THE APPA Newsletter

October 23, 2002

Events this weekend:

MISSION STATEMENT:

Promote full utilization of the capabilities of the Enterprise's employees and champion the betterment of the company and community. Promote interest in Asian Pacific issues and culture and act as a bridge to all groups within our community.

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ed. by Douglas Ikemi

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The internet site is back at:

www.apa-pro.org

Our own domain name, apa-pro.org, stands for Asian Pacific American Professionals. www.apa-pro.org/ gives you a menu of AP organization websites.

Back issues of the newsletter for all of 2000, 2001, and 2002 are available on the website if you want to look up some past event.

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APPA Board Meeting Schedule for 2002:

Evening meetings will be at the Hilton Garden Inn, 2100 Mariposa Ave.(corner of Nash) 310/726-0100. Noon time meetings will be on Raytheon premises

Schedule for 2002:

Nov. 13 (W) at 6 pm

Detailed calendar is not attached this week but is available on the internet at www.apa-pro.org in Acrobat and Excel formats. Events go into the calendar that I don't mention here. Please send in information on cultural events and news items. Thanks to those who have.

Long range calendar items:

November 1-10 FITLA International Latino Theatre Festival of Los Angeles. Location: All of the JACCC facilities

Nov 3 Japanese Food Festival at the New Otani Hotel and Garden, 120 Los Angeles Street, Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles. 11-3PM Sponsored by the Japanese Restaurant Association of Southern California $6 adults, Food Prices: $2- $5, Drink Prices: $1- $2. Info: 213.253.9200. sushiandtofu.com/

LACMA Exhibition Opening November 10: "Miracles and Mischief: Noh and Kyogen Theater in Japan" The first major, comprehensive presentation of art from the world of Noh and Kyogen theater, including evocative carved wooden masks, woven silk and gold costumes, painted fans, and lacquered instruments.

Nov 16 Nigerian Talking Drums, Aratani/ Japan America Theatre. "A Day Of Remembrance, A Day Of Healing" $15 $20 Day of Show, call the Box Office at 213.680.3700

Nov 30, Dec 1 Japan Expo, Downtown LA Convention Center, West Hall A, 310.515.5699 Website: http://www.japanexpo.tv/ Email: info@japanexpo.tv

Dec. 6-8 China Expo at the LA Convention Center www.chinaexpo-usa.com

Dec 14 Hiroshima in Concert at the Japan America Theater, LA Little Tokyo, $30, $25, 8PM

Jan 5 Katada Kain 20th Anniversary Celebration, percussion performance, , 3PM, Japan America Theater, $25.

Jan 5 Kotohajime at the JACCC plaza, 1PM, free

The Pacific Asia Museum (46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, 91101, 626-449-2742) Family Festival schedule for 2002, Saturdays, 1-4:

Nov. 16 Buddha: Faces of Enlightenment

Dec. 14 Pasko Sa Nayon

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This Weekend (and earlier)

Oct. 24 Cold Tofu's Annual Halloween Show, 7:30-9:30PM at the JANM, downtown LA Little Tokyo, free

Oct. 24 Famine in Korea, Simon Wiesenthal Museum, 7PM, 9786 W Pico Blvd (Near Roxbury Drive and Pico Blvd, 310-553-8403, http://www.visual-artists-guild.org/CurrentEvents/Famine/Famine.html or e-mail alau@visual-artists-guild.org

Oct 24 Tibetan Freedom Concert with lecture by Dr. Alan Wallace, 7PM, Santa BarbaraLobero Theater is at 33 East Canon Perdido Street. (805) 966-4946. Tickets also available at Morning Glory Music, Hempwise and Just Play Music $22.50 in advance/ $27.50 at the door

Oct. 25 Rhapsody in Taps, Japan America Theater, 8PM, $30, $25

Oct 25-27 The American Association For Chinese Studies 44th Anniversary Annual Conference, USC,

Oct 26 Daoist Arts of the Ming Court, 3:00 to 4:30 pm, Lenart Auditorium, UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 310-825-4361

 

Oct 25-27 East West Orchid Show. Location: Weller Court, 120 Los Angeles Street, Little Tokyo. Friday October 25, 2001 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday October 26, 2001 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday October 27, 2001 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. call 213.629.1200

Oct 26 Sumi-e craft class at the JANM, 1PM $11

Oct.27 Family Tree workshop at the JANM 2-4PM $11

October 26, Private tour with the Harvard Club of the Symbols of Power Exhibit at the Bowers Museum 11:00 to 12:00 $14.00 - adult, $9 62+ or student, $5 children www.apa-pro.org/graphics/harvardclubtour.jpg. APPA members invited

Oct 27 Soyun Kang presents a STUDENT PIANO RECITAL in the More-Than-Music-Room, 3330 Civic Center Drive. 4PM Admission is free. For more information, call (310) 781 - 7150

Oct 27 Green Tea and Autumn Gold, Various times by appointment
Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden at Cal State Long Beach, Earl Warren Drive, Long Beach, CA 90840, For information and tickets, call 562-985-8420. Members $10, $20 Non-members

Oct. 27 KYOGEN in Los Angeles: Motoya Izumi & Tokuro Miyake, 1 pm and 6:30 pm
The New Otani Hotel and Garden, 120 S. Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, 310-532-5921, e-mail: info@bridgeusa.com , website: http://www.bridgeusa.com
Afternoon show sold out; Evening dinner show $80

Oct 27 Pacific Asia Museum Authors on Asia Program, Ruth Finney Hayward - Breaking the Earthenware Jar: Lessons from South Asia to End Violence against Women and Girls, 2 p.m.
Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101, Information and reservations: (626)449-2742, ext. 20

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Last Weekend

I stayed home sick again. Yes, I finally went to the doctor!

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The LA Times articles:
Oct 20 Book Review Radical thought: The scientific sun rose in the East
Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Roots of Modern Science -- From the Babylonians to the Mayans, Dick Teresi, Simon and Schuster: 454 pp., $27
http://www.calendarlive.com/books/bookreview/cl-bk-wertheim20oct20.story

Oct 22 Study Finds Shortfall for Asian Businesswomen
By Karen Robinson-Jacobs, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-women22oct22.story

Oct 20 COMMENTARY
It's not the most exacting science
Cinematic depictions don't always match the reality of scientific work. What's all this 'mad' business, anyway?
By Vincent H. Resh, Special to The Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-ca-resh20oct20.story

Oct 22 OBITUARIES
Richard McSorley, 88; Jesuit Priest Committed to Pacifism
From the Washington Post
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-mcsorley22oct22.story

Oct 18 From the Baltimore Sun'The Ring' doesn't fit
By Michael Sragow, Sun Movie Critic
http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/basketball/bal-to.ring18oct18.story

Oct 18 From the Baltimore SunWonder of wonders
'Spirited Away' is a visual masterpiece about a scared little girl's breathtaking journey of self-discovery. All of the fun is getting there.
By Michael Sragow, Sun Movie Critic
http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/basketball/bal-to.spirited18oct18.story

Oct 17 SURROUNDINGS REDONDO BEACH PIER
A Site That the Pounding Sea Can't Conquer
Facility full of colorful characters, shops and restaurants has been rebuilt at least nine times, a historian says, since it went up in 1889.
By David Ferrell, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-surround17oct17.story

Oct 16 A marriage of beauty, function
Former Buddhist community's serene grounds will get new life as a home for weddings and other events.
By Pam Noles, Inland Valley Voice
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/ontario/news/la-ivo-stone16oct16.story

Oct 19 PASSINGS
Wu-chi Liu, 95; Scholar Translated Chinese Literature
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-passings19.2oct19.story