THE APPA Newsletter

November 30, 2004

Performances, Screenings, Exhibitions, Discussions to Commemorate World AIDS Day at UCLA, 9:00 AM - 11:00 PM, http://www.international.ucla.edu/asia/showevent.asp?eventid=2456

See This Weekend

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)

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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 2004:

Wednesday evening meetings open to the public will be at the Hilton Garden Inn, 2100 Mariposa Ave.(corner of Nash) at 6PM.

December 15

Detailed, updated calendar is available on the internet at www.apa-pro.org in Acrobat and Excel formats [I'll update it someday when I have some more time] 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

Now through December 12, 2004 Play – DOGEATERS At Historic Filipinotown. Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA) and TDRZ Productions, Inc. in association with Playwrights' Arena proudly present the Los Angeles premiere of Jessica Hagedorn's play "DOGEATERS" based on her best-selling novel, directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera. Jessica Hagedorn has transformed her best-selling novel about the Philippines during the reign of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos into an equally powerful theatrical piece that is a multi-layered tour de force. Harold Bloom writes, “. . .Hagedorn expresses the conflicts experienced by Asian immigrants caught between cultures. . .she takes aim at racism in the U.S. and develops in her dramas, the themes of displacement and the search for belonging.” Time: 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM, Sunday matinees at 3:00PM. SIPA Performance Space, 3200 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026. Special Instructions: General admission: $20.00 STUDENTS & SENIORS: $15.00 PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN Evening Performances: Thursdays (thru closing) Groups of 20 or more: $15.00/ticket. Tel: (213)382-1819 x123. info@esipa.org

Sept 12- Jan 2, 2005 George Nakashima: Nature, Form & Spirit at the JANM. This exhibition will feature a range of George Nakashima’s designs from the immediate post-World War II period until his death in 1990. Photographs, ephemera, and other archival materials pertaining to Nakashima will also be on display. Most of the objects come from the collection of the Nakashima family and will be supplemented with local loans. A video piece by John Terry Nakashima, a media producer and nephew of George, will be on view in the Terasaki Orientation Theater. George Nakashima: Nature, Form & Spirit is based on an exhibition organized by the Mingei International Museum in San Diego with Mira Nakashima, curatorial consultant. http://www.janm.org/exhibits/nakashima/

Oct 2 – Jan 2, 2005 Exhibition - Rinko Kawauchi: AILA

At the UCR/California Museum of Photography. UCR/California Museum of Photography is pleased to present AILA, the first major solo debut for Rinko Kawauchi, a young photographer based out of Tokyo, Japan. UCR/California Museum of Photography, 3824 Main Street, Downtown Riverside, CA 92501. $1 for the general public and free to members, students and seniors. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 12 PM to 5 PM. For more information please contact Linda Theung, 951-827-5017

Email: linda.theung@email.ucr.edu

Website: www.cmp.ucr.edu/pr

November 13, 2004 – April 3, 2005 John Kwok: Line and Color exhibit. Chinese American Museum, 425 N. Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles 90012 (In Olvera Street) 213-626-5240. http://www.camla.org/events/calendar.htm

“Chanoma Film Festival 2004” presents nine various Japanese heart-warming films from Kurosawa’s masterpiece to modern animation. The festival will be held at Laemmle’s Fairfax Cinema in West Hollywood, Laemmle’s One Colorado Cinema in Pasadena, and Laguna Hills Mall Cinemas in Orange County. These films were depicted from the family’s view point and give us a chance to re-think what a family is to us. Audiences can enjoy the films regardless of their age. Our goal was to deliver a further cultural exchange and mutual understanding of the Japanese culture to the American and Japanese audience living in Los Angeles. Chanoma Film Festival 2004” will present Japanese films from September through December one week per month at West Hollywood. In addition, Japanese films will be presented in Pasadena and Orange County for one week in October.

