THE APPA Newsletter
January 17, 2006
Happy New Year
Martin Luther King
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/
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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Please send in
information on cultural events and news items to dkikemi@pacbell.net. 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
Los Angeles Public
Library Celebrates our DiverseCity
http://www.lapl.org/kidspath/events/diversecity/index.html
January 12
through February 8, 2006 Yankee Doodles: American Empire in the Philippines,
1896-1907
Exhibition at
the Sam Francis Gallery
Curated by Abe
Ignacio, Enrique de la Cruz, Jorge Emmanuel, and Helen Toribio. Culled from
antique collections, libraries, archives, vaults, and private drawers, this
exhibition presents an extraordinary album of political and editorial cartoons
documenting the establishment of American empire in the Philippines at the turn
of the 20th century.
The Sam
Francis Gallery Crossroads School, 1714 21st Street, Santa Monica,
CA 90404
Gallery Hours:
Monday -Friday, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Tel: (310)
829-7391, extension 425
Peter Voulkos:
Echoes of the Japanese Aesthetic
Exhibition at
American Museum of Ceramic Arts Through February 4, 2006
The American
Museum of Ceramic Art is excited to present Peter Voulkos: Echoes of the
Japanese Aesthetic, organized to honor the memory of Peter Voulkos (1924-2002)
and to acknowledge his innovative body of ceramic work. It was Voulkos who led
the charge in the 1950s that altered the status of ceramics forever - from a
craft material suitable only for vessels, to a medium appropriate for
sculptural works of art. His break from tradition in pursuit of individual
artistic expression has had an immeasurable impact on contemporary ceramics.
American
Museum of Ceramic Arts , 340 S. Garey Avenue , Pomona, CA 91766
Hours:
Wednesday through Saturday, 12:00 noon to 5: P.M Open on the "Second
Saturday" of each month until 10 P.M.
Tel: (909)
865-3146 or 3147, frontdesk@ceramicmuseum.org
www.ceramicmuseum.org
Nov 18 to Feb 12, 2006
Place/Displace, Three Generations Taiwanese Art exhibit at the Pacific Asia
Museum
8th Annual Shikishi
Exhibition
At George J.
Doizaki Gallery , Through January 29, 2006
Step into the
New Year as we welcome 2006, the Year of the Dog. The Shikishi(Japanese
Greeting Cards) Exhibition features works by hundreds of local and
international artists. Participants of all ages, professions and walks of life
are invited to design a Japanese shikishi (New Year greeting card) to express
their hopes and dreams for the New Year. All submitted works are exhibited. The
only guideline imposed were the Hatsu-hanashi theme and the use of ones'
imagination.
George J.
Doizaki Gallery
244 South San Pedro St
Los Angeles, CA
Tuesday -
Friday 12 noon to 5pm, Saturday & Sunday 11 am to 4pm Closed Monday and
Holidays
Tel: (213)
628-2725 ext. 127.
January 27
Screening - Sky Blue (2003)
At Korean
Cultural Center
Produced by: Kyeong Hag Lee, Kay
Kwang, Sunmin Park and J. Ethan Park
Running time: 86 minutes In English (The English language
version of the film was directed by Sunmin Park) Director: Moon Sang Kim (86
min) Genre: Animation
Story: Once
upon a time, two little girls (Su-jeong Lim, Geun-young Mun), following an
mysterious stint in a mental institution, were sent to live with their wicked
stepmother (Jung-ah Yum) and taciturn father (Kap-su Kim) in an isolated house
in the country....
Friday, 7:00
PM - 8:30 PM
Korean
Cultural Center
5505 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Cost: Free
Tel: (323)
936-7141
January 27 Tet
New Year Festival 2006
At Garden
Grove Park
Union of
Vietnamese Student Associations of Southern California presents:
Embracing Our Culture, Securing Our Future
Friday, 1:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Garden Grove
Park, 9301 Westminster Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92844-2752
www.thsv.org/special/tet2006/default.aspx
Jan 28
U.S Weight Category Karate Championships 2006
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
Ticket Info: 877-662-7947(JACCC Box Office: 213-680-7300)
Admission: General $20, VIP $40
244 South San
Pedro St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (Downtown L.A. - Little Tokyo)U.S Weight
Category Karate Championships 2006
Saturday, January 28, 9am
Aratani/Japan America Theatre
For more information call:or visit: 877-662-7947
Jan 29 Lecture
- Art, Literature, and Society in Contemporary Taiwan
At Pacific
Asia Museum
In conjunction
with the Pacific Asia Museum exhibition Place/Displace: Three Generations of
Taiwanese Art, UCLA Professor Shu-mei Shih will examine various works in the
exhibition and discuss them in terms of Taiwan literature and society. The
program will take place on Sunday, January 29, 2006 at 2 pm.
