Oregon Nikkei Endowment

Upcoming Programs with Ore. Nikkei Endowment

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:48:23 PDT

Osechi Ryori Cooking Class

Saturday, December 10, 2011, 10am - 1pm
at the Art Institute of Portland, Culinary School
Cost: $65 general, $55 for Friends of Oregon Nikkei Endowment
Early bird price: $55 (sign up by November 18)

Celebrate the Japanese New Year by learning to prepare tasty, time-honored recipes that represent good luck, good health and prosperity. Traditionally these foods are made at New Year's, but you can make these delicious and healthy dishes for meals throughout the year.

In this combined demonstration and hands-on cooking class, you will learn to make makizushi, inarizushi, and nishime, including takanoko (bamboo shoot), renkon (lotus root), konnyaku (yam cake), and more. This class will teach you how to prepare sushi ingredients and to season the many vegetables and foods in the traditional nishime platter. This is also a great way to hone your skills in time to help us with our annual Osechi Ryori fundraiser for New Year’s.

This class costs $65 for the general public and $55 for Friends of Oregon Nikkei Endowment, but sign up by November 18 to receive the same rate as Friends of O.N.E. The class size will be limited, so please sign up early. Contact Oregon Nikkei Endowment to sign up or for more information:

Phone: 503-224-1458

Holiday Lunch and Craft Fair, featuring the Minidoka Swing Band

Sunday, December 4, 2011
at the Multnomah Athletic Club

Cost: $40 per person, or $20 for the craft fair and Minidoka Swing Band performance alone (does not include lunch). Payments may be made in our online gift shop.

Join Oregon Nikkei Endowment for a fun afternoon of food, crafts and music at the Multnomah Athletic Club on Sunday, December 4, beginning at 11:30 a.m.

Enjoy lunch with friends and dance to the tunes of the Minidoka Swing Band as they perform their new Christmas-themed set. This fundraiser will also feature local artisans whose crafts will be available to purchase for your Christmas shopping list.

If you are an artisan or know of one that would like participate, please read our vendor letter and application. Booth payments may be made through our online gift shop or by mail.

More details will be available soon. We are currently accepting reservations, and payment may be made through our online gift shop. Contact Oregon Nikkei Endowment at 503-224-1458 for more information.

Osechi Ryori - Japanese New Year's Food

Winter fundraiser for Oregon Nikkei Endowment
Cost: $130 (or $100 if you provide your own jubako box)
on sale through December 16, 2011
Available to order in our online gift shop

Support the Oregon Nikkei Endowment and enjoy traditional Japanese New Year’s foods (osechi ryori) prepared by our Nikkei community cooks, displayed in a three-tiered lacquer box (jubako). The jubako will include traditional foods, such as nishime, kimpira gobo, and makizushi, as well as treats from the Pacific Northwest.

The cost is $130 for the entire osechi ryori (or $100 if you provide your own jubako), of which $60 is tax-deductible. Your order will be available for pick-up on Saturday, December 31, 2011 (time TBD). If you have questions or would like to know more, please contact Oregon Nikkei Endowment at 503-224-1458.

Hapa Diversity Workshop

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:40:30 PDT

In conjunction with the exhibit kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa, the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center is pleased to host this upcoming event:

October 20: Hapa Diversity Workshop, facilitated by Dr. Linda Isako Angst, Cultural Anthropologist of Japan.

Who are you? How do you get to know someone you perceive as different? How do we understand who we are in relation to others? What assumptions do we make about "us" and "them" in the course of everyday life? Taking its cue from the perspective of cultural anthropology, this workshop will ask participants to think—and then unthink—assumptions we hold about ourselves and thereby examine the stereotypes we create about cultural others. While we celebrate the diversity each of us holds as culturally situated individuals, we must also learn how to honor and support the proliferation of ethnicities within our midst.

Thursday, October 20, 5pm, at the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center, 121 NW 2nd Avenue, Portland. Free, but pre-registration is required.

Programming was made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities, a statewide nonprofit organization and an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, which funds Oregon Humanities grant program.

kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa
On display through December 31, 2011

Originally a derogatory label derived from the Hawaiian word for "half," the word "Hapa" has been embraced as a term of pride by many whose mixed-race heritage includes Asian or Pacific Rim ancestry. kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa is an exhibition of portraits by artist Kip Fulbeck, who traveled the country photographing Hapa of all ages and walks of life. Running through the end of 2011, kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa is a nationally touring and acclaimed exhibit addressing heritage and identity.

