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Upcoming Activities for Oregon Nikkei EndowmentFree Community Event Oregon Nikkei Endowment continues celebrating its 20th year in 2010 with a rededication of the Japanese American Historical Plaza in Tom McCall Waterfront Park on Friday, July 30th. The poetry of Lawson Inada, Hisako Saito, Masaki Kinoshita, and Shizue Iwatsuki combines with the stunning and thoughtful design of landscape designer Robert Murase and sculpture of Jim Gion to form not only a place of respite within the city, but also a place of remembrance, and a place to both acknowledge and educate. The celebration then continues with a party at the Bill Naito Legacy Fountain, just steps away from the Plaza. Bring your family and friends to enjoy community sponsored music, crafts, food, and beer to celebrate this award-winning landmark. Entertainment includes Portland Taiko, the Minidoka Swing Band, and The Slants. This free event is sponsored in part by Neighbors West-Northwest, the Spirit Mountain Community Fund, Oregon Cultural Trust and Multnomah County Cultural Coalition, NW Natural, Delta Airlines, Bill Naito Company, Portland Saturday Market, Sapporo USA, Uwajimaya, Kodachi Law, and Dick's Auto Group. Oregon Nikkei Endowment Annual Banquet The 20th anniversary celebration continues on July 31st as Oregon Nikkei Endowment holds its annual banquet at Multnomah Athletic Club with keynote speaker Irene Hirano Inouye, who is President of the newly created U.S.-Japan Council which seeks to enhance relations between the United States and Japan through people-to-people connections. Irene is the former President and founding CEO of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles where she served until 2008, and is the wife of Senator Daniel Inouye.
Activities will include a raffle, desserts auction, and wine pull. Mistress of Ceremonies will be Brenda Braxton, KGW TV-8. Reservations are now closed. Please call Oregon Nikkei Endowment at 503-224-1458 for more information. Free Day Resources & Services Other Events Past events:Japanese American Historical Plaza Cleanup Help us get ready for our 20th Anniversary Rededication Event. Volunteers are needed to help clean up the Japanese American Historical Plaza on Saturday, July 17, starting at 10:00 a.m. Clean-up activities include pulling weeds, picking up litter and cigarette butts, and power washing the stones and ground as needed. Poetry and Quilt Event
To celebrate National Poetry Month, Margaret Chula will give a poetry reading from What Remains, accompanied by Cathy Erickson's corresponding quilts. This will be followed by a discussion of their creative process and a book signing. |
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Poet Margaret Chula and quilt artist Cathy Erickson have just published a book based on their seven-year collaboration. What Remains: Japanese Americans in Internment Camps tells the stories of the lives of men, women, and children forced into internment camps during World War II.
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