NORTHWEST CHINA COUNCIL NEWSLETTER #28, January - March, 1988

THE NORTHWEST REGIONAL CHINA COUNCIL: A NEW BEGINNING

On December 11, the Northwest Region- tions, Tektron~x; Donald enkins. al China Council, Inc. held its first Asian art curator, Portland Art annual meeting as an independent non- Museum; Gene Leo, executive direc- profit corporation. At that time it tor, Portland Rose Festival; Muriel elected a board of directors and Lezak, neuropsychologist, Oregon officers for the coming year. The Health Sciences University; Roger meeting was followed by a festive Luedtke, attorney and partner, reception which was well-attended Schwabe, Williamson and Wyatt; John by Council members and guests. Metschan, vice president, Asia/ Pacific, First Interstate Bank of The newly elected directors are: Oregon; James Nafziger, law pro- Jeffrey Barlow, Chinese history pro- fessor and alrec~or OI China pro- fessor at Lewis and Clark College; gram, Willamette University; Leslie Judy Baxter, senior tax specialist, Slocum, vice president, Atiyeh

Peat MarwickJ Main and Company; Lois International; Kevin Smith, aide Beran, attorney and president, Trade to U.S. Congressman Les Aucoin; Pacific; Virginia Breen, director of Christine Sproul, Study Abroad radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Programs, Oregon State System of Corvallis; Yvonne Cornell, interna- Higher Education; John E. Sprouse, tional sales manager, Oregon Soft- import manager, Sprouse-Reitz Com- ware; Mary Erbaugh, independent pany; Elaine Tan, China/ASEAN trade China scholar and researcher, specialist, Oregon Economic Devel- Eugene; Joan Frances, business- opment Department; and Jay West, woman and student, International president, Ore/Pac Marketing, Studies, Portland·State University; Eugene. Ralph Gilbert, president, Sand G Company; Mel Gurtov, director of Officers elected at the annual meet- International Studies, Portland ing are: President, Donald Jenkins; State University; Ray Helterline, Secretary, Lois Beran; and Treasurer, vice president, International Divi- Judy Baxter. Hired as Northwest sion, U.s. National Bank of Oregon; Regional China Council executive Mike Hoffman, electrical engineer director was Jane Leung Larson. and desktop publishing specialist; Margaret Hsiung, contract and cus- The board of directors will be form- tomer support manager, China Opera- ing several committees to deal with 1

J the needs and plans of the Council. cil is also looking for donations of These committees work on programs, office equipment and services, spe- membership recruitment, fundraising, cifically computersoftware,1a copier, the information clearinghouse, and computer training for volunteers scholarly exchange with China, and working on the China resources data- Oregon/Fujian book exchanges. Any base. China Council member who would like to serve on any of these com- The China resources database will mittees should contact Jane Larson. have its foundation in China in Oregon: A Resource Directory, which Because the China Council's operating will be published early in 1988 costs will now be somewhat higher, (all members will receive order annual membership dues will be in- forms when the book is released). creased to $20 for an individual and The database will serve as a com- $25 for a family, effective January puterized ihformation clearinghouse 1, students can join for only $10. to provide up-dates to the Directory. Those who hold joint membership in The China Council also plans to the China Council and the World offer specialized briefings and re- Affairs Council will retain member- ports on specific topics, making ship in both organizations, but will the Northwest Regional China Coun- henceforth receive separate member- cil, Inc. a major resource support- ship billings from each organization. ing Oregon-Chinese relations.

