THE APPA Newsletter
March 23, 2003
See This Weekend
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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
March 27 Performance - Discover Chinatown In Chinatown, Los Angeles. Lion dancers, puppets, magicians and Chinese musicians will perform in Chinatown's Central Plaza every Saturday in March and April. 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Central Plaza, 943 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012-1743. Free. Tel: 213-680-0243
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 15 Recent Acquisitions of Japanese
Paintings opens at the Pacific Asia Museum. Closes April 11
Exhibition
- Portraits: Kabuki. White Room Galerry presents "Portraits: Kabuki,"
an exhibition by Hiroshi Watanabe, on view form February 28 - April 3, 2004.
Watanabe investigates the ritualized world of Kabuki, the traditional national theater of
Japan. Though the Japanese revere their famous and popular Kabuki
actors, Watanabe has chosen to focus on the anonymous provincial players living
far from the spotlight of Tokyo. Influenced by the revealing portraits of
August Sander, Watanabe's photographs capture the fleeting moments when these
actors lose themselves in the spirit of their character. By waiting for
unposed moments, we are given the opportunity to see beyond the heavy make-up
and wardrobe, to the place where actors go to prepare themselves for the
play. White Room Gallery welcomes you to this latest investigation by a
photographer deeply committed to discovering the interface between his native
Japan and his adopted home in America. Watanabe has followed the rich
tradition of other expatriate photographers, exploring his own culture from the
vantage of another foreign country. His work has been extensively
published and exhibited in Japan and America, and is included in the
collections of the Houston Museum of Fine Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art,
and the George Eastman House of Photography. An opening reception will be held
on Saturday, February 28, 6:00- 8:00 pm. 2/28/2004. White Room Gallery,
8810 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, CA 90069. Free, Gallery Hours:
Tuesday through Saturday, 12pm to 6pm. White Room Gallery Tel: 310 859-2402.
Email: info@whiteroomgallery.com
Website: www.whiteroomgallery.com
March 5-June 20 The Arts of Japanese Sake
at the Pacific Asia Museum.
March
20 Lecture Series - Religion and Myth in Indian Art. The Norton Simon Museum
presents "Religion and Myth in Indian Art," a four-session series
held in the MuseumÕs Theater exploring religious and mythological themes in the
art of India, with special emphasis on works in the Norton Simon collections.
Presented by Dr. Louise Yuhas, Chair of the Department of Art History and Visual Arts at Occidental College, these lectures on Buddhist and Hindu art range from pre-iconic Buddhist pillars from Bharhut to Rajput paintings included in the exhibition "Painted Poems: Rajput Paintings from the Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor Collection." Suggested readings will be provided for further study. The cost is $15 per session. Call (626) 844-6980 to register.
Dates
and topics are as follows:
¥ Saturday, March 20, 10:30 a.m.
"Early Buddhist Architecture and
Sculpture"
The first session in the series offers a
brief survey of the history of Buddhist art as reflected in the Norton Simon
collections. Beginning with the pillars from the 2nd century BCE stupa at
Bharhut (on which the Buddha is not represented in human form), the discussion
continues through the Kushan Dynasty, when the first known images of the Buddha
were produced in the Gandhara and Mathura regions, and culminates in the Gupta
period.
¥ Saturday, March 27, 10:30 a.m.
"The Many Faces of Shiva"
The god Shiva has perhaps the richest and
most complex mythology and iconography in the Hindu pantheon. This session
examines temples dedicated to Shiva at Elephanta and Ellora as well as
sculptures in the Norton Simon collections that portray the god symbolically in
various ways: through his primal symbol, the lingam; as lord of the charnel
grounds, where he dances on skulls; as loving husband; and as lord of dance and
music, who simultaneously destroys and creates the universe.
¥ Saturday, April 17, 10:30 a.m.
"The Goddess"
This session delves into the imagery of
the Hindu goddess as a companion of the gods and a figure of veneration in her
own right. In turns, the goddess figure can be benign or wrathful, maternal or
murderous, a vision of divine beauty or a dreadful hag wearing necklaces of
human heads.
¥ Saturday, April 24, 10:30 a.m.
"Vishnu and His Avatars"
Vishnu
is the compassionate god, the lord of Òfamily values,Ó who preserves the world
and rescues it from destruction. Manifesting himself as a cosmic boar and as a
lion-man, he subdues demons who threaten the world; as Rama and Krishna, he
models universal love and devotion as well as heroic valor.
Norton
Simon Museum, 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena , CA 91105-1825. $15 per
session. Call (626) 844-6980 to register. For more information please contact
Norton Simon Museum Tel: 626) 844-6980, Website: www.nortonsimon.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
3, 4 3rd Annual Pasadena Cherry Blossom Festival, Victory Park, Pasadena. Festival Hours:
10 AM - 6 PM. 2004 Senator
Daniel Inouye Cherry Blossom Leadership Awards. Cultural parade through Victory Park at 1
PM Sunday. For information on the parade, please contact Kevin Lee at kevindlee@wans.net.
http://www.pasadenacherryblossom.org/parade.htm
April 10 An Evening of Buddhist Jazz:
Sound of Dharma, featuring Rev. Joseph Jarman and Rev. Koho Toyoda at LA Hompa
Hongwanji Kaikan Hall, 815 E. 1st St., LA, 7PM. For info call 213-680-9130.
