THE APPA Newsletter
February 10, 2003
See This Weekend
Black History Month
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhm1.html
http://www.creativefolk.com/blackhistory/blackhistory.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
(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:
Evening meetings open to the public will
be at the Hilton Garden Inn, 2100 Mariposa Ave.(corner of Nash)
310/726-0100.
(coming soon)
Detailed, updated calendar is 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:
Chinatown Farmers Market Every Thursday, 3:00pm to 7:00pm Chinatown Business Improvement District http://www.ChinatownLA.com/ For Information (213) 680-0243
Feb 2-March 13 Exhibit of 100 new works
by Japanese quilt artisans at CSUN Art Galleries, 18111 Nordhoff St. in
Northridge, 818-677-2226
Feb 5
to April 25, 2004. Exhibition - Kamisaka Sekka: Rimpa MasterÑPioneer of Modern
Japanese Design At the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd.,
Los Angeles, CA 90036. Free with museum admission: $9, $5 students &
seniors, children 17 & under free. Hours: Mon., Tues. & Thurs., noon-8
p.m.; Fri., noon-9 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-8 p.m. For more information please
contact Los Angeles County Museum of Art Tel: (323) 857-6000. Website: www.lacma.org/
Feb 12-March 14 Kent Nagano leads the LA
Opera Orchestra and Chorus in Madama Butterfly at the Dorothy Chandler
Pavilion. http://www.losangelesopera.com/production/index.asp?productionid=166
Feb 15 Recent Acquisitions of Japanese
Paintings opens at the Pacific Asia Museum. Closes April 11
February 21 - April
25 Exhibition - AJA XIX. The Japanese
American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) presents "AJA XIX,"
an exhibition on view at George J. Doizaki Gallery. Linda Nishio and Arleen
Chikami, two groundbreaking contemporary artists from Los Angeles, present new
works in this year's AJA series. Nishio, one of this city's foremost artists,
is a NEA Artists' Fellowship recipient whose work has been extensively
exhibited locally and internationally. She was part of the 1983
"Explorations" series organized by CalArts, the Museum of
Contemporary Arts, and the JACCC. Included in this exhibition are digital
text-based prints and graphic art inspired by stadium and theater seating
charts. Arleen Chikami, who has garnered substantial acclaim for her
installations of enormous charcoal drawings, mixed-media sculpture and crushed
office furniture is creating new work for this exhibit. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Japanese
American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) George J. Doizaki Gallery, 244
South San Pedro Street, Suite 505, Los Angeles (Little Tokyo) , CA 90012.
Free
Feb 18 Film Screening - Broken Promises. The Echo Park Community Coalition (EPCC) presents a
screening of "Broken Promises," a video documentary about the struggle
of the Filipino World War II veterans for recognition, justice and equity for
the last 57 years in the United States. The film is a project of
Christine Araquel, Jose Flores, Michele Gutierrez, and Amber Ng, former UCLA
students who have documented the veterans' struggle since 2000. The
community fundraising activity is a commitment of the EPCC to the help the
Filipino World War II Veterans alliance and the Justice for Filipino American
Veterans (JFAV), a member organization of the EPCC. Tickets are sold at $5 for
veterans and students and $10 for non students at the box office. 7:00 PM -
9:00 PM. David Henry Hwang Theater, 120 Judge Aiso St. (between Temple and 1st
Street) Los Angeles, CA 90095.
Feb 19
& 27, Question 27, Question 28. A
performance presented by the Mark Taper Forum's Asian Theater Workshop in
association with East West Players Starring Tamlyn Tomita, Emily Kuroda,
Shannon Holt, and Dian Kobayashi, Question 27, Question 28 tells the story of the struggles, plight, and
courage of Japanese American female detainees of the American internment camps
of World War II. 7:30PM. Nationally recognized playwright Chay Yew created a
documentary theater project based on the transcripts, documents, and interviews
with California internees available through the National Museum's Resource
Center. Tickets are $10 ($6 for members) and includes Museum admission. For
reservations, call 213.625.041
Feb 21 Day of Remembrance 7PM, at the
Japan America Theatre, $20. Will feature the premier screening of the film
Stand Up for Justice, the story of 16 year old Mexican American Ralph Lazo who
went to Manzanar during World War II to remain with his Japanese American
Friends. Presented by Visual Communications and the NCRR, co-sponsored by the
JACL/Pacific Southwest District, JACCC, and the JANM. For info call
213-680-4462x58, for tickes call 213-680-3700
Feb 21 Blossom, A Celebration of Koto
Music, Montebello Sozenji Buddhist Temple, 3020 W. Beverly Blvd., Montebello,
90640. Yukiko Matsuyama in concert, featuring Tadashi Namba on keyboards, Rev.
Tom Kurai on taiko. $15 in advance, $18 at the door. Make check payable to
Yukiko Music and send to Sozenji Temple. For more info call 323-724-6866.
