THE APPA Newsletter
February 15, 2005
February is Black History
Month http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhm1.html
Bush Hosts African
Americans at Black History Month Ceremony http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-02-08-voa76.cfm
ValentineÕs Day http://www.pictureframes.co.uk/pages/saint_valentine.htm
In Asia http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1820169.stm
See This Weekend
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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
November
13, 2004 Ð 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
Feb
2 Tony Award Winner PROOF at the East West Players, By David Auburn, Directed
by Heidi Helen Davis
Opens
February 2-27, 2005
ASL-interpreted
performance February 12, 2005 at 2 p.m.
Cast
(alphabetically): includes Kimiko Gelman, David J. Lee, Dom Magwili and Joanne
Takahashi.
Catherine
spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous
mathematician. Following his death, she must deal with her own volatile
emotions; the arrival of her estranged sister; and the attentions of her
fatherÕs former student. A burgeoning romance and the discovery of a mysterious
notebook create the most difficult problem of all: How much of her fatherÕs
madness - or genius - will Catherine inherit?
Single
Ticket Prices
Previews
$20 General (all seats)
$10 Student (all seats)
Opening
Night
$63 (all seats; includes a pre-show
hosted bar and post-show reception with the production cast, creative team and
crew; and East West Players Board of Directors and staff.)
General
$38 Orchestra
$33 Balcony
PROOF
is supported in part by the California Community Foundation.
Charge
by phone (213) 625-7000, x 20 (Monday through Saturday, 11 am - 5 pm)
http://www.eastwestplayers.org/proof.htm
Feb 6-May 1 Japan after Perry:
Views of Yokohama and Meiji Japan The opening of Yokohama to trade with the United States and Europe
in 1859 ended more than two centuries of Japanese isolation and transformed the
rural fishing village into a thriving international port. Curated by Ann
Yonemura, Senior Associate Curator of Japanese Art of the Freer Gallery of Art
and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, this exhibition documents this early history
of JapanÕs gateway to the world, artists produced colorful woodblock prints of
city scenes, urbane residents, and harbor views, capturing this tumultuous era
of JapanÕs transformation into a modern industrial state and international
power. Organized by the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian
Institution, Japan After Perry: Views of Yokohama and Meiji Japan showcases 24
woodblock prints from the collection gift of Ambassador and Mrs. William and
Florence Leonhart. The presentation at the Japanese American National Museum
commemorates 150 years of U.S.-Japan relations. http://www.janm.org/events/2005/02/
Feb 18-Mar 4 Nine Classics of Japanese Cinema Presented by the Los
Angeles County Museum of Art. Susan Sontag, the late critic, filmmaker and
novelist, was one of America's best-known and most-admired intellectuals, a
longtime, devoted enthusiast of Japanese cinema and a member of the Japan
Society Film Advisory Committee. In 2003, the Japan Society Film Center presented
"Critic's Choice: Susan Sontag on Japanese Film", a selection of
eight of her favorite films. Because of the extraordinary public response to
that program, the Japan Society requested that Ms. Sontag program a sequel to
her series, which she completed prior to her death in January of this year. We
are happy to bring nine of those rare classics films to LACMA.