Fulbeck’s work seeks to address in words and images the one question that Hapa are frequently asked: "What are you?" By pairing portraits of Hapa—unadorned by make-up, jewelry, and clothing—along with their handwritten statements on who they are, Fulbeck has produced powerful yet intimate expressions of beauty and identity. The exhibit is an artist’s attempt to explore Hapa—who now number in the millions—and it offers a complex perspective on the changing reality of contemporary America.

Kip Fulbeck is an award-winning photographer, filmmaker, writer, and spoken-word artist whose work has been exhibited worldwide. He is a professor and chair of Art at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

The traveling version of kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa is organized by the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, California, and is supported, in part, by the James Irvine Foundation.

Taken: FBI - Upcoming Events

Thu, 12 May 2011 11:30:21 PDT

In conjunction with the exhibitTaken: FBI at the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center, several programs will take place throughout the course of the exhibition:

May 12: Book signing and reading by Dr. Priscilla Wegars from her book Imprisoned in Paradise: Japanese Internee Road Workers at the World War II Kooskia Internment Camp. The book describes a unique, virtually forgotten, World War II detention and road building facility that was located on the remote, wild, and scenic Lochsa River in north central Idaho. Between mid-1943 and mid-1945 the Kooskia camp held an all-male contingent of some 265 so-called "enemy aliens" of Japanese ancestry. Book signing and reading held at 5pm at the NWEA building at 121 NW Everett in Portland. Free and open to the public. This program was made possible in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities, a statewide nonprofit organization and an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Santa Fe Inmates
ONLC 207

May 24: Please join us in welcoming Dr. Greg Robinson, a native New Yorker and Associate Professor of History at Université du Québec À Montréal, and a board member of that university’s Center for United States Studies. Dr. Robinson will be presenting a lecture on how the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, proved a catastrophe in different ways for Nikkei in the United States and Canada. In the aftermath of the attack, a thousand long-term residents—transformed at a stroke into enemy aliens—were rounded up by the United States government. While Canada interned only 38 individuals following the outbreak of war with Japan, pressure from the West Coast soon led Ottawa to institute mass removal of all Japanese Canadians, with families broken up by official decree. Lecture at 5pm at the NWEA building at 121 NW Everett in Portland. Free and open to the public.

The Taken: FBI exhibit and events are sponsored in part by Oregon Humanities, the Center for Japanese Studies and the Center for Public Humanities at Portland State University, the Oregon Heritage Commission, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Oregon, Spirit Mountain Community Fund, Northwest Evaluation Association, and Target.

Taken: FBI -- Upcoming Programs

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:57:26 PDT

In conjunction with the exhibitTaken: FBI at the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center, several programs will take place throughout the course of the exhibition:

April 22 & 23: Join Neil H. Simon, award-winning filmmaker and journalist, for a director’s cut screening of his new film, Prisoners and Patriots, which documents the Department of Justice internment camp in Santa Fe as well as the internment experience in Lordsburg and Fort Stanton in the state’s south. From 1942 to 1946 (six months after the war’s end), the Santa Fe camp held more than 4,500 men – mostly community leaders, teachers, Buddhist ministers and others – people who the U.S government most feared would organize Japanese loyalty during World War II. A conversation with the filmmaker will follow the screening. Held on Friday, April 22, at 6:30pm and again on Saturday, April 23, at 1:30pm at the University of Oregon in Portland, Room 142/44. Free and open to the public. Hosted by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Oregon. Read more about this film at Nikkei West.

Santa Fe Inmates
ONLC 207

Upcoming Events for Taken: FBI

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:43:51 PDT

In conjunction with the exhibitTaken: FBI at the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center, several programs will take place throughout the course of the exhibition:

April 16: A few seats are still available to attend a workshop led by National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) staff who will demonstrate how to research and retrieve records, including FBI files, from sources including NARA and footnote.com. Assistance and instruction with accessing records online, as well as how to obtain copies of records will be addressed. Laptop computers will be provided for hands-on research, and knowledge of navigating websites is a plus. Participants are encouraged to bring a partner or pair with an attendee with differing skill level. Registration required. Held on April 16 (1:00-3:30pm) at the University of Oregon in Portland at 70 NW Couch Street, Room 150. Free and open to the public, but seating is very limited. To reserve your spot, please RSVP to Oregon Nikkei Endowment at 503-224-1458. Hosted by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Oregon.

