THE APPA Newsletter
June 22, 2004
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:
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 [IÕll 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
June 18 Ð September 20, Chinese Art from the Permanent
Collection at the Norton Simon Museum. Revealing the breadth of the MuseumÕs Asian holdings, this
intimate exhibition showcases a selection of Chinese works of art, the majority
of which are on view at the Museum for the first time. Buddhist artworks in the
exhibition include a limestone Stele with Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Donors, dated 478, from the Northern Wei
Dynasty (386Ð534), a marble Torso of the Buddha, c. 577, from the Northern Qi Dynasty
(550Ð577); and two seventh- to eighth-century marbles, Meditating Buddha and
Bodhisattva, from the
Tang Dynasty (618Ð907). The exhibition also presents a number of gilt bronze
and lacquered wood sculptures dating to the Qing Dynasty (1644Ð1912), a period
when Tibetan Buddhism played an important role in China. The wrathful female
deity Simhavaktra is
represented, as is the couple Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi, locked in a sensual embrace
(yab-yum).The museum is open 12-6PM, closed Tuesdays, 12-9 Friday only. The
Museum is located at 411 W. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena on the corner of Orange
Grove and Colorado Boulevard at the intersection of the Foothill (210) and
Ventura (134) freeway. http://www.nortonsimon.org/
July 2-5 AnimeExpo at the Anaheim Convention Center. http://www.anime-expo.org/index2004.html
July 3 West Covina Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple Obon summer
carnival and Bon-odori, 1203 W. Puente Ave., West Covina, 91790
July 3 Senshin Buddhist Temple Obon summer carnival and Bon-odori,
1311 W. 37th St., LA 90007, , 323-731-4617
July 10 Oxnard Buddhist Temple Obon summer carnival and Bon-odori,
250 S. H. St., Oxnard, 93030, 805-483-5948.
July 10-11 Zenshuji Temple Obon summer carnival and Bon-odori, 123
S. Hewitt St., LA (Little Tokyo) 90012, 213-624-8650, 11AM-8PM
July 10-11 LA Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Obon summer carnival and
Bon-odori, 815 E. 1st St., 90012, 213-680-9130
July 10-11 2004 Lotus Festival sponsored by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks. Saturday- 12:00 Noon to 9:00 pm, Sunday - 12:00 Noon to 9:00 pm (The dates coincides with the blooming of the Lotus Flower) Echo Park in Los Angeles, California, located on Park Avenue between Glendale Avenue and Echo Park Boulevard, just north of the Hollywood (101) and Pasadena (110) freeway junction, near Dodger Stadium. GENERAL PARKING LOCATIONS:
LOGAN STREET SCHOOL:
1711 W. Montana Street, Los Angeles. Cross streets Lemoyne St. and Montana St.
ECHO PARK BASEBALL DIAMOND: 1632 Bellevue Ave, Los Angeles. Cross streets Temple
St. and Glendale Blvd
CITY OF ANGELS MEDICAL CENTER:1711 W. Temple St, Los Angeles. Cross Streets Temple St. and
Glendale Blvd. For info call (213)
485-8743, FAX (213) 485-8746, Mary Bingham, Festival Chairperson, Irena Seta,
Festival Assistant. Email: Lotus@rap.lacity.org, www.laparks.org/grifmet/lotus.htm
July 16 Lecture: Treasures Revealed: Chinese Art at the Norton Simon Museum by Dr. Louise Yuhas,
Department Chair, Art History and Visual Arts, Occidental College. 7:00 PM http://www.nortonsimon.org/exhibitions/exhibition_detail.asp?exhib_name=Chinese%20Art%20from%20the%20Permanent%20Collection
July 17-18 Orange County Buddhist Church Obon summer carnival and
Bon-odori, 909 S. Dale Ave., Anaheim, 92804, 714-827-9590, Sat 2-9PM, Sun
2-8:30PM.
July 17-18 Pasadena Buddhist Church Obon summer carnival and
Bon-odori, 1993 Glen Ave, Pasadena 91103, 626-798-4781
July 17-18 Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Obon summer carnival
and Bon-odori, 12371 Braddock Dr., Culver City 90230, 310-391-4351
July 24 Ho'ike 2004 Halau Hula a Kawka Laua 'o Leinani and the Kalika Band 8th Annual Fundraiser Concert at the George & Sakaye Aratani/Japan America Theatre. Dances of the South Pacific to be performed by the students of Halau Hula a Kawika laua 'o Leinani. Over 100 dancers, children and adults, will be on stage along with the Hawaiian band Kalika. A great 2 hours on Entertainment!! Bring the Ohana for this colorful and lively performance. Tickets: $15 per person, general seating. To charge by phone contact the box office or call (909) 396-4775. More info: call the Box Office at 213.680.3700
July 24-25 Tofu Festival http://www.tofufest.org/
July 24-25 Higashi Hongwanji Obon summer
carnival and Bon-odori, 505 E. 3rd St., LA 90013, 213-626-4200
July 24-25 San Fernando Valley Hongwanji
Buddhist Temple Obon summer carnival and Bon-odori, 9450 Remick Ave., Pacoima
91331, 818-899-4030
July 24-25 WLA Buddhist Temple Obon
summer carnival and Bon-odori,2003 Corinth Ave., LA 90025, 310-477-7274
July 31, Aug 1 Gardena Buddhist Church
Obon summer carnival and Bon-odori, 1517 W. 166th St., Gardena
90247, 310-327-9400
Aug 7-15 Nisei Week http://www.niseiweek.org/
Sept 11-12Festival of Philippine Arts
& Culture, Pt. Fermin, San Pedro. For more info call 213-389-3050, fpac@fialamarts.org, www.filamarts.org+
Aug 27 Van Cliburn competition winner Jon
Nakamatsu performs at the Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood at
8PM, $12-25, call 323-461-3673.
