 (deadline to register). Register to attend the Asian
American Pioneer Dinner, an event honoring Bharti Kirchner,
Peter Bacho, Gary Luke, Shawn Wong, Aki Sogabe, Lensey
Namioka, Phillip Lee, and Mayumi Tsutakawa. The dinner takes
place Oct 11 from 5:30 to 8:30pm at China Harbor Restaurant
(2040 Westlake Ave N, Seattle). For info, or to register, call (206)
223-0623, e-mail <rsvp@nwasianweekly.com>, or visit <www.
nwasianweekly.com>.
GoGreen ’08 Conference
Oct 1, 8:30am-4pm, Gerding Theater at the Armory (128 NW
Eleventh Ave, Portland). Attend GoGreen ’08, a daylong
sustainability conference designed to motivate, inspire, and
educate business owners to become more sustainable. The
conference features panel discussions on green marketing and WHEEL OF FORTUNE. The ninth annual Mid-Autumn Fest fea-
branding, green business incentives, drawing media coverage of tured a full day of entertainment in addition to cultural, vendor, and ser-
sustainability initiatives, and more. Mayor-elect Sam Adams
vice booths. Several booths offered an opportunity to spin a “wheel of
delivers the keynote address. Grace Pae, founder of Artemis
Foods, is among the featured speakers. For info, or to register, fortune” for various prizes. (AR Photo/Julie Stegeman)
call (503) 226-2377, e-mail <events@gogreenpdx.com>, or visit
<www.gogreenpdx.com>.
Green building in China talk
Event celebrates
Oct 1, noon-1:30pm, Wong Kee Restaurant (28 NW Fourth
Ave, Portland). Attend “Building Green in China: A Case Study of
Mid-Autumn Fest,
LEED Platinum Design,” a talk featuring Raymond Cheng of
Portland’s LRS Architects. The company is currently working on
educates homebuyers
one of China’s largest sustainable projects. For info, or to buy
Continued from page one
tickets (by Sep 30), call (503) 973-5451 or visit <www.nwchina.
org/programs/081001cbn.htm>.
terns, traditionally used to decorate homes for the festi-
Internet safety and privacy workshop val.
Oct 1, noon-1:30pm, Montgomery Park (2701 NW Vaughn St, Asian & Pacific Islander Home Buying Fair
Portland). Learn how to protect family members while using the An Asian and Pacific Islander Home Buying Fair was
internet at a workshop led by Shawn Marshall, counsellor at the
held in conjunction with the Mid-Autumn Fest at a
Children’s Program, a diagnostic and treatment clinic in
Portland. Topics include protecting privacy, understanding building adjacent to the festival. Tables were staffed by
“digital footprints,” dealing with cyber harassment, and more. volunteers and housing-industry representatives offering
The registration fee includes lunch. For info, or to register, call educational materials, resources, and information on
(503) 244-5211, e-mail <dslifman@orpartnership.org>, or visit
housing issues affecting the Asian community.
<www.orpartnership.org>.
The fair targeted first-time homebuyers from Asian and
Indonesia human-rights talk Pacific Islander communities, immigrants, limited-
Oct 1, 6-8pm, Portland State University, Smith Center (1825 English or low-income individuals, and the general public
SW Broadway, Portland). Attend “Defending Human Rights and in Oregon and southwest Washington. Volunteer
Non-Violent Activism: Saving Lives and Promoting Peace in
Indonesia,” a talk by Tiffany Easthom, Indonesia coordinator for translators were on hand to aid attendees in Cantonese,
international human-rights group Peace Brigades International. Mandarin, Vietnamese, Russian, Lao, and other
For info, call Olivia Watt at (503) 621-1082 or visit <www. languages.
pbiusa.org>. Among the organizations represented at the fair was
China’s Stolen Children Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS), the
Oct 1, 7pm, Portland Art Museum, Northwest Film Center, state’s housing finance agency, which was educating
Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland). Watch first-time homebuyers on its Residential Loan Program
China’s Stolen Children, a documentary following the efforts of (also know as the “Oregon Bond Loan”) designed to
the parents of a kidnapped Chinese child to rescue her from
slavery. The film is shown as part of the Northwest Film Center’s
provide below-market interest rates for qualifying
Global Concerns and Human Rights film series. (U.K., 2007, individuals or families. Oregon’s Division of Finance and
Jezza Neumann, 87 mins.) For info, call (503) 221-1156 or visit Corporate Securities was also present and offering
<www.nwfilm.org>. information on preventing foreclosure, which has
“Overview of Hereditary unfortunately become an increasing problem in the
Cancer Syndromes” current economy. The Fair Housing Council of Oregon
was on hand to teach people about housing discrimina-
Oct 1, 7-8:30pm, Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital (1040 NW
tion, rights, and options. Several other organizations had
22nd Ave, Portland). Join genetic counsellor Paul Dorsey, M.S.,
as he discusses genetics and how it relates to cancer, appropriate a presence as well, including lending institutions, real
screening measures, and inherited family examples. The talk is estate agencies, insurance businesses, government
free, but registration is required. For info, or to register, call (503)
agencies, and nonprofits.
