The Garden Path
Healing Gardens

April/May 2023

Letter from the CEO
Steve Bloom

H A I KU

FROM THE CEO

TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S

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The old lantern gathering

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Membership News
Updates & Upcoming Events

its cherry blossoms– Peter Kendall

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FeatureThe Healing Power of a Garden

S E N I O R S TA F F
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steve Bloom
DEPUTY DIRECTOR Cynthia Johnson Haruyama

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60th Anniversary Special
A Letter from Kinya Hira,
Garden Director (1964-69)
Garden Update
Garden Leaders Awarded

CHIEF CURATOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONALJAPANESE GARDEN TRAINING CENTER
Sadafumi Uchiyama
GARDEN CURATOR Hugo Torii
CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER Lisa Christy
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Diane Freeman

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DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Jason Sipe
DIRECTOR OF GUEST EXPERIENCE Stephan Ferreira
DIRECTOR OF BUYING & MERCHANDISING
Ashley McQuade

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Golden Crane Society

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CEO Kathy Parmenter
DIRECTOR OF INTERATIONAL EXCHANGE FORUM
Paula Esguerra
CURATOR EMERITA Diane Durston

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Photo Gallery

BOA RD OF TRUSTEESPRESIDENT Drake Snodgrass
PRESIDENT-ELECT Paul Schommer

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Did You Know...?

Christina Sjogren

THE ARLENE SCHNITZER CURATOROF CULTURE, ART, AND EDUCATION
Aki Nakanishi

VICE PRESIDENTS Doug de Weese, Cal Tanabe
TREASURER Jeff Wolfstone
SECRETARY Trish Adams
MEMBERSJim Coonan, Bart Eberwein,
Katherine Frandsen,
Sally Gibson, Ronna Hoffman,
Tatsuo Ito, Janelle Jimerson,
Yoshio Kurosaki, Naoki Kuze,
Polly Lauser, Martin Lotti,
Paul Loving, Travers Hill Polak,
Sue Reynolds, Cathy Rudd,
Mark Stell, John Tarpey,
Dorie Vollum, Dan Schwoerer,
Alice Wiewel, Robert Zagunis

Dear Members,
Spring has finally arrived! These are the weeks
where we prepare the Garden for the many
people who will visit in the coming months
from all over the world, seeking inner peaceor connection with nature, and everything in
between.
I’d like to invite each of you to attend ourAnnual Membership Meeting on April 24th.
Each year at this meeting we share updates on
the Garden and Japan Institute, elect Trustees
to our Board, and enjoy the friendship of fellow
members! Special to this year’s Membership
Meeting will be the dedication of the “NezuGate.” Previously known as the “Entry Gate”
because it served as the main entrance to the
Garden before the 2017 expansion, the newly
named Nezu Gate has been a passageway millionsof visitors have stepped through since its
construction in the 1960s. This naming will bein honor of Koichi and Mihoko Nezu, founding
members of our International Advisory Board.
The Nezus have been instrumental in guiding
us through the cultural landscape of Japan, andhelping us foster relationships in Japan andbeyond.

people, communities, and cultures and its
lessons inspire others to apply the concept of aJapanese garden to bring solace and respite.
As we approach Asian American Native
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Month inMay, I am proud to represent an organizationthat exposes our visitors to a culture thatmight otherwise feel foreign. This exposure
to cultures, customs, and ideas different than
one’s own, is critical in attaining a harmonious
relationship with each other. As Portland
Japanese Garden members, I hope you also findmeaning and value in being a part of something
bigger than oneself. Through this strong senseof community and shared experiences, we canmake a positive social impact.

With gratitude,

Steve Bloom
Chief Executive Officer

TRUSTEE EMERITA Maggie DrakeF O U N D AT I O N B O A R D
CHAIR Dee Ross
PRESIDENT Steve Bloom
VICE PRESIDENT Dede DeJager
SECRETARY/TREASURER Diane Freeman
MEMBERS
Sandy Chandler, Greg Fitz-Gerald,
Katherine Frandsen, James D. Lynch,
Allen Mercer, Valerie Sasaki,
Cal Tanabe, Cecelia Tanaka, Carmen Wong

FRONT COVER
BACK COVER

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William Sutton
William “Robbie” Robinson

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FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
Email marketing@japanesegarden.org

While the Nezus may live across the Pacific,
like us, they have a deep understanding of
the broader impact of Portland Japanese
Garden. The Garden has the power to heal. 60
years after its inception, we’ve seen Portland
Japanese Garden go from the target of intolerant
hostility, to one of Portland’s most beloved
cultural institutions. It is a place that people
seek in times of celebration and in timesof mourning, and has compelled countless
people from all corners of the world to visit.
As a result, the Garden continues to connect
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MEMBERSHIP NEWS

