THE APPA Newsletter

July 19, 2005

Obon festival time

http://www.shindharmanet.com/writings/obon2.htm

http://gojapan.about.com/cs/japanesefestivals/a/obonfestival.htm

Festivals list at:

http://www.jaccc.org/summerfestivals.htm

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

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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, 2003, and 2004 are available on the website if you want to look up some past event.

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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

Scene ‘05 The exhibition features artworks by Los Angeles-based Korean American artists. Through August 18, Wednesdays through Fridays 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Saturdays 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Korean American Museum, 3727 W. 6th St., Suite 400, Los Angeles

COST: Free

INFO: 213-388-4229, www.KAMuseum.org

Through September 4, 2005 Yangtze Remembered: The River beneath the Lake, Exibition at Fowler Museum. For hundreds of years, artists, poets and explorers have been inspired by the beauty and drama of China’s Yangtze River. In June 2003, some of the river’s most famous mountains and cities were partially submerged by a lake that formed behind the Three Gorges Dam. To prepare for the inundation, bridges, highways, and apartment buildings were constructed on the hillsides above the river, 1,500 towns and cities were destroyed, and more than one million people were moved. ‘Yangtze Remembered: The River beneath the Lake’—on view at the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History from June 19 through September 4, 2005—features fifty black-and-white images by Linda Butler, whose photographs give viewers access to this stunning region before, during, and after its transformation.‘Yangtze Remembered’ will be on view in the Fowler Museum’s Goldenberg Galleria. The Fowler is open Wednesdays through Sundays, noon to 5 p.m.; and on Thursdays, noon until 8 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays and Tuesdays. The Fowler Museum, part of UCLA’s School of the Arts and Architecture, is located in the north part of the UCLA campus. Admission is free. Campus parking is available for $8 in Lot 4. For more information, the public may call (310) 825-4361 or visit fowler.ucla.edu.. Tuesday, July 19, 2005UCLA Fowler Museum Los Angeles, CA 90095www.fowler.ucla.edu/incEngine/?content=cm&cm=current_exhibitions&article_id=1052158426&art=&did=19

May 26-Oct. 10 Japan Goes to the World’s Fairs at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, www.LACMA.org.

May 15 through January 15, 2006 Milton Quon: A Retrospective

This retrospective exhibit will showcase the broad range of Milton Quon’s practice from fine art to commercial work,much of which is on public display for the first time.A quintessential Los Angeles artist, Quon was born in 1913 and raised in Los Angeles. After graduating from the Chouinard Institute of Art, Quon’s career in the commercial arts took him to Walt Disney Studios where he worked as a designer and painter. From the 1940s to the ‘60s, Quon worked as an art director at ad agency Batten, Barton, Durstine, and Osborn. From whimsical cherubs in Disney’s Fantasia to bold advertising posters, Quon’s commercial work will be presented alongside the artist’s rich collection of fine art works.

Tuesdays through Sundays 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Chinese American Museum, 425 N. Los Angeles St.

Suggested $3 donations

INFO: 213-485-8567, www.camla.org

May 15 through January 15, 2006, A Portrait of My Mother - A Photo Exhibit by Sam Lee

This exhibit features a photographic series, A Portrait of My Mother by Sam Boi Lee, an emerging Los Angeles-based, Chinese American photographer. Lee’s poignant photographic series operates like a photo-essay told through eloquent images of his mother’s world, from everyday objects that are imbued with his mother’s nurturing strength, to his own expressions of loss and love.

Tuesdays through Sundays 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Chinese American Museum, 425 N. Los Angeles St.