Place/Displace,
on view from November 19, 2005 to February 5, 2006, is one of the first
exhibitions in North America to explore issues of cultural identity in the
contemporary art of Taiwan. On loan from the National Taiwan Museum of Arts,
the exhibition features more than forty works of art by 24 artists, both native
and overseas Taiwanese, and examines the selection, identification and
transformation of cultural identity as expressed in their highly diverse works.
Artwork include s calligraphy, ink painting, oil painting, avant-garde
installation art and video art and reflects Taiwan's unique situation as an
island state that has strong cultural and political ties with mainland China,
Japan and the West.
Shu-mei Shih
is an associate professor at UCLA with a joint position in Asian Languages and
Cultures, Comparative Literature, and Asian American Studies, and the
co-director (with Francoise Lionnet ) of the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship
Program in the Humanities. Shih is the author of The Lure of the Modern:
Writing Modernism in Semicolonial China, 1917-1937 (University of California
Press, 2001), and Visuality and Identity: Sinophone Articulations across the
Pacific (forthcoming in 2006). Shih's edited works include Globalization and
Taiwan's (in)significance (a special issue of Postcolonial Studies), and Minor
Transnationalism (Duke University Press, 2005). Her research interests include
twentieth century literature, cinema, and art from Taiwan, China, Hong Kong,
and Asian America, feminism, transnationalism, and comparative minority
discourse.
For more
information on Professor Shih please visit www.international.ucla.edu/person.asp?Facultystaff_ID=52
Date: Sunday,
January 29, 2006
Time: 2:00 PM
- 4:00 PM
Pacific Asia
Museum
46 N. Los Robles Avenue
Pasadena, CA
Cost: $7
general, $5 students and seniors.
Tel: (626)
449-2742, ext. 20, www.pacificasiamuseum.org
Feb 4-5 7th Annual Golden Dragon Parade, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
The parade will begin at
the intersection of Cesar Chavez and Broadway. Parking with shuttle service
will be available at Dodger Stadium lots 40,41, & 42.
http://www.lagoldendragonparade.com/event.html
Chinese New Year
Festival Ð Chinatown, 10:00am - 9:00pm
Sunday,
February 5 Chinese New Year Festival Ð Chinatown,
10:00am - 6:00pm
Car Show 12:00pm -
6:00pm
Feb 5 Opening of the exhibition Isamu Noguchi - Sculptural
Design
February 5, 2006 through
May 14, 2006
Isamu Noguchi -
Sculptural Design celebrates the
legacy of Isamu Noguchi by integrating more than 75 of his works into a series
of dramatic installations by renowned theater designer and artist Robert
Wilson. The exhibition includes Noguchi's portrait busts, unique stone
sculptures, and set designs for the Martha Graham Dance Company, as well his
iconic furniture designs and Akari lamps, all arranged in thematic settings
with bold lighting, visually striking tableaux, and evocative sounds.
In conjunction with the
exhibition Isamu Noguchi: Sculptural Design
Feb 9 Cold Tofu Is for
Lovers
7:30PM at the JANM,
www.janm.org
Show that Ôspecial
someoneÕ you care with a romantic night of heart-warming improvisational
comedy. Cozy up with your sweetie for some of Cold TofuÕs biting, satirical
take on the sappiest of emotions.
Cold Tofu is dedicated to
promoting diverse images of Asian Pacific Americans through comedy and to
developing multiethnic talent through education and performance. Visit Cold
Tofu at www.coldtofu.com
Feb 11 Dixieland Sushi
by Cara Lockwood
2PM www.janm.org
East meets South in Dixieland
Sushi, a delightfully offbeat tale
about big fat weddings, the burdens of love, and the clash of cultures.