335-3500 or visit <www.legacyhealth.org>.
q
OMSI After Dark
Oct 1, 7-9:30pm, Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (1945 Deposed Thai leader Thaksin’s
SE Water Ave, Portland). Peruse OMSI exhibits, discuss the
science of brandy with a local distiller, and more at OMSI After brother-in-law elected new PM
Dark, an event for persons age 21 and older. Visitors can taste
Continued from page 4 ruling People’s Power Par-
and learn the science behind food and beverages while probing
OMSI’s newest exhibit, Mindbender Mansion. For info, call (503) ty, which is full of Thaksin
billionaire, is accused of
797-4000 or visit <www.omsi.edu>. allies, is unacceptable as
buying his way into power
prime minister.
The Inheritance of Loss and then enriching himself
Oct 1, 7:15-8:15pm, Albina Library (3605 NE 15th Ave, Port- at the country’s expense.
The protest alliance
land). Engage in stimulating conversation at a book discussion complains that Western-
His ouster came after
group sponsored by Friends of the Library. The book for discus- style democracy gives too
months of demonstrations
sion is author Kiran Desai’s second novel, The Inheritance of much power to the rural
Loss. The book, set in the 1980s, addresses migration in addition by the People’s Alliance for
poor, who they say are
to living between two worlds and between past and present. For Democracy, which then
info, call (503) 988-5362 or visit <events.multcolib.org>. susceptible to vote buying.
took aim at Samak, whom
They propose replacing an
API Vote Oregon workshop they accused of being
elected Parliament with
Oct 1 & 4; Oct 1, 6-9pm; Oct 4, 9am-noon, Asian Pacific Thaksin’s proxy.
The alliance and tens of one that is mostly appoint-
American Network of Oregon (5424 N Michigan Ave, Portland).
Learn about the upcoming election, issues affecting the Asian thousands of its supporters ed, a move critics charge is
and Pacific Islander (API) community, and more at API Vote stormed Government meant to keep power in the
Oregon workshops hosted by the Asian Pacific American hands of the educated,
Network of Oregon. To learn more, or to register, call (503) House on August 26 with
896-7560, e-mail <info@apano.org>, or visit <www.apano.org>. the goal of kicking Samak urban elite.
out of office. But their goals Associated Press writers Jocelyn
Weight management for women have since shifted. They
Gecker and Sutin Wannabovorn in
Oct 1-Nov 19 (Wed), 6:45-8:45pm, Providence St. Vincent
now say any member of the Bangkok contributed to this report.
Medical Center (9205 SW Barnes Rd, Portland). Work on food,
body issues, and weight with a registered dietician and fitness
specialist in a fun, motivating atmosphere at “Groovin’ a New
Weigh,” an eight-week weight management program for women.
For info, or to register (required), call (503) 574-6595 or visit
<www.providence.org/classes>.
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ONGOING EVENTS
“Paint the Town II”
Through Sep 27, 10am-5pm (Tue-Sat), Art
on the Boulevard (210 W Evergreen Blvd,
Vancouver, Wash.). View “Paint the Town II,”
an exhibit of plein air paintings from gallery
artists. The focus of the show is Fort Vancouver
National Park and Maya Lin’s Confluence
Project Land Bridge. For info, call (360) 750-
4499 or visit <www.artontheboulevard.org>.
“Blurring the Line”
Through Sep 27, 11am-5:30pm (Tue-Sat),
Pulliam Deffenbaugh Gallery (929 NW Flan-
ders St, Portland). View “Blurring the Line: The
Art of Thread,” an exhibit of needle-and-thread
work by Diem Chau, Jen Pack, Hildur
Bjarnadóttir, and Linda Hutchins. Vietnamese
artist Diem Chau stretches embroidered silk
over found dishware to create vignettes of
memory, gesture, portrait, and form. Korean
artist Jen Pack’s works are constructed of silk
chiffon and stretched over bars to allow light to
pass through. For info, call (503) 228-6665 or
visit <www.pulliamdeffenbaugh.com>.
Maro Vandorou
Through Sep 28, 10am-8pm (Mon-Thu),
10am-6pm (Fri), 11am-6pm (Sat), noon-6pm
(Sun), Newspace Center for Photography (1632
SE 10th Ave, Portland). View “Fragmented
Light,” an exhibit of platinum palladium prints
by Maro Vandorou on rare, handmade Japanese
gampi paper documenting an ancient cemetery
near the artist’s birthplace in Athens, Greece.
