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I agree with everything you said. About #1…I think...
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Tag Archives: Portland
Podcast: bigWOWO Interviews Dave Porter, Activist for Bilingual Education
Dave Porter
I had the opportunity this past weekend to interview Mr. David Porter, a local Portland activist for bilingual education. Dave has been working with the Oregon State Legislature to bring a greater focus on foreign languages to our schools, and his work heavily emphasizes Mandarin Chinese immersion programs. Download our podcast here, or hear it below:
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The podcast is around 30 minutes, 13.7 megs.
Posted in parenting, Podcasts, Portland
Tagged Bilingual Education, Chinese, parenting, Portland
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Merry Christmas!
l to r: the inventor of the term "bigWOWO" and the webmaster
We’ve been snowed in for a week now. However, I’m happy since this is the first snowy Portland Christmas that I remember.
Hope everyone is safe and warm!
John Jay Talks about Chinatown and Portland
John Jay
Thanks to David, who told me about this article in yesterday’s Oregonian. It’s an excellent article about a local Asian American businessman who is taking care of business at the ground level by building up the culture of Portland. I love the fact that John Jay is working with business and government leaders in order to develop Chinatown, I love the fact that he’s concentrating on the cultural aspects of the city, I love the fact that he consciously reflects on ethnicity, and I love the fact that he has put so much time, money, and effort in making our city better. Oh, and I love the fact that Studio J was one of Thymos’s Gold Sponsors for Frank Chin. Check out this part of the interview:
The Great Portland Ramen Controversy, Part II
I blogged about an incident at my local Asian grocery a while back. In that post, I recounted the story of how I was surprised at the checkout when I was denied a discount on a package of instant ramen due to a technicality that was printed only in a non-English language. On the Thymos listserve, this became known as the “Great Portland Ramen Controversy.”
The World Outside and the Post-Election Portland Fervor
Portland
Yesterday I drove to downtown Portland for a 7 pm Thymos meeting. It was my first time out of the hospital since Tuesday when my daughter was born. Usually eastbound traffic is bad around 4:30, terrible from 5 until around 5:45, and progressively better after that. However, when I left my house around 6:30 yesterday, it was like rush hour.
Wordstock
Getting the word out to all those in Portland–Wordstock is coming up next week on November 7-9, 2008. Go here for more info. Wordstock is the biggest book festival in Portland. Last year, Adrian Tomine was here. I would’ve loved to see him talk about Shortcomings. If anyone hasn’t yet checked out Shortcomings, I can all but guarantee that you’ll like it.
I love books, I read all the time, and I’m constantly talking about books, but I don’t think I have ever been to an actual book festival. And unfortunately, depending on circumstances beyond my control, I may miss this one too.
Done
Voting Drop Site
My wife and I voted early yesterday when we dropped our ballots off at an official drop site. Barack Obama-Joe Biden-David Wu-Jeff Merkeley. My voice has been put in a protected metal box and will be heard on November 4th.
Asian Education Foundation: Podcast
Here is my first podcast on local Portland events/groups. It’s an interview with Victoria Yu, the Executive Director of the Asian Education Foundation. You can download the podcast here, and you can hear it here:
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