Cara Lockwood is the
bestselling author of, I Do (But I DonÕt)Ñnow a Lifetime movieÑand Pink Slip Party. This humorous novel is inspired by her experiences
of growing up a Yonsei in Dallas where she ate sushi while listening to country
music.
Book signing to follow.
Feb 12,
Firecracker 5/10K
Celebrating
the Year of the Dog, Lunar Year 4704
Saturday Ð Feb 11, 2006
(Pre-Reg. Pickup / Late Reg)
9:00am -
5:00pm - Tshirt and bib pick-up for pre-registered runners, onsite late
registration. (Alpine Recreation Center, 817 Yale Street, Los Angeles,
metered street parking available, see parking info.)
Sunday Ð Feb 12, 2006 (Race Day)
5:00AM - Course, sound system & vendor booth set up;
volunteer check-in
6:00AM - Race day
registration and bib pick-up
7:00AM - Pre-Race activities
7:15AM - Official
Welcome
7:20AM - Opening
Ceremonies
7:35 Ð National
Anthem
7:40 Ð Lion Dancers
perform
7:50 - Lighting of
100,000 firecrackers to chase away evil spirits and to signal runners to be in
place for their run.
8:00AM - 5K Firecracker Run & 5k Walk start time
8:30AM - 10K Run start
time
9:00AM - 5K Awards
Presentation
9:15AM - Kiddle Run start
time
9:30AM - 10K Run Awards
Presentation
10K Course (Highlighted by
the black line on the online map)
The 10K course is
considered challenging as it winds its way through Elysian Park (see elevation
map). This should not deter you as you will find many fellow runners competing
at all levels. Whatever your competitive bent, you should enjoy the scenery and
the camaraderie of fellow runners.
The early morning vistas
of downtown Los Angeles to the south and neighborhoods to the north from the
various vantage points in Elysian Park are quite breathtaking and not commonly
seen, even by longtime Angelenos. There is no vehicular traffic to contend
with. Mile markers indicate where you are and running times are called out by
supportive course workers. The course winds through tree-lined rolling hills
with the summit of Angels Point providing spectacular 180 degrees of the city.
There are four water stops stationed on the course.
5K Course (Highlighted by
the red line on the online map)
The run and walk begins on
North Broadway for approximately 1/3 mile, then turns left onto Bishops Road.
An immediate right turn at Stadium Way takes you over the 110 freeway toward
Dodger Stadium for about a 1 mile uphill climb. This distance includes a right
at Lookout Dr., then onto Lilac Terrace which leads again onto Stadium Way. A
U-turn a little past Elysian Park Ave. returns you to Stadium Way directly to Bishops
Road, then onto North Broadway toward the finish line. There is one water
station on the course. Starting times will stagger to accommodate all entrants.
Kiddie Run
This is a fun run for all
youngsters under 12 years of age. The "run" is approximately 1
kilometer (approx 2/3 mile). This event begins with warmup exercises and a
short discussion about the joy and importance of reading. The course features a
turnaround at Bernard St., then back to the official finish line. A goodie bag
awaits all Kiddie Run registrants.
Due to limited parking in
the Chinatown vicinity, it is highly recommended that
you arrive early to find parking. Please pay attention to street signs as
parking will be enforced. See the online map (pdf file) for parking
lot locations and street parking availability. Parking lot hours and prices are
subject to change without notice, please verify with parking attendant on all
info.
By Mass
Transit: The Metro Gold Line will be serving
Chinatown from Union Station, Highland Park, South Pasadena, Pasadena, and
Sierra Madre. The station is a 2-minute walk from the Firecracker Event site.
Trains run approximately every 20 minutes. Please visit the Metro's
website to get detailed information, rail timetables, and for
your trip planning.
