The Garden Path
Hope Anew
Winter 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM THE CEO HAIKU 3 Letter from the CEO Steve Bloom Leafless maple Light and shadow trace its form Again in the pond 4 Membership Updates 2021 Festivals and Events Technology Upgrade – Peter Kendall
5 Garden News Garden Maintenance New Garden Curator
SENIOR STAFF
8 A Legacy-Making Gift CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steve Bloom Honoring Ron Herman Dear Members, DEPUTY DIRECTOR Cynthia Johnson Haruyama
THE ARLENE SCHNITZER CURATOR Akemashite omedetō gozaimasu! of winter, plants are budding, and roots and OF CULTURE, ART, AND EDUCATION Aki Nakanishi Happy New Year! new growth lay active beneath the surface. 10 The Japan Institute A New Path for Portland Japanese CHIEF CURATOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE Garden INTERNATIONAL JAPANESE GARDEN I have always been an eternal optimist since With this new dawn brings a new path for TRAINING CENTER Sadafumi Uchiyama the day I was born. No matter how empty, I our organization. In the following pages,
12 Art Exhibitions GARDEN CURATOR Hugo Torii have always seen my cup as half full. But it you’ll read about the coming launch of The
Journey of Kasagi Gates CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER Lisa Christy is not blind optimism; it comes from lessons Japan Institute, an evolutionary concept learned from those who have come before for our organization which will further CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Diane Freeman me. So, in the aftermath of one of the most bring Japan to Portland as well as to com- CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Cheryl Ching 14 Golden Crane Society difficult years any one of us can ever remem- munities around the world. You will learn DIRECTOR OF RETAIL Ashley McQuade ber, I for one am optimistic and have hope in about a legacy-making gift of $2 million in EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CEO Kathy Parmenter the year ahead. Here is why. honor and memory of the late International CURATOR EMERITA Diane Durston Advisory Board member Ron Herman, given 16 Global Ambassadors & Tribute Gifts Out of great adversity, and great challenge, by his wife and longtime Portland Japanese comes resilience, human connection, and Garden friend, Jenny Herman. You’ll also BOARD OF TRUSTEES advancement. The past year has afforded the read about the transition and promotion of PRESIDENT Robert Zagunis opportunity for each of us individually, and two key leaders – Sadafumi Uchiyama and 17 Phoenix Legacy Society PRESIDENT-ELECT Drake Snodgrass collectively, to grow stronger, better, and Hugo Torii – and how this succession fur- VICE PRESIDENTS Dr. Calvin Tanabe, Paul Schommer wiser than before. ther secures the future of the Garden. TREASURER Doug de Weese
SECRETARY Janelle Jimerson The lessons of the past show this to be And this is just the beginning. 18 Photo Gallery MEMBERS true. The year 2021 marks the 10th anniver- Trish Adams, Gwyneth Gamble Booth, sary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The As we look to the future, let us remember Ann Carter, Dean M. Dordevic, Jon Greeney, Bruce Guenther, first of three catastrophic events which the lessons of hope gifted by those who Ronna Hoffman, Bill Hughes, Yoshio Kurosaki, Polly Lauser, ravaged Japan and shocked the world: the came before us. This is our opportunity to 20 A Winter Meditation Martin Lotti, Paul Loving, Lindley Morton, Darren Nakata, 3.11 earthquake; the devastating tsunami; and seize that gift of hope for our children and Carol L. Otis M.D., Travers Hill Polak, the subsequent nuclear disaster of Fukushi- for generations to come. Let us all believe Dan Schwoerer, Jeff Wolfstone ma. So much devastation and so many lives together that our cup is not just half full, but lost, but also, from the very moment it was in fact, mostly full. Because even if it is not, FOUNDATION BOARD over, there was hope. Those of us who had together – as individuals, as family, and a CHAIR Carmen Wong an opportunity to travel there to see the dev- community – we will fill that cup with hope. PRESIDENT Steve Bloom astation and meet the people saw something
SECRETARY/TREASURER Diane Freeman more than the deep sorrow – we saw hope With deep gratitude, in the faces and spirits of each person we MEMBERS Trish Adams, Sandy Chandler met along the way. Dede DeJager, Greg Fitz-Gerald, James D. Lynch, Allen Mercer, Dee Ross, Valerie Sasaki, Cecilia Tanaka 2021 brings the dawn of a new hope around Steve Bloom the world. Here at Portland Japanese Gar- Chief Executive Officer THE GARDEN PATH den, hope is also palpable. Even in the quiet