Also on display is “Leafsmoke,” an exhibit of
haunting photos by Kay Denton. For info, call
(503) 963-1935 or visit <www.newspacephoto.
org/gallery>.
“Dig Me Out”
Through Sep 28, noon-8pm (Mon-Sat), noon-
6pm (Sun), Compound Gallery (107 NW Fifth
Ave, Portland). View “Dig Me Out,” a collective
of work by artists from Osaka, Japan. The show
includes new pieces by Igu, Takeyoshi Misono,
Kenji Kitazawa, Ryuji Ohtani, Ryohei Yama-
shita, Murumiyan, and Tomo Nakanishi. For
info, call (503) 796-2733 or visit <www.com
poundgallery.com>.
“Questioning Functionality 2”
Through Sep 30, 9am-9pm (Mon-Thu), 9am-
6pm (Fri), 10am-4pm (Sat), Glenn & Viola
Walters Cultural Arts Center (527 E Main St,
Hillsboro, Ore.). View “Questioning Function-
ality 2,” an exhibit of furniture and interior
design meshed with non-functional art.
Featured artists include Anjali Srinivasan,
Jacob Sorenson, Jennifer Hibbard, and others.
For info, call (503) 615-3485 or visit <www.ci.
hillsboro.or.us/wcac>.
“Celebrating Prints”
Through Oct 5, 10am-5pm (Tue, Wed & Sat),
10am-8pm (Thu-Fri), noon-5pm (Sun), Portland
Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave, Portland).
View “Celebrating Prints,” an exhibit of the
Portland Art Museum’s recent acquisitions. The
exhibit includes 65 works by more than 50
artists, among them two color lithographs by
Roger Shimomura. For info, call (503) 226-2811
or visit <www.portlandartmuseum.org>.
The Last 5 Years
Through Oct 5, 8pm (Fri-Sat), 2pm (Sun),
Ethnic Cultural Theatre (3940 Brooklyn Ave
NE, Seattle). Watch The Last 5 Years, Jason
Robert Browne’s musical about modern
romance. The play is directed by David Hsieh.
For info, or to buy tickets, call (206) 364-3283 or
visit <www.reacttheatre.org>.
Faye Nakamura
Through Oct 11, 10am-5:30pm (Tue-Sat),
Karin Clarke Gallery (760 Willamette St,
Eugene, Ore.). View “The Fabric in Clay,” an
exhibit of work by Japanese-American artist
Faye Nakamura. Nakamura’s large tile
paintings combine both glazed and oil-painted
tiles, which are grouted together and framed;
many incorporate vintage obi fabrics in the
design. For info, call (541) 684-7963 or visit
<www.karinclarkegallery.com>.
“A Gaze of Her Own”
Through Oct 12, 11am-8pm (Wed), 11am-
5pm (Thu-Sun), University of Oregon, Jordan
Schnitzer Museum of Art (1430 Johnson Lane,
Eugene, Ore.). View “A Gaze of Her Own:
Women in Japanese Art,” an exhibit of Japanese
art by women artists or featuring women as
subjects. The display includes several pieces of
pottery by famed ceramist Otagaki Rengetsu.
For info, call (541) 346-3027 or visit <jsma.
Arts Culture & Entertainment
LONG RIVER, HIGH SKY
September 24, 7:30pm
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
S.W. Broadway & S.W. Main Street, Portland
Watch a performance of Long River, High Sky, a collaborative martial arts and
dance performance by the Shaolin Monks of China and Alonzo King’s LINES Bal-
let. The show demonstrates a unique synthesis of Eastern and Western forms of
movement. For more information, call (503) 245-1600 or visit <www.whitebird.org>.
uoregon.edu>.
Sex in Seattle
Through Oct 18 (Fri-Sat), 8 & 10:30pm,
Richard Hugo House (1634 - 11th Ave, Seattle).
Watch Sex in Seattle, Episode 16: The Space
In-Between, the latest installment of Seattle’s
long-running episodic series that takes a comic
and dramatic look at the lives of Asian Ameri-
cans. Episode 16, which considers the space that
exists between perception and reality, is written
by Kathy Hsieh. For info, or to buy tickets, call
(206) 323-9443, e-mail <tickets@sis-produc
tions.org>, or visit <www.sexinseattle.org>.
Tickets are also available from Ticket Window
at (206) 325-6500 or <www.ticketwindow
online.com>.
“Electoral Collage”
Through Oct 26, 10am-5pm (daily), Oregon
College of Art & Craft, Hoffman Gallery (8245
SW Barnes Rd, Portland). View “Electoral
Collage: Art & Politics in 2008,” an exhibit of
work provoking ideas and discussions about
education, civil rights, justice, politics, war and
peace, the economy, environmental issues, and
other topics. Exhibit jurors include Horatio
Hung-Yan Law, Heidi Schwegler, and Steven T.
