THE APPA Newsletter

THE APPA Newsletter

October 9, 2003

See This Weekend

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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

(dkikemi@pacbell.net, dkikemi01@sprintpcs.com)

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The internet site is 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, 2002, and 2003 are available on the website if you want to look up some past event.

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APPA Board Meeting Schedule for 2003:

Evening meetings open to the public will be at the Hilton Garden Inn, 2100 Mariposa Ave.(corner of Nash)‎‎ 310/726-0100.

October 13 6PM

Detailed, updated calendar is again available on the internet at www.apa-pro.org in Acrobat and Excel formats . [I'm falling behind again!] Please send in information on cultural events and news items. Thanks to those who have.

Long range calendar items:

Chinatown Farmers Market Every Thursday, 3:00pm to 7:00pm Chinatown Business Improvement District http://www.ChinatownLA.com/ For Information (213)‎ 680-0243

\Sep 25-Oct 19 You're a Good Man Charlie Brown performed by the Diversity Players, Casa 0101, 2009 E. 1st St., Boyle Heights, $8-15, 562-868-7202, www.geocities.com/diversityplayers

Oct 16, 17 Yamato, Wadaiko Drumming Troupe from Japan, performs at the Orange County Performing Arts Ctr., 600 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa, 8PM, $15-50. 949-553-2422, www.PhilharmonicSociety.org.

Oct 17 Authors on Asia at the Pacific Asia Museum

Lisa See ,Dragon Bones 7-9 pm. The best-selling author of On Gold Mountain, Flower Ne t and The Interior delivers a riveting story that merges ancient myth and artifact with murder set against the backdrop of the building of the Three Gorges Dam.

Authors on Asia programs are presented free with Museum admission and reservations are recommended. For reservations and program confirmations, please call 626.449.2742, ext. 20. http://www.pacificasiamuseum.org/calendar/calendar2003oct.htm

Oct 17-23 Chanoma Film Festival, www.chanoma.org, Laemmle's Fairfax Theatre, 7907 Beverly Blvd., LA 90048. Daily Show Schedule:

12:45 Remembering the Cosmos Flower

3:00 Sand Castle

5:15 Sukiyaki

7:25 Remembering the Cosmos Flower

9:45 Sand Castle

Advance Ticket: $20.00(Each ticket allows 3 admissions).

Oct 17-18 The first American Rakugoka story teller, Bill Crowley will appear at the East West Orchid Show at the Weller Court Shopping Center at 11AM

October 18 Film Chinese Cinema of a New Generation 2003 Join us for a weekend featuring four thought-provoking contemporary Chinese films at the Pacific Asia Museum.

6pm: Reception

6:30pm: Zhang Yi-Bai’s Spring Subway

Shi Runjiu’s A Beautiful New World

All films in Mandarin/Cantonese with English subtitles. Limited seating. Reservations recommended. Please call ext. 40. Free with Museum admission. Sponsored by the NEA and co-produced by the Asian Film Foundation. http://www.pacificasiamuseum.org/calendar/calendar2003oct.htm

Oct 19 Footprints in My Rearview: An Autobiography and Christian Testimony of George Oiye, reading and book signing at the JANM. 1:30

Oct 22, 23 Tsugaru-Shamisen performance by Yoshida Brothers, 8PM, at the JACCC, Aratani Japan America Theatre, LA Little Tokyo, $45/40. www.domo.com

Oct. 26 Okinawan Master Nosho Miyagi to perform 50th Anniversry Recital at Marsee Auditorium, El Camino College, 2PM, $25, 310-532-1929, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance.

