THE APPA Newsletter
April 13, 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
Feb 5 to April 25, 2004. Exhibition - Kamisaka Sekka: Rimpa
Master‹Pioneer 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/
March 5-June
20 The Arts of Japanese Sake at the Pacific Asia Museum.
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 Museum¹s 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.
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 ³family values,² 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 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
April 24 APEX
March Membership Mixer @ Oiwake!
Saturday. Set
your calendars for a night of networking with other professionals and meeting
fellow APEX members and APEX Board of Directors!
* Sign Up for
Membership
* Join a
Committee (Professional, Community, Cultural, Membership, AMP,
etc.)
* Consider a
Leadership Position
* Find out
about Upcoming Events
Feel free to
bring family, friends and associates.
Restaurant
Oiwake is the perfect destination for pleasant dining and great Japanese
cuisine. They also a wide variety of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks at
their full bar. 7PM to 10PM,
Restaurant Oiwake,122 Japanese Village Plaza Mall, Los Angeles, CA 90012-3909.
FREE for members (or those who join that night)! $5 for non-members. Contact: Sung Noh, APEX Director of Membership
(Sung@apex.org)
April 24-25
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at UCLA, http://www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofbooks/
April 25 The Legend of Fire Horse Woman, by
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, 2PM at the Japanese American National Museum. In
Japan, no Fire Horse Woman could ever dream of marrying. It was a tragic sign,
a ruinous birth date that occurred once every sixty years. Though always
beautiful, Fire Horse Women were destined to remain untamed by men - and were
to be avoided as wives at all cost. An orphan as well, Sayo had two strikes
against her. But her loving mentor kept her secrets and made a match for her
with the second son of a wealthy family - a son who was staking his own claim
in America. Though beset by doubts and unforeseen circumstances, tragedy and
pain, Sayo learns to harness the power of the Fire Horse in this new land and
survive all the obstacles that life sets in her path. But as the winds of World
War II begin to blow across America, Sayo and her family find themselves looked
upon as enemies and interned in a desert camp. There, under immense hardship,
Sayo, her daughter Hanna, and her granddaughter Terri persevere. In Japan, no
Fire Horse Woman could ever dream of marrying. It was a tragic sign, a ruinous
birth date that occurred once every sixty years. Though always beautiful, Fire
Horse Women were destined to remain untamed by men - and were to be avoided as
wives at all cost. An orphan as well, Sayo had two strikes against her. But her
loving mentor kept her secrets and made a match for her with the second son of
a wealthy family - a son who was staking his own claim in America. Though beset
by doubts and unforeseen circumstances, tragedy and pain, Sayo learns to
harness the power of the Fire Horse in this new land and survive all the
obstacles that life sets in her path. But as the winds of World War II begin to
blow across America, Sayo and her family find themselves looked upon as enemies
and interned in a desert camp. There, under immense hardship, Sayo, her
daughter Hanna, and her granddaughter Terri persevere.
Through
April 25 at LACMA LOS ANGELES‹Kamisaka Sekka (18661942) is considered one of
the greatest Japanese artists of the first half of the twentieth century. He
was the final master of an historic Japanese artistic tradition known as Rimpa,
founded in the early seventeenth century, and through his collaborative work in
many media and as a proponent of the development of modern crafts, he is known
as the father of modern design in Japan. From February 5 through April 25,
LACMA presents Kamisaka Sekka: Rimpa Master‹Pioneer of Modern Design, the first large-scale retrospective of Sekka¹s
work. The exhibition, housed in LACMA¹s unique Pavilion for Japanese Art,
surveys the range of his stunning originality and prolific creative output.
Rimpa artists are renowned for working in many mediums and formats, and Sekka
embraced this tradition as well. The exhibition, comprising approximately 150
works, includes painted screens and hanging scrolls, woodblock-printed books,
lacquers, textiles, and ceramics. Sekka alone created the paintings on screens
and hanging scrolls. When he worked in other mediums, he collaborated with
artisans who made objects based on his designs. He believed strongly in giving
credit to those who executed the woodblock, lacquer, textile, or ceramics he
designed, and Sekka often included the artisan¹s name as co-creator. Kamisaka
Sekka: Rimpa Master‹Pioneer of Modern Design is the first comprehensive exhibition of the work of this famed artist,
bringing together for the first time the amazing array of his artistic output.