Taylor. For info, call (503) 297-5544 or visit
<www.ocac.edu>.
“Erotica — The Art of Love”
Through Oct 26, 10am-6pm (Mon-Sat), noon-
5pm (Sun), Ming’s Asian Gallery, International
District (519 Sixth Ave South, Seattle) & Ming’s
Asian Gallery, Old Bellevue (10217 Main St,
Bellevue, Wash.). View an exhibit of erotic fine
art from Japan, India, Persia, China, and
Korea, ranging from the subtly suggestive to the
unabashed. Works from the 18th through the
20th century are shown, including woodblock
prints, illustrated pillow books, scrolls, silk
paintings, jade carvings, snuff bottles, and
more. No one under the age of 18 is admitted to
the exhibit. For info, call (206) 748-7889 or (425)
462-4008 or visit <www.mingsgallery.com>.
“Oasis”
Through Jan 4, 10am-5pm (Tue-Sat),
noon-5pm (Sun), Tacoma Art Museum (1701
Pacific Ave, Tacoma, Wash.). View “Oasis:
Western Dreams of the Ottoman Empire from
the Dahesh Museum of Art,” an exhibit of
19th-century Western artists’ responses to the
diverse cultures of the former Ottoman Empire.
The exhibit features more than 60 Orientalist
paintings, sculptures, photographs, prints,
drawings, and books. Also on display is “What Is
a Trade? Donald Fels and Signboard Painters of
South India.” For info, call (253) 272-4258,
e-mail <info@tacomaartmuseum.org>, or visit
<www.tacomaartmuseum.org>.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Vietnamese/English storytime
Sep 23 & 30, 6:15-6:45pm, Holgate Library
(7905 SE Holgate Blvd, Portland). Enjoy a
bilingual storytime presented in Vietnamese
and English. The free event is for children
younger than seven years old with an
accompanying adult. For info, call (503)
988-5389 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
Photo/Marty Sohl
3 PM Beijing Time
Sep 25, midnight, Theatre Off Jackson (409
Seventh Ave S, Seattle). Join the Pork Filled
Players — the Northwest’s longest-running
Asian-American sketch comedy troupe — as
they team with Vancouver’s Assaulted Fish for
3 PM Beijing Time. The performance is part of
SketchFest Seattle. For info, or to buy tickets,
call 1-800-838-3006, or visit <www.brownpaper
tickets.com> or <www.sketchfest.org>.
Accelerated Chinese
calligraphy class
Sep 25, 10am-noon, Asian Health & Service
Center, Beaverton Office (12500 SW Allen Blvd,
Beaverton, Ore.). Learn the art of Chinese
calligraphy at a class available year-round.
Students can join at any time. For info, call (503)
641-4113 or visit <www.ahscpdx.org>.
“States of Mind”
Sep 25-Oct 28, 11am-6pm (Tue-Sat), noon-
4pm (Sun); Sep 25, 6-9pm (reception); Onda
Gallery Alberta (2215 NE Alberta St, Portland).
View “States of Mind,” an exhibit of sculpture by
Japan-born artist Tamae Frame, Kevin Poe,
Sara Swink, and Maria Wickwire, in addition to
paintings by Alejandro Ceballos. Frame worked
as a jewelry designer in Tokyo before moving to
the U.S. in 1992. For info, call (503) 493-1909 or
visit <www.ondagallery.com>.
Vietnamese/English storytime
Sep 27, 10:15-11am, Midland Library (805
SE 122nd Ave, Portland). Enjoy a bilingual
storytime presented in Vietnamese and
English. The free event is for children younger
than seven years old with an accompanying
adult. For info, call (503) 988-5392 or visit
<events.multcolib.org>.
Chinese storytime
Sep 27, 1:15-2pm, Midland Library (805 SE
122nd Ave, Portland). Enjoy a storytime
presented in Chinese. The free reading is for
children younger than seven years old with an
accompanying adult. For info, call (503)
988-5392 or visit <events.multcolib.org>.
Andaz
Sep 27, 9pm-3am, Fez Ballroom (316 SW
11th Ave, Portland). Join the party at Andaz,
Portland’s monthly club night devoted to the
latest electronic dance music of the South Asian
diaspora. Hosts DJ Anjali and The Incredible
Kid provide the Bhangra, Bollywood, and Desi
beats. The event is for people age 21 and older.
For info, call (503) 281-3918 or visit <www.
anjaliandthekid.com>.
Submit your Asian-related calendar listings to:
The Asian Reporter, Attn: Events Calendar
922 N Killingsworth St., Suite 1A, 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: At least two weeks prior to event date.