Oct 26 Autumn in the Japanese Garden, 10AM-3PM, Tillman Water Reclamation Plant, 6100 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys, CA91406. Workshops and presentations, $5, 818-756-8166

Oct. 29 Chinese Indonesian American visual artist CINDY XIAN SURIYANI will have her first FASHION SHOW. She is collaborating with Pilipino born, Australian designer Paul e Magalad and his label SAN PAREDES for a LA Fashion Week preview of urban semi-couture silhouettes for Spring/Summer 2004. Parade 7:30 p.m. (Doors Open 6:00 p.m. RSVP needed for the Event ONLY to aria@apr-consulting.com. Enter through the MOUNTAIN BAR, 475 Gin Ling Way, Chinatown. On Saturday, November 1, 2003, SURIYANI and SAN PAREDES will host an opening ART RECEPTION for Suriyani’s new body of work, “Xishi: the Beautiful American,” which includes the 13 collaborated pieces with San Paredes. 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. BAMBOO LANE GALLERY, 418 Bamboo Lane, Chinatow

Oct 30 Trick Or Tofu, Cold Tofu Halloween Show, 7:30-9:30 at the JANM, www.coldtofu.com.

Oct 31 pm Authors on Asia at the Pacific Asia Museum, Julie Otsuka ,When the Emperor Was Divine 7-9PM. In her evocative, quietly powerful new novel, Julie Otsuka portrays the experience of Japanese-American internment during World War II and its enduring repercussions in the life of one family. Authors on Asia programs are presented free with Museum admission and reservations are recommended. For reservations and program confirmations, please call 626.449.2742, ext. 20. http://www.pacificasiamuseum.org/calendar/calendar2003oct.htm

Nov 1 Japanese Food Festival at the New Otani Hotel, Little Tokyo, $20 advanced sales. Call 213-253-9200.

Nov 2 Shipwrecked: Adventure on the High Sea, Family Sunday at the JANM. At 11AM & 2PM Nakahama Manjiro's Tale of Discovery Play.

Nov 2 Blossoms in the Desert: Topaz High School Class of 1945, presented by the alumni of the Utah concentration camp., reading and discussion 1:30 at the JANM.

Nov 8 Mago's: Feeding a Generation of Japanese American Activists, 2-4PM at the JANM.

Nov 15 Little Tokyo Walking Tour, 10AM-2PM, JANM, $11.

Nov 15, 16 Japan Expo at the LA Convention Center, info@japanexpo.org.

Nov 18 Architect Tadao Ando will speak at LACMA, 6:30 in the Bing Theater, $12, 213-639-0777

Nov 20 Two in LA by Rhiana Yazzie, staged reading of a play about a young Navajo in LA. In collaboration with the East West Players Writer's Gallery, Performring Arts Series at the JANM, 7:30-9:30

Nov 29 Fugetsudo 100th Anniversary of Little Tokyo Confection Shop, 2-4PM, slide show and mochi pounding at the JANM.

Dec China Expo, LA Convention Center

March 21, 2004 Live at the Armstrong - George Takei. 4:00 pm Tickets $30.

As part of the American Perspectives Series ...Salute to Liberty

Recognized worldwide as a member of the original Star Trek cast, Los Angeles native, George Takei is an actor, community and political activist, author, long distance runner and lecturer. Mr. Takei spent most of his childhood behind the barbed-wire enclosures of United States internment camps during World War II. His optimistic vision is a world where people from all backgrounds work together to overcome problems. Armstrong Theatre at 3330 Civic Center Drive in Torrance. Questions: 310-738-8011. Box Office: 310-781-7171

April 3, 2004 Also the Peanut Gallery Series which is especially popular with children

two to six years of age is featuring Korean Classical Dance, Saturday Morning 10 am.

Tickets $5.50 - $8.00, Armstrong Theatre. The Company performs graceful and elegant ceremonial and social dances that present a stunning vision of traditional Korean art. A thrilling drum dance is featured in a rich and vaired repertoire of exciting dances that

are an integral part of the Korean culture.

The Pacific Asia Museum (46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, 91101, 626-449-2742) Family Festival schedule for 2003, Saturdays, 1-4:

Sep 20 Myanmar

Oct 18 Vijaya Dashimi

Nov. 15 Himilayan Festival

Dec 13 Pasko Sa Nayon

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This Weekend (and earlier)

Oct 10-31 Film - Small Voices (Mga Munting Tinig) Premieres in Los Angeles. 110 minutes, in Tagalog with English subtitles; not yet rated. The story of a young woman, Melinda, who goes to teach in the remote and impoverished rural town of Malawig. Against much skepticism and self-doubt, Melinda and her students join a singing competition - their small voices ring out against darkness, poverty, death and despair, and their heartfelt song awakens a small flame of hope, a daring to dream and a belief that within oneself is a voice of hope waiting to be heard.