LACMA, with the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto and the Birmingham
Museum of Art, is privileged to present this exhibition and to help portray
Kamisaka Sekka as one of the leading artistic forces of early-20th-century
Japan. http://lacma.org/
April 27 Lotus
Steps, dance recital by the UCLA Chinese Cultural Dance Club, Royce Hall, 7PM.
Tickets are free but must be reserved-see the website. http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/ccdc/
April 29 Fresh Words
& Actions: Cold Tofu's Tofu Spring Break, 7:30 PM at the Japanese American
National Museum. Don't know where to go for Spring Break? Forget Florida or
Mexico - you won't even need to pack your bags. Spend your break with Cold Tofu
for some fun and outrageous comedy improvisation. With Cold Tofu and your
suggestions, you never know what's going to happen! Cold Tofu is dedicated to
promoting diverse images of Asian Pacific Americans through comedy and to
developing multiethnic talent through education and performance. Visit Cold
Tofu at www.coldtofu.com.
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
1 APEX Supports our Asian American Entertainment Community! Come join APEX for
the screening of Purple Butterfly at this year\'s VC Filmfest (the largest
Asian Film Festival in LA- 20th Annual Celebration) APEX will be co-presenting
the highly anticipated film, PURPLE BUTTERFLY, directed by Lou Ye and starring
Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)10:00PM , Arclight Hollywood, 6360 W
Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA . Tickets will go on sale April 9th.
Ticket Price: $ 10. We anticipate this screening to sell out, please purchase
in advance. Contact: For more
event or ticket info, please contact Janny Kim, APEX Director of Community
Relations (janny@apex.org).
May
1 Arigato Bazaar, Centenary United Methodist Church, 300 S. Central, (Little
Tokyo) 10AM-4PM. 213-617-9097.
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.
May 5-6 VC FilmFest
2004 Asian Pacific Film & Video Festival. The George & Sakaye Aratani Japan America Theatre The Visual Communications Los
Angeles Asian Pacific Film &
Video Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary as the premier presenter of the best and brightest of emerging
and veteran Asian American, Asian Pacific Islander and Asian International
cinema anime, documentaries and drama. Highlights of the 2004 edition
include over 100 new and exciting film and video works. A Festival Retro series
and Showcase program: VC Digital Posse 2004 has been added this year. Special
panels and invited guests will be on hand to participate in the Festival. Closing night will be highlighted by
the presentation of the Festival Golden Reel Awards. For ticket and program
information, call VC FILMFEST line
(213) 680-4462, ext. 68 or visit www.vconline.org. Tickets: $7 JACCC Members, Friends of VC,
Students $9 General Admission. More info: call the Box Office at 213.680.3700
May
8 Family FunFest. JACCC
Plaza. Join us at the JACCC
for a weekend of fun. Be a part of
the festivities as the spirit and energy of the Southland's youth breathe life
into the JACCC and Little Tokyo.
Come see and learn more about the cultural diversity that makes Los Angeles so
unique and share in the Japanese celebration of Kodomo no Hi or Children's Day.
Activities include our mini marathon, the Chibi-k: Kids for Kids Fun Run; the
San Tai San: 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament; and the Asian Pacific Arts and
Crafts Faire with games, food, crafts, cultural workshops, entertainment and
more. 10am 4pm, http://www.jaccc.org/familyfunfest/famfunfest.html
May
9 Mother's Day
Hawaiian Style
JACCC
Plaza, Free to the public. The JACCC Plaza
is replete with the spirit of ohana on Mother's Day as the JACCC and the Southern
California Hawaiian community invite you and your family to celebrate Mother's
Day Hawaiian Style. What better way to spend this special day than to share in great music and dance, food
and shopping with the ones you love most. http://www.jaccc.org/familyfunfest/famfunfest.html
May
15-16 TAIKOPROJECT: (re)generation
Location: The George & Sakaye Aratani
Japan America Theatre
Featuring:
Naoko Amemiya, Masato Baba, Michelle Fujii, Kelsey Furuta, Tiffany Furuta,
Shoji Kameda, Yuta Kato, Bryan Yamami. Directed by John Miyasaki (hereandnow
theatre company) Musical Direction by Shoji Kameda (On Ensemble)
Artistic Direction by Bryan Yamami (Kinnara Taiko). Born and bred in L.A., the
TAIKOPROJECT is an ensemble of the
country's most dynamic young taiko drummers, coming together for the first time
in artistic collaboration aimed at taking
American taiko to the "next level." TAIKOPROJECT's first
full-scale production "(re)generation,"
blends taiko with storytelling, electronic music, hip hop
choreography and voice in a high-energy, multimedia experience. Individually,
these artists have performed with an
illustrious roster of taiko ensembles including San Francisco Taiko
Dojo, Kinnara Taiko, San Jose Taiko, Shasta Taiko, the Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble, On Ensemble,
Tsunami Taiko, Portland Taiko,
UCLA Kyodo Taiko and Stanford Taiko.