February 18, 2005 (Fri)
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums
(1939 / 143 min / Dir: Kenji Mizoguchi)
February 19, 2005 (Sat)
When a Woman Ascends
the Stairs
(1960 / 86 min / Dir: Mikio Naruse)
High and Low
(1963 / 144 min / Dir: Akira Kurosawa)
February 25, 2005 (Fri)
The Love of Sumako
the Actress
(1947 / 96 min / Dir: Kenji Mizoguchi)
Repast
(1951 / 97 min / Dir: Mikio Naruse)
February 26, 2005 (Sat)
Fires on the Plain
(1959 / 105 min / Dir: Kon Ichikawa)
Pigs and Battleships
(1961 / 108 min / Dir: Shohei Imamura)
March 4, 2005 (Fri)
Drunken Angel
(1948 / 98 min / Dir: Akira Kurosawa)
Himatsuri
(1985 / 120 min / Dir: Mitsuo Yanagimachi) Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Bing Theater, LACMA, Los Angeles, CA 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Cost: $5
Feb 26 Mingei (Japanese
Folk Crafts) Lecture at the JACCC by David Coates, presented by Community
Travel Service of Albany. 1PM, in the Cultural Room on the 5th
floor, JACCC building in Little Tokyo. Call 510-528-0600, info@comtravel.net. CANCELLED
Feb 25 "Good Luck Life: The Essential Guide to Chinese
American Celebrations and Culture" At Pacific Asia Museum. Planning a
Traditional Chinese Wedding? A New Baby Celebration? Curious about the Origin
of Red Envelopes and other Rituals and Customs that Surround the Chinese New
Year and Other Chinese Special Occasions? Rosemary Gong and Wise Auntie
Lao Explain it All to You in the New Book Good Luck Life
In celebration of the Chinese New Year, author Rosemary Gong will
discuss her new book, "Good Luck Life: The Essential Guide to Chinese
American Celebrations and Culture" This delightful new book is packed with
practical information on authentic Chinese traditions and ceremonies.
Written with wit and warmth, and beautifully designed as an accessible cultural
reference guide, the book includes historical facts, legends, foods, old
village recipes and quick planning tools including timelines, for celebrating
Chinese festivals, traditions and special milestones in a contemporary and easy
way.Books will be available for purchase and signing. This program is
free and includes free museum admission 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pacific Asia Museum
46 N. Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
Tel: (626) 449-2742, ext. 20, www.pacificasiamuseum.org
Feb 27 The Japanese
Traditional Performing Arts Organization presents SHIKI
NO KAI in the James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive. 3PM
Tickets
are $25. Call the Theatre Box Office at (310) 781 - 7171.
This
special concert will feature ten guest artists from Japan performing Kabuki
dance to traditional music.
March
5 Toshiko Akiyoshi Concert for Sumatra Tsunami Victims at Zenshuji Soto
Mission, 123 Hewitt Street, LA 90012. 8PM, suggested donation $40. Call Rev.
Shumyo Kojima at 213-624-8658.
March 5,6 Hana No Kai
25th Anniversary, 12:30PM, Aratani/ Japan America Theatre. Hana No Kai is celebrating its
25th anniversary with this
Japanese traditional dance recital and introducing newly certified Natoris.
Guest artists from Japan include Masayasu Wakayagi, Masahiko Wakayagi,
Keika Wakayagi, Tadasuke Wakayagi, and Sanjyuro Wakayagi. Visit the Website: www.hisamiwakayagi.net. $50 (VIP/reserved)
$35 (GA) JACCC members $47/$32. Public Contact Info: (323) 257-5412; (310)
572-1315; (310) 372-2028. More info on tickets: call the Box Office at
213.680.3700
March
11 Tsugaru-shamisen artist Agatsuma and David Benoi trio perform at the Harlyne
J. Norris Pavilion, 501 Indian Peak Rd., in Rolling Hills Estates, $35-50, 8PM,
call 310-544-0403x10.
March 12 The Japanese
American Family Gathering :The Camp Dance: The Music and the
Memories, Aratani/ Japan America
Theatre. Gather the entire family together and experience the Grateful
Crane Ensemble's hit musical revue that will take you on a sentimental journey back to the floor of the internment camp dance. Along with
the show, the Ensemble and
Japanese American families will also pay special tribute to our Issei and Nisei generations for all they've
done so the younger generations could live a better life in America. Tickets:
$25 General Admission
Orchestra, $20 Balcony
$20 JACCC & JANM
Members, Groups of 10 or more
$15 Seniors and
Students
More info on tickets: call the Box Office at 213.680.3700
March 12-27 Beikoku Shodo Kenkyu Kai
40th Anniversary Calligraphy
Location: Doizaki Gallery, JACCC, LA Little Tokyo
The expressive and varied strokes of Shodo, the Way of the Brush,
reflect the union of
artist and brush. Rev. Kanshu Ikuta and Hiroko Ikuta,
pioneering Los
Angeles calligraphers of the Bekoku Shodo Kenkyu Kai
have inspired
generations of practitioners. The 40th Anniversary
Calligraphy
exhibition features over 200 works from these master
calligraphers and
their students.
