THE APPA Newsletter

August 9, 2005

Nisei week is starting

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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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

Through October 16, From the Fire: Contemporary Korean Ceramics

At Pacific Asia Museum

This compelling exhibition brings together some of the finest contemporary Korean ceramics in one of the largest surveys of works to come to North America. From the Fire assembles Korean ceramic artists whose pieces blend traditional techniques with new influences and innovative methods to create both functional and sculptural works. The works, dating from the 1990s through 2003, reveal the adventurous spirit of Korea’s ceramic tradition developed through thousands of years. Tradition is the undercurrent that shapes most of the issues and dialogue in contemporary Korean ceramics. “What can the ceramics of the past teach us today, and how are we continuing with the ceramic skills passed down from our ancestors? How has function changed in ceramics in a time when our lives have become deeply influenced by Western concepts?” From the Fire looks at these issues through this synthesis of contemporary Korean ceramics.

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Pacific Asia Museum
46 N Robles Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101

Cost: $ 7 adults, $ 5 students

www.pacificasiamuseum.org/calendar/jsword.htm

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

August 18 Screening - Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance At Korean Cultural Center

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is the first revenge film series from Park Chanwook, the director of Old Boy.

Directed by: Park Chanwook
Year of Production: 2002
Genre: Action/Adventure and Drama
Main Cast: Bae Doona, Sin Ha-kyun, Song Kang-ho
Running time: 121 minuets 
Rating: R 
Provided by the Tartan Films
Language: Korean with English Subtitles

Synopsis:

RYU (SHIN Ha-kyun), a young factory worker, has recently quit art school in order to look after his sister, who is dying a slow, agonizing death for want of a kidney. When a doctor tells Ryu that he is an unsuitable donor and that the chances of finding one is slim, Ryu turns to the black market. But the old lady who runs an underground organ ring cheats him, taking both his life savings and his kidney and leaving him without the kidney she promised in exchange. Ryu’s girlfriend, a Raggedy-Ann leftist named YOUNGMI (BAE Doona), urges Ryu to kidnap the four-year-old daughter of industrialist owner PARK DONG-JIN (SONG Kang-ho). Dong-jin’s deep grief quickly turns to rage and he embarks on an implacable quest for vengeance. At the same time, Ryu goes after the organ traders, knowing that if they had come through, none of the tragic occurrences would ever have happened…

The film screenings are free and open to public on a first-come, first-serve basis. Due to the film’s imminent US release, KCCLA will screen Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance one week prior to the regular screening schedule, which is the last Thursday of each month.

Thursday, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Korean Cultural Center
3rd Floor, Auditorium (Ari Hall) 5505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036

Cost: Free

Tel: 323-936-7141
cinema@kccla.org

Aug 20 Cold Tofu: monthly comedy improv show At Maryknoll Japanese Catholic Center Cold Tofu is dedicated to promoting diverse images of Asian Pacific Americans through comedy and to developing multiethnic talent through education and performance. Founded in 1981 by Denice Kumagai, Marilyn Tokuda, Judy Momii, and Irma Escamilla, COLD TOFU has served as a catalyst to spur other Asian Pacific Americans to enter an area that has been widely ignored by the entertainment industry.
COLD TOFU has performed throughout Southern California including the David Henry Hwang Theatre, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Harman Avenue Theater, L.A. Cabaret, Japan America Theater, Japanese Village Plaza, USC, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, UC Riverside and several other campuses throughout California. In addition, Cold Tofu has performed in Washington, D.C. (Smithsonian Institute), Houston, TX, and even in Canada! Saturday, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PMMaryknoll Japanese Catholic Center
222 S. Hewitt ,St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012 Cost: pay-what-you-can Tel: (213) 739-4142
coldtofu@hotmail.com
www.coldtofu.com

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

August 21 and Septempber 18 Katsudo Shashin (Moving Pictures): Japanese Classic Films Return to Little Tokyo"

This series of classic Japanese film showcases rarely screened post-war Japanese masterpieces by some of Japan's most revered directors: Kenji Mizoguchi, Kon Ishikawa and Masaki Kobayashi.

All films are in Japanese with English subtitles. Film selections are subject to change.