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September 23, 2008
Festival Japan
Sep 27-28, 11am-5pm, Uwajimaya Plaza
(10500 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy, Beaver-
ton, Ore.). Celebrate Japanese culture at the
annual Festival Japan celebration. The event
features food, music, saké tasting, perfor-
mances, children’s games, and more. For info,
call the Japan-America Society of Oregon at
(503) 552-8811 or visit <www.jaso.org>.
Aesop’s Fables
Sep 27-28, 2pm & 4pm, Bellevue Youth
Theatre (16661 Northup Way, Bellevue, Wash).
Enjoy Aesop’s Fables, Thistle Theatre’s puppet
play featuring three stories of animals with
human foibles and strengths. Each of the tales is
set in a different location along the Medi-
terranean Sea, including Byzantium (now
Istanbul, Turkey). The play uses the Japanese
bunraku style of puppetry. To learn more, or to
buy tickets, call (206) 524-3388 or visit
<www.thistletheatre.org>.
World Animal Festival
Sep 27-Oct 5, 10am-2pm (Mon-Fri), 11am-
4pm (Sat-Sun), Oregon Zoo (4001 SW Canyon
Rd, Portland). Learn about world cultures,
dance to live music, listen to storytelling, and
learn about the planet’s animals at the Oregon
Zoo’s annual World Animal Festival. The event
also include hands-on craft areas featuring
origami, henna tattoos, Middle Eastern mosa-
ics, and animal-mask making. For info, call
(503) 226-1561 or visit <www.oregonzoo.org>.
Dambana ceremony
Sep 28, 4pm, The Grotto (NE 85th Ave & NE
Sandy Blvd, Portland). See related story on page
16.
Ixnay
Sep 28 & Oct 12, 4pm, Richard Hugo House
(1634 - 11th Ave, Seattle). Enjoy a reading of
Ixnay, Paul Kikuchi’s comedic play about an
Asian-American man awaiting his next life at
Reincarnation Station only to find out he’s being
sent back again as an Asian American. For info,
or to buy tickets, call (206) 323-9443, e-mail
<tickets@sis-productions.org>, or visit <www.
hugohouse.org/sisproductions>. Tickets are
also available by calling Ticket Window at (206)
325-6500 or visiting <www.ticketwindow
online.com>.
Symphony Storytime
Oct 1, 8, 15 & 29, 4-5pm, Fairview-Columbia
Library (1520 NE Village St, Fairview, Ore.).
Enjoy a series of interactive, musical storytimes
with the Oregon Symphony. Each week features
a visit from an Oregon Symphony musician who
plays and provides an introduction to his or her
instrument and orchestral music. Free tickets
are available 30 minutes prior to the program.
For info, call (503) 988-5655 or visit <events.
multcolib.org>.
Earl Hamilton
Oct 2-Nov 1, 10am-5:30pm (Mon-Sat); Oct 2,
6-9pm (reception); Attic Gallery Downtown (206
SW First Ave, Portland). Enjoy an exhibit of
new paintings by Earl Hamilton, the son of
artist Satsuko Hamilton. The artist’s whimsical
paintings of cats and Chagall-like images are
playful and fantastical. The opening reception
features classical guitar by Jim Fenwick. For
info, call (503) 228-7830 or visit <www.attic
gallery.com>.
Lang Lang performance
Oct 3, 7:30pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert
Hall (SW Broadway & SW Main St, Portland).
Attend a concert by Chinese piano superstar
Lang Lang as he performs works by Adams,
Bernstein, and Rachmaninoff at a special
concert with the Oregon Symphony. The perfor-
mance marks the Oregon Symphony debut of
Lang Lang. For info, or to buy tickets, call (503)
228-1353 or 1-800-228-7343, or visit <www.
orsymphony.org>.
Taiko classes for youth
Oct 4-Nov 22 (Sat), 10-10:50am (age 4-5),
11-11:50am (age 6-8), 12:30-2pm (age 9-16),
Portland Taiko Rehearsal Studio (3230 NE
Columbia Blvd, Portland). Learn how to pound
drums Japanese style at an eight-week taiko
class. Classes fill up quickly and early registra-
tion is advised. Students take part in a perfor-
mance recital scheduled for Dec 4. For info, or to
register, call (503) 28TAIKO (288-2456) or visit
<www.portlandtaiko.org>.
 September 23, 2008
PICA’s Time-Based Art fest continues to push boundaries
By Toni Tabora-Roberts
The Asian Reporter
T
he Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA)
is a gem among the city’s wide array of arts
presenters. Founded in 1995, its goal is to offer
contemporary works by emerging and established artists
from around the world, propelling audiences to discover
new ways of looking at and experiencing art. Their
celebrated Time-Based Art Festival (TBA) has become an
annual ritual for the city’s art fanatics, bringing in
renowned guest curators who put forth ever-evolving
visions of what “time-based art” can encompass.
