February 25, 2003

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 [will get around to updating sometime]. 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 14 "Finding Family Stories" exhibit opens at the Chinese American Museum, Self-Help Graphics, and the California African American Museum. For info call the JANM at 213-625-0414.

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:

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 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 2 Velina Hasu Houston speaks on mixed-race identity in the Japanese American community at the Doheny Memorial Library, Intellectual Commons, USC, 1:30-3:30. Parking in Structure X, Gate 3 on Figueroa, free. Call Iku Kiriyama 310-324-2875 evenings or Jeff Murakami, 213-740-4999.

Feb 2--March 2 "A Piece of My Heart" performed at Allen Studio Center, 300 E Bonita Ave., 8PM and 2PM on Sat. & Sun. Play about 6 women in wartime Vietnam. For tickets call 909-621-8525, 909-607-4375

Mar. 1 - 2, New Plays, New Voices: A Celebration of Asian American Female Playwrights, Sat., 5 and 8 p.m.; Sun., 2, 5 and 8 p.m, Ivy Substation, 9070 Venice Blvd., Culver City, Price: $5; series, $15, Information: 213-628-2772

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Join us at the OCA Spring Mixer for a bit of jazz and a lot of food!

Date: Friday, March 14^th, 2003

Time: 7:30pm buffet; 9:30pm jazz entertainment

Place: Quon’s Brothers Grand Star Jazz Club (aka "Firecracker")

943 Sun Mun Way, Chinatown LA, CA 90012 Phone: (213) 626-2285

All you can eat BUFFET for just $12 (OCA members)!! Non-members pay $15, so make sure to join that evening to get incredible savings throughout the year as an OCA-GLA member.

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Last Weekend

Tuesday I went to the Black History Month celebration sponsored by Raytheon in El Segundo.

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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 26 OBITUARIES

Roberto Alvarez, 84; Businessman Made History in 1931 With Landmark School Integration Suit

By Peter Y. Hong, Times Staff Writer

Feb 23 METROPOLIS / SNAPSHOTS FROM THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE

Touch of the Old East

Vintage Kimonos Are Winning Friends in Los Angeles

By GINNY CHIEN

Feb 19 LOS ANGELES

UCLA Officials Seek Boost for Ethnic Studies

In jostling for funds amid state budget crisis, heads of four centers make public plea to raise diversity in faculty hiring.

By Stuart Silverstein, Times Staff Writer

Feb 25 COLUMN ONE

Monkey Brains on the Menu

In Indonesia, unusual animals, including endangered species, are consumed as health remedies, impotency cures or gourmet treats.

By Richard C. Paddock, Times Staff Writer

Feb 24 Benchmark of outreach

Rotary Club, Sister Cities Assn. honor memories of two members who brought Newport Beach and Okazaki, Japan together.

Feb 23 3 THE STATE

Kimono Maker Wonders: Is It the End of the Silk Road?

Few craftsmen are making the fine cloth for the traditional Japanese garment.

By Michelle Munn, Special to The Times

Feb 23 Tantalizing Tea Making a Comeback in Japan

A major advertising blitz has caused sales to soar. Shops specializing in the trendy brew are popping up all over.

By Takako Osaka, Associated Press Writer

Feb 24 From Apache to Zulu, Translation Company Speaks Their Language

Thousand Oaks firm with clients around the world does the communicating for baffled parties in all manner of situations.

By David Kelly, Times Staff Writer

Feb 25 LESSON PLAN

Ceremony reinforces symbolism of Old Glory

Students at Vejar Elementary School learn protocol of flag retirement.

By Pam Noles, Inland Valley Voice

Feb 25 PASSINGS

Feb 25 OBITUARIES

Eugene Carroll Jr., 79; Admiral Urged Nuclear Disarmament

From Washington Post