Laemmle's Music Hall -Los Angeles, Laemmle's Playhouse -Pasadena

University Town Center 6-Orange County

Oct 11 A Celebration of Japanese American Taiko 3 JAPAN TOWN TAIKO CONCERT

San Francisco Taiko Dojo 35th Anniversary

Kinnara Taiko 34th Anniversary

San Jose Taiko 30th Anniversary

In Los Angeles- Aratani/Japan America Theatre

The taiko phenomenon in North America traces its beginnings to three pioneering ensembles: San Francisco Taiko Dojo (1968), Kinnara Taiko (Los Angeles, 1969) and San Jose Taiko (1973). Celebrating milestone anniversaries, the three taiko groups share the stage in a rousing, energizing concert featuring new, original compositions and collaborations. Distinctive in style and character, each group exudes creativity, mastery and experience. Their combined performance history includes numerous film credits and recordings, and each group has played a vital role in influencing and mentoring many of the now nearly 150 taiko groups practicing in North America today. Nurtured and supported by their respective communities, the 3 Japan Town

Taiko Concert celebrates taiko and honors the three Japan Towns from which they emanated. The cities of San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Jose are home to the three remaining historical Japan Towns in California. A J-TOWN BEAT Event Tickets $27, $24 JACCC Members, groups (10 or more) $30 orchestra, $27 balcony

For information and tickets call the box office at 213.680.3700

October 11, 2003 10th National JACL Singles Conference, Hacienda Hotel, El Segundo, CA 90245. Come join the fun and make new friends at this one-day event. There will be exciting workshops with guest speakers, continental breakfast, lunch, mixers and a gala dinner dance. Special guests are Rob Fukuzaki, ABC 7 Sports Anchor, Lauren Kinkade, 2001 Nisei Week Queen and Rodney Kageyama, file, stage and TV actor. Conference Hosts are: Greater L.A. Singles JACL and Orange County Sansei Singles. Sign up for conference package or individual events. For information call Peggy (323) 727-9989 or email singlesconf@hotmail.com or www.asiansinglesconf.org.

October 11 Film Chinese Cinema of a New Generation 2003 Join us for a weekend featuring four thought-provoking contemporary Chinese films at the Pacific Asia Museum.

6pm: Reception

6:30pm: Fruit Chan’s Hollywood Hong Kong

Meng Jing-Hui’s Chicken Poets

Oct 11 Japanese Fall Cultural Festival at the New Otani Hotel and Garden, starting at 11AM, 213-253-9200, www.newotani.com

Oct 10 Performance - From Prince to Buddha: A Journey to Enlightenment At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Choreography by Viji Prakash and the Shakti Dance Company and music by S. Mahesh and Debur Srivatsa tell the story of the young Indian prince Siddhartha, who, touched by the suffering of his people, renounces the mundane life and seeks peace through meditation, kindness, and compassion. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition " The Circle of Bliss: Buddhist Meditational Art ." 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM, Bing Auditorium, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 Cost: $35 general admission; $30 members of LACMA, the Indo-American Cultural Center, the Asia Society and the Music Circle (discount available only through box office by phone for these organizations); $25 South Asian Art Council members; $20 students. Purchase tickets at LACMA box office, by phone at 877-522-6225, or on the LACMA website (click on the “Calendar” link on the LACMA.org home page)