Member News & Events
Annual Meeting of the Membership
April 24 / 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Join us for the Annual Membership Meeting on Monday, April 24th. Our CEO, Steve Bloom, will
give an annual overview for members and will present about the organization’s future. Special tothis year’s Annual Meeting, the reception will include a ceremony in which our original entry gate
will receive its official name: the “Nezu Gate.” Our guest speaker is Dr. Joshua Walker, President
and CEO of Japan Society.
This is a member-only event.
To register, go to japanesegarden.org/annualmeeting2023

Kodomo no Hi, Children’s Day
May 7
Kodomo no Hi, also called Children’s Day, is celebrated each year in Japan in early May tocelebrate the growth and good fortune of children. Come celebrate the beloved family tradition
at Portland Japanese Garden! A range of family-friendly activities will be available for kids of allages. For more information, go to japanesegarden.org/childrensday2023

Monthly Mindfulness Tours
May 21 / 9:00 am
Starting in May, monthly Mindfulness Tours for members only will return. These intimate tours
focus not on meditation, but instead on learning to bring mindful awareness to oneself, and theworld around us, through intentional observation and connections. An experienced guide will
provide a foundation of the art of contemplative exploration throughout various Garden spaces,
and gently guide awareness away from the business of everyday life, back toward the connection
to nature and experience of peace. Each tour will also be slightly unique and tailored to thecurrent season. Tours will begin in the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation Courtyard
starting at 9:00am, and typically last about 45-60 minutes.
Space is limited, so reservations are required. Full details and access to reservations can befound on japanesegarden.org/events

Jonathan Ley

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Don Schwartz

Asian American Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month Events
AANHPI Heritage Month is a time to reflect upon and celebrate the remarkable role of the AANHPI community in our nation’s
history. Founded in 1963 to heal the wounds of World War II, Portland Japanese Garden is proud to represent this community andexist as a place that can continue to inspire harmony and peace.

Oregon Rises Above Hate
Celebration

Lecture: Finding Solacein the Soil

Free! Music in
the Garden

May 6 / 10:00am

May 12 / 3:00 – 4:30pm

May 17 / 1:15 – 6:15pm

Oregon Rises Above Hate (ORAH),
a collection of community leaders
who want to defeat anti-Asian hateby harnessing the power of the entire
Asian American Native Hawaiian/PacificIslander (AANHPI) community and all
Oregonians statewide, will be holding
a celebration event at Flanders
Festival Street in Old Town. Portland
Japanese Garden will be there,so make sure to come by!
For more information go tooregonrisesabovehate.com

Dr. Bonnie J. Clark, a professor at
Denver University and Curator forArcheology of the DU Museum of
Anthropology will discuss how wrongly
incarcerated Japanese Americans
transformed the hostile landscape of
their Amache, Colorado concentration
camp into gardens during World War
II. This talk will be held in the Jordan
Schnitzer Japanese Arts Learning
Center, followed immediately by abook signing. Dr. Clark’s book will beavailable for purchase.

In solidarity with AANHPI Month andin partnership with Oregon Symphony,
Portland Japanese Garden will behosting an afternoon of performancescelebrating Asian and Asian Americancomposers, musicians, and culture.
This concert will be free to Garden
members and the public (with purchaseof general admission) and will feature
multiple performances throughout theafternoon.

Mark Your Calendars: Summer Extended Member Hours

Transition to Electric Leaf Blowers

May 18 & May 31 / 7:00 - 9:00 pm

Portland Japanese Garden is committed to being a steward of our shared natural environment.
In response to member feedback as well as Multnomah County’s recent vote to transition ourcounty’s leaf-blowers from gas-powered to electric models, the Garden will be making a gradualtransition to electric leaf blowers, which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and noise
pollution. We may still need to use gas-powered leaf blowers when there is a larger and heavier
volume of leaves in autumn.

Special Extended Hours for members return starting in May! Take advantage of the extended light of summer andenjoy quiet evenings at the Garden. Advance reservations are not required, and member guests are welcome. Details
for additional extended hours can be found on our website, japanesegarden.org/events.