For
more information, visit www.TAIKOPROJECT.com
Tickets
$25, $22 JACCC Members, $30 orchestra, $27 balcony
May
30 Geino Bu of the Okinawa Association of
America, Inc. presents its 12th annual Utayabira Wuduyabira
(Let¹s Sing, Let¹s Dance) at the Armstrong Theater, 330 Civic Center Dr.,
Torrance, 2PM , $15. Info & tickets at 310-532-1929.
May 29-31
Welcome to Pacific Media Expo, a new generation of convention for a new
generation of fans! Pacific Media Expo seeks to create an entertainment
community for artists, industry and their fans. Pacific Media Expo exists to
bring the cutting edge of Asian entertainment to America. Whether the trend is
the hottest anime from Japan, the coolest DJ's from Asia, or the most creative
combination of sports and martial arts in Hong Kong history, Pacific Media Expo
will endeavor to bring it to you! Pacific Media Expo is hosted by Pacific Media
Association, Inc. http://www.pacificmediaexpo.com/pmx/main.html
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)
April 15 Henry Cho Comedy
Night at the Icehouse. ItÕll be a romp! Come join APEX as we go to the Icehouse
Comedy Club in Pasadena and watch the one and only Henry Cho perform! One of
the fastest rising young comedians today, Henry Cho began stand-up in 1986 and
continued to appear through numerous films, shows, movies and host shows like
NBCÕs ÒFriday Night Videos.Ó Feel free to bring friends, family and associates,
as this Tennessean Korean will surely fill the night with laughter! 7:30 pmÐ 11:00pm. 24 Mentor Avenue, Pasadena, CA. Park in
structure across the venue or street. $10. admission + 2 drink min. for APEX
Members (Arrive promptly by 7:30 for discounted tickets!) $12.50 admission + 2
drink min for Non Members. Contact Ada Chan, APEX Director of Cultural Affairs
ada@apex.org
April 16 Music
Concert: A Musical Romance in Jade. Savor an evening of some of China's
favorite folk songs such as: Moon Night Beauty, Green Cypress Dressed in Snow,
Mountain Spring Water, and A Passion of Yellow Highlands. Performing will be
Liu-Yu, a renowned pi-pa and gu-zheng musician who has guest soloed with the Paris
International Orchestra and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Also performing will be Pu-Yu Ling
playing the suo-nah and Li Yu Hua playing the er-hu. This program is sponsored by the NEA and J. P. Morgan Chase.
Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and JP Morgan Chase. Free with
museum admission ($7.00) 7:30 p.m. Pacific Asia Museum 46 N. Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA
91101. Contact: Yvonne Chang
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 Performance - Discover 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 PMCentral Plazam, 943 N. Broadway, Los
Angeles, CA 90012-1743. Free, Tel:
213-680-0243
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 17 Symposium - The Art of Rice: Spirit and Sustenance in
Asia At the
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History. The UCLA Fowler Museum of
Cultural History presents "The Art of Rice: Spirit and Sustenance in
Asia," a half-day symposium held in conjunction with the exhibition,
on view through April 25, 2004. Symposium Program:
Of
Mites and Men
Roy Hamilton, UCLA Fowler Museum of
Cultural History
Rice
and Religion in Highland Sulawesi, Indonesia
Eric Crystal, UC Berkeley
Rice History in the Americas
Judith Carney, UCLA
Rice
in Indian Life: Traditiona and Transition
UC Irvine
Mbok
Sri's Colorful Life Journey: Rice Rituals in Rural East Java
Rens Heringa, independent scholar,
Leiden, Netherlands
Reception
to follow.