FRONT COVER William Sutton FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BACK COVER Julia Taylor Email [email protected] Christina Sjogren
2 THE GARDEN PATH WINTER 2021 3 MEMBERSHIP UPDATES GARDEN NEWS
A Restorative New Year The Garden as a Place of Respite
1 Strolling through Portland Japanese Garden in the winter can feel peaceful and quiet. But this season holds much more activity Thank you, Members than meets the eye. Winter is a critical time where plants are saving up their energy and preparing for new growth in the spring. Thank you again for all the support you’ve shown We’re hopeful that as the year progresses, we throughout 2020, and if you are a new member, will be able to increase access to the Garden welcome! Your visits, memberships, and donations and gradually return to providing benefits that all help to ensure that we can continue to be a were impacted by COVID-19. Keep an eye on treasured place for our community. our weekly member newsletters and the website to stay up to date on the latest information. You Our priority continues to be the safety of you and can sign up for our newsletters by visiting our staff. In following the lead of the CDC and japanesegarden.org/newsletters. 2 Oregon Health Authority, we’ll continue to operate with precautions and modifications for the year. From general maintenance and pre- ventative measures to highly special- ized and meticulous skills such as pine pruning, much work happens behind the 2021 Festivals and Events Virtual Experiences scenes that may or may not be observed by visitors.
While there are no in-person events scheduled We know that not everyone is able to visit us during While some aspects of our everyday life between January-March, we have cautiously these times. We’re continuing to expand our virtual has slowed down due to the pandemic, optimistic plans to bring back modified in-person content this year, including art exhibition walk- nature waits for no one. Rain or shine, events, experiences, and Golden Crane receptions throughs, plant tours with our Garden Curator, expert our small staff of hard-working and car- starting late spring, including our annual traditions panel discussions, and of course, strolls through the of Children’s Day, O-Bon, and Moonviewing. Garden via weekly livestreams on Instagram. If you ing gardeners are out in the Garden at don’t already, follow us through social media to stay the break of day to nurture and maintain connected and get the latest updates. all garden spaces. If you happen to see Technology Upgrade them on your visit, don’t hesitate to say hello and let them know how much their PortlandJapaneseGarden In February, we’ll be upgrading our technology work is appreciated! to create smoother user-experiences for you. PDXJapaneseGarden We understand that it hasn’t always been easy to navigate your online accounts, or make ticket PortlandJapaneseGarden reservations, so we’re excited to share some improvements. We’ll be sharing specific details PDXJapaneseGdn through our member newsletters. 1 Hannah Steelman 2 Tyler Quinn 3 3 Hannah Steelman
4 THE GARDEN PATH WINTER 2021 5 GARDEN NEWS
Passing the Torch from Hand to Hand Announcing Portland Japanese Garden’s New Garden Curator and Chief Curator
This January, Portland Japanese Garden Q: How do you plan to tackle the respon- is announcing the promotion of two key sibility of your roles, respectfully? leaders at the organization. Sadafumi Uchiyama has been promoted from Garden Torii: I have learned it can take 200 years Curator to the position of Chief Curator to become a master of a craft, but with and Director of the International Japanese the right people, the sum of the combined Garden Training Center. Hugo Torii has experiences can become greater than its Sadafumi Uchiyama Hugo Torii been promoted from Director of Grounds parts. I love what I do and I am blessed to
CHIEF CURATOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE GARDEN CURATOR Maintenance to Garden Curator. This be surrounded by a great team. I also know INTERNATIONAL JAPANESE GARDEN transition marks a critical step in securing that the work we put in each day matters. TRAINING CENTER the future of Portland Japanese Garden. So, I hope to take it one day at a time, while Torii has been with Portland Japanese keeping my gaze towards the future. Uchiyama is a third-generation Japanese Garden for more than 2 years as the Since 1963, millions of people from gardener from southern Japan and is a Director of Grounds Maintenance, over- around the world have found an intimate Uchiyama: Growing up in a family of registered landscape architect with a BLA seeing the physical