Santa Fe Inmates
ONLC 207

Upcoming Events with Oregon Nikkei Endowment

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:17:16 PDT

Artist Robert Dozono Book Signing and Conversation

Sunday, March 27, 2011, at 1:00 p.m.
at Blackfish Gallery, 420 NW 9th Avenue, Portland
Free and open to the public

Oregon Nikkei Endowment in conjunction with Blackfish Gallery is proud to sponsor a conversation with Robert Dozono to honor his recent publication, Robert R. Dozono: Accumulation | Work 1963-2009. A conversation between Robert Dozono and artist George Johanson will be followed by a book signing at Blackfish Gallery, located at 420 NW 9th Avenue and beginning at 1pm. This event is free and open to the public.

One of the essays included in Accumulation is by fellow artist and Portland Community College colleague Marie Watt who characterizes Mr. Dozono’s work and life thusly: "...as he accumulates useful items on his desk and in his studio, as he accumulates everyday objects which are then converted into art, Bob Dozono accumulates people and assembles them into a coherent, supportive community dedicated to the sharing of ideas. And this may be his greatest work: both as an artist, and as a human being."

Dozono is a long-time member of Blackfish Gallery, which is fully owned and operated by working artists since it began in 1979. A portion of proceeds from book sales will benefit Oregon Nikkei Endowment and Blackfish Gallery.

From Oregon with Love Benefit Concert for Mercy Corps

Sunday, March 27, 2pm
at the Aladdin Theater in Portland

A benefit concert for the Mercy Corps Oregon Japan Relief Fund
100% of monies raised benefit Japan earthquake/tsunami disaster relief efforts

Featuring:

Pink Martini
Storm Large
Dancers From Oregon Ballet Theatre
Blind Pilot's Israel Nebeker
Holcombe Waller

With additional performances by fEARnoMUSIC, Pacific Youth Choir, PHAME Academy, Shanghai Woolies, Tomodachi Chorus and additional artists and friends.

Tickets on Sale Now!
$38 in Advance
Gold Circle reserved seats available at $100 each.

Purchase Tickets Online at www.aladdin-theater.com

Staged Reading of Good Citizen

One-night performance of Portland playwright George Taylor's Good Citizen, which dramatizes the Yasui family story during World War II.

Monday, March 28, 2011, at 7:30 p.m.
at Artists Reperatory Theatre - Morrison Stage
15th and Morrison St.
Suggested donation $8 (tickets available at the door)

On a cold night in March, a young Japanese American man walks the streets of Portland trying to get arrested. "Run along home, sonny boy," says a cop on the beat, "before you get into trouble." This is exactly what the young man wants. He flashes some papers at the police station and is thrown into the drunk tank.

The year is 1942. The young man is Minoru Yasui, and he's out to test the constitutionality of a curfew imposed on all people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast.

The reading is being presented on the very date of Yasui's arrest in Portland 69 years ago.

Good Citizen dramatizes Yasui's story against a background of political and personal upheaval. The play tracks a Japanese American family who had four days to settle their lives and pack only the belongings they could carry. They travel to the Portland livestock center, where thousands of Japanese American men, women and children lived for months in converted stables. Then finally, the family boards a slow train to Minidoka, a tarpaper city of barbed wire and guard towers in a desolate part of Idaho. Good Citizen is a local story based on fact that resonates with contemporary citizenship and civil rights battles.