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G A R D E N U P D AT E

The Memorial Healing Garden is the product of the planning, fundraising, and volunteer workof 200 adults in custody at Oregon State Penitentiary, in collaboration with 75 community
supporters and administrative support from the Oregon Department of Corrections. Establishedin 2019, over $500,000 in monetary and in-kind donations were privately raised. Similar to how
Portland Japanese Garden is not funded with tax dollars, neither was the Memorial Healing
Garden.
“The concept of healing gardens for incarcerated populations is inspirational.” said Hugo Torii,
Garden Curator of Portland Japanese Garden. “I wanted the Garden Department to visit thisspace to gain more perspective on the impact of gardens. Sometimes to be soaked in wilderness
provides a reset for humans. Sometimes a single flower on a dining table can give us a similareffect. Gardens provide something in between. While we’re in the midst of the day-to-day
maintenance and sustainability of Portland Japanese Garden, I wanted my team to experience
this impact on a personal level, away from familiar ground.”Just as Portland Japanese Garden’s maintenance is maintained through a combination of
longtime practitioners and beginners, the Memorial Healing Garden was created through a
combination of experts and newcomers: Kurisu and the adults in custody who have joined andlead OSP’s Asian Pacific Family Club (APFC).
Asian Pacific Family ClubThe Healing Power of a Garden:
Oregon State Penitentiary’s
Memorial Healing Garden
The Communal and Individual Endeavor of Healing
In late February, members of Portland Japanese Garden’s Garden Department traveled south
to Salem, Oregon. In the unadorned part of the state capital they arrived to, brown and graybuildings loom over grassy patches, bare-limbed trees, roads, and parking lots. It was a radical
departure from the serene and verdant landscape that Portland Japanese Garden’s gardeners
tend. They were here to see the Memorial Healing Garden, a nearly 13,000-square-foot plot of
land in front of cellblock C at Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP). Beyond this garden’s fences is a
prison tableau most would imagine from the popular culture they’ve consumed: large expansesof asphalt, looming towers, and barbed-wired fences. But the garden within is an entirely
different story.
With winding paths, pines, raked gravel, a wooden bridge, and a pond filled with koi, it
hearkens back to many of the most cherished qualities of Portland Japanese Garden. The
Memorial Healing Garden and Portland Japanese Garden share a connection in that they
feature the work of Hoichi Kurisu, a world-renowned Japanese landscape expert and Portland
Japanese Garden’s second Garden Director (1968-73).

A key figure in the construction of the Memorial Healing Garden was Toshio Takanobu, former
President of the APFC and an individual whose sentence was commuted by former Oregon
Governor Kate Brown. Governor Brown specifically referenced his work in the garden when
explaining her decision. For Takanobu, it was a transformative experience.
“The overall experience [at OSP] and especially at the Healing Garden made me recognize more
about humility and value community and understand how to be in service—helping others
while also helping yourself,” Takanobu shared while
discussing his future. “I’m pursuing certification in
welding to add more skills and maybe potentiallyI can utilize these skills in creating sculptures thataligns with Japanese gardens. The other thing that I’mdoing is I’m enrolled in a certified recovery mentor
specialist program. They will give me certification
credentials to be a ‘peer support mentor.’ Those past
three years at OSP that’s all we have been learning
to do—utilizing the Healing Garden as peer support,
helping guys from mental health units and the ones
transitioning to the general population.”“Being connected to nature heals us,” reflects Torii.
“I hope to continue to explore and experience thepotential of gardens and garden spaces for years tocome.”To read the full article go tojapanesegarden.org/OSP

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A Reminderof Peace andReconciliation
Portland Japanese
Garden’s First Garden
Director Shares Experiences
Over the course of 60 years, Portland Japanese Garden’s landscape has been overseen
by eight Garden Directors and two Garden Curators. The first Garden Director
was Kinya Hira (1964-69) who worked directly with the Garden’s original designer,
Professor Takuma Tono of Tokyo Agricultural University. Hira’s time in Portland was
a combination of triumphs and tragedies. Living on our grounds in a small trailer withhis dog Hana, Hira worked tirelessly day and night to help create the Garden we allknow and love today. However, his tenure was fraught with verbal abuse and physicalattacks, a searing kind of racism that has been diminished in Portland, thanks in part to
Hira’s work to create a place where people from different cultures could come together
and learn from each other. On the next page, we have a letter Hira wrote in 2017,
something we turn to often when thinking about those early years in Portland
Japanese Garden.

A letter from Kinya Hira:“Portland Japanese Garden may mean different things to different people. For some visitors, it may be a place torelax and learn about the Japanese culture, or a place of fond memories with a sweetheart. For some directors,
the Garden may be like their precious child who they cared for and proudly watched grow into a beautiful
princess.
That is when I asked myself, “What does the Garden mean to me?” As the first director, what does thisGarden symbolize to me personally? And I have concluded that to me, this Garden is a reminder of peace andreconciliation. A symbol that the City of Portland has the heart to forgive and accept foreign cultures. These are
the virtues that this great nation was built upon.
At first, I was hesitant to tell this story. But I am 80 years old now. I feel it’s my duty to be honest about what
happened in the early 1960s. It was 1964 when I first came to this beautiful city of Portland with Professor
Tono. And not too many people know that there was harsh opposition in the beginning. During the initial phaseof the construction, hate groups gathered at the site, and chanted racial slurs at me. I was even hospitalized one
time when I attempted to stop a group vandalizing the garden. When I confronted them, I quickly understoodthat this anger came from the war. I remember one man yelling, “you killed my father.” That’s when I realizedthat this Garden, to some, may have reminded them of their loved ones who were lost in the war.
And who can blame them? It had only been 20 years since that horrible war. Both sides lost precious families
and loved ones in that war. And now, just because the government says so, we must be friends again? That is just
too much to ask of a human. And now, we are building a Japanese garden on American soil? Of course there
will be opposition.
However, as weeks turned into months, the sentiment started to shift. Little by little, people would support me
and the Garden. They started to see and understand what I was trying to do here. The people of Portland foundsomething in their hearts to forgive and accept; to let go of the anger and begin to reach out. I remember one
time when the same hate mob came to the site, my supporters actually fought them off, protecting me and theGarden. For the first time in America, I didn’t feel alone, I felt accepted by the people of Portland.”To read the rest of Hira-san’s letter, go to japanesegarden.org/hiraFor a collection of stories on our history, go to japanesegarden.org/60-years