August 21,1pm "Shin Heike Monogatari" ("The Tale Heike") 1955 Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi The timeless Ichikawa Raizo, the quintessential samurai actor who made more than 150 films before his death at age 37 stars in this film. This graceful period film deals with the central themes of ethics, honor, and loyalty clash amongst the military and noble classes.

August 21, 5pm "Seppuku" ("Harakiri)" 1962 Directed by Masaki Kobayashi Starring Nakadai Tatsuya, the dark subject of suicide in "Seppuku" is contrasted by its picture-perfect black and white imagery and strikingly beautiful cinematography.

September 18, 1pm "Makioka Sisters" 1983 Directed by Kon Ishikawa Four sisters return to Kyoto to view the cherry blossoms in this sensuously beautiful film by acclaimed director, Kon Ichikawa. The "Makioka Sisters" is a vivid portrayal of fading cultural traditions, drawing visual parallels between the sisters' activities and the dramatic seasonal variations in Japan.

Sunday,  Aratani/Japan America Theatre

$7 General Admission

$5 JACCC Members and Students with ID, day of Screening

Festival Package - All 3 Films $18 General Admission $12 JACCC Members, Groups of 10 or more

August 21, Special Screening of "Citizen Tanouye"

"Citizen Tanouye" 2005 (58.5 Min.) Craig Yahata and Robert Horsting Producers/Co-Directors Special Benefit Screening Documentary filmmakers Robert Horsting ("A Tradition of Honor") and Craig Yahata ("A Tradition of Honor", Emmy award winning "A Safe Place") are presenting a special sneak preview screening of "Citizen Tanouye" the story of Los Angeles area born, Medal of Honor Recipient Tech Sgt. Ted Tanouye" of the highly decorated 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

This kinetic "shoot-from-the-hip" style documentary follows the three-day journey of eight ethnically diverse students as they search for the clues to uncover the lost story of local World War II hero and the only citizen of the city of Torrance to be awarded this country's highest military decoration.

A seemingly local story takes on national dimensions as a turn of events in Washington, DC result in a quest of discovery and understanding as these students realize their own connection to a part of history often overlooked. CITIZEN TANOUYE follows these students as they learn how a people's struggle for acceptance as Americans and one man's actions sixty years earlier can profoundly affect their lives today.

Filmmakers will be in attendance for Question and Answers following the film.

Presented in association with the Ted Tanouye Memorial Foundation. Proceeds will be used to complete the documentary. For more information contact Robert Horsting at 818.913-0640.

Visit www.citizentanouye.com

Sunday at 11am  Aratani/Japan America Theatre

Suggested donations: $15 General Admission

$7.50 JACCC Members & Students with ID

Nisei WWII veterans, free admission

Veterans are urged to bring their teenage grandchildren

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 26 Joseph Ileto Speaker Series presents Helen Zia. In partnership with the Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California, the Japanese American National Museum is proud to host this conversation with award winning journalist, author, and activist, Helen Zia. A tireless advocate for the rights of Asian Americans, women, gays, and lesbians, Zia shares the lessons of her work and vision for the future.

Named after Filipino American postal worker and hate crime victim, Joseph Ileto, this annual speakers series features diverse voices of those working to end the pernicious effects of prejudice and bias. www.janm.org

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.

August 27, Korean Dance Festival At John Anson Ford Amphitheatre Ten companies and solo artists from the U.S. and Asia,including National Treasures, will perform at the annual traditional dance fest. Presented by Jung Im Lee Korean Dance Academy.
Jung Im Lee Korean Dance Academy's aim is to teach second generation Koreans living in the United States about their true roots and strive to instill a sense of pride in Koreans that have lost, or are unsure of their heritage. The Academy networks with other Korean dance academies in the U.S. and Canada and hosts an annual workshop for instructors across the nation. Under the direction of Jung Im Lee, the Academy, started in 1994, has more than 200 students, ranging in age from 4 to 70. Saturday, 8:30 PM - 10:30 PMJohn Anson Ford Amphitheatre
2580 Cahuenga Blvd.
E. Hollywood, CA 90068Cost: $20-$40 Tel: 323-461-3673

August 27 Special 25th Anniversary Celebration! Hula Halau 'O Lilinoe

Ho'olaule'a. A Celebration of Hawaiian Culture! Hawaiian arts and Crafts vendors. Live Entertainment Very special Hawaiian Jam with special Guest artists following the concert on the Plaza