Japan Disaster Relief in Portland

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:08:23 PDT

Mercy Corps

Oregon Nikkei Endowment and other local Japan-related organizations have organized the creation of the Oregon Japan Relief Fund with Mercy Corps to provide financial aid to those suffering from the effects of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

To contribute, please click on the link below to access the Fund webpage and follow the instructions there:

www.oregonjapanrelieffund.com

For those wishing to contribute by check, please send your check to:

Mercy Corps
Oregon Japan Relief Fund
45 SW Ankeny Street
Portland, OR 97204
Note: Oregon Japan Relief Fund

Candlelight Vigil

Friday, March 18, 2011, 6-8pm
at Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland
Website: www.vigil4japanpdx.org
Twitter: twitter.com/vigil4japanpdx

The organizers of this event are a group of local students from Japan. All the donations made during Candlelight Vigil For Japan PDX will go to Peace Winds Japan via Mercy Corps. Peace Winds Japan, a Mercy Corps' partner organization, is a non-governmental organization dedicated to the support of people in distress, threatened by conflict, poverty, or other turmoil. Your donation will be used to meet immediate and longer-term needs of earthquake survivors.
www.mercycorps.org www.peace-winds.org/en/

Due to the increasing number of attendees, there won't be enough candles. Please bring your own candle to the event and any extras you'd be willing to share with others.

George Takei Event

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:08:27 PST

An Intimate Dinner with George Takei

Fundraiser for Oregon Nikkei Endowment
Saturday, February 19, 2011, at 5pm
at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront

Join the Oregon Nikkei Endowment for a light supper and a talk with George Takei on February 19 in Portland. This event will feature musical entertainment and a chance to meet the actor best known for his role as Mr. Sulu in the Star Trek series and films and as a Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender (LGBT) community activist.

February 19 is also the Day of Remembrance, commemorating the day President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans. This event is a fundraiser for Oregon Nikkei Endowment, whose mission is to preserve and honor the history and culture of Japanese Americans in the Pacific Northwest, to educate the public about the Japanese American experience during World War II, and to advocate for the protection of civil rights for all Americans.

Seats are $100 per person. To reserve your spot or to learn more, please contact Oregon Nikkei Endowment:

Phone: 503-224-1458

January Activities

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:14:31 PST

Current Exhibit

Taken: FBI
December 8, 2010 - May 29, 2011

This exhibit brings to light the experiences of the families of 118 individuals in the Portland area and 17,477 in the western states taken into custody by the local authorities, then imprisoned by the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice directly following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Oregon Inmates at the Santa Fe Department of Justice Camp, ONLC 1751

Events for Taken: FBI

In conjunction with Taken: FBI, several events will take place throughout the course of the exhibition. Next event:

January 12: Dr. Brian Hayashi of Kyoto University speaks on Asian Americans in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. Lecture at Portland State University, 6pm. Go to www.pdx.edu/cjs to learn more, or download the event flier.

The Taken: FBI exhibit and events are sponsored in part by Oregon Humanities, Oregon Heritage Commission, Portland State University, Spirit Mountain Community Fund, and Target.

Mochitsuki

Sunday, January 30, 2011
at the Scottish Rite Center, Portland
mochipdx.org

Tickets are available to purchase at the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center. Go to mochipdx.org for more information.

Holiday Hours

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:12:25 PST

The Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center will be closed December 24-27, 2010, as well as January 1-3, 2011. We apologize for any inconvenience.

New Exhibit

Taken: FBI
December 8, 2010 - May 29, 2011

If you haven't had the chance yet, be sure to stop by to see this exhibit, which brings to light the experiences of the families of 118 individuals in the Portland area and 17,477 in the western states taken into custody by the local authorities, then imprisoned by the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice directly following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. A little known prelude to the internment, prominent members of the Japanese American community mostly men were rounded up by FBI agents just hours after the bombing.

Sponsored in part by Oregon Humanities, Oregon Heritage Commission, Portland State University, Spirit Mountain Community Fund, and Target. [Photo © The Oregonian]

Holiday Sale at Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:03:15 PST

Gift Shop Sale Items

Several items in our gift shop are on sale in December. Please stop in at the Legacy Center or visit our online gift shop to browse our items.

	Only What We Could Carry $15.00
Touching the Stones (hardback) $15.00
	In Defense of Our Neighbors $10.00

Holiday Hours and New Exhibit

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:20:42 PST

The Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center will be closed on Thursday, November 25, 2010, for Thanksgiving. We will be open for visitors on Friday, November 26, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Upcoming Exhibition

Taken: FBI
December 8, 2010 - May 29, 2011

This new exhibit brings to light the experiences of the families of 118 individuals in the Portland area and 17,477 in the western states taken into custody by the local authorities, then imprisoned by the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice immediately following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Several programs are planned throughout the run of this exhibit. Please visit our Activities page for more information.