Feb 18
Society of Chinese American Aerospace Engineers (SCAAE) Convention,
2PM-Midnight
Long Beach Marriott Hotel
4700 Airport Plaza Dr, Long Beach
Technical Program (2:00 PM Ð 4:00 PM)
á Free Entrance
á Two
distinguished speeches
á Dinner, Dancing,
Entertainment, Raffles
á Keynote speech
á $45 per person Ð
Make check payable to ÒSCAAEÓ
á Dress Ð
Semi-formal
Come and Enjoy the Programs with Us
Victor Chen: 714-896-4989
(O), Victor.Chen@boeing.com
Ying (Rock) Teng: 562-593-3563 (O), 310-543-5298 (H), ying.teng@boeing.com
Tony Y. Torng 714-934-0633
(O), 909-319-2608 (C), TonyTorng@Yahoo.com
Gordan Wei 562-593-2295
(O), Kau-Hwa.Wei@Boeing.com
Feb 18 55th
Anniversary U.S. Tour
Prayer -
Harvest - Celebration
Warabi-za
Recognized
for their centuries old folk music, energetic dance, and taiko, Warabi-za
returns to the U.S. with a special program comprised of traditional Japanese
folk performances from various prefectures of Japan.
The 2006
US Tour Prayer-Harvest-Celebration will feature a creative dance piece titled
"Oyako jishi" with dancers in the guise of a lioness and her cub
perform a heartening and encouraging prayer for children to persevere through
times of hardship. "Sado okesa," a traditional dance characterized by
the wave-like movements of the water-surrounding Sado Island (home of the famed
KODO drummers).
The tour
is under the direction of Hiroshi Kuriki, with composition and choreography by
Kenji Osakake and music direction by Masaru Iijima.
Aratani/Japan
America Theatre;
Japanese American
Cultural and Community Center 244
South San Pedro Street, Suite 505
(between 2nd and 3rd Streets), Los
Angeles (Little Tokyo), CA 90012
(213) 628-2725
Aratani/Japan America
Theatre Box Office Info: (213) 680-3700
$30
orchestra, $27 balcony
$27, $24
JACCC Members, Groups 10 or more
February 18, 2006 /
Chinese American Museum / 12 Ð 7pm
Celebrate the Fifth Annual
Lantern Festival!
Come with your friends and
family and enjoy a day filled with exciting live dance, musical and acrobatic
performances! Admission is free. Afterwards, visit Southern CaliforniaÕs newest
cultural landmark, the Chinese American Museum, and enjoy a special FREE
ADMISSION rate that day!
www.camla.org
El Pueblo de Los Angeles
125 Paseo de la Plaza,
Suite 400
Los Angeles, California
90012
(213) 485-8567
Feb 18 Little Tokyo
Walking Tour
10:15AM Ð12:15PM
Relive history and learn
about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents on this historic
walking tour.
$8 for National Museum
members and $13 for non-members, includes Museum admission. Reservations along
with comfortable walking shoes and clothes are recommended. Weather permitting.
Feb 18 Community Day of
Remembrance - Claiming History: Justice Along Color Lines
2PM, www.janm.org
The Day of Remembrance
annually marks President RooseveltÕs infamous signing of Executive Order 9066
on February 19, 1942, which authorized the unconstitutional forced removal of
120,000 Japanese Americans from the West Coast and Hawai`i during World War II.
More than forty years later,
the United States government apologized, setting the record straight, and
silencing those who argued that the interment was justified. Or so we believed.
Now as then, supporters of those illegal actions challenge history with
arguments that seek to defend the indefensible. Day of Remembrance 2006
explores the legacy of redress, and considers its potential as a powerful tool
for the many working to refute revisionist interpretations of history. Noted
scholars, activists, and others will draw upon that legacy to suggest ways it
can be used to strengthen connections with other ethnic and cultural
communities seeking their own forms of redress.
Co-sponsored by Nikkei for
Civil Rights & Redress, Japanese American Citizens League/Pacific Southwest
District and the Japanese American National Museum.
Feb 19 An Enduring
Odyssey: Masayo Duus and Peter Duus Talk About the Life and Times of Isamu
Noguchi
2PM www.janm.org
In the book, The
Life of Isamu Noguchi: Journey without Borders, Masayo Duus has
written what many consider the definitive biography of the influential artist.
For this event, she is joined by her husband--historian and translator Peter
Duus--in a conversation that sheds light on Noguchi's life, work, and legacy.