Suggested $3 donations

INFO: 213-485-8567, www.camla.org

July 16 to Oct 16 From the Fire: Contemporary Korean Ceramics exhibit at the Pacific Asia Museum

July 21 to August 13, 2005  Theatre - "Legend of the White Snake" by Henry Ong At Sylvan Amphitheatre (Eagle Rock, CA) The popular Chinese mythical drama about a snake that turns into a woman after a thousand years of meditation, The Legend of the White Snake, will begin a four week run at the Sylvan Amphitheater in Yosemite Park.  Written and directed by Henry Ong, The Legend of the White Snake will include elements of Chinese martial arts, tai chi and "movement." Ong, an eight-time Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department grant recipient, originally developed the story as a play for youth, entitled Lady White Snake. He later expanded it to The Legend of the White Snake, a version that explores themes relating to the meaning of life, meditation, "inter-species" or "inter-alien" relationships and the nature of love transcending the boundaries of time and space. Ong is an internationally-produced playwright whose signature play, Madame Mao's Memories, based on the life of Chairman Mao's widow, was performed at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego as well as in many U.S. and international cities. Other credits include People Like Me (to be published in the fall by Norman Maine Publishing), Fabric and Sweet Karma. 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Yosemite Park 840 Yosemite Drive Eagle Rock Los Angeles, CA 90041 Cost: Free Suggested donations (for the performers) are $10. For more information please contact the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock Tel: (323) 226 1617 http://www.centerartseaglerock.org/sylvan.html

July 27 Film - Documentary "Of the people By the people At EGSA Lounge, UCLA Boelter Hall. The Los Angeles Chapter of the Association for India's Development (AID-LA) is presenting a weekly documentary series focusing on social, political and economic issues in India. The following is the schedule for July and August. Jul 20: Aftershocks: The Rough Guide to Democracy Jul 27: Of the people by the people Aug 3: Drowned Out Aug 10: License Permit Raj: A View from Below (28 mts) Aug 17: India's Traditional Technologists (28 mts) Aug 24: Dowry: Compulsion vs. Need (28 mts) Aug 31: The Disinheritance of Women (28 mts) Wednesday, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM. EGSA Lounge, UCLA, 2438B Boelter Hall (Southeast corner of Boelter Hall) Los Angeles, CA 90095 Cost: Free smathew@ucla.edu, http://la.aidindia.org/

July 28 Film - Wishing Stairs(2003) At Korean Cultural Center. A Korean horror film directed by Jae-yeon Yun. Thursday, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Korean Cultural Center 5505 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90036, Cost: Free www.kccla.org

July 28 innara Taiko, Since its founding in 1969 by members of Senshin Buddhist Temple, Kinnara Taiko has delighted audiences around the world with its powerful presence, stunning artistry, and exquisite collection of handcrafted percussion instruments. At the JANM, 7:30PM.

July 30 & 31 West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple Obon*

Carnival, cultural performances and exhibits

Odori (Japanese folk dancing) begins at 6:30 pm

2003 Corinth Ave., West Los Angeles, CA 90025

Call for event times- (310) 477-7274

July 31 Author Event: Ha Roda with A Vietnamese Kitchen: Treasured Family Recipes At Pacific Asia Museum. Ha Roda with A Vietnamese Kitchen: Treasured Family Recipes Vietnam’s diverse terrain and fascinating history have resulted in strong Chinese, Indian, and French culinary influences yielding delicate and complex flavors. Ha Roda’s new book is an easily accessible collection of traditional recipes, with an introduction to Vietnamese culture and glossary of Vietnamese culinary terms. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Programs are subject to change. For reservations and program confirmations, please call ext. 20.Sunday, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Pacific Asia Museum 46 North Los Robles Avenue Pasadena, CA 91101. Cost: free to museum members and included with general admission for non-members. Tel: 626-49-2742 (ex.10) www.pacificasiamusum.org

August 6 & 7Gardena Buddhist Temple Obon*

Carnival, cultural performances and exhibits

Odori begins at 6pm

1517 W. 166th Street, Gardena, CA 90247

Website: http://www.gardenabuddhistchurch.org/

Call for event times- (310) 327-9400

August 13 & 14 LA Tofu Festival

New Date/ New Hours

Food festival featuring Tofu and health with entertainment.