http://www.chanoma.org

Laemmle's Fairfax Cinemas, Los Angeles

7907 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048 Tel: 323-655-4010

Website: http://www.laemmle.com/theatres/fairfax/fairfax.html

Japanese Animations December 10 - December 16, 2004

Catnapped! 1:00pm / 4:30pm / 8:00 pm

The Day the Earth Moved 2:45 pm / 6:15pm / 9:45pm

Laemmle's One Colorado Cinemas, Pasadena

42 Miller Alley, Pasadena, CA 91103 Tel: 626-744-1224

Website: http://www.laemmle.com/theatres/onecolorado/onecolorado.html

Dec 11 Yamabiko Kai Theatrical Co. 1 & 7Pm, presents “Tales of the Echo” musical based on Japanese Folk Tales. A visually stunning celebration of humanity and nature, suffused with warmth and gentleness.The Yamabiko Theatrical Company (Yamabiko no Kai) presents "Tales of the Echo", a musical performed in English. Written by famed Japanese author Sawako Ariyoshi, "Tales of the Echo" is an enchanting theater experience for children and adults alike. Based on traditional, well-known Japanese folk tales, including "Momotaro," (Peach Boy) "Usagi to Kame" (Tortoise and the Hare), and the "Young Girl and the Echo," the musical transports the audience to a world of music and wonder. The author, Swako Ariyoshi, also wrote on a range of social topics, including senile dementia in her novel "Kokotsu no Hito" and pollution in "Fukugo Osen." Her other works in English translation are "The River Ki" (1960) and "The Doctor's Wife" (1966). "Tales of the Echo" has received Japanese government support and has been awarded the Premiere Performance award from the Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs and the Premier Prize for Excellent Children's Theatre Performance. Supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. 150th Anniversary of US-Japan Relations. Aratani/Japan America Theatre in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. Tickets $22, $19 JACCC Members, $25 orchestra, $22 balcony.

Dec 11 Curator's Tour: Landscapes of the Min At the Pacific Asia Museum

Exhibition curator Meher McArthur will lead guests on a tour of Landscapes of the Mind, an exhibition of Chinese painting from the Qing and Ming Dynasties. Please call ext. 31 for reservations. Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena , CA 91101. Free with museum admission: $7 adults, $5 students and seniors, free for museum members and children under 12. For more information please contact Pacific Asia Museum Tel: 626-449-2742. www.pacificasiamuseum.org

Dec 11 Screening - AN AUTUMN AFTERNOON, UCLA Film and Television Archive. As much a reworking as an updating of LATE SPRING, Ozu’s final film recasts Chishu Ryu as an aging widower anxious to settle his daughter’s marriage. After the wedding, still dressed up, he is asked at a bar, “Formal affair—funeral?” “Something like that,” he replies. Ozu’s beautiful last film is at moments his most Sirkian, an almost bitter portrayal of loss linked to the tensions of modern living and the effects of consumer society on the family (displayed in golf clubs and Frigidaires). The film's Japanese title, “The Taste of Mackerel,” alludes to the time in late summer when the delicacy is in season, and AN AUTUMN AFTERNOON vividly evokes particular moods, flavors, and places, not least the hauntingly empty house in the unforgettable coda.Shochiku. Screenwriters: Kogo Noda, Yasujiro Ozu. Cinematographer: Yuharu Atsuta. Editor: Yoshiyasu Hamamura. With: Shima Iwashita, Chishu Ryu, Keiji Sata, Mariko Okada. 35mm, 115 min.

*All films in this series are presented in Japanese with English subtitles.

Parking is available adjacent to the James Bridges Theater in Lot 3 for $7; there is free parking on Loring Ave. after 6:00 pm on weekdays and all day on weekends. Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, UCLA , James Bridges Theater, Melnitz Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Advance tickets for all films screening at UCLA are available for $8 at www.cinema.ucla.edu. Tickets are also available at the theater one hour before showtime: $7 general admission; $5 students, seniors and UCLA Alumni Association members with ID. Tel: 310.206.FILM.

