March 13, 2003

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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:

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 22 Words, Weavings, & Songs film screening and discussion at the JANM at 1:30PM. Documentary about 3 Nisei women who were confined in American concentration camps during World War II. www.janm.org.

March 23 APEX Cultural Affairs - Yellow Grrrls USA. Please join our first planning meeting to help raise funds for the film, "Yellow Grrrls USA." We're looking for happy enthusiastic people for the April event. Come and meet new people and have fun for a worthwhile film! If you can't make it and are still interested in participating, please send an email to Bonnie at bonnie@apex.org. 3pm-4pm. Where: TBD Costs: Free, just your time and enthusiasm. Contact: Bonnie Lu

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

March 29-30 Ikebana International 's Katen , LA Arboretum

March 30 Shanghai Ghetto. The story German and Austrian Jewish refugees in Japanese-occupied Shanghai. A critically acclaimed documentary of the story of German and Austrian Jews fleeing from Nazi persecution who found refuge in the only place that would take them: Japanese-occupied Shanghai, the great Chinese port.  Narrated by Academy Award winner Martin Landau.  (2002, 95 min.) Part of the "Special Focus on China" event series at the Skirball Cultural Center . 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM. Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. (Located off the 405 Freeway; exit Skirball Center Drive) $6 General, $5 Members, $4 for Students. Advance tickets and reservations recommended. For all programs, call: (323) 655-8587. For more information please contact Skirball Cultural Center Tel: (310) 440-4500, www.skirball.org

April 3 APEX Cultural Affairs - Pages and Plates (April). APEX is proud to host Pages & Plates, a Cultural Affairs series to celebrate Asian America. Pages & Plates is a combination of a book club and a restaurant club. APEX members are invited to dine at a restaurant and to discuss the book of the month. At the conclusion of the meal, members will be able to review the restaurant and the book. Reviews will then be posted on the APEX website. By tying together the love for literature with the love for food, APEX hopes that Pages & Plates enables its members to discover a new dimension of Asian America. Pages and Plates are held every first Thursday of the month. The book for April is "A Single Square Picture: A Korean Adoptee's Search for Her Roots" by Katy Robinson. We encourage members to finish the book and contribute to the discussion. However, folks who want to participate without having read the book are welcomed. 7pm-9pm, Woo Lae Oak of Seoul, 623 S. Western Avenue, Los Angeles, 90005, 213-384-2244. Free, RSVP required as seating is limited. APEX members get priority seating. Contact Charles Ferrari at jcharlesferrari@mac.com

April 5,6 Bunka Sai Japanese Cultural Festival at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center. 310-328-1238

April Astroboy Birthday Celebration, JACCC, Little Tokyo.

April 6-Jun1 Japanese Postwar Anime/Manga Exhibit at the Doizaki Gallery, JACCC, Little Tokyo. www.jaccc.org

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.

April 13 Hanamatsuri Celebration, JACCC, Little Tokyo.

April 15 ABL and LA Chamber of Commerce Mixer at the Marriott Los Angeles Downtown, $20 for non-members.

April 27 Hiromi Hashibe & Wakana Kai Koto Group, Aratani/Japan America Theatre, Little Tokyo, 3PM, $20, 213-680-3700

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

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)

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 15 Girl’s Day, Japan at the Pacific Asia Museum, 1-4PM

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 16 Taiko Jam Session with Hydaiko Taiko at the JANM, 2-4 PM. www.janm.org.

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Last Weekend

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[From an OCA Press Release]

The New Face of Asian Pacific America is written by leading Asian American scholars and journalists. The co-editors of the book are Eric Lai of AsianWeek and Dennis Arguelles of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center. The book is co-published by AsianWeek newspaper and UCLA's Asian American Studies Center, with partner organizations, OCA and the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (NCAPCD).

The book draws upon data from the U.S. Census 2000 and other quantitative surveys. The book is also the first publication to precisely calculate the actual combined APA population in 2000, without excluding mixed-race APAs. The book is divided into sections by ethnicity as well as geography, and provides many tables, maps and charts of demographic data of APAs.

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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.)

S.F. Asian museum gets new digs

Art collection will reopen March 20 in the former main library building.

By Jane Engle, Times Staff Writer

March 8 Statue's Donors Asked to Give Again

Why is still more money needed for the Westminster memorial featuring American and South Vietnamese soldiers, they wonder.

By Mai Tran, Times Staff Writer

March 4 S.F. Police Rearrange Top Ranks

Six members of the department's command staff step aside during a probe of an alleged beating and subsequent cover-up.

By John M. Glionna and Tim Reiterman, Times Staff Writers

March 10 OBITUARIES

George Hill, 86; Baptist Minister Fought War, Racism and Poverty

By Myrna Oliver, Times Staff Writer

March 9 A NATION WAITS

A War Doesn't Make Sense to Ex-Navy Man

By PETER H. KING

March 8 EDITORIAL

The Dark Side of History

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-ed-tule8mar08.story