June 11, 2002

World Cup Websites, Korea: http://www.2002worldcupkorea.org/; Japan: http://www.jawoc.or.jp/

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:

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:

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:

June 20 APEX Entrepreneur SIG: How to Start Your Own Business Ever thought about being your own boss? Have you considered starting your own business? If you said "yes," then join us for the first APEX Entrepreneur SIG! We will be having roundtable discussions over dinner with 1-2 speakers at each table rotating throughout the evening. This is an opportunity for people interested in starting their own business, law practice or medical practice to learn what steps are needed to get their idea/practice off the ground. 7:00pm - 10:00pm Where: Royal Star Seafood Restaurant, 3001 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90403 Costs: $16 for members, $20 for non-members Contact: Jenny Hsu at <mailto:jenny@firstyearprep.com>jenny@firstyearprep.com

June 23 AAPA Golf Tour a the Los Angeles Royal Vista Golf Course, 20055 E. Colina Roda, Walnut, 91789, WWW.LARV.COM. Tee time at 8:00 AM, $60.00 - includes 18 holes of golf w/ cart and prizes. Scoring Rules: Blind Callaway (check details at the tournament.) Maximum No. of Players is 30. Call Dan Poblete, 562-496-7458, Daniel.Poblete@west.boeing.com

June 29 Shasta Taiko & On Ensemble, 8PM, at the JACCC, $20

July 7 Bridge USA Summer Festival at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center

July 14 First Rate Anime at the JA CCC Japan America Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro St., Downtown Little Tokyo. Miyazaki's "Princess Mononoke" in both English (1PM) and the original Japanese (5PM). This was the movie Disney didn't know how to market, but it was the top selling film in Japan until "Titanic" came along. Miyazaki's latest film, "Spirited Away" has since blown away Titanic.

July 21 Samurai films at the JACCC Japan America Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro St., Downtown Little Tokyo. "Zatoichi meets Yojimbo" at 1PM and "Lone Wolf & Cub" at 5PM, $8 each.

Aug 24-25, 2nd Annual US Sumo Open at UCLA, www.usasumo.com, 310-288-3641, afreund@ucla.edu

August 10 APEX Short Hiking Trip Saturday, For some strange reason, this is a really popular event. We have been to the same hike in Malibu Beach every year. First year, I had about 25 people show up. Second year, I had about 40 people show up and third year, I had about 70 people show up. Some came all the way from San Diego and Santa Barbara. Please let me know if you want to go to Griffith Park by Crystal Spring (all mountain with the view of Glendale and Burbank) or Malibu Beach (Great ocean view with light sand beach near Pepperdine University) by the first week of July. In Sierra Club rating, they are both "2". Thank you. Please R.S.V.P. with Hua Ling, Director of Cultural Affairs one week before the event. Hua Ling (hua@apex.org) will send out detail information and direction the Wednesday before the event via e-mail. If you would like to carpool with someone, please give me your contact information and I will help you out one week before the event. Thank you and I will see you soon. Members: Free, Non-Members: $5.00 per person

Sept. 7 the TRW Travel Club visits both the Hsi Lai Buddhist Temple and the Autry Museum of Western Heritage. $55. Call Anne Lopin 310-812-8270

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

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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June 12 APEX "Eastside" Mixer We're back to the San Gabriel Valley! This month's "Eastside" mixer reflects both our trek to Pasadena and the cuisine served at this new hot spot! Nonya is L.A.’s first Peranaken restaurant, named for the unfamiliar hot, spicy and culturally sophisticated cuisine known as Nonya. Singapore’s most indigenous cuisine combines Chinese, Malaysian and Indonesian ingredients. Set your calendars for a night of networking with other professionals and consider joining a committee or signing up for membership. Feel free to bring family, friends and associates. Nonya offers a wide variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks at their full bar. Complimentary appetizers. 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Business attire recommended. NONYA, 61 N. Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, CA, (626) 583-8398 Costs: FREE for members (or those who join that night)!, $5 for non-members, No RSVP required. Parking meters and valet service for a fee is available. Contact: Helen Hua (helen@apex.org) - Chair of Membership

June 13 (Th) APPA board meeting at 12 pm; location TBA (call for location)