*Program is free with
admission to Isamu Noguchi - Sculptural Design. Seating is first-come, first-served; early arrival
is advised.
In conjunction with the
exhibition Isamu Noguchi: Sculptural Design
February 24, 2006 / Time
and Place TBA
Lantern Festival Banquet 2006
El Pueblo de Los Angeles
125 Paseo de la Plaza,
Suite 400
Los Angeles, California
90012
(213) 485-8567
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This Weekend (and
earlier)
Wright and
Architecture of Japanese Prints
Exhibition at
the Hammer Museum, Through January 22, 2006
This
exhibition explores architect Frank Lloyd WrightÕs great passion for Japanese
woodblock prints, which he collected and sold throughout his career. While
highlighting works by some of the most celebrated Japanese print artists from
the 18th and 19th centuries, this exhibition also offers insight into this
source of inspiration for WrightÕs architecture. Drawn primarily from the
Grunwald Center for the Graphic ArtÕs Frank Lloyd Wright Japanese Print
Collection, the exhibition will also include rare loans from the Norton Simon
Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Getty Research Institute.
Date: Friday,
January 06, 2006
Time: 11:00 PM
- 9:00 PM
Hammer Museum,
10899 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90024
Cost: $3-$5;
17 and younger, free
Special
Instructions
Hours: Tue.-Wed., Fri.-Sat., 11
a.m.-7 p.m.; Thu., 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tel: 310-443-7000
www.hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/96/
January 18,
Khmer OUTLOUD
At UCLA
Northwest Auditorium
The
event will showcase various forms of performances by Khmer people.
Wednesday, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
UCLA
Northwest
Auditorium
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Jan 20 Can You
Hear Me? Asian Dance Voices from Cambodia, Malaysia, and Indonesia
Dance
Performances by Chey Chankethya, Baghawan Ciptoning, and Umesh Shetty
ÒCan You Hear
Me? Asian Dance Voices,Ó an extraordinary evening highlighting the work of
three of AsiaÕs leading dancers and choreographers, will have its U.S. premiere
at 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20, in UCLAÕs Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater. The program
features the magical imagery of classical Javanese court dance, the drama and
physicality of IndiaÕs Odissi and Bharata Natyam dance styles, and the deeply
moving spirit and intimate experience of Cambodian dance.
Tickets Ñ $16
for general admission and $12 for students with ID Ñ are available through the
UCLA Central Ticket Office at (310) 825-2101 or www.ticketmaster.com/venue/90295.
Parking costs $8 in Lot 4. (Enter the campus from Sunset Boulevard and Westwood
Plaza.) The program is presented by the UCLA Department of World Arts and
Cultures and the UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance and is co-sponsored
by the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies. The project is a part of the
2006 UCLA/Choreographers Arts Management Fellowship Program (CAM) and is funded
by the United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs and the Ford Foundation. For further information, the public may call
(310) 206-1335 or log on to http://www.wac.ucla.edu/cip/cam/CAMPerformance.html.
The UCLA
Department of World Arts and Cultures is a one-of-a-kind laboratory for
interdisciplinary and intercultural research in the arts Ñ especially
concerning culture, performance and dance Ñ with a focus on Los Angeles and the
world. Visit http://www.wac.ucla.edu/.
The UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance sits within this rich academic
environment. Celebrating 10 years of international work in the performing arts,
the center serves as a groundbreaking arts/research organization that bridges
the university with the world by facilitating and producing international
fellowships, residencies and collaboration projects, concerts and festivals,
research, and publication and film/video documentation. Visit www.wac.ucla.edu/cip.
Friday, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Glorya Kaufman
Dance Theater, UCLA Campus, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Cost: Tickets:
$16, $12 for students, $10 WAC students
For more
information please contact
Barbara
Gaerlan, Tel: 310-2069163, cseas@international.ucla.edu
www.international.ucla.edu/cseas/
January
21 THE SHAPE OF MEMORY
THE SHAPE
OF MEMORY: Okinawan American oral history workshop and visual art installation
A visual
art installation that will exhibit objects created by workshop participants of
Okinawan descent. These objects will be placed as "shapes of memory"
on a map that connects Okinawa, the U.S., Latin America and other spheres of
the Okinawan Diaspora.