November 6th & 7th Aquarium
of the Pacific Autumn Festival Celebrating the cultures of Japan, China, Korea
and Cambodia, http://www.pasadenacherryblossom.org/autumnfest.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.
This Weekend (and earlier)
June 17-26 Los Angeles Film Festival, at Laemmle Sunset 5, Argyle Hotel, ArcLight Cinerama
Dome, Regent Showcase, John Anson Ford Theatre, Wadsworth Theater, Laemmle Town
Center 5 (Encino), and Laemmle Playhouse 7 Cinemas (Pasadena). http://www.lafilmfest.com/venues.htm.
Includes Asian track: After the Apocalypse, Goodbye, Dragon Inn, Harold and
Kumar Go to White Castle, Hero, Imelda, Invisible Light, Ju-on, The Grudge,
Pyaasa, South of the Clouds, Untold Scandal, Vibrator
June 23 Film Screening - Revisiting East Adams At the David Henry
Hwang Theater, Little Tokyo. The Chinese Historical Society of Southern
California and the California Council for the Humanities presents a screening
of the documentary "Revisiting East Adams," directed by Jennifer
Cho. The 30-minute documentary is part of the "Revisiting East
Adams" project, which chronicles the history of a Chinese American
community that lived around the intersection of Adams Blvd. and San Pedro
Street from the 1930s to the 1960s. Today, it is a predominantly Latino
community with few traces of its past. Originally an oral history project
commenced by Cho in which she speaks with surviving Chinese American
residents from the East Adams neighborhood, the documentary
highlights the residents' recollections of World War II, the dynamics of
living in an interethnic neighborhood, and the ways in which they
developed a Chinese American community outside the confines of
Chinatown during the first half of the century. A concurrent exhibition of
photographs and memorabilia entitled "Revisiting East Adams"
is currently on view Sundays through June 27, 2004 at the Chinese Historical
Society. For additional information on the "Revisiting East Adams"
project, contact Jennifer Cho at (310) 210-3736, or visit www.chssc.org. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, David Henry
Hwang Theater, 120 Judge John Aiso Street (Little Tokyo) Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Cost: Free
June
24 Ð 29 CELEBRATE GODZILLA'S 50TH AT THE EGYPTIAN.
The American Cinematheque at the Egyptian Theatre presents KING OF MONSTERS - A
50TH ANNIVERSARY SALUTE TO GODZILLA, ,. This five day series features fourteen
films including 8 of the first 12 Godzilla movies. Highlights include US
Premieres of the two latest Godzilla films, GODZILLA AGAINST MECHAGODZILLA
(2002, Toho, 88 min.) and GODZILLA: TOKYO SOS (2003, Toho, 91 min.). The series
also includes New 35 mm Prints of KING KONG VS. GODZILLA, EBIRAH, HORROR OF THE
DEEP (a.k.a GODZILLA VS. THE SEA MONSTER) and GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH. Also
scheduled is a super rare screening of GIGANTIS, THE FIRE MONSTER ( a.k.a.
GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN - unseen in the theaters for more than 40 years!). and a
Toho Monster Marathon on Sunday, June 27th, featuring RODAN (Shown in an I.B.
Technicolor Print), GHIDORAH, THE THREE HEADED MONSTER and THE H-MAN. Director
Masaaki Tezuka, art director Yasuyuki Inoue and model mechanic Akinori Takagi
are scheduled to appear in person during the series and will be available on
Friday, June 25th, prior to the screening from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM to sign
autographs and to take photos in the Egyptian Theatre Courtyard. This marks the
first US appearance of all three men at a Godzilla event. For more info, visit
the American Cinematheque website,
http://www.americancinematheque.com/.
Reception
and Talk with Alberta Lee
Saturday,
June 26
6:30
pm - 8:00 pm
Where:
Legal
Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Long
Beach Office
110
Pine Ave., Suite 420
Long
Beach, CA 90802
We're
very pleased to present a special talk by Alberta Lee, civil rights activist
and daughter of Dr. Wen Ho Lee.
Dr. Lee had worked 25 years as a physicist at Los Alamos National
Laboratory when he was arrested in 1999, accused of spying and stealing nuclear
secrets.