Includes a post performance reception/Kanikapila following the Ho'ike on the JACCC Plaza

Saturday, at 11am - 6pm  Aratani/Japan America Theatre

Admission Free

August 27 Special 25th Anniversary Celebration! Hula Halau 'O Lilinoe

Hula Halau 'O Lilinoe

Special guest appearances by:

Master Kumu Hula - Uncle George Naope Pua Kanahele

Nalani Kanaka fole Zane, Dr. Taupouri Tangaro (aka Kaipo Frias

Kekuhi Kanae - Keali'I kanaka'ole, Kaumaka fiwa Kanaka fole

Traditional Hula as well as contemporary work by Hula Halau 'O Lilinoe/Na Pua me ke aloha. A Ho'ike (show) that celebrates the halau (hula school)'s 25th anniversary.

A special celebration to commemorate the 25th anniversaries of Hula Halu 'O Lilinoe and the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center.

Saturday at 3pm  Aratani/Japan America Theatre

$25 General admission advance sales

$30 at the door

$20 JACCC Members

August 28, LISA SEE with "SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN"

In 19th century China, when wives and daughters were foot-bound and lived in almost total seclusion, the women in one remote region of Hunan developed their own secret code for communication - "nu shu" (women's writing). 

In her new novel, based on this real and secret world that has only recently disappeared, Lisa See relates the compelling story of a woman whose life was shaped by early suffering and the friendship that helped her survive.  Light refreshments and book signing follow. Sunday,

Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, CA 

Tel: (626) 449-2742, ext. 20, www.pacificasiamuseum.org

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.

September 01, Shangri-La, Exhibition at UCLA Hammer Museum 
through October 16, 2005. Patty Chang’s video installation will examine the concept of Shangri-La, or Heaven-on-Earth, and is inspired by James Hilton’s 1933 novel, Lost Horizon, and the artist’s experiences in China.About the Exhibition
Patty Chang’s video installation examines the idea of Shangri-La, the mythical hamlet of James Hilton’s 1933 novel, Lost Horizon. The novel and the subsequent film by Frank Capra (1937) propelled the notion of Shangri-La into the collective cultural vocabulary. In 1997, a rural farming town in South Central China near the Tibetan border began to declare itself the place upon which Hilton’s Shangri-La was based. Subsequently a dozen other towns in the area claimed that they were the real Heaven-On-Earth, resulting in a relentless marketing battle until the Chinese government intervened by officially naming one town Shangri-La. Chang’s Shangri-La is about the reality and fiction inherent in the idea of a place that exists in both real and mythical incarnations. Her work explores the idea of making a real journey to an imaginary place.The installation centers on a video approximately thirty minutes in length, shot on location in Shangri-La. A number of other elements are in an adjacent gallery, primarily a large sculpture of a mirrored mountain mounted on a rotating platform. Chang describes this sculpture as “kind of a giant sacred mountain prayer wheel crossed with a disco ball.”The exhibition is organized by Russell Ferguson, chief curator at the Hammer Museum. 

Free Admission to all Hammer Museum exhibitions and public programs from June 7 through September 4, 2005. Thursday, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PMUCLA
Hammer Museum
Los Angeles, CA 90095 Cost: Free, Hours Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, 11am-7 pm Thu, 11am-9 pm Sun, 11am-5 pm. hammerinfo@arts.ucla.edu
www.hammer.ucla.edu/

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 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

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 15 Raizo Ichikawa retrospective in Little Tokyo featuring 3 Films

The Rascal Benten (11 A.M.) Runtime 86 min

"Benten Kozo"(Directed by Daisuke Itoh/1958 ) This film showcases Raizo Ichikawa's many charms including his impersonations as a woman and a youngster. A noteworthy part is the Rascal Benten blackmail scheme at Hamamatsuya, which is also famous in Kabuki.

The Fight (2P.M.) Runtime 83 min. "Nemuri Kyoshiro Shobu" (Directed by Kenji Misumi/1964)

Kyoshiro Nemuri(Raizo Ichikawa) is a talented and righteous samurai who saves the life of an old man in peril. Unbeknownst to the hero, the murder attempt was at the plan of Princess Taka, who subsequently plots Nemuri's assassination. Through a series of harrowing escapes and battles, Nemuri manages to undermine the power-hungry plans of the Princess.