aspects of the Garden, connection to nature by stepping into Japanese gardeners, I learned from a young and MLA from the University of Illinois. its maintenance, and development. With a Portland Japanese Garden. While this age that a garden is a simple place and He has been with Portland Japanese master's degree in Landscape Design experience with nature can feel ethereal, thing. Yes, we talk about Portland Japanese Garden for 12 years as Garden Curator, from Kyoto University of Art and Design, the landscape design, aesthetic principles, Garden in a philosophical way when during which time he helped create and Torii also worked for Gartenlandschaft and desired effect of the garden spaces are speaking to the importance and impact of integrate the Cultural Crossing Expansion Berg in Germany. Previous to this role, he deeply intentional. a garden, but when you think about it quite Project. Prior to his role as the Garden built a strong foundation as a Japanese simply, a garden is a service. This notion Curator, Uchiyama served as a member landscape gardener working 12 years at Unlike any other Japanese garden in North keeps us grounded and connected to our on the Garden's Board of Trustees from the prominent Ueyakato Landscape Co., America, Portland Japanese Garden has community when carrying out both the 2003-2007. LTD in Kyoto, Japan. been continually overseen by a succession day-to-day tasks and the long-term vision. of Japan-trained garden craftsmen. This has ensured that the gardens remain Q: How does it feel to evolve from a role authentically Japanese in their design and you have held close for over a decade? maintenance. Here, we hear from both Uchiyama and Torii about this momentous Uchiyama: It’s important to remember “passing of the torch”: that the Garden will outlive all of us, and as curators, we each just get a small portion of its long life. Maybe this is very traditional and Japanese of me, but I am not interested in leaving a legacy or counting For the full interview, please visit: the accolades. I just feel fortunate to have japanesegarden.org/passingthetorch had the opportunity to be one part of the whole picture.
Megumi Kato
6 THE GARDEN PATH WINTER 2021 7 A LEGACY-MAKING GIFT
James Florio
The Herman's donation will be recognized through the naming of The Ron and Jenny Herman Garden House A Legacy-Making Gift Honoring Ron Herman
We are thrilled and humbled to announce a Horticulture enthusiasts will recall that Mr. The Japan Institute has been percolating legacy-making gift of $2 million in honor of Herman lectured at Portland Japanese Garden with Garden leadership for nearly a decade. late International Advisory Board member Ron several times over the last decade. Mr. Her- Thanks to this visionary gift, the dream is Herman. The donation was made by his wife man was one of the foremost practitioners and now possible. and longtime Portland Japanese Garden friend, scholars on Japanese gardens in the world. His Jenny Herman. Ms. Herman made the gift to cel- advocacy for pairing cultural understanding Ms. Herman’s gift comes after already gen- ebrate Ron and recognize his major influence in with technical knowledge when teaching Jap- erously donating Ron’s significant volume the field of Japanese gardens internationally. anese garden arts was formative in developing of texts to our own library collection. This the learning model at our own International addition is an incredible contribution to the “Ron was a major influencer on western under- Japanese Garden Training Center’s flagship body of Japanese garden knowledge that will standing of the artform and created many of program Waza To Kokoro (“Hands and Heart”). be shared globally. The Hermans’ gift will be the highest quality Japanese gardens in North recognized through the naming of the Ron America” says CEO Steve Bloom. “He was a With this gift, the Garden will finally be able and Jenny Herman Garden House and ensures giant in this field and we are honored to carry to take its next steps toward evolving into his indelible impact on the field of Japanese his legacy forward thanks to this generous gift The Japan Institute (see page 10). The concept gardens will be known today as well as for from Jenny.” of evolving Portland Japanese Garden into future generations.
Ron Herman. Photo by Jonathan Ley
8 THE GARDEN PATH WINTER 2021 9 THE JAPAN INSTITUTE
The Japan Institute A New Path for Portland Japanese Garden
2020 was a year that tested our individual Jonathan Ley and collective capacity for distressing news which is why we are so happy to start 2021 Global Center by announcing a new path for Portland for Culture and Art Japanese Garden.
