Quick Preview - Season 2019 - 2020

Welcome to the First Saturday PDX current season!  This is our nineteenth year of sharing China-related subjects with a wide range of  programs beginning 7 September, 2019 running through 6 June, 2020.

upcoming presentation

this season schedule

7 SEP - Mawangdui: The Tomb of China’s Sleeping Beauty

5 OCT - Field Notes from Sichuan: Learning To Be a Foreigner

2 NOV - In Search of Korean Liberation in China

7 DEC - 3, 5, 7, 9 Column Halls: Status and Hierarchy in a Confucius Society

11 JAN - China Under the Covers

1 FEB - Lunar New Year Lunch: Year of the Golden Metal Rat 4718

7 MAR - Early Phonetic Renderings Schemes for Chinese Characters

4 APR: A Walk Through The Garden of Elk Rock at The Bishop's Close

2 MAY -The Influence of Chinese Blue & White Porcelain on Japanese Ceramics

6 JUNE - Down the Cultural Crossroads: The Chinese Dialect of Xining

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Our educational program series has been developed in collaboration with PSU’s Institute for Asian Studies, with technical support from Northwest China Council and is free and open to the public.​  First Saturday PDX​   full season schedule and descriptions available HERE

View our regular monthly location , 9:30 - 11am, by clicking on the address below for directions:  
Portland State University, Academic & Student Recreation Ctr (ASRC),  Room 230
1800 SW 6th Ave, Portland OR 97201
Excellent MAX and bus transportation is right by the venue; plan your Trimet trip HERE.   There is also a nearby parking structure at SW 6th and Harrison with an entrance on 6th Avenue is also available.
View PSU Parking info:  
https://www.pdx.edu/transportation/hourly-visitor-parking​