April 2, 2002

Cherry Blossom Festival in Pasadena

LA Times & other news articles

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 temporarily at:

due to some technical difficulties, and not all menu items are active. We hope to return to our original URL once I finish a struggle with Verisign. 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 and 2001are available on the website if you want to look up some past event. (Well some of them, at the moment.)

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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

(In case you haven't figured it out, APPA is an umbrella organization to which AAPA-BSS belonged. APPA is still functioning.)

Schedule for 2002:

April 16 (Tu) at 12 pm

May 15 (W) at 6 pm

June 13 (Th) at 12 pm

July 10 (W) at 6 pm

Aug. 13 (Tu) at 12 pm

Sept. 11 (W) at 6 pm

Oct. 10 (Th) at 12 pm

Nov. 13 (W) at 6 pm

Detailed calendar is attached this week and 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:

Performance artists Lida Abdullah and Denise Uyehara, April 21, 8:30PM, Highways Performance Space, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica, $12, www.highwaysperformance.org, 310-453-1755, reservations 310-315-1459

LA Times Festival of Books, UCLA campus Saturday, April 27, 2002 (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) & Sunday, April 28, 2002 (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.).

April 27 33rd Annual Manzanar Pilgramage, noon, interfaith memorial service, ondo dancing, guided walking tours. Evening program at 6:30PM, Legion Hall, Independence. www.manzanarcommittee.org, 323-662-5102

8 June, 2002 - 5 January, 2003 Rediscovered Imperial Treasures: Masterpieces From The Nanjing Museum at the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art in Santa Ana, www.bowers.org

June 9, 2 p.m.
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
A native of Calcutta and long-time Bay Area resident, Divakaruni has for many years been involved in women’s’ issues, working with Afghani women refugees and in shelters for battered women. Moderator: Marisela Norte, poet and playwright Downtown LA Public Library, Mark Taper Auditorium * Richard J. Riordan Central Library, Reservations recommended, call (213) 228-7025, $8 – Single Program Tickets, www.lapl.org/events/wordofworld/index.html.

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

April 20 Thai New Year Festival

May 11 Different Drummers Festival, Memorial Park

June 15 Costumes of Pan Asia

July 20 Origami Festival

Aug. 17 Flavors of India

Sept. 21 Lacquer Ware of Myanmar

Oct. 19 Pakistan Festival

Nov. 16 Buddha: Faces of Enlightenment

Dec. 14 Pasko Sa Nayon

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April 6 concert by Visiting Violette at the Japan America Theatre, 8PM, $16, 213-628-2725, hi folks,just wanted to let you know that I'll be playing taiko with the Asian American alt-rock band Visiting Violette (VV) (www.visitingviolette.com) next weekend, Saturday, April 6, 8 pm at the Japan America Theatre--I'm a guest performer for one song, "Breezeby," but the whole concert should be pretty cool. VV are a great Silverlake-based band that will be releasing their first full-length CD at this concert, and will also be having a guest spoken word artist (Keiko Agena from the WB's Gilmore Girls), an MC (Jose "Flipchild" Saenz) and 5 guest hip hop dancers with new choreography by Tammy Yamada. Tickets are $16 general admission, $12 for students, JACCC Members, and groups of 10 or more--Definitely not "traditional taiko." Hope you are all well--updates on Eitetsu Hayashi workshops and 2002 Summer Taiko Institute coming soon--Bryan

April 6 Pantomimist Kyoichi Kita performs at the Dan Gallery, 7966 Melrose Ave., free, but RSVP required, 323-782-0080

April 6 "Talk Story, Mainland Style," Issei and Nisei Japanese Americans share their stories, 7PM, SFV JACL Community Center, 12953 Branford St., Pacoima

April 5-7 First Cherry Blossom Festival in Pasadena, 626-683-8243, wowproductions@earthlink.net, http://www.pasadena-cherry-blossom.org/

April 7 Keiko Matsui Jazz Concert, 5PM at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, $45, 40, 35, 800-300-4343 or 562-916-8500