We call it The Japan Institute. to be explored, more robustly, with more PORTLAND people around the world. The Herman gift, JAPANESE paid over several years, will act as start-up GARDEN funding with the goal of formally launching What is The Japan Institute? International International Japanese Garden The Japan Institute in 2022. Exchange Forum The Japan Institute is being created in order Training Center to share and expand programs of Portland Japanese Garden more broadly around the The Path Ahead world, expand international partnerships, and continue to engage diverse people in Within the next several years, Portland shared experiences and conversations about Japanese Garden will acquire and develop peace, beauty, and connection of nature. In reality, the foundation of The Japan In- a nearby site as the headquarters for The Innovative programs, global collaborations, stitute already exists at Portland Japanese Japan Institute with additional workshop, and experiential education for youth and Garden. Cultural programming like festivals classroom, lecture hall, and nursery space to adults are the hallmarks of The Japan Insti- and art exhibitions will continue happening accommodate the expanding Japan Institute tute, organized around three centers: as part of the Global Center for Culture and programs which exceed the capacity of Port- Art. We will continue to convene and host land Japanese Garden’s 12.5-acre campus, 1. Global Center for Culture and Art global audiences to explore ideas critical allowing the Garden itself to remain a place 2. International Exchange Forum to modern life informed by the ideals of of peaceful connection to nature and beauty. 3. International Japanese Garden Japanese gardens, arts, and culture under Training Center the umbrella of the International Exchange Through this wide variety of art, culture, Forum. And our International Japanese and education programs and partnerships, Garden Training Center will continue its The Japan Institute will create meaningful The core of these three centers is the series of educational programs such as the experiences of personal renewal and shared Garden itself, informing and responding Waza To Kokoro seminar and the popular experiences of beauty, nature, and peace to the programs around it. Garden Workshop series. for diverse audiences. These experiences will open hearts and minds for important With this foundation, The Japan Institute conversations about issues critical to our can be best understood as the next evolu- future on this shared earth – peace among tion of Portland Japanese Garden. It will ourselves, harmony with nature, and sup- create a more inclusive and expansive can- porting the creativity and blossoming of the opy allowing more of Japan’s greatest gifts human spirit. James Florio
10 THE GARDEN PATH WINTER 2021 11 ART EXHIBITIONS
Ten years ago, on March 11, 2011 the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern shore - the most powerful earthquake ever record- ed to hit Japan. It caused enormous tsunami waves across miles of shoreline, climbing as high as 130 feet. It tore apart coastal towns and villages, and washed tons of debris out to sea. Communities were torn apart. Loved ones were separated from each other. This event also crippled a nuclear plant in Fukushima, contaminating the region with alarm- ing levels of radiation.
3 In the months and years following, Japanese com- munities were still looking for the missing pieces In a country with over 10,000 shrines, it was no of their former lives. Meanwhile, across the ocean, small task. Even the President and CEO of Ajinomo- 1 those missing pieces were resurfacing. A volleyball to Foods and member of the Garden’s International here. A boat there. Connections to lives lost and Advisory Board, assisted by asking his staff to “find lives still being lived. old shrines that have washed away.” Portland Jap- Connecting anese Garden leaders went to Japan and traveled Cultures In 2013, two nearly identical beams of a sacred town by town, spreading the word. As they combed Shinto gate landed on the Oregon coast. After through details and enlisted the help of local Commemorating the 10th traveling 5,000 miles across the Pacific, incredibly, community members, the team started to slowly Anniversary of the Great these two crossbeams, known as kasagi from a to- connect the dots. rii gate landed within 120 miles of each other less East Japan Earthquake than one month apart (a torii is a traditional gate A year later, the small fishing village from where used to mark the entrance to a hallowed space). the kasagi gates had come was finally located. The Virtually unidentifiable, they could have been gates had washed away from Hachinohe, a city Portland Japanese Garden was founded as abandoned, forgotten, and lost forever. Instead, the on the northeast coast of Honshu island. The torii a place for cross-cultural understanding quest to return the two battered pieces of wood gates were rebuilt, rededicated and now stand tall following World War II. A hallmark in the brought people together from across the globe as a in their original place as a symbol of perseverance, City of Portland, the Garden has become message of support for the people of Japan. recovery, and hope. a special place where people can find common ground in the beauty of nature – Dedicated Portland Japanese Garden employees a place for our community to feel peace, and volunteers searched far and wide, spreading tranquility, and connection with each other. the word about the found kasagi in hopes of con- Find the full story at: 2 necting with anyone who might provide a clue. japanesegarden.org/kasagi-gates-hope This sense of community extends from Portland, throughout the world. This year is the 10th anniversary of the Tohoku "The Pacific Ocean is not something earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earth- that divides us but is something that UPCOMING ART EXHIBITION quake, in Japan. In commemoration, from 4/23-5/31, Portland Japanese Garden is connects us." Ishimoto Yasuhiro: re-visiting an incredible story through a Architecture + Nature + Culture retrospective exhibition epitomizing perse- U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Caroline Kennedy, verance, hope, and the power of commun- at a ceremony welcoming the two kasagi back to Japan in 2015. FEBRUARY 13 - APRIL 11 ity. The exhibition will also document the journey of kasagi (crossbeams of a torii Explore the intersection of architecture, nature, and culture, gate) from the shores of Oregon back to a through photography by influential Japanese American shrine in Hachinohe, Japan. photographer, Ishimoto Yasuhiro. The exhibition features one of the most exquisite architectural and garden treasures of Here is a snippet of the incredible story. 1 Sadafumi Uchiyama Japan — Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto. Ishimoto was born 2 Ken Katsurayama in the U.S. and raised in Japan, bridging both cultures in his 3 Tyler Quinn 4 Katsura Villa by Ishimoto Yasuhiro photographic work.
