Portland State - Institute for Asian Studies

Today was Professor Kodachi’s birthday and I was invited to join his family to celebrate. We had sukiyaki and a beautiful birthday cake. He is 89 years old today and going strong. When I first came to Lewis & Clark, Professor Kodachi’s office was just across from mine. Happy birthday!

IAS Lecture, co-sponsored by Dept. of World Languages & Literatures
"Korean Families Yesterday and Today (and Tomorrow)" by Prof. Hyeyoung Woo, Dept. of Sociology at PSU.
November 19, 2020, 4pm - 5:30pm
Register for the zoom link:

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: IAS-Focus on Korea; Lecture by Dr. Woo. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: IAS-Focus on Korea; Lecture by Dr. Woo. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

CHINA TOWN HALL
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
4PM-6PM
Sponsored by Northwest China Council
Co-sponsored by IAS
For more information, check NWCC website at https://nwchina.org/2020-11-china-town-hall/

The link to register: https://nwchina.org/2020-11-china-town-hall/

2020-11 CHINA Town Hall - Northwest China Council Tuesday, Nov. 10 4:00pm – webcast Join renowned investor, philanthropist, and New York Times best-selling author Ray Dalio for a discussion of today’s most important issues, and the critical roles the United States and China play in an era of rapid global change, at the 14th annual CHINA Town Ha...

Oregon Koto-Kai members are still making music these days, though remotely. Enjoy!

"Tsuchi-Ningyo" - Oregon Koto-Kai Given the current social distancing situation, we hope you can find some comfort through music and art. Here, we play a remote version "Tsuchi-Ningyo" by Tad...

Join us here on Facebook Live tomorrow, June 2nd @12 noon. Do you love Japanese arts and culture? Learn about SORA, a talented sho artist here in Oregon, interviewed by Cultural Committee member Red Gillen.

Our new Member Spotlight explores the diverse ways that Oregon and Southwest Washington are connected to Japan, using social media platforms to tell their stories.

A very important message

COVID-19 Call to Action - Oregon Department of Justice Sign the Petition to Stand with the Asian American Community *Your name and city may be used publicly to show support

Something beautiful to enjoy right now!

If you can't get to the cherry blossoms, at least let us bring the blossoms to you! Time among the blossoms reminded me of the beauty of new beginnings, and the importance of viewing time as a series of short phases through which we pass. :-) Please reply by posting any picture you can of blossoms that you can see from where you are now.

An interesting and timely article.

Why are Korea’s Covid-19 death rates so low? South Korea has the dubious distinction of suffering the second-highest number of Covid-19 infections after China – but can also boast the lowest death ratio among countries with significant …

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