The China Council now has a new office located in Portland State .SPECIAL EVENTS University's Smith Center (on S.W. Broadway at Montgomery), Suite M-I07. The telephone number is. 464-4567, and the mailing address is P.o. Box The China Council is preparing for 751, Portland, OR 97207. several spring events, for which members will receive special invita- With the move to new quarters, the tions. China Council also has an increased need for regular volunteer help with with the publication of China in such tasks as answering the phone Oregon: A Resource Directory, the during office hours, general cleri- book's advertisers and those list- cal work, bookkeeping. and research ed as resources will be involved in on the China resources database. a series of bookwarmings--recep- This is an excellent opportunity for tions, workshops, and China fairs-- those with some time to spare to to introduce this long-awaited book support the Council with valuable to the public. and much-needed service and to learn more about the Council and its An exhibition from the Shanghai programs. Museum, "The Chinese Scholar's Studio," will be on view at the In addition to volunteers, the Coun- Seattle Art Museum, February 4 - March 27. The exhibition, organiz- ed by The Asia Society, fe~tures Northwest China Council Newsletter works of art by Chinese scholars of Published by the Northwest Regional the Ming dynasty as well as the China Council, sponsored by The Asia finest objects they collected and Society China Council. various decorative accoutrements P.O. Box 751 from their studios (such as brushes Portland, Oregon 97207 and inksticks). The China Council (503) 464-4567 is planning a lecture program ih Editor: Judy Kliks conjunction with this innovative Published quarterly. exhibition and hopes to organize a bus trip to visit the·shbw.