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12 THE GARDEN PATH WINTER 2021 13 Cumulative giving to the Annual Fund from January 1 through December 31, 2020
Tyler Quinn
$100,000+ $5,000-$9,999 $2,500-$4,999 $1,500-$2,499 Patrick Gibson & Maja Henderson Janet McCormick & Stephanie Walker Sapporo Brewing USA Ann Goetcheus Marilyn McIver Valerie Sasaki James R. Coonan, Denise C. Bates, Trish Adams, in memory of Roudabeh Akhavein Acorn Fund, Oregon Community Bruce Guenther & Sarah Miller Meigs & Andrew Meigs Janet Schibel & Lurline C. Menzies Robert & Ethel Csakany Benihana Foundation Eduardo A. Vides, M.D. Allen Mercer & Helen Angelica Wong Laura Schlafly Institute of Museum and Ruth Anderson & Michael Beebe Bokksu, Inc. A-dec, Inc. Cynthia & Andrew Haruyama Thor Mitchell & Jaime O'Dell Patricia O. Schleuning Library Services Bank of America Evona Brim Susan & Dean N. Alterman Etsuko Harvey Erin Moeschler & Robb Rathe Susan Schnitzer & Greg Goodman Oregon Cultural Trust Christine Bartell Diane & James Burke K. Andreasen Hasegawa Kogyo Co., Ltd. Glenn Moore B.J. Simmons Drs. Mayho & Calvin Tanabe Chita Becker Barbara & Worth Caldwell Julieann & Alan Barker Don Hastler & Dan Bergsvik Nakamura Sotoji Komuten Dawn M. States & Stephen Smith Martha & Anthony Belluschi Will Carter & Jeff Miller George & Patty Beall Hitachi High Tech Darren & Casey Nakata Charles J. & Caroline Swindells Gwyneth Gamble Booth Anne & James Crumpacker Broughton & Mary Bishop Foundation Mary & Gordon Hoffman Mrs. Hester H. Nau & Leslie Willhite Charitable Fund, Oregon $50,000 AND ABOVE Elizabeth "Ibby" Brooke Drake's 7 Dees Brian Blihovde Tomoe Horibuchi & Kihachiro Nishiura Lynne Naughton Community Foundation Keri Carkeek & Miles Schwartz Mary E. Fellows & John W. Russell Richard Louis Brown & Thomas Mark Selena Horn & Christopher Hall Chris & Tom Neilsen and the Cecelia Tanaka Delta Air Lines Mora Chartrand & Linda Grant David & Beth Ferguson Heida & Don Bruce Hank & Judy Hummelt Neilsen Family Fund, James Prihoda & Julia Tank Travers & Vasek Polak Conrad Clark Barbara Giesy Bullseye Glass Co. The Jackson Foundation Oregon Community Foundation Rebecca & Russell Teasdale Staff of Portland Japanese Garden Community Foundation for Peter & Mim Gray Ann C. Carter & Thomas P. Palmer William David & Mary Jones Nel Centro Richard Testut & Marilyn Rudin Southwest Washington Sandra & Jeffrey Grubb Candy Cassarno Edwina & Victor Kane Oregon Venture Fund Connie & Thomas Thomsen Dede & Joe DeJager Margaret & Thom Hacker Tim & Lisa Christy Aase Kendall Marianne Perrin Rena & Cheryl Tonkin $25,000-$49,999 Devil's Food Catering Hacker Kathryn & John Cochran Caroline Kerl & Bill Lunch Frank Piacentini & Sara Weinstein Susan & John Turner Mrs. Margueritte H. Drake and the Mike Henningsen Fund, Truman Collins Selby & Douglas Key Marilyn R. Podemski, in honor of Dawn & Sadafumi Uchiyama Sandra Chandler & Chris Schaefer Margueritte Hirschbuhl Drake Fund, Oregon Community Foundation George Cummings Heather Killough Bruce Guenther US-J Connect, Inc. Dorothy Piacentini Oregon Community Foundation Helen Herman Cameron & Dick Davis Hoichi Kurisu Reynolds Potter & Sharon Mueller Fran & John von Schlegell Torii Mor Winery & Vineyard Susan & Greg Fitz-Gerald Elizabeth Hulick & Mark Handley Mary Dickson Bonnie Laun Jennifer & Charles Putney Shiro Wakui & Masako Kubo Woodard Family Foundation Katherine & Mark Frandsen Kerstin & Joshua Husbands Gail Durham & E Benno Philippson Polly & Ron Lauser Lee & Ronald Ragen Kassie Westmoreland Robert & Deborah Zagunis Carol Frankel Hyatt Centric Downtown Portland