237 San Pedro Street, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA 90012

For information call: (213) 473-1602

website: http://www.tofufest.org

$8.00 admission fee

August 13 & 14 Nisei Week Japanese Festival at the JACCC

Ikebana Exhibit- 10 am-5 pm- Doizaki Gallery

Ceramics Exhibit- 10 am-5 pm- Community Gallery

Doll Exhibit- 10 am- 5 pm- Second floor

Sword Exhibit- 10 am- 5pm- Second floor

Martial arts demonstration- 4 pm-6pm- Plaza

Beer Garden- 12 noon- 6 pm- Plaza

Website:http://www.niseiweek.org

Email: info@jaccc.org

Aug 13-21 Nisei Week http://www.niseiweek.org/

Aug 13-14 Nisei Week Anime Festa, Weller Court Shopping Center and Onizuka Street, Little Tokyo. Includes service in honor of Ellison Onizuka. Call Hiromi Ishimaru at 310-819-7736.

Aug 15 Performance - Grand Presentation of the National Center for Korean Traditional Performing ArtsSouth Korea's most distinguished traditional music troupe visits Southern California for one performance only.The NCKTPA is comprised of 55 members, each of whom plays a specific instrument(s) or performs a particular style of dance. The five musical performances that will be played are: Sujecheon (traditional court music composition), Ajaeng Sanjo (a type of wandering melody played on a seven stringed zither), Sinawi (an instrumental ensemble), Daegeum solo (a flute solo), and Samullnori (a percussion ensemble). The three traditional dances that will be performed are: Cheoyongmu ((Mask Dance of the Silla kingdom), Seungmu (Buddhist dance), and Buchaechum (fan dance). There will be one vocal recital: the Gayageum Byeongchang (12 stringed zither accompanied with voice).Friday, Time: 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Pasadena Civic Auditorium 300 East Green Street (626) 449-7360 Pasadena, CA Cost: Free, ticket required. Tickets are available for pick-up beginning on August 1st at the Korean Cultural Center. 5505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. For more information please contact Sejung Kim Tel: (323) 936-7141 www.kccla.org

Aug 20, 21 Nisei Week at the JACCC

Bonsai Exhibit- 10 am- 5 pm- Doizaki Gallery

Doll Exhibit- 10 am- 5 pm- Second floor

Sashiko and fabric dyeing - 10 am- 5 pm- Community Gallery

Sumie- 10 am- 5 pm- Room 302

Beer Garden- 10 am- 6 pm- Plaza

For information call: (312) 680-3700

Email: info@jaccc.org

Aug 25 East LA Taiko Lead by master drummer Maceo Hernandez, East LA Taiko marries Afro-Cuban and Caribbean rhythms with driving taiko beats. This concert, which showcases their latest work, will begin with a screening of "Maceo: Demon Drummer of East LA", an award-winning film produced and directed by the National Museum's John Esaki, Director of the Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center. This series is presented in association with the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy and is sponsored, in part, by the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department. 7:30PM at the JANM In conjunction with the exhibition Big Drum: Taiko in the United States. Lead by master drummer Maceo Hernandez, East LA Taiko marries Afro-Cuban and Caribbean rhythms with driving taiko beats. This concert, which showcases their latest work, will begin with a screening of "Maceo: Demon Drummer of East LA", an award-winning film produced and directed by the National Museum's John Esaki, Director of the Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center.

This series is presented in association with the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy and is sponsored, in part, by the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department.

In conjunction with the exhibition Big Drum: Taiko in the United States

Aug 27 History of Chado lecture, part of The Way of Tea series sponsored by Chado Urasenke Los Angeles Association, by Dr. Herbert Plutschow of UCLA. 1Pm, $25, at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, Garden Rm A, in Little Tokyo. To reserve a seat send your check to Chado Urasenke Los Angeles Association, 3010 Wilshire Blvd., PMB #276, LA, CA 90010. For info email info@urasenkala.org or call 213-220-5376.

August 27 & 28, [updated dates] 2nd Annual Chinese Food Festival in Los Angeles Chinatown. To be kept abreast, become a sponsor, a food or exhibit vendor, email foodfestival@chinatownla.com or call (213) 680-0243.

Till Aug. 31, Tanabata, Festival of the Starts at the New Otani Hotel. Call 213—253-9232. Tea Ceremony on Aug 14, 11AM-2PM, $3, Ogasawara Sencha Do Southern Calif Assoc.