Above, upper: Garden Director Kinya Hira, seen in 2010.
Jonathan Ley
Above, lower: Kinya Hira (l) seen in front of the Tea House during its construction.
William ‘Robbie’ Robinson
Opposite, upper left: Kinya Hira.
City of Portland (OR) Archives, A2011-002.188
Opposite, upper right: Hira building the Flat Garden.
William ‘Robbie’ Robinson
Opposite, lower right: Garden Director Kinya Hira (R) looks at his successor, Hoichi Kurisu, as theywork on the inner path of the Flat Garden.
William ‘Robbie’ Robinson
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60th Anniversary Special Story
As part of our 60th anniversary, we’ll be highlighting
a different element of our history in every issue of
The Garden Path in 2023!

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Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays:
Diane Durston, Curator Emerita
Diane Durston, who served Portland Japanese Garden as its Arlene
Schnitzer Curator of Culture, Art, and Education from 2007 to 2018, is aworld-renowned expert on Japanese culture, and highly regarded authorof several books about Kyoto and more. Now the Garden’s Curator Emerita
after her 2018 retirement, Durston was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun,
Gold and Silver Rays. This award was established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji
and is among the highest honors conferred to civilians. The Consular Officeof Japan in Portland shared that Durston was chosen “in recognition of her
contributions to the introduction of Japanese culture in the United States,
and to the promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and theUnited States.”
Nina Johnson

L-R: Former Consul General of the Consular Office of Japan in Portland, Masaki Shiga, Chief Curator Sadafumi
Uchiyama, Curator Emerita Diane Durston, and CEO Steve Bloom at a 2022 event in the Garden celebrating
Uchiyama and Durston’s awards.
Nina Johnson

Portland Japanese Garden
Leaders Feted with High Honors
from Japanese Governmental
and Cultural Organizations
Curator Emerita, Chief Curator, and CEO RecognizedPortland Japanese Garden’s ascendency from an idea to becoming the mostbeautiful and authentic Japanese garden outside of Japan and preeminent
Japanese cultural organization in North America is due in large part to it
having been under the stewardship of a succession of experts and leaders.
These individuals have been routinely recognized for their efforts by theJapanese government and prestigious Japanese cultural organizations andelevate the Garden to world-class standards.

Foreign Minister’s Commendation:
Sadafumi Uchiyama, Chief Curator
Sadafumi (Sada) Uchiyama, Chief Curator of Portland Japanese Garden
and Director of the International Japanese Garden Training Center at Japan
Institute, is a fourth-generation Japanese gardener who is a multiple awardwinning landscape architect, and acclaimed practitioner whose work has
influenced the design of gardens across the United States. Uchiyama wasawarded the Foreign Minister’s Commendation from the Foreign Ministryof Japan. The Consular Office wrote that this honor is given to individuals“who have made particularly remarkable achievements in various fields
of international relations, and who have contributed significantly to thepromotion of friendly relations between Japan and other countries.”

Nina Johnson

Kaneko Kentaro Award: Steve Bloom, CEO
Steve Bloom, CEO of Portland Japanese Garden since 2005 and CEO ofJapan Institute since its establishment in 2020, has been awarded by multiple
Japanese and American institutions and is a sought-out expert on nonprofit
leadership. Bloom was presented with the Kaneko Kentaro Award. The
honor, referred to as the Kaneko Award, was established by the AmericaJapan Society in 2017 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of its founding.
The America-Japan Society cheered Bloom writing he has, “served selflessly
and impartially in other non-profit, academic, and sister city/friendship city
exchanges” and “has made a significant contribution to building the status
of Japanese garden culture in the world.”
Nina Johnson

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J A PA N I N S T I T U T EJapan Institute’s physical campus near Forest Park is currently in its design-build
process in collaboration with our architect on record, CIDA, a woman-owned
architecture and design firm. The team for the project includes Precision Construction,
Walker Macy, and Kengo Kuma & Associates. Japan Institute hopes to open its campus
in the second half of 2025. Below is a concept map made by landscape architecture firm,
Walker Macy, that will help illustrate how this incredible space will come to life when
all phases of its build-out have been completed.

Looking Ahead to theJapan Institute Campus

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Built in 1956, this one-story
home has five bedrooms
and can be neatly divided
into two private homes.
Originally built to housenurses who worked here
when it was known as
The Salvation Army’s
White Shield campus, itwill become available to
Japan Institute’s Artists-inResidence and their families
for extended stays.