www.cinema.ucla.edu

December 12 Only the Brave Film screening, 2pm, Aratani/Japan America Theatre. Only the Brave is based on the 100th/442nd Regiment's rescue of the "Los Battalion" Texans of the 141st Regiment during World War II. All proceeds raised will go to the film's post-production costs. Reception immediately follows the screening. Meet the film's stars: Lane Nishikawa, Jason Scott Lee, Mark Dacascos, Yuji Odumoto, Tamlyn Tomita, Pat Morita, Jeff Fahey, Guy Ecker, Emily Liu, Greg Watanabe, Ken Narasaki, Garrett Sato, Michael Sun Lee, Michael Hajiwara, Ken Coi, John Koyama, Ryun Yu, Kipp Shiotani, Sharon Omi, Bob Kubota, Traci Murase, Jennifer Aquino, Gina Hiraizumi, Takayo Fisher and Larry Tazuma. 2:00 p.m. Only the Brave (Public Screening) - A/JAT 4:00 p.m. Reception - JACCC Plaza. Tickets: General - $50 (donation)

Veterans - Free

Dec 12 HOLIDAY CONCERT FEATURING KEIKO MATSUI AND SPECIAL GUESTS. Acclaimed musician Keiko Matsui will be performing a special holiday concert in the spectacular setting of the Bowers' picturesque courtyard. The concert benefits the Bowers' Education Programs. Tickets go on sale at Ticketmaster and Bowers Box office beginning October 19, 2004. 5-7:30pm. Tickets $78.50. http://www.bowers.org/calendar/event_calendar.asp?month=12&day=12&year=2004. Sponsored by Good Neighbor Pharmacy.

Dec 12 Fujiko Hemming Piano Solo Recital. Since her domestic CD debut, Hemming has performed many solo recitals and collaborated with the Artis Quartet of Vienna, the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (Conductor: Yuri Simonov), the Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Conductor: Zoltan Kocsis), the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Super World Orchestra, the Dvorak Symphony Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra (Conductor: Ralf Gothoni), and the National Belgian Orchestra (Conductor: Mikko Franck). All the collaborations have been extraordinary successful. 7:00pm, Schoenberg Hall, Tickets: $48.00 plus $2 per ticket facility fee [+ $7 parking] Visit www.fujiko-hemming.com or www.samonpromotion.comfor more information.

Dec 17 Performance - Peking Opera At the Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena , CA 911017:30 PM - 9:00 PM. Free with museum admission: $7 adults, $5 students and seniors, free for museum members and children under 12. Please call ext. 39 for reservations. For more information please contact Pacific Asia Museum Tel: 626-449-2742, www.pacificasiamuseum.org

Dec 18 Mochitsuki, Location: JACCC Plaza, 7am. Join in the Japanese tradition of making mochi, pounded rice cakes, for the new year. During Oshogatsu, mochi is presented to kami to ensure good health and fortune for the year and families pound their own mochi for the New Year ozoni, or good luck soup. Participants of the Little Tokyo Community Mochitsuki can purchase mochi to take home. To Register to volunteer call Miles Hamada at 213-628-2725. http://www.jaccc.org/event_%20related/mochitsuki.html

Dec 18 the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center present HIROSHIMA' S Third Annual "SPIRIT OF THE SEASON" HOLIDAY SHOW with Special Guest Stars LEE TAKASUGI and VISITING VIOLETTE TRACI TOGUCHI, from Hawaii and Special Guest appearance PETER HATA, former Hiroshima guitarist. Location: Aratani/Japan America Theatre, 7:30PM. A J-Town Beat Event. Joined by special guest stars and some surprises, Hiroshima brings its third annual "Spirit of the Season" concert to celebrate the holiday season with the community. The (nearly acoustic) concert features special sneak preview cuts from the Bands latest CD, "OBON" (to be released on Heads Up International April, 2005) and selections from their recently released holiday CD, "Spirit of the Season." Join all the artists for CD autographs and conversation! Tickets ~$38 orchestra, $35.50 balcony, $35 JACCC Member Discount and Group Sales Charge by Phone: 213. 680-3700

Dec 18 Little Tokyo Walking Tour, 10:15. The Little Tokyo community in Los Angeles was once a thriving residential, business, and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the United States until World War II. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with National Museum volunteers on this historical walking tour. Fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission. Reservations and comfortable shoes and clothes are recommended. Japanese American National Museum, www.janm.org