Festival roundup
This year’s fest, which ran September 4 through 14, was
the third and final installment of guest artistic director
Mark Russell’s turn at the helm. In his opening letter
about TBA in the distinctive catalog (a small, colorful,
thick booklet that was easily recognizable around town in
the hands of feverish festival goers), Russell describes the
event with words like awkward, bawdy, nasty, beautiful,
bittersweet, and funny. It was all those things and much
more.
The festival was a citywide event, with art happenings
at more traditional venues such as the Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall, Imago Theatre, and Portland State
University’s (PSU) Lincoln Hall as well as other
less-customary art sites such as Jamison Square,
Someday Lounge, Living Room Theaters, the Portland
Farmers Market, and even on the air at KBOO
Community Radio. TBA’s unique anchor venue this year
was the Leftbank Project, an interesting partnership with
Boora Architects, an organization currently developing
the building into a unique, sustainable commercial space
on the east side of the Broadway Bridge. The Leftbank
Project served as a hub of accessible visual art,
performance, and a festival community gathering space
complete with a café and beer garden.
TBA brought together a wide swath of art from
performance to visual, from music to movement, from
one-man shows to audience participation happenings,
from film to dance, and many other less definable works.
Artists journeyed from as far away as Israel and Taiwan
(via New York), Thailand, France, Portugal, Philadelphia,
and Minneapolis; from closer places such as Boise and San
Diego; and, of course, many participants were from
hometown Portland.
Oregon College of Art and Craft seeks resident artists
The Oregon College of Art and Craft work time during the fall or spring
(OCAC) is seeking applications for its semester.
Artist-in-Residence Program, which All selected residents are provided with
provides emerging and nationally known housing near the campus, a stipend, and
artists with dedicated time to immerse travel and materials reimbursements.
themselves in their work. Applications are To download an application, visit <www.
due by March 1, 2009. ocac.edu>. For more information, call (503)
The Junior Residency provides 297-5544 or e-mail <residencies@ocac.
emerging artists with 16 weeks of focused edu>.
NORTHWEST JOB MARKET
BILINGUAL HIV
PREVENTION SPECIALIST
Cascade AIDS Project (CAP), the leading provider
of HIV prevention, education, housing, advocacy and
support services in Oregon and Southwest Washing-
ton, is seeking a full time Bilingual HIV Prevention
Specialist. Please visit <www.cascadeaids.org> for
complete posting.
FAMILY SEEKS
CHINESE SPEAKING NANNY
Ideal candidate is patient, kind, loving, gentle,
creative, funny, responsible, and energetic. Nanny
must have previous childcare experience, Chinese
and English fluency, legal work status, excellent
references, and pristine driving record. Preference
will be given to Chinese speakers and individuals with
early childhood development background, special
artistic or musical capabilities, or other talents. Need
nanny 20 to 30 hours per week. Please call Stephanie,
(503) 927-3434.
A.C.E. / N.W. Job Market
MULTIPLE MEDIUMS. Varinthorn Christopher is a local artist in
Portland State University’s Art and Social Practice MFA program. She
contributed several works to this year’s Time-Based Art Festival. Making
Sense of Suffering is a video project exploring research about culturally
specific healing practices. (Photo courtesy of the artist)
Some of the more legendary acts included the opening
performance of the New York band Antony and the
Johnsons in concert with the Oregon Symphony and the
site-specific landscape, music, and movement collabora-
tion of Third Angle New Music Ensemble with some of
Portland’s most admired choreographers, headed by the
venerable Anna Halperin.
Other artists with plenty of buzz were Reggie Watts,
Sojourn Theatre, Daniel Beaty, Mike Daisey, and
Superamas. It seemed art was happening all day and all
night for 10 days.
Inspired Asians
Two groups that found inspiration from international
and Asian themes were LeeSaar The Company and local
artist Varinthorn Christopher as part of a program called
Neighborhood Projects from PSU’s exceptional Art and
Social Practice MFA program.
LeeSaar presented an intriguing performance piece
Artists sought for SE Area ARTWalk
Artists from the Portland
metropolitan and sur-
rounding areas are
encouraged to submit work
to be featured in the SE
Area ARTWalk, scheduled
for March 7 and 8.
The ARTWalk is a
community-building event
CERTIFIED RESIDENT MANAGER
Full time Certified Resident Manager for a DD
adult foster care home in S.E. Portland. Must be over
21 and pass criminal background check. Must have
current CPR and FIRST AID. Able to document, lift
heavy people/objects, cook, clean, bathe, including
providing personal hygiene care to residents, and
training caregivers. Prefer male, certified OIS,
bilingual English and Vietnamese/other. Starting pay
is $10.50 per hour or DOE. Contact (503) 761-2949.