Lauren Eulau & Paul Schneider Elizabeth Leach & Bert Berney Susan & Michael Rego Danny & Chien Lung Wu Bob and Jeanne Frasca Fund, Tatsuo Ito & Kohgetsu Aoki Flowerree Foundation Doug & Theresa Lovett Russell & Mary Reid Joji Yoshimura & Michael Kronstadt Oregon Community Foundation Janelle & Lee Jimerson Doyle Forister & Gary Sheldon Melinda & Jesse Maas Pat Reser And those who wish to remain $10,000-$24,999 Sally C. Gibson Allan Karsk & Keith Berglund Teri Jensen Freeman & Ron Freeman saRah Mahler Nancy L. Richmond & William A. Hughes anonymous (4) Google Peter J. Kendall Diane & Gary Freeman Lisa & Richard Mann Karen & Jeffrey Robson Carole Alexander Jon & Yoko Greeney Elizabeth M. King Geffen Mesher Anthony & Erin Masciotra Cheryl "Charlie" & Rod Rogers Jean & Ray Auel Susan & Tom Hamman Catherine & John Knox Andra Georges & Timothy Shepard Anna & Van Mason Room & Board Bank of America City of Hiroshima Dorothy Lemelson Jack B. Blumberg Mrs. Ronna Hoffman Ross M. Lienhart, Edward Lienhart Mary Lee Boklund The Japan Foundation, Center for Family Foundation Brown Printing Inc. Global Partnership Joyce & Stanley Loeb Alan S. Davis Kay Kitagawa & Andy Johnson-Laird James D. Lynch & Robby Cunningham Douglas & Bee de Weese The Lora L. and Martin N. Kelley Susan & Peter Lynn Kuniko & Alexander de Weese Family Foundation Trust Curtis W. Marble Julie & Wayne Drinkward Nikki & Yoshio Kurosaki and the Masa Mizuno If you would like to make a donation or have any questions about the Golden Crane Society, Yoko Fukuta Kurosaki Family Fund, Oregon Thomas Mock & Michael Flanagin, please contact Annual Fund Manager Beth Levy at (503) 542-0281 or [email protected]. William G. Gilmore Foundation Jewish Community Foundation in memory of Carl Poston Ms. Susan Halton and the Martin Lotti & Linda Mai-Lotti Lindley Morton & Corinne Oishi Halton Foundation Mark Spencer Hotel Multnomah Whisk{e}y Library Jenny Herman Dinah & Robert McCall Chef Naoko Hoffman Construction Kelly & Steve McLeod Carol L. Otis MD & Roger Goldingay Joto Sake Kazuo & Setsuko Mitsuhashi The Paramount Hotel Lisa Maulhardt & Joseph Okies, Jr. Akihito & Mie Nakanishi Park Lane Suites and Inn Lani McGregor & Daniel Schwoerer NW Natural Gas Co. Shirley & David Pollock Janet & Tom Montag Oregon Jewish Community Foundation PSACE/Portland-Setagaya Association Oregon Heritage Commission The Oregonian of Cultural Exchange The Harold and Arlene Schnitzer PGE Foundation Sue & Gary Reynolds CARE Foundation, Jordan Schnitzer Mary & Alex Polson Paul & Caitlin Schommer Dorie & Larry Vollum and the Portland Coffee Roasters Mary Sharman & Mitchell Sundquist Jean Vollum Fund William & Anne Rasnake Peter Shinbach And those who wish to remain Marge Riley Fund, Robert Singer anonymous (2) Oregon Community Foundation Steven H. Smith & Dennis C. Johnson Cathy & Jim Rudd Lynn & Drake Snodgrass Amy & Katie Sakurai Ernie Stoddard Dori Schnitzer, Susan Schnitzer, Dona & John Tarpey Jeanne Schnitzer Marks, and the Hiro Tsuji & James Knodell Mildred and Morris Schnitzer Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust Charitable Fund of the Oregon Douglas L. Walker Community Foundation Priscilla Bernard Wieden & Dan Wieden The Standard Lynn & Jeffrey Wolfstone George C. Stevens Yamato Transport USA, Inc. Treecology, Inc. And those who wish to remain Carmen Wong & Arjun Chatrath anonymous (1) Joana Ceciliani Juan Young Trust
14 THE GARDEN PATH WINTER 2021 15 Global Including our Global Ambassador Members and Donors contributing $500 or more in the past 12 months and residing more than 120 Miles Ambassadors from Portland, Oregon.