Dec 18 Peruvian Jazz from Ciro Hurtado and Friends 7:30pm. Take a break from the holiday bustle and join us for an evening of traditional, folk, and original music by award-winning Peruvian guitarist Ciro Hurtado. This vibrant celebration of the season includes Cindy and Libby Harding as well as special guest musicians. National Museum members $15, non-members $18, includes a post-concert dessert reception. Advance purchase recommended. Japanese American National Museum, www.janm.org

December 18 CAM’s One-Year Anniversary Celebration. 3pm - 6pm at the Chinese American Museum. http://www.camla.org/events/calendar.htm

Sunday, Dec 19, 2004 Taiko Jam Session with Hydaiko. A network of taiko drummers from several groups in Southern California host a jam session where participants have an opportunity to learn about the history of taiko in North America and gain hands-on experience with different instruments. Japanese American National Museum, www.janm.org

Jan 2 Oshogatsu: New Year Family Day Festival at the Japanese American National Museum, www.janm.org. FREE ADMISSION

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Learn about New Year’s symbols and traditions with arts and crafts classes for children of all ages.

11:00 AM - Let’s Read! Story Time: How the Years Were Named, retold by Chizuko Kamichi

12:00 PM - Let’s Read! Story Time: A Hawai`i Japanese New Year with Yuki-Chan by Tokie Ching

1:00 PM - Mochitsuki, traditional rice cake pounding performance

2:00 PM - The Pasadena Cultural Institute Kendo Dojo will showcase principles and techniques of kendo or “the way of the sword.” The dojo is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

3:00 PM - Let’s Read! Story Time: A Hawai`i Japanese New Year with Yuki-Chan by Tokie Ching

Jan 9-20 7th Annual Shikishi Exhibit, Location: George J. Doizaki Gallery. Participants from all ages, professions and interests are invited to design a Japanese shikishi (New Year greeting card) to express their hopes and dreams for the new year, the Year of the Rooster. All submitted works are exhibited. Past participants include the former Prime Minister of Japan, Toshiki Kaifu; former Japan Giants coach, Shigeo Nagashima; and Judo Olympic Gold medalist, Ryoko Tani (Yawara-chan). Gallery Hours: Open Tuesday Friday 12 noon to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 11 am to 4pm. Admission Free. For more information contact the Visual Arts Department at (213) 627-2725, ext. 127.

Jan 9 Kotohajime - Hatsu Tabi: First Journey

Location: JACCC Plaza, 1pm. The ritual shooting of the arrow, purification ceremony, kagami biraki (breaking of the sake barrel) and other Japanese cultural traditions are performed in celebration of the opening of the Year of the Rooster. The performance coincides with the beginning of the annual Shikishi exhibition, featuring works by hundreds of local and international artists. This year's opening celebrations are particularly special for the JACCC, as the Center commemorates its 25th anniversary. Admission Free .

Jan 20, Return of the Dragon: Crenshaw Boulevard, Bruce Lee, and 1970s Afro-Asian Cultural Connections. The Japanese American National Museum presents a panel discussion exploring issues raised by the exhibition Black Belt. Originally organized by the Studio Museum in Harlem and on view at SMMOA through February 12, Black Belt probes the interconnected effects of multiculturalism on popular culture and art practice. Panelists will include artists, scholars, and others who consider the impact of political movements, demographic shifts, and the fantastic idolatry of Bruce Lee on the complex history of co-existence between Asians and African Americans in 1970s Los Angeles. www.jam.org. In association with the [http://www.smmoa.org/ Santa Monica Museum of Art]

Jan 30 Kodo Taiko Ensemble. Kicking off the JACCC's 25th Anniversary, this benefit concert brings the legendary taiko drummers from Sado Island back to the Aratani/Japan America Theatre for their only Los Angeles performance. This special performance will support Kodo's North American non profit cultural organization, Kodo Arts Sphere America (KASA). This organization seeks to support the development of taiko in North America. Tickets: Anniversary Patron: $100, Reserved seating: $50 orchestra, balcony $47, JACCC Members: $45 orchestra, balcony $42. More info on tickets: call the Box Office at 213.680.3700. Aratani Theatre, 244 S. San Pedro St., Downtown LA, 90012, $100, 47, 50, 213-680-3700