Oct 12 Tibet: Treasures from the Roof of the World Exhibition of Tibetan art opens Oct. 12 at the Bowers Museum. Rare art of Tibet, never before seen in the Western world, will begin a national tour at the Bowers Museum of Cultural Art on October 12, 2003. The landmark exhibit will feature more than 200 objects drawn exclusively from collections in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa and from the Dalai Lama’s magnificent winter and summer residences at the Potala and Norbulingka Palaces, as well as the recently established Tibet Museum. Examples of Tibetan sculpture, painting and textiles, as well as ritual Buddhist objects and beautifully crafted pieces made for Tibetan nobility, reveal the religious underpinnings of Tibetan culture. Tibet! Treasures from the Roof of the World embarks on a national tour after it closes at the Bowers Museum May 2004. 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Bowers Museum , 2002 N. Main St.,Santa Ana. www.bowers.org

Oct 12 Performance - Motoya Izumi: The Kyogen 2003 At the Aratani Japan America Theatre (JAT), JACCC The Kyogen tour will be lead by popular player Motoya Izumi, the Head Master of the Izumi school, and Junko Izumi, the first female kyogen performer. Performances scheduled for this year are different and more elaborate than those of last year. In addition to regular kyogen performances, a kyogen workshop and costume presentation will be held. For additional information and the times and locations of San Francisco and San Jose performances, please contact Bridge U.S.A. at (310) 532-5921 or email info@bridgeusa.com. 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) Aratani Japan America Theatre (JAT) 244 South San Pedro Street, Suite 505, Los Angeles (Little Tokyo), CA 90012. TIckets: S - $ 50.00; A - $ 40.00; B - $ 30.00 Call Bridge U.S.A. at (310) 532-5921 for additional information on tickets

Oct 12 Performance - Offering At the Skirball Cultural Center. Celebrated New York-based Japanese choreographers Eiko & Koma adapt their latest site-specific performance, "Offering," for the Skirball. Using the recorded music of David Krakauer, whose clarinet sounds at times like a shofar , the award-winning duo created this ritual of regeneration after loss following September 11, 2001 . Their hopeful dance installation -- part ritual and part vigil -- reflects on nature's eternal rhythms and meditates on the lifecycle, providing solace amidst despair. 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM, Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 North Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049 (310) 440-4500

Website: www.skirball.org/

Oct 12 Seminar - Balintawak Escrima Cuentada Stick Fighting System With Grandmaster Bobby Taboada. Grandmaster Bobby Taboada of the Balintawak Escrima Cuentada System will be conducting a six-hour seminar in Los Angeles . This will be the first time Grandmaster Taboada has appeared in Southern California since 1994. Grandmaster Taboada is a premier stick fighter from Cebu ,Philippines and is currently based in Charlotte ,North Carolina . He is also one of the 13 instructors to be featured at the 2003 World Filipino Martial Arts Expo at the end of this month in Bellevue, Washington, along with Guro Hospecio "Bud" Balani, Jr. and Guro Arturo "Dino" Flores from Kapisanang Mandirigma. For additional information, visit http://www.arnisador.com/the_world_fma_expo.asp or www.flank.com/bobby/ , or call 213-487-5137 or 818-288-2150. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM California State University, Los Angeles, Physical Education Building, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles,, CA 90032 Cost: Pre-registration fee: $75; at the door: $100 Tel: 213-487-5137 Website: www.arnisador.com/the_world_fma_expo.asp

Oct 13 (Monday!) Film Screening - Wu Yu (The Narrow Path) At UCLA; a discussion with the film's director, Cui Zi'en, to follow. Frequently referred to as a “queer auteur,” Cui Zi’en is one of the most avant-garde DV makers in Chinese underground cinema. His "Enter the Clowns" and "The Old Testament" were big hits at last year’s UCLA New Chinese Cinema Series and this year’s Los Angeles Outfest. " The Narrow Path" (2003, China , 73min.) , Cui’s newest work, tells the story of a gang of humans who abduct four aliens from Venus, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. The film was shot on the early morning of July 2, 2003 , from 4:00-7:30 , using only two long takes, approximately 40 minutes each. The film was finally edited into five shots. Admission to the event is free and refreshments will be provided. Attendees will be admitted on a first come basis with priority given to FTVDM Critical Studies students. 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM UCLA, 1422 Melnitz Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Free. For more information please contact:

Dong Huang-Cherney Email: dong@anian.net

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Last Weekend

I went out to Lancaster again.