Barbara Bell Steve and Peggy Garber Curtis W. Marble Robert Singer Capt. David G. & Carolyn Berry Wilson Sally C. Gibson Lisa Maulhardt & Joseph Okies, Jr. George C. Stevens Bokksu, Inc. William G. Gilmore Foundation MCAA Mashiko Ceramics and Tanabe Sekizai Co., Ltd. Kay Bristow GoodCoin Foundation Arts Association Torii Mor Winery & Vineyard Susan C. Brown Google Alyssa McCulloch & Adam Feiges Miriam C. Trahan Kathryn Campbell Justine Halliday Ian & Hilary McCutcheon Hiro Tsuji & James Knodell Candy Cassarno Susan & Tom Hamman Allen & Helen Mercer Shiro Wakui & Masako Kubo Bill Cobb Hasegawa Kogyo Co., Ltd. Kazuo & Setsuko Mitsuhashi Douglas L. Walker Craig Roberts Dr. Tsutomu Hattori Janet & Tom Montag Walmart Foundation Lynn A. Cyert & Russell Westbrook, Jr. Jenny Herman Nakamura Sotoji Komuten Sarah White & David Gray Paula Deitz City of Hiroshima Rikki Ninomiya Jean Wyss Joanne Delahunt The Japan Foundation, Danielle Nye And those who wish to remain Delta Air Lines Center for Global Partnership Sayuri Ohno anonymous (2) Ann Dunn William David & Mary Jones Jane & David Pollock Bruce Eastwood Joto Sake PSACE/Portland-Setagaya Association Lawrence & Sarah Eppenbach Miwako & Koji Kato of Cultural Exchange F.A.O. Schwarz Family Foundation Tracy & Chris Keys Robert Richards Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. Patricia T. Leiser & Gary Leiser Karen & Jeffrey Robson Bob and Jeanne Frasca Fund, James D. Lynch & Robby Cunningham Jeanne Schnitzer Marks Oregon Community Foundation Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund Henry Sidel Julia Taylor
Tribute Gifts Members of the Phoenix Legacy Society have named the Garden as the Memorials and Honoraria ultimate beneficiary of a planned gift. We are grateful to the following people September 16 - December 15, 2020 & Donations for letting us know of their plans to support the Garden in this enduring way.