February 19 Lantern Festival 2005,12 noon at the Chinese American Museum / El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument. http://www.camla.org/events/calendar.htm

The Van Nuys Japanese Garden needs volunteers on Sundays in work in the Shoin Tea House, 11AM-3PM, 1 or 2 Sundays each month. Volunteers needed to either prepare tea or serve. Gift shop volunteers also needed, Mon-Thu and Sunday, mornings or afternoons, 2-3 hour shifts. Contact: The Japanese Garden, Attn: Betty Ethridge, 6100 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91406.

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This Weekend (and earlier)

November 10 - December 5, 2004 Drama - As Vishnu Dreams, Thu-Sat. 8:00 PM, Sat-Sun 2:00 PM. East-West Players offer world premier of Shishir Kurup's adaptation of "The Ramayana." This contemporary adaptation of the epic Hindu poem The Ramayana examines the symbiosis of good and evil through the complicated relationship of the "fair" Queen Sita, the "evil" Ravana and the "hero" Rama. An intriguing exploration of the nature of morality, spirituality and the power of myth upon modern culture, AS VISHNU DREAMS is a co-production with Cornerstone Theater Company created in collaboration with the Los Angeles Hindu community. Part of Cornerstone’s Faith Based Theater Cycle, exploring the question: "How does faith unite and divide us?" David Henry Hwang Theater, 120 N. Judge John Aiso St., Downtown Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA . Cost: $28-$33. Tel: 213-625-7000

Nov 29 Screening - Godzilla: Final Wars at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre

"Godzilla Final Wars", the latest in the series, which will surely be the best of the stories, started its production with all the ingredients of the past 27 films over the past 50 years. More than 10 monsters which colored the series as well as the newly improved King of the Monsters "Godzilla" will appear in the film and show us the movements and terrors that we have never seen before.

The film has the best cast ever in the series. Masahiro Matsuoka of TOKIO is the leading star and Rei Kikukawa plays the heroine. One of the top professional fighters, Don Frye, Kazuki Kitamura, Kane Kosugi, and Miki Mizuno are co-stars. Akira Takarada who starred in the first Godzilla film as well as the series veterans such as Kumi Mizuno and Kenji Sahara will also appear in this film. The film is directed by Ryuhei Kitamura who is the hottest Japanese filmmaker in Hollywood. The film indeed has the best cast and crew in the series history. Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Grauman's Chinese Theatre, 6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA . Cost: $10. www.godzilla.co.jp/english/

Dec 3 On Ensemble Taiko Concert at the Miles Memorial Playhouse in Santa Monica, 1130 Lincoln Blvd. (at Wilshire), 310-350-8825, 8PM, $20. Quartet features shamisen, electric guitar, koto, Japanese flute and Western drums as well as taiko.

Dec 4 The Nisei Farmer by Dean Yamada, 2PM. Inspired by an experience with his own father, writer and director Dean Yamada will present his award-winning dramatic short film about a farmer who is forced to choose between holding on to the bitterness of his youth, which arose out of his incarceration in an American concentration camp during World War II, and letting go of that past to restore his broken relationship with his wife. Integral to the story is the farmer’s decision to either accept or decline $20,000 in reparations from the U.S. government. After the screening, Yamada will discuss how he formulated this personal story into film. Japanese American National Museum, www.janm.org

Dec 4 Screening - The End Of Summer, UCLA Film and Television Archive. An epic saga revolving around the decline of a bourgeois family, THE END OF SUMMER (aka EARLY AUTUMN) tells the story of the Kohayakawa family. Neglecting the family sake business that's fast running out of steam, aging patriarch Manbei instead busies himself philandering with a former mistress. “One of Ozu’s most beautiful films, and one of his most disturbing.” (Donald Richie) Takarazuka Eiga/Toho. Screenwriters: Kogo Noda, Yasujiro Ozu. Cinematographer: Asakazu Nakai. Editor: Koichi Iwashita. With: Ganjiro Nakamura, Setsuko Hara, Yoko Tsukasa, Michiyo Aratama. 16mm, 103 min. Print courtesy of the Japan Foundation.