TRAINING CENTER GARDEN

Built in 1914 and designed by one of Portland’s mostimportant and prolific architects, A.E. Doyle, the Arts &Administrative Center will have a full-service kitchen,dining hall, staff offices, classrooms, and a numberof different artist work areas and classrooms that willaccommodate a variety of different media, including
textiles, ceramics, woodworking, and photography.

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DUP LEXCA R T S & A D M I N I S T R AT I V E C E N T E R

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Built in 1965, this two-story building has 22 bedrooms
that will serve as accommodations for learners andinstructors of the International Japanese Garden
Training Center and other invited guests, such as
guests or friends and partners of Portland Japanese
Garden.

RESIDENCE HALLBONSAIGREENHOUSE

JAPANESE GARDENDININGROOMSCULPTURE GARDEN/
COURTYARDB

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EDUCATION
CENTERD

ARTS & ADMINISTRATIVE CENTERGLASSTHEATERA
ARTIST COTTAGE
DUPLEXPARKINGG L A S S T H E AT E R &E D U C AT I O N C E N T E R
Built in 1965, this structure
will feature three primary
spaces: a workspace forstudent gardeners, a librarywith one of the world’s
largest collection of books
on Japanese gardening, anda performance space we’recurrently calling the Glass
Theater. The Glass Theater
PARKINGwill
be a multipurpose
auditorium for lectures,
performances, and classes
and will be redesigned by
Kengo Kuma & Associates
in a future phase of
construction.

PARKINGGARAGE

Pathway to Peace Campaign

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Japan Institute is currently in Phase One of its Pathway to Peace Campaign, which is seeking to accomplish
the renovation of its Arts & Administrative Center, Residence Hall, and Education Center,
including the
AVE.
NDRAincludes constructionAX
creation of purpose-built classroom for teaching Japanese art forms. This phase
also
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of a workspace for the International Japanese Garden Training Center, parking expansion, and laying
groundwork for future improvements including a bonsai greenhouse and sculpture garden. The purchaseof the property along with the renovation and programming for Japan Institute is made possible bygenerous Garden donors and fundraising is still ongoing, with $17.5 million raised toward our goal of $30
million. You can support Japan Institute by reaching out to our Director of Philanthropy, Claire Eisenfeld,
at ceisenfeld@japanesegarden.org or (503) 542-0281.
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To see this list online, go tojapanesegarden.com/support-your-garden
For corrections, contact
development@japanesegarden.org

Cumulative giving to the Annual Fund from December 1,
2021 through January 31, 2023
Global Ambassadors, our members and donors residing
more than 120 miles from Portland, Oregon, arerecognized with a globe icon next to their name.

$100,000+

Lani McGregor & Daniel Schwoerer
Dorothy Piacentini

Yoneko Shimizu-Dalton
Drake & Lynn Snodgrass andDrake’s 7 Dees
Mark Stell & Michelle Harstrom and 		Portland Coffee Roasters
Dorie & Larry Vollum and the Jean 		
Vollum Fund of the Vanguard 		Charitable Endowment
Anonymous (4)$25,000-$49,999$5,000-$9,999

Jean & Ray Auel
Bank of America
Emerio Design
Institute of Museum & LibraryServices
Japan Foundation New York
Joto Sake
Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund
Oregon Community Foundation
Travers & Vasek Polak
Schommer & Sons
Torii Mor Winery & Vineyard
Robert & Deborah Zagunis

Ruth Anderson & Michael Beebe
Bartlett Tree Experts
Martha & Anthony Belluschi
Priscilla Bernard Wieden
Mrs. Suzanne Storms Berselli &Dr. Robert Berselli
Elizabeth “Ibby” Brooke
Brown Printing Inc.
Bullseye Glass Co.
Jennifer Castillo
Sandra Chandler & Chris Schaefer
Mora Chartrand & Linda Grant
Chef Naoko
Deborah & Jim Coonan
Creo Chocolate
Devil’s Food Catering
Douglas & Bee de Weese
Julie & Wayne Drinkward
Bart & Jill Eberwein
Susan & Greg Fitz-Gerald
Katherine & Mark Frandsen
Carol Frankel
Bob & Jeanne Frasca Fund, Oregon 		
Community Foundation
Donald Gibson
Susan & Tom Hamman
Mrs. Ronna Hoffman
Tatsuo Ito & Kohgetsu Aoki and
SEH America, Inc.
Salena Johnson
Allan Karsk & Keith BerglundElizabeth M. King
Naoki Kuze and St. Cousair
James D. Lynch &Robby Cunningham
Susan & Peter Lynn
Lisa Maulhardt & Joseph Okies, Jr.
Kelly & Steve McLeod
Mercer Advisors
Chris & Tom Neilsen and the Neilsen 		
Family Fund, Oregon Community 		Foundation
NW Natural Gas Co.
The Oregonian
Marianne Perrin
Port of Portland
William & Anne Rasnake
Gary & Sue Reynolds
Marge Riley Fund, Oregon Community
Foundation
Trudy & Pat Ritz, Ritz Family 		Foundation
Cathy & Jim Rudd
Paul & Caitlin Schommer
Michael Speight & Myunghye Han
The Standard