1:00
PM - 5:00 PM, UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Lenart Auditorium
Los
Angeles, CA 9009. Free. For more information please contact:
UCLA
Fowler Museum of Cultural History Tel: 310-825-4361. Email: fowlerws@arts.ucla.edu Website: www.fowler.ucla.edu/
April 17 Little Tokyo Walking Tour, Japanese American National Museum. 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. Weather permitting. 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
April 17 kebana Presentation with the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, Los Angeles Chapter at the Japanese American National Museum. Isamu Noguchi was a friend and colleague of Sofu Teshigahara, founder of the Sogetsu Ikebana School. In this program, students from the Los Angeles-based school will give a demonstration and speak about the art of flower arranging. Members of the school will also create various arrangements for display at the National Museum throughout the run of the show.
April
17 Screening and Discussion - The Day My God Died At the ArcLight Cinemas,
Los Angeles. The Asia Society Southern California Center, in cooperation with
the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles and the Amnesty International Film
Festival present a screening and panel discussion of the film "The Day My God Died." "The Day My God Died" is a
feature-length documentary that tells the stories of Nepalese girls whose lives
have been shattered by the international child sex trade. Director Andrew
Levine, armed with a spy camera mounted on his eyeglasses, enters the brothels
of Bombay to capture this grimy underworld. The film features interviews with the
activists who rescue and care for victims as well as former sex slaves who have
established their own underground railway out of slavery. Panelists
- Geralyn White Dreyfous
Co-Producer, "The Day My God Died." - Dr. Laura J. Lederer
Senior Advisor on Trafficking in Persons to Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs Paula J. Dobriansky - Andrew Levine
Director and Producer, "The Day My God Died."
The program begins with Shilpi
Gupta's short documentary "When the Storm Came," which profiles a
village in Kashmir whose women survived an alleged rape by Indian security
forces. Please register early by calling (323) 464-4226.5:45 PM - 8:15
PM. ArcLight Cinemas, 6360 W. Sunset Blvd (between Vine and Ivar)
Los Angeles, CA 90028, $11.00, (323) 464-4226
Last Weekend
I viewed a tea ceremony
rehearsal the the Zenshuji Soto Mission on Saturday afternoon. They practice
the tea ceremony 1st, 2nd
and 3rd Saturday afternoons each month.
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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)
April 9 THE WORLD
U.S.
Developing an Unlikely Military Bond With Vietnam
Both nations are intent
on extending their ties beyond the diplomatic and political spheres
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-vietnam9apr09,1,1785912.story
April 7 HIGH SCHOOLS
Finding
Her Way
Teo overcomes homesickness and
regains her spirit
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-hsswim7apr07,1,6086821.story
Arpil 10 LOS ANGELES
Leung
Indictment Is Too Vague, U.S. Judge Rules
Jurist says the accused double
agent is entitled to clarification to guard against prosecution surprises at
trial.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-spy10apr10,1,4305717.story
April 6 COLUMN ONE
Dante's
Digital Junkyard
Chinese laborers eke out a
living using acid, fire and their bare hands to recycle mountains of electronic
scrap, most of it from the U.S
http://www.latimes.com/la-fg-ewaste6apr06,1,1302307.story
April 12 OBITUARIES
Yvonne
Pateman, 84; Pilot Served During WWII
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-pateman12apr12,1,6314803.story
April 11 EDITORIAL
In
Class and in Prison
By seeking to avoid trouble on
high school campuses, Los Angeles school leaders are letting gangs call the
shots--a practice that sends the wrong message to the district's students.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-ed-gangs11apr11,1,5270771.story
April 11 THE TIMES POLL
Acceptance
of Gays Rises Among New Generation
But a slim majority of Americans
still oppose adoptions by same-sex couples and favor a constitutional ban on
homosexual marriage.
http://www.latimes.com/la-na-gaypoll11apr11,1,6080752.story
April 11 RELATIONSHIPS
Torn
Asunder by 9/11
When tensions arose, America
did not reject my Muslim husband--I did
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-op-magana11apr11,1,4600480.story