2 This April, in cooperation with the and visits to local scenic sites, .national China Council, the North- and through daily interaction with west China Council is planning a the Chinese people. Charles A. Liu, major conference on the politics Assistant Professor of Foreign - and economy of Taiwan, now under- Languages at Portland State Univer- going dramatic changes brought about sity, will be the group leader and by the legalization of parties in will also teach the languages opposition to the KMT, the lifting classes. of martial law and new rules allow- ing Taiwanese to visit their rela- Although the course is open to all, tives on the Mainland. Speakers it is strongly recommended that will come from Taiwan and through- students complete at least one year out the U.S. The conference will of Chinese language study prior to give Oregonians a chance to under- departure. Course cost, not in- stand more about what is happening cluding airfare, will be approxi- with the state's third most impor- mately $1,230, and the registration tant trade partner. deadline is June 1, 1988. Course fees include: instruction, course materials, hotels (2 person occu- pancy), airport transfers and bag- CHINESE CONVERSATION gage/hotel service tips (for those CIRCLE on group flight), and meals and excursion fees within China. For further information contact: Karen The popular Chinese Conversation Berg, Folkways Institute, 653-5882 Circle convenes January 28 for six (or 800-225-4666, within Oregon). consecutive one-hour Thursday even- ing sessions (5:30-6:30 PM). The Christy O'Quinn Circle will be held in the China CHINA COUNCIL 1988 TOURS Council's new quarters at Portland State University in Smith Center, Suite M 107-S. The Circle provides A late summer Waterways of China members the opportunity to mingle tour led by professor and veteran and practice Mandarin Chinese with tour leader Steve Kosokoff takes native speakers. Conversation 'travelers to the cradle of Chinese focuses each week on a different civilization in the Yellow River topic, with a Chinese article or basin, down the Grand Canal, to Lake story provided as background. Par- Tai near Portland's sister city ticipants are divided into several Suzhou, to Guilin's Li River, and skill level groups. Please call through the famous Yangtze River Jane Larson to register--464-4567; gorges. The tour leaves Portland the cost is $25. August 24, entering and leaving China through Hong Kong, vith return on September 18; the cost is $3,430, which includes a $430 contribution to CIDNATOURS the China Council. A Culinary Tour of China, led by Tina Chang, explores Chinese cul- 1988 SUMMER STUDY IN HANGZHOU ture and life, with a special focus This summer a two week language and on food, the great preoccupation culture study program will be offer- and joy of the Chinese people. The ed in the historic city of Hangzhou dates of the tour are November 11 in Zhejiang province. In addition to December 1. Chang, Lewis & Clark to basic vocabulary and grammar Chinese instructor and a teacher of instruction, the course will allow Chinese cooking, will lecture on students to gain a greater under- Chinese etiquette, serving methods, standing of China through lectures and menu planning and preparation. 3 There will also be visits to the The book is useful because it sug- major regional culinary institutes. gests restaurants one may not know The itinerary is Hong Kong, Fuzhou, in one's city plus many to try in Shanghai, Suzhou, Yantai, Beijing, other places and suggests the spec- and Chenqdu; the cost is $3,155, ial offerings of each. This review-~ which includes a $500 contribution er, who knows the Portland Asian to the China Council. restaurant scene quite well, found a couple of new places to try in Both tours are bein9 offered through the Portland area. Folkways Institute as cooperative education courses and will include The book has some limitations. lectures and recommended reading. First, although it cannot be com- Call Karen Berg, Folkways Institute, plete, given so many Asian restau- to receive complete tour descrip- rants, how can it list Fong Chong tions (653-5882). for dim sum and not include Seven Star just down the street? And, if price is a factor, how can it list Chen's Dynasty and omit Tuck BOOKS IN THE NEWS Lung? In the Seattle listing it excludes King Street Cafe, a must for fun eating there. A Guide to Great Inexpensive Asian Restaurants, by Judith Mann, Second, there are some errors and Pacific Rim Press, Lake Oswego, omtssions. For example, Fong Chong 1987. $8.95 (available at the is said to have a "full bar." It China Council office at a discount definitely does not. And sometimes for members, $7.25) the author has missed an outstanding dish. For example, there is no It is no secret that some of the mention of three of the best dishes best restaurant cooking found in offered in Portland Asian restau- America is Asian in origin. Many, rants: "Wonderful Tasting Noodles" who dine out often, wonder how they at Chen's Dynasty, "Hot and Spicy existed before the influx of so Chicken on Rice" at Saigon Kitchen, many good places to eat. Now, a and "Phad Thai" at Bangkok Kitchen. book has arrived to help both the And why no entries for Indian food? experienced and novice Asian-food lover make some good and interest- In spite of these shortcomings, the ing choices. book is quite useful. It ends with an excellent and extensive glossary Pacific Rim Press in Lake Oswego of each Asian cuisine with informa- has just published A Guide to tion about preparation and ingre- Great Inexpensive Asian Restaurants dients and a list of dishes. Over- in Portland, San Francisco, and all, Judith Mann has given us a val- Seattle by Judith Mann. This use- uable resource for the adventuresome ful book is a list of restaurants eater. selected because they are Asian (Cambodian, Indonesian, Thai, Kor- Steve Kosokoff ean, Laotian, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Filipino, Chinese, Japanese) and China Briefing, 1987, edited by inexpensive (entrees under $7.95). John S. Major and Anthony J. Kane, Westview Press, 1987. $13.85 ($11.00 The restaurants are listed alpha- to China Council members - available betically within each city. Every at China Council office) entry indicates name, address, phone, hours, wheelchair access, Annual volume by the National China etc. In addition, house special- Council reviewing the events and ties are indicated along with trends of 1986-1987 China news. comments about decor and serv.ice. Chapters by China scholars on for- 4 eign relations, domestic politics, scarlet and gold costumes. There the economy, foreign investment.and is amazing attention to detail in t~chnology transfer, defense, cul- costumes, uniforms and in such ture, and Taiwan. University of obscure matters as the intonation Oregon political scientist Richard of ritual chants. This is physical Kraus authored the section on cul- cinema. ture. But Bertolucci has always pretended to more than big visuals. The Italian masters of the first two FILM REVIEW post-war decades were able to reach inside the spectator and animate The Last Emperor something that seems very familiar, Columbia Pictures, 1987 elusive but profound, simultaneous- ly psychological, spiritual and in- Bernardo Bertolucci's latest film tellectual. This undefinable qual- is a selective biography of Aisin ity connects us with the world and Gioro Henry Pu Yi, the last emperor at the same time raises the world of China. Although he was elevat- to a new level of meaning. Spec- ed to that exotic throne at the tacular cinematography is never age of three, and was throughout enough. his life not far removed from im- portant history, Pu Yi's life was Of course the story is still told a sad and unresolved one. He was physically--how·could it be other- a victim and tool for the mast re- wise--but the actual objects repre- actionary forces in China: Manchu sented on the screen may be the court eunuchs, warlords and unre- facial landscapes of closeups, or constructed royalists, and, most unremarkable rooms where the char- ignominiously, the Japanese in the acters work out their fates far original puppet state, Manchukuo. from the public world. In Fists in the Pocket, Marco Bellochio, often Bertolucci is of course aware of seen as Bertolucci's rival for the the incredibly contingent quality mantle of Antonioni and Fellini, of Pu Yi's character, conditioned showed his mastery of this interior as it was by his upbringing in the world when he had an angst-ridden palace, the separation from his young man rehearse a gesture before mother and family, the enormous actually making it to his older warping symbolic power emanating brother at the kitchen table. The from the imperial title, even a little scene is breath-taking. kind of (trendy) fascination with fascism. The conclusion of the Bertolucci has at least visited the emperor's life is fitting: an am- same territory in films like The biguous conversion by the Commun- Conformist, where much is made of ists. the problems of existential "auth- enticity" in the character's actions, Faced with an uncertain hero, the but Bertolucci has chosen an almost director has decided to fill his impossible project in Pu Yi. As movie up with spectacle. The Last much as he may resemble someone out Emperor will almost certainly be of Samuel Beckett, Pu Yi's interior remembered for what it looked like, life (such as it is) cannot hold and not what is said. Choreo- out against the glare of public graphed lines of retainers snaking events. While the last emperor around the enormous courtyards of dallies in Tianjin, Mao writes his the Forbidden City, the impressive "Report on an Investigation of the eaves of the Hall of Supreme Peasant Movement in Hunan." Psy- Harmony, the grave and splendid chological study is much easier at chiaroscuro interiors, wheeling the shadowy edge of events. Julien yellow umbrellas against blue and Sorel in The Red and the Black ob- 5 serves the battle of Waterloo--he The Portland-Kaohsiung Sister City