HR BUSINESS PARTNER
The City of Portland is seeking experienced human
resource executives for the position of HR Business
Partner. For additional information or to apply online
please visit <www.ci.portland.or.us/jobs>. Hard-
copy application packets can be obtained at 1120 SW
5th Ave., NE corner of the lobby. Women and minori-
ties are encouraged to apply. Application dead-
line: 4:30pm, Friday, September 26, 2008.
The City of Portland is an
Equal Opportunity Employer
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that included exquisite movement sections interspersed
with hokey lip-synched musical numbers. Titled Geisha,
company founders Lee Sher and Saar Harari, originally
from Israel, were inspired when they found Jye-Hwei Lin,
a dancer originally from Taiwan. A few years back,
LeeSaar had a short piece also titled Geisha. “It was, I
think, the beginning of Geisha. It was the seed,”
remembers Sher. Upon meeting Lin, they reconnected
with some of those ideas.
A striking visual display, the piece began with Lin’s
powerful dance — clad in just jeans (yes, she was topless).
The audience seemed breathless, taking it all in, trying to
get comfortable with the seeming vulnerability of a dancer
on stage exposed in this way. Lin’s performance
eventually dispelled that sense of vulnerability, creating a
complex rendering of the geisha theme. In between Lin’s
movements, Sher took the stage, channelling the likes of
Céline Dion and Barbra Streisand as a diva character
lip-synching her own singing. Saar, similarly clad in
jeans, eventually joined Lin in an interesting duet that
touched on gender, sensuality, and brutality. Each of the
characters appeared to represent an interpretation of the
mystique and performance nature of the geisha.
On the other end of the spectrum, Portland-based artist
Varinthorn Christopher, originally from Thailand,
explored the idea of art as community engagement. She
presented three different projects for TBA, all of which
made a tangible effort to connect people to larger ideas of
changing our community for the better.
Making Sense of Suffering is a video project that sought
to bring together cross-cultural ideas of how to deal with
suffering, acknowledging that Western psychology does
not necessarily work well for all communities. The film
presents investigations from researchers in India, Iran,
and the U.S. as well as her own observations of practices
in Thailand.
Christopher’s other pieces allowed her to interact in the
community, empowering citizens to challenge local
businesses about what they are selling as food. In Seitanic
Petition she went to the Portland Farmers Market with
free Tofurky in hand to collect signatures to ask local
mini-mart stores to carry healthier food options. The
Convenience Truth was more of a guerilla project in which
she created warning labels for certain foods containing
carcinogenic ingredients and snuck them onto actual
products in local grocery stores.
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Travel Asia in your own backyard

By Josephine Bridges
The Asian Reporter

A
n unprecedented 10 percent of artists partici-
pating in Portland Open Studios 2008 are Asian,
too many to do justice to in one article, yet not
surprising given an inclusive organization such as
Portland Open Studios. In this first of a two-part series,
we feature five artists using a representational style,
whose work depicts things we recognize from the world we
live in, imbued with each artist’s particular vision of that
world. We focus on two artists appearing for their first
time in Portland Open Studios, then provide a brief
reminder of some old favorites, as well as some non-Asians
whose work has been influenced by our neighbors across
the Pacific. Artists working more abstractly will be fea-
tured next week.
Sabina Haque
Sabina Haque, the daughter of a Pakistani father and
an Ohio mother, spent her first 18 years in Pakistan and
has lived all over the United States since. She came to the
U.S. to attend college and decided to stay. “I wanted a
sense of greater independence from my cultural back-
ground,” the artist explains. In art school she learned to
work “big and muscular,” yet she filled her six-foot ARTISTS AT WORK. Area artists will open their studios next month
canvasses with intricate motifs from many traditions. during Portland Open Studios 2008, a behind-the-scenes glimpse of art-
“My art has always been a mixture of popular culture and ists in their workspaces. The tour, held during two weekends, features the
icons from Christian, Hindu, and Muslim faiths,” she con- work of 98 artisans. Pictured are “Final Judgement” (left), an oil on can- Open Studios isn’t just one kind of art; that’s its specialty.
vas piece by Sabina Haque, and “Lonely,” a watercolor painting by Tien- With 98 artists, Portland Open Studios introduces us to 98
cludes. “Holy Intersections” contains excerpts from both
chu Loh. (Photos courtesy of Portland Open Studios)
the Bible and the Quran, and “Rebirth” combines Hindu different ways of making art that we can watch. And that’s
and Christian symbols. A large multimedia installation Old favorites not all. New this year: most artists’ studios are open both
called “Muslim American Woman” includes “mummies Ming Wei, making his second appearance in Portland weekends — that’s October 11 and 12 and October 18 and
wrapped in the language of stereotyping, which is how we Open Studios, is one of Tien-chu Loh’s teachers, and he’s 19 — so art enthusiasts can cross the river either
will be remembered if we don’t change our ways.” no stranger to mixing his influences either, with Chinese weekend. Prefer to let someone else do the driving?
