This year the Polynesian Festival will take place on the weekend of August 18-19 at the same location as last year: The Uwajimaya Asian Market, located on Beav-Hillsdale Hwy in Beaverton, Performances/activities are scheduled to be from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday as well as on Sunday. This event is free and open to the public.

For those who aren't aware of this yet, but there is the  'Fabric Depot' on SE 122nd and Stark in Portland where one can find some Dutch and Indonesian things. For instance: speculaas koekjes, dropjes, stroopwafels, sambals, kecaps and more. And around Christmas time there are plenty of TaaiTaai poppen among other things. They used to sell amandelbrood too but I haven't seen those in awhile. Jammer. I love them! So much for this tidbit.

Hello Dutch Friends!



My family recently moved back to Portland from Holland after 6 years there. Our 2 boys were born in the Netherlands and our oldest, Coen (3 1/2) spoke dutch in school.

Unfortunately, my wife and my dutch isn't nearly as good, so we would love to keep up his conversational Dutch hear in Portland.

Therefore, does anyone know any kids or adults who are able to offer dutch language babysitting? Maybe 1-2 evenings a month. We live in NW…

Is anyone familiar with the current the rules and regulations on obtaining dual citizenship?  Or has anyone recently gone through this?

Thank you - Eveline

Hallo,

Reeds enige tijd krijg ik updates van Eelco Keij, die zich sterk maakt voor Nederlanders in het buitenland. Zijn website is : www.eelcokeij.com

Mijn tip #1: Schrijf jouw email adres in (onder kopje "NIEUWS"), zodat je zelf direkt met regelmaat informatie krijgt over "Nederlanders in het Buitenland".

Mijn tip #2: Registreer je als kiezer, want de verkiezingen komen eraan..!

Ikzelf heb reeds iemand in NL…

I am a retired Police Officer from Southern California, and now live in Bend. In Holland, our family lived in Haarlem and Roermond. That was 55 years ago. We came to Pasadena, California, March 12, 1962. Went to Jr High, High School & USC in California. I had to relinquish my Dutch Citizenship to keep my job as an Officer. Post career, relocated to Bend. 

On the first Saturday of the month, our Dutch Club here in Bend get together for coffee. Are there similar events in…

Het is weer oliebollen tijd!

Weet iemand of deze lekkernijen ergens in Portland te koop zijn?

Legislation has been changed. The moment you got AOW used to be the month you aged 65. Steps wise this is changing into 67 towards the year 2017. Depending on yourmore precise birthday: for 2016 you have to add  6 - 9  months to your birthday ! 

Hi All,

I wanted to start a blog on receiving AOW while you live in the US and you lived some years after your 15th Birthday in the Netherlands. I am about to turn 65 myself and so it might be interesting to see what an Expat qualifies for.…

Hi everyone,

I am in need of a notary public who is able to read a document in Dutch and legalize it. Please let me know if you know of such a person. thank you, Ineke deruyter

Jet Black Pearl in Concert

• Edgefield Winery | 
• Saturday, February 21, 2015

• 7 p.m. til 9 p.m. | 
• Free | 
• 21 and over

Ik ben een Nederlandse singer songwriter, pas naar Portland verhuisd en ik speel a.s. donderdag 29 januari om 20 uur in Vie de Boheme. Ik zing vooral in het Engels en Frans, maar heb ook een paar Nederlandse liedjes op mijn repertoire! Hoop van harte een paar kaaskoppen te ontmoeten daar...

Meer info: http://www.viedebohemepdx.com

Mijn eigen website : http://www.jetblackpearl.com

For those who are considering moving to Oregon or Portland specifically then here are are a couple of videos that may inform you on what really is going on the the great northwest.

They are produced by BNN and are in the Dutch language and are of excellent quality

Reisen naar Oregon

Reisen naar Portland, OR

Dit bericht vandaag ontvangen. We dachten het door te geven aan onze leden en wie weet komen we je op de televisie tegen.

Geachte Mr./Mvr.,

Greetings!

I am contacting you on behalf of the Northwest Film Center in regards to the 37th Annual Portland International Film Festival. This year’s Festival starts tomorrow and runs through February 22nd. Featuring a diverse array of films for children and adults with topics ranging from historical narratives to comedies and documentaries…

Here are some events in 2014 for the Dutch Community in Portland, OR

• February 4th, 2014 Green Dragon Borrelavond
• Friday February 21st, 2014, 7:30 PM Sjoelen Avond (Dutch Shuffleboard) at Guardian Games
• March 4th, 2014 Green Dragon
• April 27th, 2014 Oaks Park Koningsdag 

Hallo lieve ouders en lieve kinderen,   Ik hoop dat jullie dit…