Sponsored in part by Oregon Humanities, Oregon Heritage Commission, Portland State University, Spirit Mountain Community Fund, and Target. [Photo © The Oregonian]

Holiday Food and Gifts from O.N.E.

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:19:12 PDT

Osechi Ryori

Winter fundraiser for Oregon Nikkei Endowment
Cost: $125 (or $100 if you provide your own jubako box)
on sale through December 17, 2010
Available to order in our online gift shop

Support the Oregon Nikkei Endowment and enjoy traditional Japanese New Year’s foods (osechi ryori) prepared by Nikkei community cooks, displayed in a three-tiered lacquer box (jubako). In previous years the jubako has included traditional foods, such as such as nishime, kimpira gobo, makizushi, sekihan, as well as treats from the Pacific Northwest.

The cost is $125 for the entire osechi ryori and jubako (or $100 if you provide your own jubako box), of which $60 is tax-deductible. Your order will be available for pick-up on Friday, December 31, 2010. If you have questions or would like to know more, please contact Oregon Nikkei Endowment at 503-224-1458.

Many Faces of Green Tea

Cost: $49 (plus shipping, if applicable)

Featuring green tea-based cookies and various Japanese treats. This item is available for purchase in our online gift shop. For more information, please contact us at 503-224-1458.

Exhibit Closing

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:18:34 PDT

ECHOES of Struggle and Hope: 20 Years of the Japanese American Historical Plaza
through November 14, 2010
at Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center

This is your last chance to view this exhibit, featuring photographs, drawings, the initial design model of the Plaza, and writings on the Plaza from Robert Murase, Lawson Inada and others.

The exhibit will be on view through November 14 and has been generously supported by the Spirit Mountain Community Fund, The Collins Foundation, and the John R. Gatewood and Mary Z. Gatewood Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation. Photo © Troy Klebey

Activities for September and October

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:38:29 PDT

Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day

Saturday, September 25, 2010
at the Legacy Center

Museum Day is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian Media in which participating museums across the country open their doors for free to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket.

Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center is participating for the second year in a row. Free admission at the museum during exhibit hours (11am-3pm) with the Museum Day Ticket. Learn more about Museum Day at www.smithsonian.com/museumday.

Japanese American Historical Plaza Cleanup

Saturday, September 25, 2010
starting at 10:00 a.m.

As part of SOLV's Fall Beach and Riverside Cleanup, volunteers are needed to help clean up the Japanese American Historical Plaza on Saturday, September, starting at 10:00 a.m.

Clean-up activities include pulling weeds, picking up litter, sweeping, and power washing the stones and ground as needed.

If possible, volunteers are encouraged to bring a broom, dust pan, rake, work gloves, water, flag markers, and any other tools that might be useful.

Help us keep this memorial clean and safe! To learn more or to sign up to volunteer, please visit SOLV or contact us at 503-224-1458.

Oregon Days of Culture

October 1-8, 2010

Presented by the Oregon Cultural Trust, the third annual Oregon Days of Culture takes place October 1 through October 8, and celebrates the vibrancy of Oregon heritage, humanities and arts.

As part of Oregon Days of Culture, the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center is hosting a Free Admission Day during exhibit hours on Friday, October 8. If you haven't already, please stop in to see our new exhibit ECHOES of Struggle and Hope: 20 Years of the Japanese American Historical Plaza.

Archives Open House

Saturday, October 9, 2010
11am-12:30pm at the Legacy Center

In recognition of Archives Month, the Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center will host an Archives Open House on Saturday, October 9. Learn about our archival collection and see our Collections volunteers in action. Call us at 503-224-1458 for more information.

Matsutake Hunt

Saturday-Sunday, October 9-10, 2010
Deadline to register: September 15, 2010
$45 administrative fee, plus lodging
For current and new Friends of Oregon Nikkei Endowment only

Join us on a field trip to hunt and gather Matsutake mushrooms at the Oregon Coast. This outing is especially designed for novices and is open to Friends of Oregon Nikkei Endowment.

