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Upcoming Activities for Oregon Nikkei EndowmentFree Day at the Legacy Center In honor of Oregon Statehood Day, the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center will host a free admission day on Sunday, February 14, 2010. Exhibit hours are noon - 3pm. Please drop in! Day of Remembrance Event SPONSORED BY PORTLAND JACL AND PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY’S OFFICE OF DIVERSITY AND EQUITY From concentration camps to anti-immigrant prejudice, American civil liberties have been compromised over the years. Learn the challenges of Japanese Americans and Latinos and find out how we can learn from those experiences.
Leaders from the Latino and Japanese American communities will discuss parallel civil rights challenges and lessons learned. Scheduled speakers include Mari Watanabe, Executive Director of Oregon Nikkei Endowment; Alice Sumida, a longtime Portland resident; Henry Sakamoto, President of the Japanese Ancestral Society of Portland; Gilbert Carrasco, Willamette University Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Sexuality and Discrimination professor; and Martin Gonzalez, Board President of the Latino Network. Katazome Class Registration required. Email Karen Miller to register:
Cost of classes: $90, plus $45 materials fee/student. This includes a full sheet of stencil paper and silk mesh. Payable at the first class. Equipment to bring: Exacto knife handle for #11 blades. A full sheet of stencil paper makes the equivalent of four 11 x 17 stencils, with at least 1 to 1.5 inch margins. Bring any designs you may have that you want to consider carving. Many images are fine: abstract, folk images from various cultures, traditional Japanese patterns, etc. Karen can also provide a huge library of copyright-free designs for you to choose from. The first class will be spent choosing images, making copies and starting to carve. The last class will be spent applying the silk mesh to your stencils. To learn more about Karen Miller's work, visit www.nautilus-fiberarts.com. Veterans Medal Ceremony In conjunction with our veterans exhibit, Oregon Nikkei Endowment will host an Honorable Service Medal ceremony Saturday, March 13th beginning at 1pm. The medal ceremony will take place at the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center, located at 121 NW 2nd Avenue, in the Old Town/Chinatown Historic District of Portland.
Veterans of Oregon presents a free medal to every veteran who desires it, in order to publicly acknowledge and honor veterans and their families. This medal is designed to be presented to every veteran within the State of Oregon who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America and was honorably discharged. The ceremony will take place on Saturday March 13th, 2010, beginning at 1pm. Veterans who wish to
receive a medal must apply through the Veterans of Oregon website and applications must be received at least
seven business days prior to the event. More details can be found at www.veteransoforegon.com/about.html or by calling John Neuman at 503-622-6084. Resources & Services Other Events Past events:
The deadline has now passed to sign up for this event. To purchase tickets for this play, please contact Portland Center Stage. Learn more about Portland Center Stage at their website: Exile & Return: Portland's Japanese American Community Following Executive Order 9066 Thank you to Cupcake Jones for our Benefit Day! Cupcake Jones, a locally owned bakery in Portland's Pearl District, donated 5% of their proceeds to Oregon Nikkei Endowment for one day, July 21st. |
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The short film, Stand Up for Justice: The Ralph Lazo Story, will be shown. The
film tells the story of a young Latino who followed his Japanese American
friends to Manzanar Internment Camp.
The medal ceremony is the creation of Veterans of Oregon, a non-profit organization where veterans
and friends of veterans from every era can come together to help each other. Primarily a service
organization designed to help veterans in need, Veterans of Oregon works to improve the community
around them by educating the younger generations about the importance of patriotism and service.
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