Japanese American museum and programs, based in Portland, Oregon.Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center

Japanese American History Museum
A project of the Oregon Nikkei Endowment

121 NW 2nd Ave
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 224-1458

Exhibit hours:
Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday, noon to 3 p.m.

$3 suggested donation,
free for Friends of Oregon Nikkei Endowment

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Upcoming Activities for Oregon Nikkei Endowment

Free Day at the Legacy Center
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Noon - 3:00 p.m.

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
Fighting for Civil Rights, the Japanese-American and Latino Experience
Sunday, February 21, 2010, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Portland State University, George C. Hoffmann Hall
1833 SW 11th Avenue
www.pdxjacl.org
Free and open to the public

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.

Day of RemembranceThe 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.

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
Introduction to Japanese Stencil Cutting
Instructor Karen Miller
March 6, March 20, and April 3, 2010
11am-3pm
at Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center

Registration required. Email Karen Miller to register:

karen [at] nautilus-fiberarts [dot] com

Katazome

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
Saturday, March 13, 2010
beginning at 1:00 p.m.

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.

ONLC 1012 442nd RCT, gift of Yoneko Inuzuka Hara and George S. HaraThe 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.

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
The Legacy Center and its programs provide tangible reminders of the richness and vitality that ethnic minorities can bring to societies that hold sacred the rights of its citizens and regard as a blessing the diversity of its people.
 

Other Events
Please visit Discover Nikkei for more information about upcoming events in the area and around the world.
 

Past events:

Snow Falling on CedarsSnow Falling on Cedars Event with Portland Center Stage
Saturday, January 30, 2010
6:30 p.m. reception, show starts at 7:30 p.m.

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:
www.pcs.org

Exile & Return: Portland's Japanese American Community Following Executive Order 9066
Swing band performance and panel discussion
Sunday, January 24, 2010, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Multnomah County Central Library, U.S. Bank Room
801 SW 10th Avenue, Portland

Thank you to Cupcake Jones for our Benefit Day!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
at Cupcake Jones
307 NW 10th Avenue (Pearl District)
503-222-4404
www.cupcakejones.net

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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Current Exhibit

Motoya Nakamura: Images of the 442nd
January 31 - April 18, 2010

Kenny Namba, veteran. By Motoya Nakamura
Kenny Namba, veteran
© Motoya Nakamura

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