The event fee of $45 includes transportation, a guided matsutake hunt led by local experts from the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, and some meals. Lodging in Yachats is not included but is available to reserve at a reduced rate (non-ocean view).

The group will leave early on Saturday, October 9th (meeting place TBD) and arrive back in town late Sunday afternoon.

Space is limited, so please call Oregon Nikkei Endowment at 503-224-1458 if you are interested in reserving a spot.

Upcoming Community Events

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:53:17 PDT

Angel Island Book Talk

Wednesday, September 1, 7:30pm
Powell's Books, 1005 W Burnside, Portland

From 1910 to 1940, the Angel Island immigration station in San Francisco served as the processing and detention center for over one million people from around the world. Based on extensive new research and oral histories, Judy Yung's Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America examines the great diversity of people that traveled through Angel Island, offering a more complete and complicated history of immigration to America than we have ever known. Drawing on rich immigration histories and stunning photographs, Ms. Yung will bring to life the stories of diverse Angel Island immigrants: Chinese "paper sons," Japanese "picture brides," Korean students, South Asian political activists, Russian and Jewish refugees, Mexican families, Filipino workers and repatriates among many others. This fascinating history of Angel Island offers new insight into America's complicated relationship to immigration, a story that continues today.

For more information about the book and the authors, please visit www.aiisf.org/index.php/book.

Upcoming Lecture

Farming the Waters: Japanese Oyster Growers in Willapa Harbor, Washington

Tuesday, September 7, noon at Washington State University Vancouver, MC 22
Wednesday, September 8, 7pm at Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum, Ilwaco

The Center for Columbia River History's 2009 James B. Castles Fellow, Katy Fry, will explore the history of the oyster industry in Washington, in two presentations. This talk illuminates the lives of Japanese American oysterers, how they interacted with the surrounding community, and their fate upon America's entrance into World War II.

Washington's oyster industry has never received the same iconic status as other natural resource industries. Consequently, the story of an important group of oyster laborers also goes unnoticed. When Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941, six of the eight most important oyster packing houses almost exclusively employed Japanese and Japanese Americans. Almost half of the oysters opened in Willapa Harbor in the southeast corner of the state occurred in Japanese American owned businesses. These companies played an instrumental role in creating and sustaining the oyster industry in Willapa Harbor, with important cultural and economic reverberations in the greater Columbia River Basin. [Image courtesy of the Wing Luke Museum]

This program will be presented at Washington State University Vancouver on September 7 at 12:00 p.m. in MC 22 and at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum on September 8 at 7:00 p.m.

Sunday Parkways

Sunday, September 26, 2010
10 am - 3 pm

Northwest Sunday Parkways is a 2-way route of city streets open to walk, bike, roll, run, jump, and skip - without having to watch out for cars! The 4.5-mile Northwest Portland Sunday Parkways route will have two loops, connecting SW Stark Street, Old Town Chinatown, Pearl and Northwest neighborhoods. Activities, food, and entertainment will be in Couch and Wallace Parks and along the route.

Portland Sunday Parkways is about connecting neighborhoods and people: walkers, runners, bicyclists, seniors, adults, and children all enjoying streets filled with surprises, performers, physical activities and food -- and traffic-free. The routes connect Portland's beautiful parks and offer a chance for participants to listen to music, try other activities, such as hula hooping, or just relax and enjoy the smiling faces.

Oregon Archives Crawl

Saturday, October 2
11am to 4:00pm
Free and Open to the Public
Starting at any of the following locations: Portland Archives & Records Center, Portland State University Millar Library, Multnomah County Central Library or the Oregon Historical Society.

The After Party hosted by the Oregon Historical Society
Saturday, October 2
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Free and Open to the Public
Enjoy fun, music, and raffle prizes!

Everyone is invited to join the first ever Oregon Archives Crawl this October in celebration of Oregon Archives Month. Walk, bike, run, or crawl between four different downtown locations and learn what local archives have to offer researchers, students, genealogists, scholars, homeowners, history buffs, and the curious of any age. There will be something for everyone, old and young, native Oregonian and visitor passing through, professional and novice.

For more information, including a complete list of participating organizations: pdxarchivists.wordpress.com.

Upcoming Events

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:55:27 PDT

Free Day

The Legacy Center will host a free admission day on Saturday, August 14, 2010, from 11am to 3pm. Please stop in!

