Oregon State Representative Mari Watanabe was sworn into office at Portland’s Japanese Garden on Sunday – making history as the state’s first Japanese American woman to join the Oregon legislature.

Oregon’s most prestigious and authentic Asian cultural event” will take place at the Keller Auditorium on Feb. 1.

Sunday’s festival was Briawna Maruyama’s first experience at the Japanese Garden, and a special way ... faith and cultural connections in Oregon. The Oregonian/OregonLive is solely responsible ...

The Japanese Garden is located in the northern section ... offers service to the garden and connects to the MAX stations at Oregon Zoo and Providence Park. You can also take the Red or Blue ...

Along the back wall of the Japanese American Museum of Oregon’s new exhibition, Jensaku Makita’s story plays out. Makita was the only Oregonian incarcerated during World War II on Angel Island, a San ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon State Representative Mari Watanabe was sworn into office at Portland’s Japanese Garden on Sunday – making history as the state’s first Japanese American ...

In November, Steiner won election as Oregon state treasurer ... in a statement at her swearing-in ceremony at the Portland Japanese Garden. “I am a third-generation Japanese American whose ...