Tien-chu Loh brush paintings of both his native China and the country Portland Open Studios has partnered with EcoShuttle to
Tien-chu Loh, who describes himself as a “transplant he lives in now, the beauty of which he is inspired to provide selected tours to many artists’ workspaces.
from Hong Kong,” also mixes artistic traditions in his capture. Daniel Ng, also in his second year, works in bold The 2008 Portland Open Studios Tour Guide — which
Chinese brush paintings: Gonbi, a detailed and acrylics, both in his intimate interiors and his majestic includes two tickets for all days (children under 18 are
methodical style of painting, and Xieyi, a freehand landscapes. Shu-Ju Wang is a veteran of Portland Open welcome and free), a 2009 calendar, a map to the studios,
approach emphasizing the brushstroke. Influenced not Studios whose work crosses and recrosses the boundaries and contact information for all participating artists — is
only by his Chinese heritage but by four decades spent in of representational and abstract art. available at Art Media, New Seasons, and other shops
this country, Loh experiments. He uses a color to signify Because Asia is directly to our west, its aesthetic can’t listed at <www.portlandopenstudios.com>, and still costs
an emotion, something that would never be done in help but influence Oregon artists. Amy Stoner borrows only $15.00.
traditional Chinese brush painting, or works toward the elements of Chinese brush painting in her encaustic (wax) “This year’s artists are a microcosm of all the ways we
edge of abstraction in a piece called “Splash,” of which he paintings. Anna Todaro’s fantasy figures are reminiscent can make art — including some we never even thought
says, “There’s nothing Chinese to speak of.” Tien-chu Loh of Japanese anime. Jan vonBergen’s prints have roots in about — and you can actually watch artmaking in pro-
began painting only five years ago when, fortunately for Japanese costume and text, which stem from her gress,” says publicity coordinator and participating artist
us, he decided he liked his first attempt and began to residence in Japan. Bonnie Meltzer. Represent your diversity next year; artist
study with several local teachers. “Practice, practice, In this issue we’ve visited only a few artists. We could applications are due March 15, 2009. Check the website
practice,” he says. “I use classes as an opportunity to do highlight other painters, potters, printmakers, and for directions after January 1. To learn more, call (503)
that.” weavers throughout the metropolitan area. Portland 285-3131 or e-mail <info@portlandopenstudios.com>.

Art grant applications due October 1 Grotto to open Filipino Dambana

The Oregon Arts Commission has received from communities that are The Grotto, a 62-acre
announced an October 1, 2008 application underserved by arts services will receive Catholic shrine and botani-
deadline for Arts Build Communities priority for funding. Underserved cal garden located in Port-
grants, which recognize and support the communities include communities whose land, will unveil its new
use of the arts as a tool for building and opportunities to experience the arts are Filipino Dambana at a
strengthening Oregon communities. limited by ethnicity, geography, econom- blessing and inauguration
Arts Build Communities grants support ics, or disability. event September 28 at
both the arts in local communities and the The Arts Build Communities grants are 4:00pm. The event includes
involvement of the arts and artists in funded in part by the National a Catholic mass.
community development. The program Endowment for the Arts. The Dambana — the
recognizes the expanding role arts Grant applications are accepted until a Tagalog word for shrine —
organizations are taking in the cultural, postmark deadline of October 1, 2008. is shaped like a salakot (a
social, educational, and economic areas of Grant requests must be for activities and Filipino woman’s tradi-
community life. projects occurring between January 1 and tional wide-brimmed hat). SALAKOT-SHAPED SHRINE. Local Filipino artist Fernando F.
The program’s goal is to better connect December 31, 2009. At the center of the circular Sacdalan has designed three sculptures contained within a Filipino
Dambana (shrine) on the grounds of The Grotto in northeast Portland.
local arts and cultural resources with Specific guidelines are available online structure are three stands
issues or opportunities facing commu- at <www.oregonartscommission.org>. covered with natural signed by local Filipino art- posters and cards are
nities. Projects can support the integration They can also be requested by mail by bamboo. The stands hold ist Fernando F. Sacdalan. available at the site, and
of the arts and artists with community writing to the Oregon Arts Commission at three sculptures — one of The Dambana was proceeds from sales will be
goals and may include new initiatives, new 775 Summer Street N.E., Suite 200, San Lorenzo Ruiz (Catholi- funded by corporate and used to maintain the
program development, or the expansion of Salem, OR 97301-1280. The Commission cism’s only Filipino saint), individual donations, and shrine.
an existing arts and community develop- can be reached by phone at (503) 986-0082 one of the Virgin Mary, and by Filipino-American To learn more, call (503)
ment project. or by e-mail at <oregon.artscomm@state. one of Santo Niño of Cebu. associations in Oregon and 261-2400 or visit <www.the
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