And:

THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF THE TODA FAMILY

(Toda-ke no kyodai)

(1941) Directed by Yasujiro Ozu

The patriarch of the Toda clan suddenly dies, forcing his children to sell the family villa and take care of their widowed mother. She soon finds herself shunted to and fro, from household to household, carrying her birds and plants throughout her odyssey, even as her children pay cruel, eloquent lip service to the tradition of familial duty. Shochiku. Screenwriter: Tadao Ikeda, Yasujiro Ozu. Cinematographer: Yuharu Atsuta. Animation: Tatsuo Saito. Cast: Hideo Fujino, Ayako Katsuragi, Mitsuko Yoshikawa. 35mm, 105 min.

*All films in this series are presented in Japanese with English subtitles.

Dec 4 Lecture - Beyond Suffering and Death: Auspicious Messages on Tibetan Furniture, a Collector’s View At the Pacific Asia Museum, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM, http://www.international.ucla.edu/asia/showevent.asp?eventid=2406

December 5 Mashiko: The Making of a Modern Pottery Tradition in Japan -- A Personal View. The Seventh Annual Michele Berton memorial Lecture on Japanese Art by Fred G. Notehelfer at LA County Museum of Art Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Dorothy Collins Brown Auditorium, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036. Cost: Free. Seating is limited. RSVP to the Museum by November 29 at (323) 857-6565. For more information please contact Mariko Bird 310-825-8681. http://www.lacma.org/

Dec 5 Peaceful Painter Hisako Hibi: Memoirs of an Issei Woman Artist, 2PM. Ibuki Hibi Lee compiled a selection of her mother’s journal notes and art, which offer an insight into the daily life of a woman who would not abandon her art or betray her spirit. Kristine Kim, director of Program Initiatives, will talk about Hisako Hibi’s life. From her days as an art student in Japan, to her role as an art instructor in the Topaz Concentration camp, and finally as a celebrated painter in San Francisco where she exhibited her work in numerous shows. http://www.janmstore.com/peacefulpaintr.html. Japanese American National Museum, www.janm.org

Dec. 5 Kariyurshi Band WITH SINGASUN, BLACK.J.F., UPSHOW AND DJ MITCH -- TICKET INFO: 310-842-9720 live at the Key Club in West Hollywood, 9041 Sunset Blvd., 6PM, $20, Age 21+. The pop group is from Yoron, Japan and influenced by Okinawan music, using instruments including taiko and the sanshino.

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Last Weekend(s) I went to Japan Expo! Photos at http://www.ikemi.info/graphics/japanexpo2004/index.html

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. Calendar articles are usually only accessible with a paid subscription.)

Nov 29 USC Has Global Strategy to Enroll New Trojans

By Rebecca Trounson, Times Staff Writer

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-uscforeign29nov29,1,1221237.story

Nov 30 Trade Pact Could Cut Clout of U.S. in Asia

The economic zone's creation will boost China's interests in an area where its relations have been strained.

By Evelyn Iritani, Times Staff Writer

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-china30nov30,1,5780883.story

Nov 29 COMMENTARY

When Science Flees the U.S.

The trend could have ominous consequences.

By David Baltimore, David Baltimore won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his research in virology, in 1975. He has been president of Caltech since 1997

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-baltimore29nov29,1,3624428.story

Nov 28 THE NATION

Census Bureau Gears Up for Annual Questionnaire

The survey is designed to replace the 'long form' sent out every 10 years. About 250,000 homes a month are to be mailed the questions.

From Associated Press

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-census28nov28,1,4293515.story

Nov 28 Searching for Missing Pieces of a Painful Past

A millionaire's son was adopted in the U.S., unknown to his mother. He wants answers.

By Nora Zamichow, Times Staff Writer

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-me-orphan28nov28,1,6479167.story

Nov 28 EDITORIAL

The Colors of Perfection