June 10, 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

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

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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.

June 11 6PM

Aug 13 6PM

October 13 6PM

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

Long range calendar items:

April 13-July 27 The Legacy of Genghis Khan, Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia, 1256-1353 at LACMA, www.lacma.org/khan/index_noflash.htm

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

May 9-June 27 The Enemy Alien Files, Powell Library Rotunda, UCLA. Experience the wrenching experiences of Germans, Italians, and Japanese in the US and Latin America who were excluded, interned, and deported during World War II. 310-825-6925, www.library.ucla.edu/college/nwsevnts

Through July 27 Yutaka Sone's Jungle Island sculptures of LA freeway interchanges at the Museum of Contemporary Art at the Geffen Contemporary (the one behind the JANM in Little Tokyo, not the one near the Courthouse) 152 N. Central Ave., 213-621-1741 $5-8.

June 21 Reading of Invisible Gardens by Julie Shigekuni at the JANM at 1:30

June 22 Taiko Jam Session with Hydaiko Taiko at the JANM 2-4 PM.

June 26 Tofu Summer Vacation by Cold Tofu 7:30-9:30PM at the JANM

June 26-29 ArtWallah Festival of South Asian Arts, Artshare, 801 E. 4th St., Downtown LA Artists' District, 6-10PM Friday, noon-10PM Sat & Sun. 323-243-9683, www.artwallah.org

June 28 Satori Daiko concert at the Japan America Theater in Little Tokyo, 8PM, $20. call 213-680-3700, 626-307-3839.

June 29 Special Screening of A Last Note, Japanese Motion Picture with subtitles, noon and 5PM, $10, Japan America Theatre, Downtown Little Tokyo

July 12-13 Zenshuji Annual Obon Carnival, open to the public, Zenshuji Soto Mission, 123 S. Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 time: TBD www.zendeko.org/Calendar.htm

July 19-20 2003 LA TOFU FESTIVAL Saturday 2:00 pm-10:00 pm Sunday, 12:00 pm-8:00 pm SOUTH SAN PEDRO STREET between 2nd and 3rd Streets Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles www.tofufest.org

July 19-22 Japanese Outlaw Masters 5 at the Egyptian Theatre, www.egyptiantheatre.com/archive1999/2003/japaneseoutlawmasters5.htm

July 20 Montebello Sozenji Buddhist Temple Obon festival, 11AM-7PM, 3020 W. Beverly Blvd., Montebello 90640, 323-724-6866.

Aug 9-17 Nisei Week, www.niseiweek.org. Grand Parade Aug. 10.

Aug 10 Samurai 5K, 8AM, $20 by July 25th. Call John JT Tamaki 323-295-0556, jctamaki@aol.com.

Sept 12-14 Hollywood Bowl: Treasures of China Three Performances at the Hollywood Bowl with The Peking Acrobats. Three performances of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and the Peking Acrobats mark the final weekend in the 2003 season of the Bowl. The Peking Acrobats will be making their Bowl and orchestral debut. For more information on The Peking Acrobats (a registered trade name)‎, visit www.iaipresentations.com/pacrobat.html. 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM, 2301 N. Highland Ave., Hollywood, 90078, 323 850-2000, www.hollywoodbowl.org

September 13 APEX 10th Anniversary Awards Dinner. Come and celebrate the 10th Anniversary for APEX! Save the date on your calendars now! APEX Members, Hot Asian American Celebrities, Community Leaders, and More! Omni Hotel in Downtown, L.A. Contact: For more information or volunteer work, please contact susan@apex.org.

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

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)‎

June 14 Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata at the JANM, 1PM, $5

June 14 Earthbeat 2003, contemporary installation, performance art with butoh, dance, world music, jazz, ceramics, and calligraphy. 8PM at the Doizaki gallery at the JACCC, 244 S. San Pedro St., LA Little Tokyo. Free

June 14 & June 21 Finding Family Stories UCLA Extension Course, 10AM-1PM on the 14th at the Japanese American National Museum, 9AM-12PM on the 21st at the Calif. African American Museum. Reg #N9I53B, $95, call 310-825-9971, www.uclaextension.org.

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Last Weekend

I went to the Tribute Concert of Kabuki Music for late Nagauta master, Kineya Kichisaburo at the Japan America Theatre in Little Tokyo.

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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.)

June 10 MOVIES

'Beckham,' the little import that could

The romantic comedy set in an Indian immigrant suburb of London is gaining fans beyond the art house.

By Lorenza Muñoz, Times Staff Writer

The opening of Seoul's Asian Eros Museum suggests a renewed recognition of sexuality in a changing Confucianist society.

By Mark Magnier, Times Staff Writer

By Peter Zinoman, Peter Zinoman, author of "The Colonial Bastille: A History of Imprisonment in Vietnam, 1862-1940," is an associate professor of history and Southeast Asian studies at UC Berkeley.

By Warren I. Cohen, Warren I. Cohen is distinguished university professor of history at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Thousands of archeological sites and artifacts will be lost beneath the lake formed by China's project.

By Lisa See, Lisa See's most recent book is "Dragon Bones" (Random House, 2003), which considers issues surrounding the building of the Three Gorges Dam.

The City Council and many residents oppose a legislator's plan to put signs near freeway exits in tribute to the city's shopping district.

By Li Fellers, Times Staff Writer