does not direct it, or pretend to Association can be reached at 10303 -: direct it. Pu Yi is too close to NE Weidler, Portland, OR 97220 the glare at the center of things, (phone: 256-0576). and too small at that, to be a fit subject for interior cinema. Once more he is only an excuse for spec- ,CHINA RESOURCES tacle.

Paul Overby WHAT LEARNING CHINESE IS ALL ABOUT

Why and Whether to Learn Chinese

OREGON - CHINA To deal with China without knowing the language is possible, whether RELATIONS you are a business executive, tour- ist, or teacher, but the experience can be baffling, limiting, and PORTLAND COMMITTEE PROMOTES foiled by misunderstanding. To SISTER CITY IN TAIWAN deal with China if you are fluent in the spoken language is also The second largest city in Taiwan, baffling and frustrating at times; the port of Kaohsiung is being pro- however, you can communicate with posed as a sister city for Portland anyone there, and they with you. in order to develop further ties, The misunderstandings will occur both cultural and economic, with on a deeper level, and can be clear- Taiwan (Oregon's third largest ed up. If you know the written trade partner). Kaohsiung has 1.3 language as well as the spoken lan- million people and is the world's guage, your situation will be even leading container shipping center, better. with Evergreen Marine Corporation, as the major shipping line. Kao- If you are young, and hope to make hsiung is one of the 10 largest sea- China the major focus of your life, ports in the world and is in the you will surely want to learn southern part of Taiwan, about 350 Chinese as throughly and as soon as miles northeast of Hong Kong. possible. No amount of natural empathy or talent for interpersonal A committee headed by Eng Lock Khoo interaction can take the place of (former president of the Chinese knowing the language. Consolidated Benevolent Association and leader in the campaign to re- If you cannot learn Chinese thor- store Chinatown) is now gathering oughly, whatever the reason, it is support from Portland citizens, be- perfectly all right to learn it fore presenting the proposal to the partially. Even a little Chinese Portland City Council. The can help one understand or at least Portland-Kaohsiung connection is confront some of the nuances of . problematic under the City's Sist.er life that books or second-hand ad- City ordinance, which requires that vice can communicate only vaguely, the U.S. recognize the nation in- if at all. And even with a little volved (since 1979, the U.S. has Chinese, one can be more self-suf- not had official diplomatic rela- ficient in the Chinese environment. tions with the Republic of China If you have five hundred words of on Taiwan) and stipulates that the language, you are five hundred Portland should be the sole Ameri- times as able to deal with someone can sister city of a chosen foreign who knows no English as you would city (Kaohsiung already has a num- be if you had no Chinese. And you ber of sister cities in the U.S.). will meet people in China, even well-educated people, who know no 6 English at all. Millions of peo- part of the brain that likes thinqs ple there can write beautiful char- to make sense. Chinese inherently acters but barely recognize the makes sense. There is no Chinese symbols A-B-C. Even though you may "nonsense." not be directly signing contracts with these people, still in the 3) Vocabulary. long run a smattering of Chinese will make things easier and far The more words you know, the better clearer for you. your Chinese is. (This is true for What Chinese Consists of native Chinese as well as foreign learners). Being the world's old- I) Sounds. est continuous language, it has a large stock of vocabulary. Havinq Pronunciation is difficult at first. developed independently of all All the words sound alike: zhang, Western languages, there is not a / v , - ~- single word in Chinese for which zhang,v zhang,h' zhang; chang,.. •..• chang, .. v ch ang, c ang; ]lang, Jlang, Jlang, you can find a complete and exact ji~ng--those are ·twelve distinct equivalent in English. One must words. Particularly troublesome learn each word thoroughly and qrad- are the famous four tones, by which ually, as its various uses and mean- . / tong- means "to go th"ough," tong ings are revealed. means "the same " tong is "a bucket " and tong" "hurts." The American , 4) Dialects. says to his Chinese friend, ~I love to go in the woods and kKn shu" The standard "Mandarin" dialect is (chop down trees); the Chinese the native tongue for three-fifths thinks "This is a true rugged ~.\]est- of China. The accent of Peking is ern American, Daniel Boone type." the basis for the standard pronunci- Actually the American was trying ation taught in schools. But every to describe himself as Thoreau or county in China has a local accent. Lord Byron: he thought he was say- Several regions (the other two- ing he likes to to in the woods and fifths of China) speak what are k~n shu--read books. The Chinese called "dialects" but are actually tones and vowels will have American what we would consider separate speakers making mistakes along lines languages, as different from each of those made by Chinese learning other as English is from Dutch. In English, such as the Chinese wait- the USA, or in Peking, we can learn ress who hear~ the American customer standard Mandarin without having ask for the bill, so she brings beer. to worry about dialects. But in China we must deal with a welter of 2 ) Sentence structure. accents in which tones, vowels, consonants, rhythm, and even vocab- This is the easiest part of the lan- ulary will differ from what the guage. Grammar is based almost en- textbooks taught. After several tirely on word order, somewhat like months in China, a person with a an English telegram: no singular/ good ear can begin to sense the plural, masculine/feminine, declen- principles behind the Chinese sound sions, conjugations, subjunctive, or system, and from then on it is easy agreement. Although linguists are to adjust to the various accents. correct when they tell you that all But even the best ears in the world languages are equally complex but in cannot simply "absorb" Cantonese, different ways, still the fact re- Taiwanese or