Sept 11-12 The 13th Annual FESTIVAL OF PHILIPPINE ARTS & CULTURE (FPAC)

A Pilipino Artists Network Production

10am – 6pm

Pt. Fermin Park,

807 Paseo Del Mar,

San Pedro 90731

Donation $3 - Purchase your pre-sale ticket now and enter into a special prize drawing during Festival Weekend!

http://fpac.filamarts.org/

Our tradition continues with a NATIONAL line-up of Filipino artists...

September 22-25 Los Angeles Korean Festival Seoul International Park, Korea Town, Los Angeles http://www.lakoreanfestival.com/main.htm

Sept 23 "Moon of the Scarlet Plums"- Crazy Horse

Japanese Noh theatrical experience produced by Theatre of Yugen (San

Francisco) collaboration with American Indian Dance Theater and Tiny Alice (Tokyo) 8PM, $33

Part of 2005 World Festival of Sacret Music - Los Angeles

Friday, 8 pm. James Armstrong Theater in Torrance California

Theatre of Yugen's world theater production, Moon of the Scarlet Plums, is a Japanese Noh and Native American collaboration, inspired by the story of the 19th century Oglala Sioux hero, Crazy Horse. The show is directed by Yuriko Doi, composed by Richard Emmert, with songs by Darrell Paskimin and choreography by Hanay Gieogamah of the American Indian Dance Theater, Jane Lind and Masashi Nomura. Written by Erik Ehn with material from John Neihardt's Cycle of the West and Black Elk Speaks, with potent symbols and evocative performances, this production crosses cultural boundaries and offers a theatrical experience that spans space, time and place.

It evokes the powerful spirit world of Japanese traditional Noh Theatre and Native American art forms in telling the story of a young Native American who searches for identity and spiritual vision in our contemporary times. The music and instrumentation is based on Noh structure and is combined with Native American singers, drums and flutes.

This program will be co-presented by the Torrance Cultural Arts Center

Foundation and Collaboration with Theatre of Yugen and Tiny Alice(Tokyo).

http://www.jtpao.org/upcoming.htm

Oct 7-9 Grand Sumo Las Vegas

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)

July 21 Film - Life Interrupted: Reunion & Remembrance in Arkansas At Japanese American National Museum. The National Museum presents a preview screening of excerpts from Life Interrupted: Reunion & Remembrance in Arkansas, a new production from the National Museum's award-winning Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center. This documentary captures the journey of more than 1,300 nationwide participants to Little Rock for a historic conference that examined the experiences of Japanese Americans incarcerated at Jerome and Rohwer during World War II. Featured stories reflect the history and emotions of a community forged in the remote, snake-infested swamps of Arkansas more than 60 years ago.Major funding provided by the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. Thursday, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM. Japanese American National Museum Los Angeles, CA 90012. Cost: free for Museum members and free with admission for non-members. Reservations are required for all programs. Seating is limited. Please call 213-625-0414 to make reservations.Tel: (213) 625-0414 www.janm.org

July 22 Author Event: Ceclia Hae-Jin Lee with Eating Korean: From Barbecue to Kimchi ,At Pacific Asia Museum. Ceclia Hae-Jin Lee with Eating Korean: From Barbecue to Kimchi, Recipes from My Home  In her new book, award-winning chef Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee pairs more than 100 delicious authentic recipes, with Korean customs and traditions and personal family recollections. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Programs are subject to change. For reservations and program confirmations, please call ext. 20. Friday, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Pacific Asia Museum 46 North Los Robles Avenue Pasadena, CA 91101. Cost: free to museum members and included with general admission for non-members. Tel: 626449-2742 (ex. 10) www.pacificasiamusum.org