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) 628-2725, ext.
127. http://www.jaccc.org/
March 17-June 19 The Art
of the Japanese Sword: The Yoshihara Tradition exhibit at the Pacific Asia
Museum
March 19, 20 Ikebana
International Los Angeles Chapter 4 opens ÒKaten, the Art of Japanese Flower
Arrangement ShowÓ in Ayres Hall at the Los Angeles Arboretum, 301 N. Baldwin
Ave., Aracadia, 91007, 626-821-3222
March 19 Katen - Ikebana International Date(s) Saturday
March 19 Location: Ayres Hall & Gate ; also 3/20, at the Los Angeles Arboretum, Arcadia
http://www.arboretum.org/
April 2-3 Pasadena Cherry Blossom Festival, 10AM - 6PM, at the
Rose Bowl. http://www.pasadenacherryblossom.org/
April 10 Hanamatsuri Festival at the JACCC Plaza, George J. Doizaki Gallery, Garden Room A.
Hanamatsuri, the celebration of Buddha's birth, is a joyous and widely
celebrated occasion in Buddhist temples throughout the world. A lecture on Buddhism and a ceremony will
commemorate the event.
11am- 4pm (George J. Doizaki Gallery) An exhibition of Children
poster and haiku poems
11am 12 noon (Garden Room A) Lecture on Buddhism by Dr.
Duncan Williams "War/Peace/Buddha's
wish"
1 4pm (JACCC Plaza) Hanamatsuri Ceremony and Gagaku and
Bugaku performance
For more information contact the Visual Arts Department at 213-628-2725, ext. 127 or email: kosaka@jaccc.org
July 16 to Oct 16 From
the Fire: Contemporary Korean Ceramics exhibit at the Pacific Asia Museum
Nov 18 to Feb 12, 2006
Place/Displace, Three Generations Taiwanese Art exhibit at the Pacific Asia
Museum
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This Weekend (and
earlier)
February 17, 2005 Cold
Tofu Salutes the Oscars 7:30PM at the Japanese American National Museum. The hilarious improvisational troupe Cold Tofu
returns to the National Museum and they're ready for their close-up. Join us
for an evening that's all about Hollywood. 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 online at
www.coldtofu.com.
Feb.
17-20 Violinist Midori plays Beethoven at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in
downtown LA. Tickets start at $36, for info call 323-850-2000. 8PM Thu, Fri,
2PM on Sun.
February 19, 2005 Little Tokyo Walking Tour from the Japanese
American National Museum. 10:15AM The Little Tokyo community in Los Angeles was
once a thriving residential, business, and cultural center of the largest
Japanese American community in the US 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. http://www.janm.org/events/2005/02/
February 19, 2005 Day of Remembrance 2PM at the Japanese American
National Museum. "Patriotism" and "loyalty" were volatile
issues in America's concentration camps during World War II and continue to be
controversial topics today. The program will examine the response of Japanese
Americans to the US government's test of loyalty (Questions 27 and 28) --
including responses from resistors -- and our responsibility to defend those
whose constitutional rights are currently being denied. The Day of Remembrance
commemorates the signing of Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, which
led to the incarceration of nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans. Day of
Remembrance is co-sponsored by Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress, Japanese
American Citizens League/Pacific Southwest District, Japanese American Cultural
and Community Center, and the Japanese American National Museum http://www.janm.org/events/2005/02/
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
Feb 19 Chinese New Year Festival - "Year of the Rooster"
At the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Chinese New
Year festivities take center stage from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday,
Feb. 19, at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens with
a family festival marking the start of the Year of the Rooster.
The centerpiece of the event will be a traditional Chinese
flower market in The Huntington's entrance pavilion, with colorful stalls of
cut flowers and blooming plants for sale. A number of flowers have
special New Year's significance in Chinese culture, including plum blossoms
(symbolizing the beginning of spring), peonies (prosperity), narcissus
(longevity), and other blooms such as orchids, forsythia, camellias, and golden
mums. Many of these will be offered at the event, subject to
seasonal availability.
