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Upcoming Activities:

Exhibit Opening
Go For Broke: Photographs by Motoya Nakamura
May 9 – August 31, 2008

To honor and pay tribute to Oregon Nisei Veterans, Motoya Nakamura, a photographer for The Oregonian, created five special portraits of 442nd RCT veterans: John Murakami, Roy Maeda, Joe Onchi, Art Iwasaki, and Kazuo Fujii. The portraits were published in "Fighting Prejudice on Two Fronts" (Living, Sunday, November 7, 2004). Motoya’s special vision and masterful technique created memorable, emotional photograph collages that place the veterans as they were in 2004, surrounded by Army photo or medals they received in combat.  Accompanying the exhibit will be artifacts from the ONLC collection.

Please join us for the opening reception Friday, May 9, from 4:30 - 6:00 pm.
 

Third Annual Richmond Spring Festival
Richmond Elementary School
2276 SE 41st Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Saturday, May 31, 2008
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Celebrating the 18th year of the Japanese Magnet Program of Richmond Elementary, Mt. Tabor Middle and Grant High Schools

Richmond PTA welcomes you to join them for a full day of activities, food, music, demonstrations and performances along with participation from representatives of citywide Japanese organizations. Please inquire about sponsorship opportunities, volunteer opportunities, vendor booths, exhibitor and demonstrator booths, performance slots, and back by popular demand, the Iron Chef Competition will be held with returning host, Mr. Junki Yoshida.
 

Minidoka Pilgrimage 2008
June 20 - 22, 2008
minidokapilgrimage.org

Former internees, their families, and friends will make a pilgrimage from Seattle and Portland to the former Minidoka Internment Camp from June 20-22, 2008. The Seattle Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League, the Nisei Veterans Committee, and the Friends of Minidoka invite all those who are interested to join us on our pilgrimage.

In addition to the pilgrimage, The Friends of Minidoka will join with the Minidoka Internment National Monument Committee and the College of Southern Idaho to present an annual symposium on civil liberties.  The 2008 event will take place June 19-20 at the College of Southern Idaho.  More information can be found on the Friends of Minidoka website: www.minidoka.org.

Registration is due by June 10, 2008.

To register or for hotel and registration information, go to the Minidoka Pilgrimage website minidokapilgrimage.org.
 

Around the Region
Please visit Discover Nikkei for more information about upcoming events in the Pacific Northwest.
 

Recent events:

Day of Remembrance in Portland
Sunday, February 24, 2008, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Portland State University, George C. Hoffman Hall
1833 SW 11th Avenue, Portland

Fighting for Civil Rights in an Era of Terror
A Day of Remembrance Event

Eugene Day of Remembrance 2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.
University of Oregon Law School, Eugene, Oregon

Day of Remembrance events, Salem
February 18-19, 2008
Willamette University, Salem, Oregon

Mochitsuki
12th Annual Japanese American New Year's Celebration
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Portland Community College, Sylvania Campus
12000 SW 49th Avenue, Portland
www.mochitsuki.org

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