Shanghai. One must mains that for most English-speaking study them like any other language. learners, Chinese sentences are One does not have to learn the dia- easier to put together and under- lects, though, except if useful in stand than are sentences in almost a specialized career based in Hong any other foreign language. Chinese Kong, Shanghai or Fuzhou. The grammar appeals to the universal Chinese school system uses Mandarin 7 exclusively. One can communicate spoken and written, with benefit and in Mandarin with almost anyone distinction, interactinq profound- under forty-five years old. In ly with Chinese people, -history and: fact a dialect speaker speaking thought. It can be done. Let me Mandarin may be easier to under- outline two typical schemes of pro- stand than a native speaker of some gress: local kind of Mandarin who does not change his accent to compensate. First, the "A" student (a.k.a. S) Characters. "Student A") who takes a non-inten- sive college course may progress This is not the place to explain the like this: much-misunderstood Chinese writing system. Let it suffice to say that After one year, Student A can stum- those boxy squiggles are not "pic- ble around in China and not get tures," most are not even "symbols," lost. Makes friends with people, and there is in fact a strong pho- but is often stymied in conversa- netic component governing the sys- tion. Unable to read anything ex- tem. But because the ties between cept the textbook, because of not characters and sounds are relative- knowing enough characters. (You ly loose, one can read and use the can't look at a character and characters in any dialect, and the~ "sound it out;" you must learn it oretically can learn to read Chinese completely, and you can only han- without knowing any pronunciation dle so may in a year). at all. As for the difficulty of learning characters: the first 1,000 After two years, Student A knows all are hard to learn. After that, it the basic grammar, but cannot yet becomes easy to learn characters, read raw unedited texts. From the and the real challenge comes from third year through the umpteenth learning vocabulary, including char- year, one is building up vocabulary. acter combinations and usage. Sometime during the third or fourth year, Student A will suddenly find Learning Strategies it possible to pick up a newpaper and understand what it says, with- The ideal Chinese learner is: out a dictionary. A good third- 1) biologically young (language- year student can also write a pas- learning ability often decreas- sable business letter in Chinese, es with age). . though it will be far from grace- 2) Fairly good at languages in gen- ful. A fourth-year "A" student eral. can read Chinese books at about 3) Likes people, and listens well. five minutes per page (vs. one 4) Has good study habits. minute or less for English) and 5) Has enough time. will find it tiring to read in 6) And, or: has a passion to Chinese for a long stretch. After learn the language, a thirst to about ten years, that five minutes make contact with that part of may come down to two or even one the world and its people. and a half minutes, but Chinese will never be as easy as English. Few people fit all of those specifi- cations. But if you lack in some Even for Student A, to achieve of those areas, you can often com- fluency in Chinese it seems absol- pensate with that last quality: the utely necessary to go to China (do commitment, enthusiasm, or drive. not overlook Taiwan, by the way; it I have seen quite a few people who is a Chinese province): at least were only "C" students in terms of for a full calendar year, prefer- their language aptitude, test-taking ably two or three. An "A" student or memorizing ability, who because who has spent three years in China, of their love for China and their studying and working, can be mis- tenacity learned to use the language, taken for a native Chinese on the 8. limited heights. Afte~ you ha~e d tion that 15 the tIme to who has had ten that foun·a hii1eSe" or "Power phone. som~one including time ears of Ch~nese, 'te a take "Gourm~t C " to keep yourself - Y b ble to wr a Wardrobe Ch~nese, in China, mayea" business linguisticalIY br~ll~ant ~n, l' ~n. quistic tr1m. letter in Chinese--but, chance~ ible to learn are will not have had the bus~ness It used to be pos~ . ding or training to make it brilliant in , h' se--]Ust rea terms of business. partlal C lne trained u.S. just speaking. Yale C m- Then there is the "C" student (Stu- Air Force people to listen to 0 dent C): munist Chinese pilots talking on their radios to each other, while Student C can make similar progress, at the same time the University of but will lag about two years behind Chicago's first-year textbook open- the "A" student, and may need more ed with a lesson in classical time in China to achieve comparable Chinese from the Analects of Con- fluency. For the "C" student I fucius. The air force officers recommend two t~ings: First, make coul~not read or write, and the sure that your first-year training Chicago intellectuals couldn't goes as smoothly as possible. This even buy a train ticket. But now- means having a good teacher, and no adays, almost every course in China interference from job, fatigue or or the U.S. will begin by forcing other heavy courses. If first year you to listen and speak throughout starts to get rocky, you should quit the first two years, while at the and start over again later. It will same time you are learning to read be well worth the effort. Second, and write those conversations in the time in China is extremely im- characters. portant. The ptogress a "C" student can make in China, if one takes The brainwave overload from this language courses there;-Can be abso- combination of skills can be over- lutely stunning--in many cases you whelming. The reasons behind this can overtake, the "A" stu d ents, 1f ' development in teaching method are ~~~ ~len~ t1~e using Chinese to meet ng e w1th people. compl~x and are not all good; still that 1S the way things stand. In In short St d t the end, the various skills are lraini~'and u en C, needs ~stematic more mlngll'ng N' in~errelated, and both will help of th ose willT - ....•' either the other. 0 any good without brlng China closer,