After nine months in prison, he was exonerated with a judge's apology.
Currently
a student at the University of California, Davis School of Law, Ms. Lee will
discuss her father's case and its lessons for the APA community. She will speak on how the events
of the past few years sparked her ongoing interest in activism, and how her
future career in law fits into this.
Refreshments
will be provided; when you RSVP, let us know if you'd like to join us for
dinner afterwards in newly renovated downtown Long Beach! This event is co-sponsored with the
Legal Special Interest Group of Asian Professional Exchange (APEX).
Cost:
$5
for OCA and APEX members
$10
for non-members
Please
RSVP by Wednesday, June 23, 2004 to legalsig@apex.org
(we'll
e-mail directions and parking info to those who RSVP!)
June 26 Family Day:
Journeys: The Issei Story at the JANM. Allen Say's touching tale of his
grandfather's travels to America and his love for both America and Japan in
Grandfather's Journey will serve as a basis for understanding the immigrant
experience. Children and their families will have an opportunity to create a
book recounting their own stories. Participants will also don period costumes
and use their imagination to travel back in time to the early 1900s. Especially
for children 4 through 12. 11AM-4PM.
http://www.janm.org/events/m_2004-06.html
June
26-27 Japanese Festival at the
Japanese Cultural Center, 1766 Seabright Ave., Long Beach, 90813, 5-9:30PM,
Ondo dancing at 7PM. Food, Games, exhibits.
June 27 Taiko Jam
Session with Hydaiko at the JANM, 2-4 PM Join Hydaiko, the network of taiko
players, for a brief overview about taiko in North America. Drummers from
different Southern California groups will host this workshop and jam session
where participants will have an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with
different instruments and participate in a jam
session.http://www.janm.org/events/m_2004-06.html
Jun 27 - Gourmet's Taste of Chinatown. In addition to the Chinese
Food Festival outdoor activities, the festival will also include an evening of
gourmet dinners at pre-selected Chinatown restaurants. The festival gourmet
dinners will showcase the best cooking by the best chefs in Chinatown,
supported by high-quality of service. Menus and prices will be set in advance
and publicized. Aside from food, each individual menu courses during the
gourmet dinner will be matched with tastings of fine wines. Please check back
frequently for reservation information and to learn more about participating
restaurants at www.chinesefoodfestivalla.com or www.chinatownla.com.
June 27 - Under
the Oaks Concert Series at Descanso Gardens, Abalaye African Drum Ensemble Bask in the high energy, stirring beat of brilliant African
drumming with Abalaye. Abalaye means Òremember your ancestors.Ó This groupÕs
music is influenced by the cultures of the Mandingo, Jola, Wolof and Serer
peoples of Senegal, Guinea and Mali, as well as the Yoruba people of Nigeria.
This musical journey will keep your feet moving and your heart rate up. 2PM, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Ca–ada, CA 91011 near the intersection of the 210 and 2
freeways, $6 admission.. http://www.descansogardens.org/Oak-Fest.cfm
June 29 Performance - Korean Cultural Night At the Scottish Rite
Auditorium, Los Angeles. The Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles presents
ÒKorean Cultural Night,Ó dedicated to promoting greater understanding of
the Korean culture and forging deeper ties with non-Korean-Americans. The
program will consist of traditional Korean folk and court dances and music
performed by the renowned Chongdong Traditional Arts Troupe from Korea and a
video highlighting Korean culture, music, and tourism. Special
performances by famous pop artists from Korea will be featured, and the
evolution of Korean culture will be represented through the fusion of
traditional and modern performances. For additional information, contact Grace
Kim at (323) 936-7141 or gracegirl83@yahoo.com.
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM. Scottish Rite Auditorium, 4357 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles,
CA 90010. Free
Last Weekend(s)
I went
to:
Keiko
Matsui concert in Cerritos
The
Chinatown Food Festival
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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. Calendar articles are usually only accessible with a paid subscription.)
June
20 LOS ANGELES
Chinatown
Uses Its Noodle, Draws Crowd
By
David Pierson, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-chinatown20jun20,1,7687401.story
June
20 LOS ANGELES
Concert
in MacArthur Park May Be Recipe for Comeback
By
Arlene Mart’nez, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-park20jun20,1,1747550.story
June
22 Yahoo Inc. unveiled a website dedicated to Internet searches for China, less
than a week after archrival Google Inc. made its first investment in the
country's biggest search engine firm.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-rup22.12jun22,1,502286.story
June
21 COLUMN ONE
To
China, a Canadian Is the West
Mark Rowswell, who speaks Mandarin like
a native, has become an advertising icon and a TV personality known to a
billion viewers.
By
John M. Glionna, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/la-fg-dashan21jun21,1,1088443.story
June
20 COMMENTARY
The
Loh Road to Deity-hood
By
Sandra Tsing Loh
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-loh20jun20,1,4084207.story
June
21 Ghosts of war flicker across a lonely beach
Al
Martinez
http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-et-martinez21jun21,1,3052968.column