State of Oregon$50,000-$99,999$10,000-$24,999

David M. Cobb
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Carole Alexander
George & Patty Beall
Chita Becker
The Bidwell Portland
Jack B. Blumberg
Mary Lee Boklund
Teresa Chiu & Jeffrey Livingston
Conrad Clark
Dede & Joe DeJager
Delta Air Lines
Mrs. Margueritte H. Drake & the 		
Margueritte Hirschbuhl Drake
Fund, OCF
Yoko Fukuta
Sally C. Gibson
William G. Gilmore Foundation
Jon & Yoko Greeney
Jenny Herman
Janie & Gary Hibler
Hillman Family Foundation
Hoffman Construction
Hyatt Regency
J.W. & H.M. Goodman Family 		
Charitable Foundation
John & Janet Jay
Juan Young Trust
The Lora L. & Martin N. Kelley 		
Family Foundation Trust
Nikki & Yoshio Kurosaki and
the Kurosaki Family Fund, Oregon 		
Jewish Community Foundation
Martin Lotti & Linda Mai-Lotti
The Maas & Marglous Family
Janet & Tom Montag
Multnomah Whisk{e}y Library
Nike
Oregon Heritage Commission
Mary & Alex Polson
Jordan Schnitzer

Pamela Still
Storms Family Foundation
Drs. Mayho & Calvin Tanabe
Dona & John Tarpey
Treecology, Inc.
Hiro Tsuji & James Knodell
Zachary Vinton
Liz & Bob Warren
Carmen Wong & Arjun Chatrath
Yamato Transport USA, Inc.
Joji Yoshimura & Michael Kronstadt
Anonymous (3)$2,500-$4,999
Trish Adams
Roudabeh Akhavein
John Benson & Virginia Tilden
Janice Bleibaum
Evona Brim
Broughton & Mary Bishop Family 		Foundation
Diane & James Burke
Eric & Robin BuschStephen Chipps & Laura Sherrill
James Cox & Brenda Nuckton
Anne & James Crumpacker
George Cummings
Danziger Family Foundation, The 		
Chicago Community Foundation
Diane Ditmer
David & Beth Ferguson
Kelley Forseth & Clarity Consulting
Geffen Mesher
Barbara Giesy
Peter & Mim Gray
Sandra & Jeffrey Grubb
Margaret Hacker
Ms. Susan Halton and theHalton Foundation
Merle & Andrew Hashimoto
Mike Henningsen Fund, Oregon 		
Community Foundation
Kerstin & Joshua Husbands
The Jackson Foundation
Edwina & Victor Kane
Catherine & John Knox
Ross M. Lienhart, Edward Lienhart 		
Family Foundation
Joyce & Stanley Loeb
Kathy Lou
Curtis W. Marble
Glenn Moore
Lindley Morton & Corinne Oishi
Anne Naito-Campbell
Obon Shokudo
The Paramount Hotel
Park Lane Suites and Inn
Shirley & David Pollock
Pushdot Studio
Russell & Mary Reid
Room & Board
Laura Schlafly
Susan Schnitzer & Greg Goodman
Mary Sharman & Mitchell Sundquist
Martha Sharman &John Warren Reid Jr.
Peter Shinbach

Portland Japanese Garden
Steven H. Smith & Dennis C. Johnson
SN Charitable Foundation
Ernie Stoddard
Charles J. & Caroline Swindells 		
Charitable Fund, Oregon Community
Foundation
Deborah Thomas & Betty Curtis
Cathy & Greg Tibbles
Miriam C. Trahan
Susan & John Turner
Alice & Wim Wiewel
Susan & Jim H. Winkler
Lynn & Jeffrey Wolfstone
Anonymous (2)$1,500-$2,499
Abbott Laboratories
Abbvie Inc.
Acorn Fund, Oregon Community 		Foundation
Sally Adkins & William Bostian
Ravinda Ahluwalia & Kavleen Sahni
Susan & Dean N. Alterman
K. Andreasen
Julieann & Alan Barker
Randy & Kim Boehm
Renee Carisio-Farber & Jeffrey Farber
Will Carter & Jeff Miller
Candy Cassarno
The Chicago Community Foundation
Tim & Lisa Christy
Kathryn & John CochranJonah Cohen
Truman Collins
Julia Dancy
Cameron & Dick Davis
Mary Dickson
DLR Group
Kristen A. Dozono
Karen & Jonathan Dunn
Gail Durham & E Benno Philippson
Marilyn Easly, in memory ofDavid Easly
Rodger Flint
Flowerree Foundation