July 22, Author Event : Chieh Chienga "Long Stay in a Distant Land" At Skylight Books. A hilarious and inventive first novel tracing three generations of a death-stalked Chinese-American family in Orange County, California  The Lums are cursed: ever since Grandpa Melvin was inspired to join the U.S. army after watching a Popeye movie and-as family lore has it-unleashed a "relentless rain of steel death" upon the Nazis, Lum after Lum has been doomed to an untimely demise, be it by tainted cheeseburger or speeding ice cream truck. The most recent victim is Louis Lum's mother, at the hands of a medical student asleep at the wheel. Now Louis, a fact checker at a hot rod magazine in his early twenties, must move back home with his gangsta rap-obsessed father, Sonny, to prevent him from enacting the revenge he promises. But soon Louis's concern shifts to another wayward family member, his uncle Bo Lum, who has disappeared in Hong Kong after many years of self-imposed exile. After the annual family meeting at Grandma Esther's house, Louis decides to leave his father and go to Hong Kong and find Bo, his grandmother's favorite son. As Louis' search progresses, the tragicomic story of three generations of Lums in America is revealed through the eyes of Louis, Sonny, and Grandma Esther. A novel about the unexpected ways love and myth work to both sustain and threaten family ties, A Long Stay in a Distant Land introduces a wry and original new voice in American fiction. Friday, : 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Skylight Books 1818 N.Vermont Avenue Los Angeles, CA . Tel: 323-660-1175 www.skylightbooks.com

July 23 Concert - Hindustani Vocal Music Concert:Rashid Khan At Thorne Hall, Occidental College. Harmoni Ventures under the artistic direction of the Music Circle presents an evening concert featuring Rashid Khan accompanied by Anandogopal Bandopadhyay (tabla) and Jyoti Goho (harmonium). Among the younger artists from India, Rashid Khan carries on the traditional vocal style of the Rampur Sahaswan gharanas. His mastery of all aspects of tonal variations, dynamics and timbre adjustment leave very little to be desired in the realm of voice culture. In addition to his polished vocal technique, he is admired for his infusion of emotional content into his melodic elaboration in the khayal classical art form. In the face of evolving musical traditions today, it has been described that in Ustad Rashid Khan, there is an ‘assurance of the future of Indian vocal music’. Saturday, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM. Thorne Hall, Occidental College Alumni Avenue & Campus Road Los Angeles, CA 90041. Reserved seats at $75 and $45 and unreserved seats at $25 may be made in advance through Sulekha.com and some local merchants (information at 408-757-4828 or HarmoniVentures@aol.com). Music Circle members may obtain tickets for unreserved seats for $15 at the door. Students with valid IDs, $5. (Music Circle membership information: see www.musiccircle.org, e-mail info@musiccircle.org or call 626-449-6987) Tickets will be available at the door beginning at 7:30 pm Tel: 626-449-6987 MusicCircle@aol.com, www.MusicCircle.org

July 23 Film - Memento Mori(1999) At Korean Cultural Center. Creative Cast: Min-sun Kim Yeh-jin Park Young-jin Lee  Directed by: Tae-Yong Kim Genre(s): Thriller Run Time: 97 min. Rating: R (MPAA) Synopsis Min-Ah discovers a shared diary and is fascinated to learn that two schoolmates she thought to be close friends have, in fact, begun a forbidden romance. Unable to tear her eyes away, the secret allure of the diary begins to consume her. When one of the diary? writers is found dead from an apparent suicide, rumors spread and Min-Ah begins to sense a strange presence. The once tranquil school is transformed into a morbid place of terror, as if the journal? words, ?emento mori·(remember the dead), have taken on life. Saturday, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Korean Cultural Center 5505 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036, Cost: Free Tel: 323-936-7141 www.kccla.org

July 23 & 24Higashi Hompa Honganji Buddhist Temple Obon*

Carnival, cultural performances and exhibits

Odori (Japanese folk dancing) begins at 6:30 pm

505 E. Third Street, Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles, CA, 90013

Call for event times- (213) 626-4200

E-Mail: HHonganji-LA@mindspring.com

Website: www.hhbt-la.org/higashi.html

July 23 & 24Southeast Japanese School and Community Center

Annual Carnival and Ondo (Japanese Dancing)

14615 So. Gridley Road, Norwalk, CA 90650

Saturday- 3 pm- 10 pm (3 pm - 6 pm-entertainment, 7 pm-Odori)

Sunday- 2 pm- 8 pm (2 pm-6 pm- entertainment, 6:30 pm Odori)