Benefits Schurr High School music program.
Feb 26 Fresh Words and Actions Performing
Arts Series, Cold TofuÕs The Soy of Sex, 7:30-9:30 at the JANM, www.coldtofu.com.
Feb 26 Film
Screening Ð Failan. The Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles (KCCLA) presents as
part of its Korean Film Series a screening of "Failan" (Hong
Kong/Korea, 2001). 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Korean Education Center, 680 S. Wilshire
Place #400, Los Angeles, CA 90005. Cost: Free. For more information please
contact: Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles (KCCLA) Tel: (213) 386-3112.
Website: www.kccla.org/html/cinema_detail.asp?CinemaID=4
Feb 29 World of Kabuki Music: Shamisen
Lecture/Demonstration and Kabuki dance number, 2:30PM, Armstrong Theatre, 3330
Civic Center Dr., Torrance 90503, $25, 310-781-7171
Feb 29
Slack Key Guitar Celebration, 2PM, Japan America Theatre, $20-23. No other
instrument expresses the culture or emotions of Hawaii better than the Ki
ho, €˜alu, the Hawaiian slack key guitar. Experiencing a
dramatic renaissance among local artists and audiences, slack key guitar is
also gaining popularity world-wide. Join in the Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Celebration!
and experience a range of virtuosic styles from the traditional, earthy music
of George Kahumoku, Jr. to the contemporary interpretations of Daniel
Ho. Keoki Kahumoku reinterprets the traditional songs and Steve Sano and Ozzie Kotani provide a special treat with their repertoire of Japanese and Okinawan folk songs. A
J-TOWN Beat Event. Box Office at 213.680.3700
Feb 29 Hinamatsuri: Celebrating Japanese Girl's Day,
JACCC Garden Room A, Basement
Level. Hinamatsuri, a
special day just for girls, is traditionally observed on March 3. Hinamatsuri (doll festival) is an observance of
ritual traditions practiced by Japanese families in honor of young girls.
Please join us for an afternoon of games, arts and crafts activities and
special Japanese Girl's Day treats. Pre-registration is required. To register,
please call (213) 628-2725. Registration fee: $20 JACCC Members, $25 Non
Members
March 5-June 20 The Arts of Japanese Sake
at the Pacific Asia Museum.
March 21, 2004 Live at the Armstrong -
George Takei. 4:00 pm Tickets $30.
As part of the American Perspectives
Series ...Salute to Liberty Recognized worldwide as a member of the original
Star Trek cast, Los Angeles native, George Takei is an actor, community and
political activist, author, long distance runner and lecturer. Mr. Takei spent most of his
childhood behind the barbed-wire enclosures of United States internment camps
during World War II. His
optimistic vision is a world where people from all backgrounds work together to
overcome problems. Armstrong Theatre at 3330 Civic Center Drive in Torrance. Questions: 310-738-8011. Box Office: 310-781-7171
March 26 International Tea Party
fundraiser for the Conversity Youth Scholarship at the Asian Pacific American
Dispute Resolution Center, 1145 Wilshire Blvd., LA, 5-8PM, $15. Raffle at 7PM.
Call 213-250-8190, www.apadrc.org.
April 2,3 Hawaiian Dance Troupe Na Lei
Hulu I Ka Weiku perform a the Carpenter Perfomring Arts Center, CSULB, 6200
Atherton St. in Long Beach, 2PM & 8PM, $23-30, 562-985-7000,
www.carpenterarts.org
April 3, 2004 Also the Peanut Gallery
Series which is especially popular with children two to six years of age is
featuring Korean Classical Dance, Saturday Morning 10 am. Tickets $5.50 -
$8.00, Armstrong Theatre. The Company performs graceful and elegant ceremonial
and social dances that present a stunning vision of traditional Korean
art. A thrilling drum dance
is featured in a rich and vaired repertoire of exciting dances that are an
integral part of the Korean culture.
April 3 Japanese Kabuki and Noh
percussion collaborationwith taiko, plus dancers, 8PM at the Japan America
Theatre, Little Tokyo, $27-30
April 24 Cambodian Ritural through Dance
and Song, 8PM at the Japan America Theatre, $20-23. Pre Concert event at 5PM
including, dance, food, music, books, arts, and crafts in the JACCC plaza,
free.
May 2, 2004 30th
Anniversary Awaya-kai Koto
Concert, 2PM, Marsee Auditorium, El Camino College, 16007 Crenshaw Blvd.,
Torrance, Ca, $10, call 310-329-5965.