Kiru(5 P.M.) Runtime 71 min. "Kiru" (Directed by Kenji Misumi/1962)

This classic tells the turbulent tale of Shingo Takakura(Raizo Ichikawa), a samurai engulfed in the forces of love, jealousy, and revenge. Renowned for its climactic ending, Kiru is a "cinematic work of art".

Event Location: Aratani/Japan American Theatre, 244 S. Pedro St.. Los Angeles, Ca. 90012

Presented by JACCC

Japanese American and Cultural Community Center

Japan Foundation, The Japan Foundation Los Angeles

Ticket Information Call the Box Office at (213)680-3700

$6 General Admission, $5 JACCC & JAS Members and Students with ID

For Additional Information Call the Japan Foundation, Los Angeles Office at (213)621-2267 ext.109

Wells Fargo Summer Music Festival Wells Fargo & Company presents an exciting four-week Latin American Summer Music Festival at El Pueblo Historical Monument, the birthplace of the City of Los Angeles. Featuring four bands each show and a different musical theme each week, the free outdoor concerts will take place at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Plaza on Sunday afternoons from 1 to 5 p.m.

  Upcoming Date/Time(s):

August 7, 2005

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

August 14, 2005

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

August 21, 2005

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Location: Olvera Street

Address: 845 N. Alameda Street , Los Angeles , 90012

Cross Streets: Los Angeles / Alameda

Region: Downtown LA view map

Phone: (213) 628-1274

Admission: Free

Aug 11 China Night, Come enjoy an evening under the stars in Old Pasadena. Join us for popular Chinese music and a celebration of Chinese culture

Location: Levitt Pavilion, 85 E. Holly St. , Pasadena , 91101, (626) 683-3230, Free 7:00 PM

Performance - Go! Waikiki Brothers At Wilshire Ebell Theatre. Thursday 11th: 8:00PM
Friday 12th 8:00PM
Saturday 13th 7:00PM
Sunday 14th 5:00PM

A sensational South Korean musical “GO! Waikiki Brothers!” viewed by 22 thousand spectators is coming to Los Angeles as a gift to 70s and 80s generations.

The Seoul Musical Company Ltd. is proudly celebrating their ten year anniversary by staging their musical “GO! Waikiki Brothers!” at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre for four nightly shows starting August 11th to August 14th 2005.

The story of the musical is about a three grown men’s music band who find a way to cherish the dream of their teenage years through energy of laughter and despair.  There are two settings where the dreams and reality take place.  There is tension of sadness and hope which the gap gives.  The intensity of the music provides light to the pains and sufferings.  The musical renders in songs of the 80s and 90s top-charted Korean songs and the stage reminds the audience of bygone years of school days.  Wilshire Ebell Theatre
4401 West 8th Street 
Los Angeles, CA 90005

Cost: VIP $75 ORCH $60 LOGE $50 BALCONY $30

Tel: (323) 939-0126

Aug 10-12 Hap-Jook Fan Ink Paintings

At Korean Cultural Center
August 10-12, 2005

This exhibition was inspired by the unique California surroundings expressed in a Korean cultural medium of the artwork of Su Mook (Korean traditional ink).

10:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Korean Cultural Center
5505 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036

August 13 Lecture - Masterpieces From the Fire: A Historical Overview of Korean Ceramics At Pacific Asia Museum

This lecture will trace the history of Korean ceramics from the Three Kingdoms period (1st century BC – 668 AD) to the present. The unglazed burial ceramics of the Silla and Kaya kingdoms, the exquisite green-glazed celadons used by the court and Buddhist clergy of the Goryeo (Koryo) period (918-1392) and the folk wares and porcelains of the Joseon (Choson) dynasty (1392-1910) will be examined. It will also feature a selection of contemporary Korean ceramics from the exhibition From the Fire, some of which echo ancient Korean traditions, while others break new ground in ceramic art. For more information, please call ext. 19. 

Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Pacific Asia Museum
46 N Robles Ave 
Pasadena, CA 91101

Cost: $ 7 adults, $ 5 students

www.pacificasiamuseum.org/calendar/jsword.htm

Aug 13 th Annual Courtyard Kids Family Fesitival "Ribbits & Rythms"

At Courtyard Kaeru's House of Hop, Japanese American National Museum

Join us for an afternoon of whimsical art workshops, dynamic storytelling and a family concert featuring youth percussion ensembles.

Tentative Schedule

1:30 PM,
2:30 PM,
3:30 PM Storytelling
A variety of stories featuring taiko and the Japanese American experience. 
Inside the George & Sakaye Aratani Central Hall

1:00 PM - 7:00 PM 
 Whimsical Arts & Crafts Workshops 
Inside the George & Sakaye Aratani Central Hall

Plethora of Percussion 
Build and decorate a variety of percussion instruments that you can shake, beat, twist.

Shake, Rattle & Roll 
Toddlers will play along as they explore their imagination and energy in a space built especially for them. 
 
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM 
 Family Concert 
On the Plaza

A special ceremony welcoming the new names to the Children's Courtyard followed by a diverse selection of youth percussion ensembles.

Saturday, 1:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Japanese American National Museum
369 East First Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Cost: Free

Tel: (213) 625-0414
www.janm.org

Through August 28, The Eternal World of Cinema: Transcending Time and Space At Japanese American Culture and Community Center

Yoko Sugi Special Advisor for Cultural Exchange Project Presents:  "The Eternal World of Cinema: Transcending Time and Space"

This exhibit invites you to visit the golden era of Japanese cinema from the 1940s to the 1960s. Actress Yoko Sugi in collaboration with art director Hirokazu Kosaka presents various props from film sets, costumes, posters, memorabilia. This exhibit hopes to visualize the power cinema has in transending time and space.

Japanese American Culture and Community Center 
244 S. San Pedro St, Los Angeles, CA 90095

Cost: Free

Time: Tues-Fri: noon-5pm, Sat & Sun: 11am-4pm, Mon: closed

Tel: 213-628-2725 ext. 127

Last weekend I went to:

The Gardena Buddhist Church Obon. Got to see the dancing Elvises one more time. Tamales and chili on short grain rice have become traditional Japanese American dishes.

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Aug 7 PECIAL ASIA ISSUE

A return to wartime Philippines

The writer's mother and other former prisoners confront memories as they visit World War II sites.

By Barbara A. Noe, Special to The Times

http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-philippines7aug07,1,7352812.story

Aug 7 SPECIAL ASIA ISSUE

Chasing the China of yesterday

A visitor seeks the exotic in provinces now more easily reached. Amid the swarm of vendors, she catches glimpses of traditional, unrehearsed life -- the joy of the trip.

By Beverly Beyette, Times Staff Writer

http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-china7aug07,1,5662449.story

Aug 4 MUSEUMS

Some break mold, while others build on tradition

A show explores new takes on the rich culture of Korean ceramics.

By Scarlet Cheng, Special to The Times

http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-wk-museums4aug04,1,3594507.story

Aug 7 'Day of Remembrance' Brings Prayers of Peace

About 200 people in L.A. observe the 60th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.

By James Ricci, Times Staff Writer

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-remember7aug07,1,5233776.story

Aug 4 ANDRÉS MARTINEZ

Re-branding Beijing

Marxism is kaput. It's time for a new image -- maybe something that plays up the pandas.

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-martinez4aug04,1,6659789.story

Aug 7 Relax, and trade with a well-oiled empire

By Anne Wu, ANNE WU is a fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-op-goodchina7aug07,1,812130.story

Aug 7 L.A. all over again

As the world's most populous nation grows richer, suburbs sprawl and pollution spews, spurring ideas and riots

By Michael Woo, Michael Woo, a former L.A. city councilman and mayoral candidate, teaches urban planning at USC. He was co-instructor of USC's Beijing Lab, bringing 31 graduate students to China in May to study urban

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/sunday/editorials/la-op-environchina7aug07,1,5346717.story

Aug 3 Making Themselves at Home

China's Peng upsets third-seeded Dementieva, and India's Mirza also wins at the Acura Classic.

By Diane Pucin, Times Staff Writer

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-tennis3aug03,1,4911750.story