April 10 Makoto Takenaka & Kyoko
Sunagawa Charity Jazz Concert at
the New Otani Hotel, 120 S. LA St, LA 90012. $60, all profits going to Keiro
Senior Healthcare. Call Toshihiko Taenaka at 310-515-2806.
April 17, 18 The 2004 Cherry Blossom Festival Committee
and the City of Monterey Park are
pleased to present the 7th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival at Barnes Park, located at 350 S.
McPherrin Avenue; Monterey Park, CA. Entry to the Festival is FREE. For
further information, please contact Dan Costley, Special Events Manager at (626) 307-2541 or dcostley@montereypark.ca.gov, http://www.mpkrecreation.com/specialevents/cherry.htm
April 17, 18 32nd Annual
Bunka-sai Japanese Cultural Festival in Torrance, at the Ken Miller
Recreational Center, 3341 Torrance Blvd., 11AM-5PM. Free with free parking at
the Torrance Civic Center. For more info call Al Muratsuchi at 310-326-6901,
muratsuchi@aol.com.
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.
April
24 Pilgrimage to Manzanar. Since 1969,
the Manzanar Committee, a non-profit educational organization, has sponsored an
annual pilgrimage to Manzanar. For more information, please contact Manzanar
Committee, 1566 Curran Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026, phone: 323-662-5102, http://www.manzanarcommittee.org.
Also see http://www.nps.gov/manz/pilgrimage.htm
May 1 The City of West Covina Cherry Blossom Festival 2004,
ESGV Japanese Community Center, Inc. Noon - 7:00 p.m. West Covina Civic Center
Courtyard, 1444 W. Garvey Ave., #205, West Covina, CA 91793. Remembering the
442nd RCT/100th BN/MIS, June Kuramoto on Koto, Tea Ceremony, Odori, Martial
Arts, 4 Taiko Groups, Games, Raffle Prizes, Food and Exhibits. Parking Entrance
at Civic Center Drive. For more information, please contact the CR Committee
909-629-4166. http://www.westcov.org/events/
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)
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.
March 27 Conference - Asian Travel Narratives
from Early Modern to Modern At the University of Southern California (USC). The
East Asian Seminar of the USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies
Institute presents "Asian Travel Narratives from Early Modern to
Modern," a conference at the University of Southern California (USC).
Conference
Program
¥ Joshua Fogel, University of California at Santa Barbara, A Wartime Cinematic Recreation of the Journey Linking China and Japan in the Modern Era
¥ Susanna Fessler, SUNY Albany, A Letter from the Past and the Present: Tokutomi RokaÕs ÒAutumn in Ry™moÓ
¥ Julie Codell, Arizona State University, Indians Abroad in
Europe: Modern Indian Identities and the Raj
¥ Azade-Ayse Rorlich, USC, European Encounters: Muslim Voices from
the Russian Empire
¥ Discussant: Charlotte Furth, USC
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM, Location:University of Southern California (USC)
Trustees Room,
Huntington Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089. Free. For more information
please contact Tillman W. Nechtman Email: nechtman@usc.edu
Last Weekend
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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)
March 23 Army Gives
Muslim Chaplain Written Reprimand
Capt. James J. Yee, punished for
adultery and for downloading pornography, had initially been the focus of an
espionage inquiry.
By John Hendren,
Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-yee23mar23,1,5950287.story
march 233 Ready for
Sacramento
Van Tran is getting a lot of press since
he won the 68th Assembly primary.
Alicia Robinson,
Daily Pilot
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/pilot/news/la-dpt-tran23mar23,1,2030760.story
March 21 THE NATION
Army Drops All
Charges Against Muslim Chaplain at Guantanamo
By Larry Hobbs,
Associated Press Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-adna-yee21mar21,1,2010022.story
March 21 Diversity
Lagging at Cal Poly
A largely automated admissions process
hinders minority applicants at San Luis Obispo campus.
By Stuart
Silverstein and Doug Smith, Times Staff Writers
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-poly21mar21,1,3709040.story
March 19 THE STATE
Students Learning
English Post Major Advances
Test scores illustrate significant gains
in fluency for second year in a row, officials say.
By Duke Helfand and
Jean Merl, Times Staff Writers
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-english19mar19,1,6361647.story
March 19 CALIFORNIA
UC Regents Disavow
Chief's Claim of Bias in Admissions
By Peter Y. Hong,
Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-uc19mar19,1,7875734.story
March 18 THE NATION
Census Projects an
America of Greater Racial Diversity by 2050
Aging whites no longer will be the
majority as growth in Latino, Asian populations continues.
By Ricardo
Alonso-Zaldivar, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/yahoo/la-na-census18mar18,1,5507362.story
March 23 COMMENTARY
An Unlikely
Immigration Champion
By Tamar Jacoby,
Tamar Jacoby, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, is editor of
"Reinventing the Melting Pot: The New Immigrants and What It Means to Be
American," a collection of essays.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-jacoby23mar23,1,4534955.story
March 20 ORANGE
COUNTY
'Korean District'
Freeway Signs to Give Shops Roadside Assistance
Caltrans will install the placards along
the Garden Grove Freeway next week, a move business owners have long sought.
By Kevin Pang,
Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sign20mar20,1,764500.story