The Pacific Asia Museum (46 N. Los Robles
Ave., Pasadena, 91101, 626-449-2742) Family Festival schedule for 2004,
Saturdays, 1-4:
(coming soon.)
This Weekend (and earlier)
Feb 12 Music of the Ainu: Resurrected
5-Stringed Instrument with Voice Ensemble, ÒOki with Ma ReviewÓ at the Japan
American Theatre of the Japanese American Cultural and Commuinty Center, 8PM,
$20-23. For info 231-680-3700.
Feb 15 Little Tokyo Walking Tour 1-3PM,
$11 at the JANM
Feb 14,
15 Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Hinamatsuri
Origami Dolls 1PM. Just in time for Girls' Day, this
two-day class will teach participants how to make these adorable dolls. Class
fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes
Museum admission and supplies. February 15, 1:00 PM Craft Class with Ryosen
Shibata: Hinamatsuri Origami
Dolls . At the JANM, www.janm.org
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Last Weekend
I did make it to the Firecracker 10K in
LA Chinatown after a long absence on my part. I was about 12 minutes slower
than the last time I did it and I have to admit I walked up most of the hills.
It was a beautiful day, there, with over 3000 participants. Afterwards we were
rewarded with typical ethnic fare such as bagels and bananas.
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The Wind
Cries Mary at the East West Players
Los Angeles
Premiere, by Philip Kan Gotanda, Directed by Lisa Peterson. The time is 1968
and history is changing as the United States experiences the height of the
Vietnam War, Civil Rights Movement and Women's Liberation. Across the nation,
young Orientals are coming into consciousness over their ethnic identities and
Asian America is born. But in San Francisco, Eiko Hanabi's burden of gender and
tradition still keeps her from expressing her true strength and spirit. Loosely
based on Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler," the author of SISTERS
MATSUMOTO and A SONG FOR A NISEI FISHERMAN explores issues of
self-determination and yellow power.
Previews Jan. 29
Feb. 1
Thursday-Saturday @
8 pm, Sunday @ 2 pm
Tickets $20
(students w/ ID only $10)
February 4-29, 2004
Thursday-Saturday @
8 pm, and Saturdays & Sundays at 2 pm
(No matinee on Feb.
7)
Tickets $28-$33
(Senior, Student and Group discounts available)
Discussion with
playwright Philip Kan Gotanda after 2 pm performance on Sunday, Feb. 22.
American Sign Language-interpreted performance on Saturday, Feb. 28 @ 2 pm.
Charge by phone (213) 625-7000, x 20 (Monday through Saturday, 11 am - 5 pm)
http://www.eastwestplayers.org/wind.htm
THE DAVID HENRY
HWANG THEATER AT THE UNION CENTER FOR THE ARTS and the EWP ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICEare located in Little Tokyo, downtown Los Angeles. Our street and mailing
address is 120 North Judge John Aiso Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. The major
cross streets are First and Temple Streets. The theatre is approximately 1/2
mile east down First Street from the Music Center. Contact numbers and email:
(213) 625-7000
telephone
(213) 625-7111 fax
into@eastwestplayers.org
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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 9 THE
SUPERMARKET STRIKE
Ethnic Grocery
Stores Adding to Their Mix
The labor dispute has led to an influx
of whites at smaller stores, which are changing product lineups to hold on to
new customers.
By Melinda Fulmer,
Times staff writer
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-latino9feb09,1,973808.story
Feb 8 Asian Inmates
Still Fear Attacks in Integrated Jails
By Teresa Watanabe,
Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-asians8feb08,1,940498.story
Feb 9 THE WORLD
Japan Asks U.S. Not
to Pursue Desertion Case
Tokyo wants American ex-soldier to be
able to leave North Korea and rejoin his Japanese wife
By Barbara Demick,
Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-jenkins9feb09,1,7234578.story
Feb 7 THE WORLD
Men in Uniform
Impress Japan's New Generation
The sight of military troops in Iraq
alarms many who remember World War II, but among the young, it sparks a sense
of pride.
By Barbara Demick,
Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-japantroops7feb07,1,2348210.story
Feb 6 COMMENTARY
If You Get the Ax,
Don't Blame India
The threat of 'outsourcing' high-tech
jobs is overblown.
By Gautam Adhikari,
Gautam Adhikari, a former executive editor of the Times of India, is a visiting
fellow at the American Enterprise Institute
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-adhikari6feb06,1,4449912.story
Feb 8 LOS ANGELES
Glendale Unified
May Add Armenian Holiday
By Kevin Pang,
Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-armenian8feb08,1,6483543.story
Feb 6 STYLE &
CULTURE
Off base, on the
map
William Hung's uninhibited tryout for
'American Idol,' done on a whim, has turned him into a cult celebrity.
By Shawn Hubler,
Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/la-et-hubler6feb06,1,3399442.story