THE APPA Newsletter
January 31, 2006
Happy New Year (Year of
the Dog)
http://www.chinapage.com/newyear.html
http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/chinese_new_year.html
http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/festival/newyear/newyear.html
http://www.familyculture.com/holidays/tet.htm
http://www.thingsasian.com/goto_article/article.844.html
Black History Month
http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/index-flash.html
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhm1.html
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. (substitute in
your Enterprise and company, etcÉ)
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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
Korean Art
History Lecture Series
At Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles
February 8 Ð
March 22 , 2006, every Wednesday 6:30 p.m. -8 p.m. (6 weeks)* March 1st will be
closed
Lecturer:
Keehong Kim, Ph.D
The Korean
Cultural Center, Los Angeles offers a series of lectures on Korean culture in
English throughout the year. The first lecture will be on Korean art history.
Subsequent lectures focus on Korean film, food, architecture, and music. [Some
lecture topics may extend over two weeks or more.]
This new
program is designed to cover the full scope of traditional and contemporary
Korean culture. It offers a good opportunity for the general public as well as
for the English-speaking Korean community in Southern California to appreciate
the distinctiveness of Korean art and history.
Schedule of
classes
Class 1:
Introduction / Prehistoric Korean Arts
Class 2: The
Three Kingdoms and Unified Silla Period Part I Goguryeo(B.C. 37-668 C.E.)-Tomb
Wall Murals, King Gwanggaeto
Baekje(B.C. 18-660 C.E.)-the Royal Tomb of
King Munyeong
Class 3: The
Three Kingdoms and Unified Silla Period Part II
Old Silla (B.C.57~668 C.E.) Ð Various artifacts from Tombs
Unified Silla
(668~935) Ð Buddhist Art
Class 4: Korean Ceramic Art of Goryeo(918~1392)
and Joseon Periods (1392~1910)
Class 5:
Joseon Dynasty Period Part I Classic Style of Early and Middle Period
Master Jeong,
Seon (1676~1759) and his Korean Landscape Paintings
Class 6:
Joseon Dynasty Period Part II The Golden Age of Korean Style
Master Kim,
Jeonghui (1786~1859) and his Calligraphy
Conclusion
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Korean
Cultural Center, Los Angeles, 5505 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Free, registration required
open to the
public
For more
information please contact
Sejung Kim
Tel: 323-936-7141(x123)
sejung.kim@kccla.org
www.kccla.org
Nov 18 to Feb 12, 2006
Place/Displace, Three Generations Taiwanese Art exhibit at the Pacific Asia
Museum
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
University High School Performing Arts Department Presents Flower Drum
Song, The musical, based on the
book by David Henry Hwang, with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics
by Oscar Hammerstein II, performed by students of University High School.
Performances:
Friday,
February 10th at 7:30PM
Saturday,
February 11th @ 7:30PM
Friday,
February 17th @ 7:30PM
Saturday,
February 18th @ 7:30PM
Stivelman
Theater, 11800 Texas Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90025
Cost:
General Admission: $10
February 11
Author Event - Angi Ma Wong, The Feng Shui Lady ¨
At Pacific
Asia Museum
ANGI MA WONG,
The Feng Shui Lady ¨, will help launch the Chinese New Year with a talk and
signing of her many kits and books on Feng Shui plus her new children's book.
One of
America's most popular and prolific feng shui practitioners/authors, and the
only one to guest on OPRAH, Angi Ma Wong is a world-recognized pioneer and
authority on this ancient and fascinating topic.
Books will be
available for purchase and signing. Programs are subject to change;
reservations strongly recommended
Saturday, 2:00
PM - 4:00 PM
Pacific Asia
Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave, Pasadena, CA
Special
Instructions
museum
admission $7 general, $5 students and seniors
Tel:
(626)449-2742 ext. 20, www.pacificasiamuseum.org
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 15
Whittier Public Library Foundation presents ÒWe RememberÓ: George Takei will
lead a panel of community members in a discussion of their experiences as
internees during World War II. Location and time TBA. For further information
see www.whittierpl.org.