Apr. 11: Asian American Orchestra, Winifred Smith Hall, UC Irvine, 8PM. Bandleader George Yoshida and performance artist Brenda Wong Aoki. Box office: 949-824-2787, free, www.evc.uci.edu/cdfs/aprilspeakers.html and www.today.uci.edu/calendar/page2.html

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LA Times:

April 2 THE WORLD Ex-Ruler's Kin Walks Softly in His Footsteps
S. Korea: The daughter of former dictator Park Chung Hee may run for president. But unlike his iron fist, hers would be a gentler hand, she says.
By BARBARA DEMICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-000023616apr02.story

April 2 Judge Yang Nominated as L.A.'s U.S. Attorney
By DAVID ROSENZWIEG, TIMES STAFF WRITER
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-000023599apr02.story

April 1 Casting a Wider Net for Kids
Characters of greater diversity signal Hollywood's attempts to speak to today's young viewers.
By LORENZA MUNOZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/printedition/calendar/la-000023226apr01.story

Sunday, March 31, 2002
SUNDAY BOOK REVIEW Paranoia Strikes Deep, A CONVENIENT SPY Wen Ho Lee and the Politics of Espionage By Dan Stober and Ian Hoffman, Simon & Schuster: 384 pp., $26
MY COUNTRY VERSUS ME, The First-Hand Account by the Los Alamos Scientist Who Was Falsely Accused of Being a Spy, By Wen Ho Lee with Helen Zia, Hyperion: 332 pp., $23.95
http://www.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-Search-X!ArticleDetail-54780,00.html

Friday, March 29, 2002 After the Big Night, Is Change Realistic?
Oscars: Hollywood wonders if wins will mean anything to people other than Halle and Denzel.
By LORENZA MUNOZ, Times Staff Writer
http://www.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-Search-X!ArticleDetail-54795,00.html

March 31 VENTURA COUNTY A Home Away From Home
Churches Keep Korean Immigrants in Touch With Traditions, Each Other
By DAVID KELLY, TIMES STAFF WRITER
http://www.latimes.com/editions/ventura/la-000023088mar31.story

March 31 THE WORLD Some in S. Korea Opt for a Trim When
English Trips the Tongue Asia: Parents are turning to specialty preschool and even surgery to give their children a linguistic advantage.
By BARBARA DEMICK, TIMES STAFF WRITER
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-000023182mar31.story

March 31 COMMENTARY Viet Lesson: Make Trade, Not War
By PETE PETERSON
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-000023002mar31.story

March 29 LOS ANGELES 300 Protest Illegal-Immigrant Sweeps at LAX
Rally: Organizers of the airport march accuse the INS of targeting Latinos and others since Sept. 11. The agency denies changing its policies.
By PATRICK J. McDONNELL, TIMES STAFF WRITER
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-000022576mar29.story

March 26 From the Baltimore Sun
Day after Oscars, minority groups challenge industry
Diversity: Wins by Berry, Washington seen as opportunity to urge filmmakers to continue breaking down racial barriers.
By Michael Wilmington, Special To The Sun
http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/basketball/bal-to.oscar26mar26.story

April 1 Patt Morrison:
Mineta's Pals Are Offended by Op-Ed Lashing
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-000023339apr01.story

March 31 POP MUSIC Made in Japan
The nation is producing unique pop visions, not U.S. knockoffs. But a bubblegum duo outsells all.
By DEAN KUIPERS
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/printedition/suncalendar/la-000022928mar31.story

March 30 Going Gung-Ho Recent war movies present a grittier vision of combat--and a more reverent view of combatants.
By LYNN SMITH, TIMES STAFF WRITER
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/printedition/calendar/la-000022709mar30.story

March 29 MOVIE REVIEW Love Takes Multiple Routes in 'Drift'
By KEVIN THOMAS, TIMES STAFF WRITER
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/printedition/calendar/la-000022459mar29.story

March 29 U.S. Immigrants Facing Barriers to Homeownership, Study Finds
By DARYL STRICKLAND, TIMES STAFF WRITER
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-000022484mar29.story