June 15 Costumes of Pan Asia, Pacific Asia Museum, 1-4PM

June 15 APEX Museum and Fine Dining We will have Brunch at a Indian food Jaipur-style restaurant on the Westside. They have great buffet with many selections. After brunch, we are going to the Getty Center. We could carpool from the restaurant to the Getty Center and spend the afternoon there, seeing the different exhibits and going to the gardens. Please dress comfortably. Please R.S.V.P. with Hua Ling, Director of Cultural Affairs one week before the event. Hua Ling will send out detail information and direction the Wednesday before the event via e-mail. If you would like to carpool with someone, please give me your contact information and I will help you out one week before the event. Thank you, and I will see you soon. 11:00 a.m. Where: To be announced. Costs: Members: Free Non-Members: $5.00 per person. Brunch: ~$10-$15, Getty: Free.Getty parking: $5.00 Contact: Hua Ling, Director of Cultural Affairs, hua@apex.org, Pager: (310)669-1177, please input your phone number and press # sign

June 16 3rd Annual Monument Anniversary Celebration, 10AM, corner of Temple and Alameda, Little Tokyo, LA.

June 16 Debut screening of "A Tradition of Honor", Japan America Theatre, $35. 11:30AM reception & photo exhibit. 1PM screening and panel discussion Reservations at 310-328-0907. Movie is about the 100th/442nd/MIS, produced by Craig Yahata and David Yoneshige.

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June 5 YUKO MARUYAMA QUINTET at Catalina Bar & Grill,1640 North Cahuenga Boulevard, Hollywood 90028 (323) 466-2210 http://catalinajazzclub.com/ I made it to the 10:30 performance which actually started around 11. Jazz up close and personal.

Thursday I went to see Turandot from the nosebleed seats in the Music Center. The biggest ovation of the night was for soprano Hei-Kyung Hong (http://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/pghsymph.nsf/bios/Hei-Kyung+Hong) who played the the slave girl Liu. In this thankless role Ms. Hong spent the whole performance costumed in rags and half the third act as a corpse lying center stage. However, with the new ending by Berio (Puccini never finished the opera) Liu now has a central dramatic role, selflessly sacrificing herself for her Tartar masters.

June 8 "Life of the Land" a Hawaii play by Edward Sakamoto at Japan America Theatre. This was the best realized play in the trilogy. The main protagonist was a guy fleeing from an "aerospace engineering job in Redondo Beach" back to Hawaii, so I could kind of relate, except for the Hawaii part.

Sunday I went to the aviation museum in Santa Monica. Nice photo exhibit on the upper level about African Americans in aviation, especially the Tuskegee Airmen. http://www.museumofflying.com/

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Washington Post article links:

Fiction

Innocence and Experience

'Rouse Up, O Young Men of the New Age!' by Kenzaburo Oe

Reviewed by Elizabeth Ward

Sunday, June 9, 2002; Page BW07

ROUSE UP, O YOUNG MEN OF THE NEW AGE!

By Kenzaburo Oe

Translated From the Japanese By John Nathan

Grove. 259 pp. $24

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9229-2002Jun6.html

Legacy of the OSS Celebrated As It Fortifies War on Terror Precursor to CIA Was Created 60 Years Ago

By Steve Vogel

Washington Post Staff Writer

Monday, June 10, 2002; Page B01

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22659-2002Jun9.html

Band Hits Sour Note in China Group's Appeal Shows Rift Between Culture, Party

By John Pomfret, Washington Post Foreign Service

Monday, June 10, 2002; Page A01

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22465-2002Jun9.html

Extra Time Soccer Supporters Take Over Odori Park

Monday, June 10, 2002; Page D11

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21816-2002Jun9.html

'We Have Rights and a Voice' At Va. Convention on Bias, Arab Americans Put Faith in System

By Emily Wax, Washington Post Staff Writer

Sunday, June 9, 2002; Page C01

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18697-2002Jun8.html

Opening Japan's Door? Calls for Change to Restrictive Policies on Refugees Grow After Diplomatic Standoff Over Asylum Seekers

By Doug Struck and Toko Sekiguchi

Washington Post Foreign Service

Saturday, June 8, 2002; Page A14

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14791-2002Jun7.html

No Hooligans at 'Middle-Class World Cup' By Doug Struck

Washington Post Foreign Service

Saturday, June 8, 2002; Page D11

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13566-2002Jun7.html