February 16
Monthly Korean Tea Ceremony: ÒWinter Fruit TeaÓ
At Korean
Cultural Center, Los Angeles
The Korean
Cultural Center, Los Angeles offers a Korean tea ceremony and tasting every
month hosted by the Korean Tea Ritual Association of Los Angeles. Each month we
introduce different types of tea in addition to tea sweets, tea utensils,
accessories and the traditional way of tea
This month
participants can learn how to make fruit teas that benefit health during
wintertime using readily available items, such as apples, ginger and pumpkin
that can prevent colds. The proper Korean etiquette of drinking tea will also
be demonstrated.
Thursday, 7:00
PM - 9:00 PM
Korean
Cultural Center, Los Angeles, 5505 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Free
open to the
public
For more
information please contact
Sejung Kim
Tel: 323-936-7141(x123) , sejung.kim@kccla.org,
www.kccla.org
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.
February 18,
Chinese New Year Festival at The Huntington
At the
Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
The Year of
the Dog is celebrated with traditional Chinese music and dance on Saturday, Feb.
18, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and
Botanical Gardens.
The
centerpiece of the Huntington festival will be a traditional Chinese flower
market in the entrance pavilion, with stalls of cut flowers and blooming
plants for sale. A number of flowers have special New YearÕs 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.
& 2 p.m.), a reading and book signing of The Year of the Dog by childrenÕs
author Oliver Chin (11:30 a.m.), Chinese musicians (noon - 1 p.m.), folk
dancers (1:30 p.m.), and a performance by a childrenÕs musical group (2:30 Ð
3:30 p.m.). Throughout the day, visitors can enjoy Chinese crafts
(dough doll making, knotting, lantern making), calligraphy workshops, and
Chinese brush painting demonstrations. And a Chinese New Year scavenger hunt
invites families to explore the Huntington in search of Chinese-themed items in
the art, library, and botanical collections.
Visitors can
also get a preview of the HuntingtonÕs Chinese Garden project, visit the site,
and hear an update about the gardenÕs progress. Construction on the lake
phase is well advanced, and artisans from Suzhou, China, were recently granted
cultural exchange visas to travel to Southern California to begin stone work on
the site.
The
HuntingtonÕs Chinese New Year Festival is made possible by the Carrie Kolb
Foundation, East West Bank, and Panda Restaurant Group, Inc.
Saturday, 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
The Huntington
Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino,
CA 91108
All activities are included with general admission: $15 adults, $12 seniors, $10 students (age 12-18), $6 youth (age 5-11), and free for children under 5. Members are admitted free.
For more
information please contact
Lisa Blackburn
Tel: (626) 405-2140 , lblackburn@huntington.org
www.huntington.org
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 21,
Lecture- "Visiting a 17th-Century Garden through a Painting: Mi WanzhongÕs
Shao Yuan"
At The
Huntington Library
SAN MARINO,
Calif. Ð A series of public lectures on Chinese gardens and related topics
begins this fall at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical
Gardens. Addressing different aspects of the history, art, and culture of
China that are closely linked to traditional garden designs, these lectures
will help create the historical and cultural contexts for the HuntingtonÕs own
Chinese garden, which is currently under construction. The first series,
consisting of four lectures, will focus on defining the characteristics of
Chinese garden design. The lectures are free. All lectures begin at
7:30 p.m. in FriendsÕ Hall at The Huntington.
Philip Hu,
adjunct professor of art history at New York University, will offer a glimpse
into the world of 17th-century China through the medium of the famous Ming
Dynasty scroll painting, ÒShao Yuan Xiu Xi TuÓ (Gathering in the Garden of the
Spoonful of Water). Hu was trained as an architect and architectural
historian at UC Berkeley and UCLA. His special areas of expertise are the
history of Chinese painting, calligraphy, artistic patronage, garden culture,
and the print culture of the Ming and Qing periods.
