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Lectures/Literary
The "Yellow Peril" and the Pacific Coast Race Riots of 1907
Erika Lee, professor of history at the University of Minnesota and a specialist on the history of Asian migration and exclusion in the United States, Canada and especially the Pacific Northwest, will discuss the 1907 Chinatown riots in San Francisco, Bellingham and Vancouver and their historical fallout. Sponsored by the Portland Center for Cultural Studies.
Tuesday, February 6, 7 p.m.
Portland State Library, second floor
1875 S.W. Park Ave., Portland
Chinatowns in the Pacific Northwest
Join a roundtable discussion with Marie Rose Wong, author of Sweet Cakes, Long Journeys: The Chinatowns of Portland, Oregon; Carl Abbott, professor of Urban Studies, Portland State University; and Chet Orloff, adjunct professor, Portland State University and director emeritus, Oregon Historical Society.
Friday, February 9, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Portland State University, Smith Memorial Union, Room 298
1825 S.W. Broadway, Portland
Looking for Home in Midnight at the Dragon Café
With its unique setting and cultural outlook, Midnight at the Dragon Café offers a memorable account of one family's journey both away from and toward home. Local scholar Christopher Zinn discusses the themes of immigration and assimilation in a historical, cultural and literary context.
Wednesday, February 21, 6:30 p.m.
Central Library, U.S. Bank Room
801 S.W. 10th Ave., Portland
Reading North and South, East and West: Asian Literature in Canada and the United States, a Comparative Vision
Tomo Hattori, former professor of English at Vassar College, visiting professor of English at Loyola University in Los Angeles, and a specialist in the comparison of Asian American and Asian Canadian literature, will speak on the differences in the American and Canadian trajectories of Asian minority fiction. Sponsored by the Portland Center for Cultural Studies.
Friday, February 23, 7 p.m.
Portland State University, Smith Memorial Union, Room 333
1825 S.W. Broadway, Portland
Comparative Perspectives on Asian American and Asian Canadian Literature
Join a roundtable discussion with Marie Lo, professor of English, Portland State University; Patti Duncan, professor of Women's Studies, Portland State University; Patti Sakurai, professor of English, Oregon State University; and Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt, professor of English, Linfield College.
Monday, February 26, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Portland State University, Smith Memorial Union, Room 333
1825 S.W. Broadway, Portland
Tales from a Chinese Canadian Childhood
Author, storyteller and radio personality Judy Fong Bates presents a program for teens and adults.
Thursday, March 1, 11 a.m.
Portland State University, Smith Memorial Union Ballroom
1825 S.W. Broadway, Portland
An Evening with Judy Fong Bates
The author of Midnight at the Dragon Café and China Dog: And Other Tales from a Chinese Laundry will speak on her life and work.
Thursday, March 1, 7 p.m.
Portland State University, Smith Memorial Union Ballroom
1825 S.W. Broadway, Portland
Radio interview with Judy Fong Bates
Judy Fong Bates will be the guest on KBOO 90.7 FM's APA Compass, the Asian Pacific American public affairs program.
Friday, March 2, 9 a.m.