Events I missed:

GATES MILLENNIUM SCHOLARSHIP (GMS) - APPLY ONLINE

Washington, DC - The Gates Millennium Scholars program is pleased to announce the launching of its website for the 2004 - 2005 GMS awards. Apply online or download nomination materials from www.gmsp.org. General information, detailed instructions, and current scholar profiles can also be found on the website. Principals, teachers, guidance counselors, tribal higher education representatives, and other professional educators are invited to nominate students with outstanding academic records, strong leadership potential, and commitment to community service. Nominators and recommenders must act in their personal capacity. Institutional nominations will not be accepted. All completed nomination materials must be postmarked or submitted online no later than January 16, 2004.

The Gates Millennium Scholars program was established in 1999 through a grant provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to provide Asian Pacific Islander Americans, African Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, and Hispanic Americans with an opportunity to complete a college education. The goal of GMS is to promote academic excellence and to provide an opportunity for thousands of outstanding students with significant financial need, particularly those intending to study mathematics, science, engineering, education or library science, to reach their fullest potential. Additionally, GMS provides opportunities for Scholars to prepare for leadership roles in their profession and communities through a leadership development program. GMS selected 1,000 high-achieving students for the 2003-2004 academic year, bringing the total number of students awarded GMS scholarships to more than 7,000 since the program's inception.

The United Negro College Fund (UNCF), with the support of the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA), the American Indian Graduate Center Scholars (AIGCS), and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF), administers the Gates Millennium Scholars program.

Eligibility Criteria

In the 2004-2005 academic year, individuals are eligible to be considered for a Gates Millennium Scholarship if they:

* are Asian Pacific Islander American, African American, Hispanic American or American Indian/Alaska Native;

* are a citizen, legal permanent resident or national of the United States;

* have a minimum GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale;

* will be entering a U.S. accredited college or university as full-time, degree-seeking freshmen in the academic year 2004-2005;

* have demonstrated leadership commitment through participation in community service, extracurricular, or other activities that reflect leadership abilities; and

* meet the Federal Pell Grant eligibility criteria. Eligibility for Federal Pell Grant can only be determined though the submission of a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to the U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid Programs.

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For information on the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion which participated in the liberation of Dachau, start at http://www.goforbroke.org and follow the directions to the Museum of Tolerance website.

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LA Times: (The Times are requiring registration again, but you might as well sign up for the free on-line access to their articles. This week they may even be accessible without registration)

Oct 9 Colleges Add Minorities, Group Says

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-race9oct09,1,1267334.story

Oct 5 PROPOSITION 54

Who Needs Data on Race? The Schools, for One

By Jeannie Oakes and John Rogers, Professors Jeannie Oakes and John Rogers direct UCLA's Institute for Democracy, Education and Access

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-op-oakes5oct05,1,4283233.story

Oct 9 THE WORLD

North Korean Cinema Ready for Its Close-Up at South's Film Fest

Ideological power of the medium had made officials wary of such an exhibition. Observers differ on the movies' commercial potential.

By Barbara Demick, Times Staff Writer

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-film9oct09,1,4653350.story

Oct 9 COLUMN ONE

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

A mix of handyman and psychologist, Japan's benriya help the anxious, the isolated and the just plain neurotic with life's basic tasks.

By Mark Magnier, Times Staff Write

http://www.latimes.com/la-fg-benriya9oct09,1,864208.story

Oct 5 SOCIAL CLIMES

A toast to Yoko Ono and her art

By Gina Piccalo, Times Staff Writer

http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-ca-socialb5oct05,1,319894.story

Oct 7 COLUMN ONE

Tibet's Women of Misery

Economic change has driven a move to cities -- and lives built around construction work and prostitution. Money and comforts are sparse.

By Ching-Ching Ni, Times Staff Writer

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-fg-tibet7oct07002421,1,566910.story