Mikiko Flynn
Judith Free & Paul Hamborg
Diane & Gary Freeman
Steve & Peggy GarberAndra Georges & Timothy Shepard
Karl & Shelagh Glaser
Ann Goetcheus
Howard Greisler
Marianna Grossman
Bruce Guenther &Eduardo A. Vides, M.D.
Hacker Architects
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Halvorsen
Cynthia & Andrew Haruyama
Etsuko Harvey
Hasegawa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Don Hastler & Dan Bergsvik
Jay A. Henry & Demi Haffenreffer
Helen Herman
Philip Hoefer
Mary & Gordon Hoffman
Mara Hook & Steve Polkow
Tomoe Horibuchi & Kihachiro Nishiura
Elizabeth Hulick & Mark Handley
Lois Jackson
The Jasmine Pearl Tea Company
Janelle & Lee Jimerson
Bradford Johnston & Julie Evans
David Katz & Lee Katman
Aase Kendall
Jane R. Kendall Family Fund, Oregon 		
Community Foundation
Peter J. Kendall
Selby & Douglas Key
Bonnie Laun
Polly & Ron Lauser
Elizabeth Leach & Bert Berney
Megan & Ralph Leftwich
Patricia T. Leiser & Gary Leiser
Doug & Theresa Lovett
saRah Mahler
Mark Spencer Hotel
Anthony & Erin Kelly Masciotra
Tim Mather
Janet McCormick & Stephanie Walker
Patricia & Steven McNeal
Allen Mercer & Helen Angelica Wong

Erin Moeschler & Robb Rathe
Bruce & Jeanette Morrison
Multnomah County Cultural Coalition
John & Nancy Murakami
Mrs. Hester H. Nau & Leslie Willhite
Lynne Naughton
Oregon Cultural Trust
Oregon Venture FundJames H. Peters & Hitomi Tamura
Jason PfingstmannFrank Piacentini & Sara Weinstein
James Prihoda & Julia Tank
Kimberly & Stan Prosser
Wayne M. Quimby &Michael Roberts-Quimby
Lee & Ronald Ragen
Susan & Michael Rego
Pat Reser
Nancy L. Richmond &William A. Hughes
Nan Robertson
Valerie Sasaki
Janet Schibel
Scott & Charldene Schneier
Patrick Simpson & Margaret Bolger
Sudha & Siva Sivakumar
Sylvia Skarstad
Marie & Thomas Spence
Dawn M. States & Stephen Smith
E. Kay Stepp
Tarbell Family Foundation
Rebecca & Russell Teasdale
Richard Testut, Jr. &Dr. Marilyn Rudin, MD
Connie & Tom Thomsen
Rena & Cheryl Tonkin
Hugo & Akiko Torii
Robert Trotman
Dawn & Sadafumi Uchiyama
Vista CapitalDavid Willis
Bess Wills
Richard & Ellen Wopat
Danny Wu
Suzanne & Craig Zarling
Anonymous (2)Thank you

If you would like to make a donation or have any questions about the Golden Crane Society, please contact
Claire Eisenfeld, Director of Philanthropy, at (503) 542-0281 or ceisenfeld@japanesegarden.org.

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Path for Peace
Campaign forJapan Institute

Recognizing all those who have made a gift in support of our Path toPeace Campaign for Japan Institute, helping us be a leading global voicefor cultural understanding, in pursuit of a more peaceful, sustainable
world.

$1,000,000+
Jenny Herman
State of Oregon
Travers & Vasek PolakDrs. Mayho & Calvin Tanabe
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban 		Development
Robert & Deborah Zagunis$500,000-$999,999
Jeanne Giordano
Anonymous (1)Portland Japanese Garden$100,000-$499,999
The Brookby Foundation
Sandra Chandler & Chris Schaefer
James R. Coonan, Denise C. Bates,& Lurline C. Menzies
Anne & James Crumpacker
The de Weese Family
Bart & Jill Eberwein
Sally C. Gibson
Will Green & Martín Palomar
Mrs. Ronna Hoffman

Members of the Phoenix Legacy Society havenamed the Garden as the ultimate beneficiary ofa planned gift. We are grateful to the following
people for letting us know of their plans to support
the Garden in this enduring way.

If you would like to include theGarden in your estate plans, or
if you have already done so andwould allow us to list you as a
Legacy Society Member,please contact Claire Eisenfeld,
Director of Philanthropy, at(503) 542-0281 orceisenfeld@japanesegarden.org.