This
workshop series invites those of Okinawan descent to come together to share
stories from their lives while constructing objects made from paper and clay to
represent moments from their past, present and future.
Facilitated
by performance artist-in-residence Denise Uyehara with visual artist Lee Ann
Goya. This free workshop takes place on Saturdays October - November. To sign
up please call (310) 285-3698.
This
project is supported in part by the Department of cultural Affairs, City of Los
Angeles.
Saturday,,
12 pm
2 pm
Reception George J. Doizaki Gallery
Admission is
Free
January 25
Performance - Tokyo String Quartet and Sabine Meyer
At UCLA
UCLA Live will
be presenting the Tokyo String Quartet accompanied by clarinetist Sabine Meyer.
Since its beginnings in 1969 as a young firebrand quartet out of Juilliard, to
its current stature as one of the world's supreme chamber ensembles, the Tokyo
String Quartet has captivated audiences and critics alike with its finesse and
elegance. The Grammy nominated ensemble will be joined by one today's
most in-demand soloists, the acclaimed clarinetist Sabine Meyer. There is more
information below.
"...
quartet playing of the highest order ... truly fabulous." -The London
Times
Tokyo String
Quartet and Sabine Meyer, performing
Haydn, Quartet
in G minor, Op. 74, No.3, "The Rider"
Dvor‡k,
Quartet in F Major, Op. 96, "American"
Mozart,
Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581, "Stadler's Quintet"
Wednesday, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
UCLA, Royce
Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Cost:
$42/32/22 ($15 UCLA STUDENTS*)
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Jan 17 THE
WORLD
U.S.-South
Korea Relationship Has Soured
As America
focuses on nuclear-armed North Korea, emerging powerhouse China and other Asian
nations, its ties with Seoul languish.
By Tyler Marshall and Mark Mazzetti, Times Staff Writers
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-usasia17jan17,1,4229074.story
Jan 16
Gambling Seen as No-Win Situation for Some Asians
Community
leaders and social workers are putting pressure on casinos and legislators to
help those who may be addicted face their problem.
By John M. Glionna, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gamble16jan16,1,7702187.story
Jan 13 EDITORIALS
Don't blame China
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-ed-china13jan13,1,5734105.story
Jan 15 The
myth that shapes Bush's world
By Mark Helprin
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/sunday/editorials/la-op-helprin15jan15,1,7979672.story
Jan 15 Return
of a Shanghai Jew
After decades
of trying to forget the miseries of his refugee childhood during World War II,
a Southern Californian circles back to China to embrace the people who saved
his life.
By Adam
Minter, Adam Minter is a freelance writer based in Shanghai.
http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/magazine/la-tm-shanghai3jan15,1,2677035.story
Jan 13 THE
WORLD
Japanese
Troops Shore Up Skills
Joining Marines and sailors at the Coronado base, the visitors
practice amphibious assaults and strengthen military ties with U.S.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-japan13jan13,1,7797954.story
Jan 16 THE
WORLD
A Playground
Paid for With Youths' Lives
A Chinese
middle school annexes land for physical education only after 20 students and a
teacher are killed while jogging on a busy road.
By Ching-Ching Ni, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-playground16jan16,1,3209332.story
Jan 12 Rift
May Grow With China Trade Surplus
A record-setting
2005 for the nation could heighten tensions with the U.S. and the EU.
By Don Lee, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-chinatrade12jan12,1,3079145.story
Jan 12
BREATHING ROOM
Quiet
celebration in Chinatown
Craig Nakano
http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/home/la-hm-breathing12jan12,1,6708013.story
Jan 16 GLOBAL
REPORT
S. Koreans
Make Big Sacrifices to Study Overseas
Seeking to
escape a system based on endless hours of rote learning, families are
separating so children can live and be educated abroad.
By Anna
Fifield, Financial Times
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-ft-korea16jan16,1,6820265.story
Jan 14
Koreatown Ushers in New Gateway
The community
unveils its first landmark: a traditional pavilion and garden at Olympic and
Normandie.
By K. Connie Kang, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-koreatown14jan14,1,3549432.story