Matsutake Hunt

Saturday-Sunday, October 9-10, 2010
Deadline to register: September 15, 2010
$45 administrative fee, plus lodging
For current and new Friends of Oregon Nikkei Endowment only

Join us on a field trip to hunt and gather Matsutake mushrooms at the Oregon Coast. This outing is especially designed for novices and is open to Friends of Oregon Nikkei Endowment.

The group will leave early on Saturday, October 9th (meeting place TBD) and arrive back in town late Sunday afternoon.

Space is limited, so please call Oregon Nikkei Endowment at 503-224-1458 if you are interested in reserving a spot.

Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day

Saturday, September 25, 2010
at the Legacy Center

Museum Day is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian Media in which participating museums across the country open their doors for free to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket.

Plaza Rededication

Photos are being posted of July 30th's rededication event, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Japanese American Historical Plaza. They are currently available to view on our Flickr page. Thanks to all the volunteers who worked so hard to make this event a success!

Please join us for our July 30th events!

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:54:01 PDT

Rededication of the Japanese American Historical Plaza

Friday, July 30, 2010
5pm Rededication, 6pm Party
Free

Oregon Nikkei Endowment celebrate 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.

Beginning at 5pm at the Plaza, the celebration will include special guests Justice W. Michael Gillette of the Oregon Supreme Court, Consul General of Japan Takamichi Okabe, Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish, Oregon Attorney General John Kroger, and former Poet Laureate of Oregon Lawson Inada. Also featured will be time capsule presentation and a special poetry collaboration with Sisters of the Road, Transition Projects, Street Roots, and students from around the Portland area.

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.

New Exhibit at the Legacy Center

ECHOES of Struggle and Hope: 20 Years of the Japanese American Historical Plaza
July 30 - November 14, 2010

Oregon Nikkei Endowment continues celebrating its 20th year in 2010 with an exhibit featuring the history and story of how the Japanese American Historical Plaza came to be. Through the trials and tribulations of building this memorial, the Japanese American community came together to realize a dream, and the Plaza was dedicated in August of 1990. The poetry of Lawson Inada, among others, 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.

Not only does the Plaza bear the great national legacy as the first memorial dedicated to civil liberties, but additionally it has been celebrated and recognized for both its design and purpose, with a multitude of awards and acclaim including the Portland Beautification Association Appreciation Award (1991), the American Institute of Architects Design and People’s Choice Awards (1990), the ACLU Honor Award Commendation for Civil Liberties (1990) and The Waterfront Center (Top Honor, Excellence on the Waterfront, 1991). [Photo © Troy Klebey]

The exhibit will be on view from July 30th through November 14, 2010 and is part of the larger Plaza 20th anniversary rededication activities during the weekend of July 30 and 31st. Supported in part by the Spirit Mountain Community Fund, the John R. Gatewood and Mary Z. Gatewood Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation, and The Collins Foundation.

Exhibit hours:
Tuesday - Saturday 11 am to 3 pm, Sundays noon to 3 pm. $3 suggested donation for admission

Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center
121 NW 2nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
www.oregonnikkei.org

New Exhibit at the Legacy Center

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:45:51 PDT

ECHOES of Struggle and Hope: 20 Years of the Japanese American Historical Plaza
July 30 - November 14, 2010

Oregon Nikkei Endowment continues celebrating its 20th year in 2010 with an exhibit featuring the history and story of how the Japanese American Historical Plaza came to be. Through the trials and tribulations of building the first memorial to Civil Rights, the Japanese American community came together to realize a dream, and the Plaza was dedicated in August of 1990. The poetry of Lawson Inada, among others, 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.

Not only does the Plaza bear the great national legacy as the first memorial to civil liberties. Additionally, it has been celebrated and recognized for both its design and purpose, with a multitude of awards and acclaim including the Portland Beautification Association Appreciation Award (1991), the American Institute of Architects Design and People’s Choice Awards (1990), the ACLU Honor Award Commendation for Civil Liberties (1990) and The Waterfront Center (Top Honor, Excellence on the Waterfront, 1991).

The exhibit will be on view from July 30th through November 14, 2010 and is part of the larger Plaza 20th anniversary rededication activities during the weekend of July 30 and 31st.