Tuesday,7:30
PM - 9:30 PM
The Huntington
Library, 1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Cost: Free
For more
information please contact
Lisa Blackburn
Tel: (626) 405-2140 , lblackburn@huntington.org
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
March
3 Asia America Symphony and guitar
virtuoso Angel Romero perform at the Harlyne J. Norris Pavilion, 27570
Crossfield Drive, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
310-544-0403, 8PM www.asiaamericasymphony.org
June 17 Asia America
Symphony and Ahn Trio perform at
the Aratani Japan America Theatre, 8PM.
www.asiaamericasymphony.org
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This Weekend (and
earlier)
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
February 02
Screening - The Seven Samurai
At American
Cinematheque at the Egyptian
THE SEVEN SAMURAI (SHICHININ NO
SAMURAI), 1954, Janus Films, 207 min. Director Akira KurosawaÕs most famous
film is certainly one of the finest movies ever made - a huge, sprawling but
intimate, character-driven period epic about an aging swordsman (the great
Takashi Shimura) who enlists six other warriors-for-hire (amongst them, Toshiro
Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Isao Kimura, Daisuke Kato, Seiji Miyaguchi, Yoshio
Inaba) to safeguard a remote village plagued by bandits. One of KurosawaÕs
prime talents as director, aside from his meticulous attention to writing and
character development, was his ability to create a lived-in wealth of detail in
all of his in-period samurai films. Nowhere is this talent more evident than in
this hypnotic evocation of a bygone age. The action film prototype SEVEN
SAMOURAI has been enormously influential on a legion of filmmakers from around
the world, including Sam Peckinpah and Clint Eastwood. "Moves like hot
mecury, and it draws a viewer so thoroughly into its world that real life can
seem thick and dull when the lights come up." Ð Ty Burr, Boston Globe.
Thursday, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Also, on Feb
3, KurosawaÕs Drunken Angel and Stray Dog, 7:30PM
Feb. 4 The
Burmese Harp and Woman in the Dunes, 7:30PM
Feb 5 Crazed
Fruit and Black River, 6PM
American
Cinematheque at the Egyptian, 6712 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA
February 03
UCLA Live presents Pappa Tarahumara: Ship in a View
West Coast
Debut
Capturing the
enduring wonder and indescribable beauty in all things, this Japanese dance
ensemble combines the innovation of modern dance with the pacing an intense
symbolism of ancient Japanese Noh theater. Using a 60s seaside town as
its motif, Ship in a View juxtaposes the poetic sentiment of nostalgia with
man's inherent desire to escape, using concrete movements and abstract dance to
create the scene of the town where a ship slowly passes by, leaving the promise
of escape just beyond reach.
Friday, , 8:00
PM - 10:00 PM. Also Feb 4 at 9PM
UCLA
Royce
Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Tel:
310.825.2101 www.uclalive.org
Trend of
modern Korea fiber art - Now
Exhibition at
The Korean Cultural Center February 3 - 8, 2006
February 3
Opening Reception
The Korean Cultural
Center will hold the upcoming exhibition, Trend of Modern Korea Fiber Art - Now
Exhibition. This exhibition will feature 25 Artists, who are among the most
prominent artists active in The Korea Crafts Council in Korea.
The Korea
Crafts Council is a representative crafts group with its 33-year history in
Korea. 1600 artists, university professors and those from all over Korea,
belong to the council as members.
In this
exhibition, you can experience the unique Korea fiber art, specifically in the
motive and technique. For example, modern Korea Fiber arts are not only used in
our lives, but also in fine art and design and traditional fiber to computer
textile CAD and DTP (Digital Textile Printing). Showing other societies modern
Korea fiber arts and the modernization of craft will allow the art form to be
known throughout the world. This is also a great opportunity to understand two
different cultures; that of the U.S. and Korea
Friday, February 03, 2006
Time: 6:30 PM
- 9:00 PM
Korean
Cultural Center Art Gallery
5505 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles,
CA 90036
Special
Instructions
GalleryHours:
Mon ~ Fri 10:00a.m.~5:00p.m. Sat.10:00a.m.~1:00p.m.
Tel: (323)
936 Ð 7141 ext. 112
seon@kccla.org,
www.kccla.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
February 4, Festivals of
the New Year: Saturday 1-4pm
at the Pacific Asia Museum
Join the museum on
Saturday, February 4th from 1:00 Ð 4:00 pm to celebrate the New Year. Bring
family and friends to this half-day event and come hear the sounds, see the
art, and taste the food that makes New Year celebrations special among the
Asian and Pacific Island cultures. The event is free.