Lst: "'her I 1the risk of e to stud ' et me sound"Y ChInes emph' lng e? 1anguage aSlZe th· S~lf-ser', At Prodd' , reqU' , at lt' Vlng lng " lrln lS h r skills 'and a g careful a ard is b to be ma cC?mbinat; pacing est I ster ~on Of ' course 'orearned in :d. Theref SchOOl a profess' real COlI ore it Years ' at least ' lonal Ian ege peo i' There ln the f' gUage Ch'P e teach' are some lrst two lnese f lng Chi fantast' food Or bus' nese fo lC , et lness r tou ' student c., but I·h ' Chinese frlsts, comi aVe or that T"h ng Out never m ~ 0 had of et matter h reall a course ,a gOOd Ow gOOd thY learned 11ke - COllege e teach much, no f oUndat' er Was lon f COUrse can' . A rom Which gIVe you to bU'l a 1 d to Un- 9 EATING CHINESE STYLE Turn heat to low and slowly stir in the heavy cream. Turn off heat and serve. The following recipe for Creamed Jeffrey Barlow Chinese Cabbage is adapted from Jim Lee's Chinese Cookbook (Harper & Row, 1968). Mr. Lee does much to de-mystify Chinese cooking and suggests numerous short-cuts and ,ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: . substitutions for materials which may be difficult to obtain. One of the more unusual recipes in This issue was prepared by Jeffrey the book, because it uses dairy Barlow, Judy Kliks, Steve Kosokoff, products, generally alien to Chinese Jane Larson, Christy O'Quinn, Paul cooking, is as follows~ Overby, and Jonathan Pease.