For Information and program call: (562) 863-5996

July 23 & 24 San Fernando Valley Buddhist Temple Obon*

Carnival, cultural performances and exhibits

Odori (Japanese folk dancing) begins at 7 pm

9450 Remick Ave, Pacoima, CA 91331

Call for event times- (818) 899-4030

Website: sfvhbt.tripod.com/

July 24 Artist Talk: Yangtze Remembered: The River beneath the Lake At Fowler Museum. Award-winning photographer Linda Butler will discuss her work on display in Yangtze Remembered and describe the changes she witnessed along the Yangtze River between 2000-2003 as a result of the construction of the colossal Three Gorges Dam project. Sunday, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM UCLA Fowler Museum Los Angeles, CA 90095www.fowler.ucla.edu/incEngine/?content=cm&cm=current_exhibitions&article_id=1052158426&art=&did=19

July 25 Lecture - Growing Up Filipino, Part of the July Authors on Asia Programs at the Pacific Asia Museum. Paula Angeles, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard and Alex Dean Bru will read from and discuss their new collection, Growing Up Filipino. In this anthology, universal themes of family, angst, friendship, love and home are viewed anew through Filipino eyes. With wisdom, honesty, and passion the authors of these 29 fascinating stories recall the complexities of youth and reveal the broad panorama of contemporary Filipino culture. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Friday, Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Pacific Asia Museum  46 N. Los Robles Ave. Pasadena, CA 91101. Cost: Free to Pacific Asia Museum members and children under 12. All others, free with museum general admission of $5.00, seniors and full time students $3.00. For more information please contact Pacific Asia Museum Tel: (626)449-2742, ext. 20 www.pacificasiamuseum.org/

Last weekend I went to:

Comic Con in San Diego. There I attended an interview with artist Bob Fujitani (http://www.lambiek.net/fujitani_bob.htm) It was interesting to hear the recollections of an East Coast Japanese Americans, and his experiences finding work before and after World War II. Mr. Fujitani related with some bitterness how he was in the U.S. Navy and then turned out as an “Enemy Alien.”

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Links to selected articles from the LA Times. To actually access the articles, you may have to sign up for a free account.

July 18 EWS ANALYSIS

Familiar Trade Fears, but Bigger Risks

U.S. anxiety over China and its growth hark back to Japan. But this time, globalization and the Asian nation's goals have raised the stakes.

By Evelyn Iritani, Times Staff Writer

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-trade18jul18,1,2101682.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

July 14 Years Have Done Little to Help Local Blacks

Serious inequities still exist in healthcare, justice and housing, a new report finds.

By Carla Rivera, Times Staff Writer

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-blacks14jul14,1,6780104.story

July 18 GLOBAL REPORT / FINANCIAL TIMES

Armstrong Smooths Ride for Japanese Maker of Bike Parts

By Mariko Sanchanta, Financial Times

TOKYO — At first glance, the bright-yellow LiveStrong band hanging from Yoshizo Shimano's right wrist seems out of place with his somber suit and tie.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-ft-shimano18jul18,1,1217628.story

July 19 Former FBI Agent Given Probation

James J. Smith, who pleaded guilty to lying about his affair with a suspected Chinese double agent, is also fined $10,000.

By David Rosenzweig, Times Staff Writer

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-spy19jul19,1,3514710.story

July 14 Built-In Commitment

Beijing has become a huge construction site in order to stage the 2008 Olympics

By Alan Abrahamson, Times Staff Writer

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-oly14jul14,1,3081205.story

July 15 IN BRIEF / CHINA

A War With U.S. Would Be Nuclear, General Says

From Times Wire Reports

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-briefs15.5jul15,1,1904218.story

July 12 Man's Extradition Fight Divisive

Anti-Communist's case attracts backers to Pasadena courthouse, but support among Vietnamese Americans is far from unanimous.

By Rong-Gong Lin II and Mai Tran, Times Staff Writers

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bomber12jul12,1,4154066.story

July 16 U.S. Muslims' Ad Rejects Violence

Group's TV spot seeks to distance Islam from the ideology some terrorists use to justify their acts.

From Reuters

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-cair16jul16,1,3132247.story

July 15 Civil Rights-Era Crimes Reviewed

Klansman Edgar Killen's conviction spurs a Mississippi prosecutor to reexamine three lesser-known killings from the 1960s.

By Ellen Barry, Times Staff Writer

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-civil15jul15,1,1874381.story