46 N Los Robles, Pasadena
91101, 626-449-2742x10
http://www.pacificasiamuseum.org/index.htm
Feb
4 Asia America Symphony and Karen
Hahn (er-hu) perform at the Harlyne J. Norris Pavilion, 27570 Crossfield Drive,
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
310-544-0403, 8PM www.asiaamericasymphony.org
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
February 05,
UCLA VIETNAMESE TET NEW YEAR FESTIVAL
"The Essence of Spring"
Are you ready
for excitement, tons of fun, a fashion show, martial arts, dragon dancing, games,
laughter and the new year? Are you ready for TET--our biggest event of the
year? Every year UCLA's VietNamese Language and Culture club puts on an annual
Tet Festival in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. All are welcome to join in the fun.
This year's theme is "The Essence of Spring."
6:00 PM - 9:00
PM
Ackerman
Union, Grand Ballroom, UCLA Campus, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Cost: Free
and open to the public.
Parking in
UCLA's Lot 6 costs $8.
For more
information please contact
Barbara
Gaerlan Tel: 310-206-9163
cseas@international.ucla.edu,
www.international.ucla.edu
Posted by: Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Sponsor(s): Center for Southeast Asian Studies,
VietNamese Language and Culture
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Jan 28 Tet Will Arrive With Paw Prints
Thousands of families
welcoming the Year of the Dog are expected to attend Garden Grove's Lunar New
Year event.
By
Mai Tran, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tet28jan28,1,6341927.story
Jan 27 Jews, Latinos
Uncovering Their Heritage
A conference focuses on
immigrants who hid their religion after fleeing to Mexico's frontiers to escape
the Inquisition in the 1500s.
By
Daniel Hernandez, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-latinos27jan27,1,6357053.story
Jan 26 Little Saigon Has an Identity Debate
A street would be renamed
in honor of an ailing Vietnamese newspaper publisher, but opinions differ on
several fronts.
By
Mai Tran, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-publisher26jan26,1,7944939.story
jan 26 LETTERS
Huntington Library's
history, warts and all
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-lew-library26jan26,1,6785076.story
Jan 29 OBITUARIES
Frank Okamura, 94; Expert
Took Spiritual Approach to Bonsai
By Elaine Woo, Times Staff
Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-okamura29jan29,1,7227722.story
Jan 29 GREGORY
RODRIGUEZ:
There she is, Miss
Chinatown
Celebrating heritage and
assimilation, pageant-style.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-rodriguez29jan29,1,5515772.column
Jan 30 THE STATE
Some Say China's Agenda
Leads New Year Parades
By John M. Glionna and
Hemmy So, Times Staff Writers
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-me-parade30jan30,1,2233063.story
Jan 30 COLUMN ONE
Gypsies: the Usual
Suspects
The detectives weren't
studying run-of-the-mill scam artists. Their target was the Rom, tagged with a
reputation as criminals, fairly or not.
By Hector Becerra, Times
Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-me-gypsy30jan30,1,3896776.story
Jan 28 DISPATCH FROM BEIJING
'Yellow Bulls' Make China
See Red
Officials crack down on
ticket scalpers for the lunar new year, straining travel.
By
Mark Magnier, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china28jan28,1,6487239.story
Jan 25 A simmering mystery
Star anise and other
spices unlock the secret to a revered braised brisket that's a favorite at
Chinese New Year.
By Betty Baboujon, Special
to The Times
http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-brisket25jan25,1,4357730.story
Jan 31 OBITUARIES
Nam June Paik, 74;
Free-Spirited Video Artist Broke Radical New Ground
By
Suzanne Muchnic, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-paik31jan31,1,3031055.story
Jan 29 SUNDANCE FILM
FESTIVAL
2 films win double prizes
at Sundance
Dramatic feature
"Quincea–era" and documentary "God Grew Tired of Us" get
grand jury and audience honors as festival closes.
By
Kenneth Turan, Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-me-sundance29jan29,1,2188306.story