February 18, 2003

RAPPA New Year Celebration

Black History Month: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhm1.html

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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

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The internet site is 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 2003:

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

March 12 noon

April 16 6PM

May 14 noon R1/6E10

June 11 6PM

July 16 noon R1/6E10

Aug 13 6PM

Sept 10 noon R1/6E10

October 13 6PM

Nov 12 noon

Detailed calendar 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:

Feb 27 Keiko Matsui Concert, 5364 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90036-4212. The Conga Room is located on Wilshire Blvd. one-and-a-half blocks west of La Brea. congaroom.com. 9PM, $35, $60

Friday, February 28 _ Sunday, March 16 Heroic Grace: The Chinese Martial Arts FilmDay One, Executioner from Shaolin Fans and filmmakers are all drawn to Chinese martial arts films -- this series traces the development of the martial arts film from the silent swordplay films of the 1920s through the kung fu (unarmed combat) films of 1970s. 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM ,Writers Guild Theater,135 South Doheny Drive (at Wilshire). Parking is available for $2.75 in the parking lot on Doheny just north of the theater. Beverly Hills, CA, $7 general, $5 students and UCLA Alumni Association members with ID. Advance tickets for all Heroic Grace screenings can be purchased in person at UCLA_s James Bridges Theater box office from 1:00-4:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 15; Sunday, February 16; Saturday, February 22 and Sunday, February 23. Each ticket-buyer will be limited to two tickets per screening during the advance ticket sales. Ticket-buyers should check www.cinema.ucla.edu for advance ticket sale updates after Feb. 15. For more information please contact Kelly Graml Tel: 310.206.8588 www.cinema.ucla.edu/

Feb 28 Concert: "Papillon III" featuring Patti Austin and Frances Yip Grammy nominee Austin and popular Chinese vocalist Yip will appear together in a multi-lingual performance for the first time in Los Angeles. 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Harriet & Charles Luckman Fine Arts Complex, California State University, Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive. $35, $50, $80, $100, $120 & VIP Tickets available through the Luckman Box Office: (323) 343-6600, or Ticketmaster: (213) 365-3500 / www.ticketmaster.com For more information please contact Luckman Fine Arts Complex Tel: (323) 343-6611, www.luckmanfineartscomplex.org

Feb 28 "Voice of the Dragon: Once Upon a Time in Chinese America-The Martial Arts Epic" at Pepperdine University's Smothers Theater, 24255 PCH, Malibu, $35, 310-506-4522, www.pepperdine.ed/cfa

Mar 1 Jazz pianist Makoto Takenaka will perform at the Coast Botanic Garden in PV Peninsula, 7:30PM and the New Otani Hotel in Little Tokyo on Mar 2 at noon. Mar. 1 concert is $20 at the Frances Young Hall of Horticulture, 26300 Crenshaw Blvd. Mar 2 is a benefit for Keiro Senior Healthcare, tickets $50. For reservations call Toshihiko Taenaka at 310-515-2806 or Yoshi Koyasu at 562-865-9652

March 16, 2pm Hiroshi Hori Puppet Company "Tale of the Genji"Location: Aratani/ Japan America Theatre. Master puppeteer Hori Hiroshi creates a world of visual fantasy combining the beauty of traditional Japan with his own unique form of stylized expression. This internationally-acclaimed artist painstakingly handcrafts each of his near life-size puppets using luxurious silks and antique ornaments. In this special Los Angeles appearance, Hori Hiroshi brings to life the splendors of Lady Murasaki's epic romance, "The Tale of Genji." Through film and lecture, Hori takes you through the involved process of creation, and brings his puppets to life in performances of "Akashi" and "Aoi no Ue" from Murasaki's beloved novel, and "Hagoromo" based on the classic Noh drama. Presented in association with The Japan Foundation. For information and tickets call the box office at 213.680.3700

March 22 Sadao Watanabe performs with the Asian Symphony at the Norris Theatre for the Performing Arts, 501 Indian Peak Rd., Rolling Hills, $35-75, 310-544-0403.

March 30  Mazanar, A reading of the musical.at the Aratani/ Japan America Theatre. 2PM. For information and tickets call the box office at 213.680.3700

April 5,6 Masaaki Suzuki conducts the Bach Collegium Japan Choir and Orchestra, 8PM in UCLA Royce Hall, $35-50, 310-825-2101, www.performingarts.ucla.edu.

APRIL 12 & 13 Cherry Blossom Festival. Monterey Park's Sixth Annual Cherry Blossom Festival will be held at Barnes Park (350 S. McPherrin Ave., Monterey Park).  Plans are currently underway to bring in another dazzling array of  entertainment, as well as food & craft vendors, displays, and activities that celebrate the beauty of the Japanese culture.  Complete entertainment schedules, along with hours of operation, will be posted on this website as plans are finalized.  For information on becoming a vendor, please call the city's Special Events Manager at (626) 307-2541.

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

Feb 15 Year of the Ram Chinese New Year

March 15 Girl’s Day, Japan

April 19 Pakistan Festival

May 17 Buddha’s Birthday

June 21 Gods and Goddesses

July 19 Calligraphy

Aug 16 Strings of Asia

Sep 20 Myanmar

Oct 18 Vijaya Dashimi

Nov. 15 Himilayan Festival

Dec 13 Pasko Sa Nayon

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This Weekend (and earlier)

Feb 22 Kah-Yah Korean Traditional Dance Troupe performs at the Montebello Regional Public Library, 1550 W. Beverly Blvd. in Montebello, 2:30, free, 323-722-6551.

Feb 23 "Words Weaving and Song" documentary film about teenage lives of Wakako Yamauchi, Momo Nagano, and Mary Kageyama during WWII to be shown at the 2003 Installationof the Board of Japanese American Historical Society of So. Calif. 3-7PM Sea Empress Restaurant, Gardena, $20. Call Iky Kiriyama at 310-324-2875.

Feb 25 Shaolin Monks perform in "The Wheel of Life" at the Arrowhead Pond, 2695 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim, $20-45, 231-480-3232.

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Last Weekend

I went to the NCRR Day of Remembrance at the JANM and also to the Lantern Festival in Monterey Park

Photos:

And earlier I went to the RAPPA new year luncheon:

For more info on the Lunar New Year:

and from earlier the Kashiwa cultural night:

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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.)

Feb 16 Keeping her own promise

Naked in the Promised Land, Lillian Faderman, Houghton Mifflin: 368 pp., $26

Feb 14

THE NATION

A House group enters court fight to support affirmative action at University of Michigan.

Feb 12 A martial art designed by, for women

By Jackson Bell, The Leader

Feb 15 VOICES / A FORUM FOR COMMUNITY ISSUES

By Noriko Nakada, Noriko Nakada is a teacher at Emerson Middle School in Los Angeles

Feb 14 In Japan, Passion Cools for 'Obligation' Chocolate

Many are cutting back on Valentine candy gifts, though annual sales remain strong.

By Mark Magnier, Times Staff Writer

Feb 18 ART

A new performance work focuses on the plight of Arab Americans.

By Hugh Hart , Special to The Times

Feb 16 The girl who knew too much

Flash House, A Novel, Aimee Liu, Warner: 458 pp., $24.95

By Michael Harris, Michael Harris is a regular contributor to Book Review

Feb 15 A real-life Cinderella

Best-selling author Adeline Yen Mah will speak about her childhood in China at the Newport Beach Central Library

By Coral Wilson, Daily Pilot

Feb 15

Walnut's Dongxing, a part-time movie star, says he's really in the business of spreading his sport to the masses.