Ruth Anderson & Michael Beebe
Esther “Ricky” Appleman
Carole Beauclerk
Barbara Bell
Diane Benjamin
Melanie Billings-Yun
Steve Bloom
Judy Bradley & Dave Mitchell
Susan C. Brown
Carla Caesar & Nora King
Robert Caragher
Mora Chartrand & Linda Grant
Teresa Chiu & Jeffrey Livingston
Mary DicksonDavid & Nancy DowellMrs. Margueritte H. Drake
Elaine West Durst
Doyle Forister and Gary Sheldon
Yoko Fukuta
Ms. Susan Halton
John Hembroff & Shari Macdonald
Ron & Jenny Herman
Geoffrey Hoefer
Albert Horn

Ann & Jerry Hudson
Janelle Marie Jimerson
Mary Kay Johnson
Elizabeth M. King
Valerie Lau
Ron & Polly Wall Lauser
John & Lisa Lehman
Patricia Locktov
Linda & Don McNeill
Gordon Olson
Jeannie & Ron Prindle
Wayne M. Quimby &Michael Roberts-Quimby
W. Curtis Schade &Jacquie Siewert-SchadeMichele & Douglas Shapiro
Richard C. Stetson Jr.
Ernie Stoddard
Ann & John SymonsDrs. Mayho & Calvin Tanabe
Bruce & Susan Winthrop
Carmen Wong
Anonymous (4)Tribute Gifts& Donations

The Lora L. & Martin N. Kelley Family 		Foundation Trust
Lani McGregor & Daniel Schwoerer
Gary & Sue Reynolds
Dorie & Larry Vollum and the Jean 		
Vollum Fund of the Vanguard
Anonymous (1)$50,000-$99,999
Katherine & Mark Frandsen
Carol Frankel
Nikki & Yoshio Kurosaki and theKurosaki Family Fund, Oregon
Jewish Community Foundation$10,000-49,999
Dede & Joe DeJager
Fred Delanoy & Jane Witter
Susan & Greg Fitz-Gerald
Family of Lawrence R. Green
Cathy Hitchcock
Charles Jenkins & James Dixon, in 		
memory of Marie Hooper Jenkins
Lindley Morton & Corinne Oishi
Shiro & Michiyo Nakane

Portland Japanese Garden Foundation
Prime Minister’s Office of Japan
Cathy & Jim Rudd
Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA
Susan Schnitzer & Greg Goodman
Drake & Lynn Snodgrass and Drake’s
7 DeesDona & John Tarpey
Dorie & Larry Vollum
Lynn & Jeffrey Wolfstone
Carmen Wong & Arjun ChatrathWoodard Family Foundation
UNDER $10,000
Trish Adams
Ruth Anderson & Michael Beebe
Mora Chartrand & Linda Grant
Delta Air Lines
Nick & Janet De Morgan
William A. Hughes & Nancy
L. RichmondJanelle & Lee Jimerson
Paul Loving
Shiro & Michiyo Nakane
SN Charitable Foundation
Michael Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Timbanard
Alice & Wim Wiewel

Memorials and Honoraria
January 1, 2023 – February 28, 2023

GIFT IN MEMORY OF
GWYNETH GAMBLE BOOTH

GIFT IN MEMORY OF
DAVID E. LOU

GIFT IN MEMORY OF
E M I K O “A M Y ” W I L S O N

Travers & Vasek Polak

Kathy LouGolda Dwass & Stephen Mickey
Virginia Young

GIFT IN MEMORY OF
BETH BUCHANANGIFT IN MEMORY OF
T O M PAY N E

Claire Buchanan & Hunter Chesnut

Gary & Sue Reynolds

GIFT IN MEMORY OF
SHEILA LIENHART

GIFT IN HONOR OF
SABINA SMITH &M I C H A E L K AY

Roger Cooke & Joan Cirillo

Margaret Murtagh

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P H O T O G A LL E RY

The Zig Zag Bridge blanketedin snow after the late February
2023 winter storm.
Caleb Hendrickson

Japan Institute Artist-inResidence Rui Sasaki stands
next to her work in the Pavilion
Gallery. This piece is part ofan exhibition at the Garden
titled, Subtle Intimacy: Hereand There. The exhibition isfunded in part by the National
Endowment for the Arts.
Jonathan Ley

A reminder of what’s to come: Looking
through the Wisteria Arbor into theStrolling Pond Garden during spring ofyears past.

Chief Curator Sadafumi Uchiyama gives Portland
Japanese Garden members a tour in early March.
Portland Japanese Garden

Special Programs Manager Yuki Wallen assists a
young ikebana workshop participant during theGarden’s 2023 Hina Matsuri celebration.
Portland Japanese Garden

Chris Bidleman

Members of Portland Japanese Garden’s Garden Department and othercolleagues alongside the Asian Pacific Family Club in the Memorial Healing
Garden at Oregon State Penitentiary.
Asian Pacific Family ClubThe Natural Garden’s recently
restored machiai. This project
was made possible throughthe generous support of 250
donors, a matching grantfrom the Oregon Heritage
Commission, Oregon Parks
and Recreation Department,
and Dorothy Piacentini.
Portland Japanese Garden

Shiitake and Hijiki Ochazuke, asavory dish available now at theUmami Café.
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