IN HONOR OF IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF CALVIN & ELLIOT MARIAN COBB CARLSON GORO & YAYOKA INABA ZOE PAWLING
Felice & Keith Lafortune Bill Cobb Suzy Harris & Tom Coleman Kai Twanmoh & Ryan Pawling Esther "Ricky" Appleman Mrs. Margueritte H. Drake Linda & Don McNeill Legacy Society Members receive Carole Beauclerk Elaine West Durst Jeannie & Ron Prindle IN MEMORY OF IN HONOR OF IN HONOR OF IN MEMORY OF invitations to Golden Crane Barbara Bell Yoko Fukuta Wayne M. Quimby & GAIL ACHTERMAN JANICE CONDUFF MARY & OSCAR MAYER MARJORIE PINE special events and receptions. Diane Benjamin Ms. Susan Halton Michael Roberts-Quimby Melanie Billings-Yun John Hembroff & Shari Macdonald W. Curtis Schade & Rob & Sally Miller Miriam C. Trahan Hank & Janet Anonymous Steve Bloom Ron & Jenny Herman Jacquie Siewert-Schade Judy Bradley & Dave Mitchell Geoffrey Hoefer Richard C. Stetson Jr. IN HONOR OF IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF IN HONOR OF Susan C. Brown Albert Horn Ernie Stoddard LOUISE BANKEY JUANITA DJELEL LEE Mc CONNEL TED SIECKMAN Heida & Don Bruce Ann & Jerry Hudson Ann & John Symons Carla Caesar & Nora King Mary Kay Johnson Drs. Calvin & Mayho Tanabe Amy Bankey Sara & Hugh Farrington Rhonda Brock-Servais Herbert Salomon Staff of Moss Adams Robert Caragher Elizabeth M. King Carmen Wong Karey Schoenfeld Mora Chartrand & Linda Grant Valerie Lau And those who wish to remain IN HONOR OF IN MEMORY OF Carol & David Wright IN MEMORY OF Mary Dickson Ron & Polly Wall Lauser anonymous (4) STEVE BLOOM BARBARA DRINKA ANNE SIMPSON David & Nancy Dowell John & Lisa Lehman Gavin Goh Loong Anonymous IN MEMORY OF Richard O. Simpson Kristi Ashbrook FRANK Mc CULLAR Marianne Buchwalter IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF Cheryn Grant Lawrence Kirsch TED SOMERS SALLY BRAMSTEDT RICHARDS Kelli L. Holloway & Kathryn J. Zerbe Mark Loveless, MD Constance Jackson & Xavier Le Hericy James Davidson Anonymous Robert Richards Lindsey Stevens Gary Oxman, MD If you would like to include the We are grateful to the following individuals & families for their generous IN MEMORY OF Garden in your estate plans, or bequests & estate gifts to the Garden. IN MEMORY OF IN HONOR OF IN HONOR OF LOUISE R. VENTRESCA if you have already done so and JOHN R. BROOKE DIANE DURSTON PAUL & ASHLEY Mc QUADE Marc Ventresca would allow us to list you as a Elizabeth "Ibby" Brooke George Cummings Charles Roberson Legacy Society Member, please contact Annual Fund Manager IN MEMORY OF Nancy Beamer Elizabeth Ann Hinds Jeanne Schramm IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF IN MEMORY OF DR. PAUL YOUNG Beth Levy at (503) 542-0281 Clarence Bobbe Jerry G. Jones Trust Lawrence L. Secor GEORGE BUSIEL DAVID EASLY HEIDEMARIE Mc SWAIN Walt & Dianne Swan or [email protected]. Barbara Cyrus Noel Jordan The James W. Skog Trust Joanne Busiel Carol Schnitzer Lewis Richard McSwain Stanley L. Davis Trust Estate of James Kesler Toya Family Trust: George, Bill Findlay Duke Mankertz Sonoya, Georgene, & Evelyn IN HONOR OF Robert W. Franz Beverly Merrill David E. Wedge Trust IN HONOR OF IN HONOR OF IN MEMORY OF LAURA ZIEGLER John R. Gatewood Jack O. Rickli Constance Weimer LISA CHRISTY DOYLE FORISTER MARJORIE NAKAMURA Phillip Ziegler Barbara W. Gomez Trust Jeaneatta Sautter Dr. Kay Byers Sara Perry Rikki Ninomiya Estate of Stanley W. Greenhalgh Robert & Marilyn Schuberg
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Hope Anew
A glimpse into how the Portland Japanese Garden community finds hope – through the physical garden, virtual experiences, and programs.
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The Healing Nature exhibition provided a visual exploration of 1 the healing power of Japanese gardens and art in the lives of The Japanese decoration, kadomatsu, internees at Manzanar Relocation welcomes the deity and good fortune Camp during World War II. for the new year.
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Gardener, Caleb Hendrickson, getting out the last of the fall debris from the Heavenly Falls to help it run smoothly.
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Oregon Koto-Kai’s virtual concert, with a selection of pieces meant to evoke images of snow, ice, family, and inspire warm feelings of gratitude.
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Virtual panel discussion, 6 “Bridging the Past and Future” virtual discussion panelists (from Longtime volunteer, Polly Lauser, 1 Portland Japanese Garden upper right), June Schumann, takes in the morning light 2 Megumi Kato Karen Ishizuka, Daniel Okimoto, streaming through the Natural 3 Zoom and moderator, Aki Nakanishi. Garden machiai. 4 Aki Nakanishi 5 YouTube 6 Hannah Steelman
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