1. 3/4 pound Chinese cabbage (bok choy, if available; if not, celery cabbage) washed, and sliced large

2. 1 small can of deviled Smith- Northwest Regional China Council field ham (alternatives: bacon, Patrons and Donors .. pre-cooked ham) PATRONS The Asia Society 1 clove garlic, minced First Interstate Bank Elizabeth C. Ducey 3. 1 teaspoon sugar D.A. Fowler & Co., Inc. Patrick Maveety Nike, Inc. 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper Northwest Natural Gas Co. Port of Portland 1 to 3 tablespoons cornstarch Ted L. Rausch Co. of Oregon (sauce should be thick) Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust 2 tablespoons light soy sauce U.S. National Bank of Oregon 1 MAJOR DONORS (or tablespoon dark soy sauce) Arthur Andersen & Co. Blackwell North America 1/2 cup chicken stock or water Cascade Corporation CH2M Hill International 4. 2 tablespoons vegetable oil £SI, Inc. Joan Frances and John Sinclair Genevieve R. Goldy 1/8 tablespoon oil Lindsay, Hart, Neil & Weigler Miller, Nash, Wiener, Hager, & Carlsen 1/4 cup heavy cream (I've used Niedermeyer Martin Co. yogurt too and liked the effect) Northwest Regional Education Laboratory The Oregon Bank Mix together ingredients in group Oregon Economic Development Department 3 and put aside. Heat wok or skil- Peat Marwick Main let until hot. Add oil, then salt. Portland Community College Powell's Books Turn heat down to medium. Add Reed College the garlic and fry until golden Seattle First International Bank brown. Add the Chinese cabbage; Sprouse-Reitz Co. turn heat up to high and stir fry Standard Insurance Co. for two minutes. While stirring, Stoel, Rives, Boley, Jones & Gray add the sauce mixture from group Tektronix - China Operations Westwood Timber Corp. 3. Cover and cook for two m~nutes Willamette University more. Remove cover and mix 1n deviled ham. 10 CALENDAR OF EVENTS t:

January

16 - 17 TRADITIONAL CHINESE GYNECOLOGY FOR AMERICAN PRACTIONERS: A weekend workshop by Bob Flaws, covers common gyn pathologies and reviews related TCM theory necessary for treatment and diagnosis. Sponsored by the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. 10 - 5 PM, 11231 SE Market, Portland; $100. Information: 253-3443.

23 - 24 & CHINESE PHILOSOPHY CLASS. A survey course by Chao Li Chi, covering the 2/13 - 14 development of Chinese philosophy and reviewing the achievements of famous philosophers. Sponsored by the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. 10 - 5 PM, 11231 SE Market, Portland; $200 for two weekends. Information. 253-3443 .•

28 - 3/3 CHINESE CONVERSATION CIRCLE: Practice Mandarin Chinese with native speakers in a six week course, sponsored by the Northwest China Council. Circles are held at 5:30 - 6:30 PM, Thursday evenings, at Portland State University, SMC, Suite M 107-S; $25. Information: 464-4567, Jane Larson. February

3 GAO YUAN, author of Born Red, will share his views of the "Cultural Revolution." Sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Oregon. 5:30 PM, Wednesday, Pavillion Room of the Hilton Hotel. Information: 464-3049.

4 - 3/27 THE CHINESE SCHOLAR'S STUDIO: Artistic Life of the Late Ming Dynasty. A major exhibition from the Shanghai Museum; a full schedule of programs accompanies the exhibit. Seattle Art Museum, Volunteer Park. Information: 206-625-8901, also call the China Council for Portland activities; 464-4567.

10 "PLANNED HIGHER EDUCATION IN CHINA TODAY:" Lecture by Shu Ling Wu, visiting student of computer science from the People's Republic of China. Sponsored by International Student Services. 1 - 1:50 PM, Wednesday, 298 SMC, Portland State University; free. Information: 464-4094.

18 - 3/13 11th ANNUAL PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. A presentation of over 45 films from 25 countries, including China and Taiwan. Sponsored by the Oregon Art Institute's NW Film and Video Center. Showings held at the Berg Swann Auditorium, 1219 SW Park, time TBA. Information: 221-1156.

20 - 21 ACUPUNCTURE MERIDIAN ENERGETICS. An exploration of internal pathways, secondary vessels, including tendino-muscular meridians; French and Jap- anese styles of theory etc. Sponsored by the Oregon College of Oriental 'Medicine. 10 - 5 PM, 11231 SE Market, Portland; $100. Information: 253-3443.

21 NEW YEAR BANQUET: Sponsored by U.S.-China Peoples Friendship Association. Featured speaker is Yao Wei, President, CITIFOR, Seattle. 5:30 PM, Noble House, John's Landing; $15 for banquet. Call for reservations by Feb. 17 - Paul Morris, 223-2038.

27 YIN CHENG ZONG: Piano Concert to be held at the University of Oregon, Eugene (Beall Concert Hall, 8 PM); $6.50 general. Sponsored by School of Music; information: 686-3761. Yin is China's most famous pianist.

28 CHINESE FILM, "AT MIDDI,E AGE" AND LECTURE BY PAUL PICHOWICZ: Sponsored by Pacific University; Forest Theatre, 1911 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove; 2-6 PM. Lecture is on role of professional Chinese women in family and society. March 5 CHINESE NEW YEAR: "The Year of the Dragon," 4686. Enjoy- an evening of dining, dancing, and Chinese entertainment. Sponsored by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association. Festivities begin at 6:30 PM, Lloyd Center Red Lion Inn in the Grand Ballroom, Portland; $25 per person. Information: 284-2592 or 295-1777, George or Mary t.eonq ,

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