Other activities will include lion dancers and martial arts
demonstrations (11 a.m. & 1 p.m.), folk dancers (11:30 a.m.), storytelling
(12:30 p.m.), Chinese musicians (1:30 & 3:30 p.m.), Chinese painting
demonstration (2:30 p.m.) and a public talk (2:30 p.m.) about the botanical and
symbolic aspects of plants and flowers of the Chinese New Year.
Traditional Chinese crafts for children (dough doll making, paper cutting,
knotting, and lantern making) and Chinese calligraphy workshops for youngsters
and adults will be offered throughout the day.
The event is made possible by the Carrie Kolb Foundation, East
West Bank, and Panda Restaurant Group. Time: 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108
Cost: All activities are included with general admission
For more information please contact Blackburn Lisa Tel: (626)
405-2140
lblackburn@huntington.org ,
www.huntington.org
Feb 19 Concert Ð Shashank, South Indian Flute Virtuouso, and
Troupe
Presented by The Music Circle at Occidental College
Shashank, flute
P. Satish Kumar, mridangam
B. U. Ganesh Prasad, violin
Parupalli S Phalgur, khanjira
Sukanya Ramgopal, ghatam
A child prodigy, Shashank, now 27, has enthralled
audiences the world over. His unique contributions to the evolution of the
South Indian flute and its musical tradition are legendary. He has
expanded the tonal range of the flute to add lower sounds and correspondingly
developed new techniques to utilize it to its fullest. His performances feature
an extraordinary range of musical expression, from the deepest meditations to
youthful playfulness and astonishing virtuosity. All of the other young artists
on the program are known for accompanying leading South Indian musicians and
have toured widely or recorded with Shashank or other esteemed artists. Time:
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Thorne Hall
Occidental College
Campus Road and Westdale Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90041
Cost: General admission $25 / Members $15 / Students with ID $5
Tel: (626) 449-6987, MusicCircle@aol.com, www.MusicCircle.org
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Last Weekend: After food
poisoning twice in two weeks, I got out this past weekend and finally made it
to the Golden Dragon Parade in the LA Chinatown. Sunday I returned to stumble
through the Firecracker 10K.
Links to selected
articles from the LA Times. To actually access the articles, you may have to
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Feb 13 OBITUARIES
Patrick
Okura, 93; Internment Stirred Passion for Activism
By Elaine
Woo, Times Staff Writer
Feb 12
Friends of Prisoner in China Ask U.S. for Help
By Evelyn
Iritani, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-prisoner12feb12,1,873866.story?ctrack=2&cset=true
Feb 11 CALIFORNIA
Reaching Out to Asian Patients
Monterey Park
hospital tries to bridge the divide between Eastern and Western cultures with
traditional Chinese food, mah-jongg games.
By David
Pierson, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-hospital11feb11,1,171387.story?ctrack=3&cset=true
Feb 9 Testing Their Luck as Tet Begins
The Year of
the Rooster dawns today, and many Asians believe that games of chance can
reveal their coming fortune.
By Mai Tran,
Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gamble9feb09,1,4881839.story
Feb 10 OBITUARIES
David Graham
Du Bois, 79; Professor, Journalist
and Stepson
of Famed Scholar
By Elaine
Woo, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-dubois10feb10,1,6469993.story
Feb 9 A
Convergence of 2 Major Observances
By Nicholas
Shields, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-newyear9feb09,1,5310775.story
Feb 13 GENDER STUDIES
Feminist Fatale
Where are the
great women thinkers? Thinking so much about women has shrunk their minds.
By Charlotte
Allen, Charlotte Allen, author of "The Human Christ: The Search for the
Historical Jesus," co-edits the InkWell blog for the Independent Women's
Forum
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-op-femintellectuals13feb13,1,7795657.story
Feb 12 Refugee Begins Trip Home
Wong Racom, 48, who was
stranded at LAX for weeks on his way back to Vietnam last fall, bids his
friends farewell and resumes his journey.
By Bob Pool, Times Staff
Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-terminal12feb12,1,4108142.story