Exhibit hours:
Tuesday - Saturday 11 am to 3 pm, Sundays noon to 3 pm. Suggested donation for admission is $3 (free for Friends of Oregon Nikkei Endowment).

Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center
121 NW 2nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
Phone: 503-224-1458

Oregon Nikkei Endowment Annual Banquet

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:14:47 PDT

O.N.E. Annual Fundraising Banquet
Saturday, July 31, 2010
at the Multnomah Athletic Club

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.

This year's banquet honorees are Eleanor Davis, Harold Onishi, and the original board of directors of Oregon Nikkei Endowment: Joe Wahl, Henry Sakamoto, Miyuki Yasui, Judy Murase, the late Robert Murase, the late Bill Naito, Lury Sato, the late Dr. Matt Masuoka, James Tsujimura, Scott Sakamoto, and Jean Matsumoto.

Activities will include a raffle, desserts auction, and wine pull. Mistress of Ceremonies will be Brenda Braxton, KGW TV-8.

Banquet invitations will be mailed shortly, and tickets are currently on sale through our online gift shop. Tickets are $125 ($50 tax-deductible). RSVP by Wednesday, July 14, 2010.

As a major fundraising event to support O.N.E. programs, which include the Japanese American Historical Plaza and Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center, we invite everyone to make their reservations early. To reserve a spot or for more information, please contact Oregon Nikkei Endowment.

20th Anniversary Events

Wed, 05 May 2010 15:06:05 PDT

Free Community Event
Echoes of Struggle and Hope: 20 Years of the Japanese American Historical Plaza
Friday, July 30, 2010

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.

Beginning at 5pm at the Plaza, the celebration will include special guests Justice Michael Gillette of the Oregon Supreme Court, former Poet Laureate of Oregon Lawson Inada, the Minidoka Swing Band, Portland Taiko and many others. A special collaborative project between Portland poet and writer Kaia Sand, Sisters of the Road, Transition Projects, Inc. and Oregon Nikkei Endowment will be just one part of this special and free event.

The celebration then continues 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 a festive beer garden to celebrate this award-winning landmark.

Oregon Nikkei Endowment Annual Banquet
Saturday, July 31, 2010
at the Multnomah Athletic Club

The 20th anniversary celebration continues on July 31st as Oregon Nikkei Endowment holds its annual banquet at Multnomah Athletic Club with keynote speaker Senator Daniel Inouye. This year's banquet honorees include the original board of directors of Oregon Nikkei Endowment, Eleanor Davis, and Harold Onishi. Tickets go on sale June 1, 2010.

Oregon Nikkei Endowment

Upcoming Programs with Ore. Nikkei Endowment

Osechi Ryori Cooking Class

Holiday Lunch and Craft Fair, featuring the Minidoka Swing Band

Osechi Ryori - Japanese New Year's Food

Hapa Diversity Workshop

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Upcoming Events with Oregon Nikkei Endowment

Artist Robert Dozono Book Signing and Conversation

From Oregon with Love Benefit Concert for Mercy Corps

Staged Reading of Good Citizen

Japan Disaster Relief in Portland

Mercy Corps

Candlelight Vigil

George Takei Event

An Intimate Dinner with George Takei

January Activities

Current Exhibit

Mochitsuki

Holiday Hours

New Exhibit

Holiday Sale at Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center

Gift Shop Sale Items

Holiday Hours and New Exhibit

Upcoming Exhibition

Holiday Food and Gifts from O.N.E.

Osechi Ryori

Many Faces of Green Tea

Exhibit Closing

Activities for September and October

Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day

Japanese American Historical Plaza Cleanup

Oregon Days of Culture

Archives Open House

Matsutake Hunt

Upcoming Community Events

Angel Island Book Talk

Upcoming Lecture

Farming the Waters: Japanese Oyster Growers in Willapa Harbor, Washington

Sunday Parkways

Oregon Archives Crawl

Upcoming Events

Free Day

Matsutake Hunt

Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day

Plaza Rededication

Please join us for our July 30th events!

Rededication of the Japanese American Historical Plaza

New Exhibit at the Legacy Center

New Exhibit at the Legacy Center

Oregon Nikkei Endowment Annual Banquet

20th Anniversary Events

kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa
On display through December 31, 2011