THE APPA Newsletter
June 7, 2006
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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ed. by Douglas Ikemi
(dkikemi@pacbell.net)
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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
Mani Wall and A Sacred
Geography
Exhibition at
UCLA
June 11 - September 10, 2006
In 1996, artist/writer
Mary Heebner and her husband, photographer Macduff Everton, traveled to the
walled Kingdom of Lo in NepalÕs Mustang district to visit HeebnerÕs daughter,
Sienna Craig, an anthropologist and writer who lived in Nepal intermittently
from 1993Ð2005. They rode horses and trekked, stopping at villages along the
way. In 2004, Heebner and Everton returned again to visit Craig, who was then
working as a medical anthropologist in Lhasa, Tibet.
ÒMani Wall and A Sacred
GeographyÓ Ñ on view at the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History from June 11
through Sept. 10 Ñ is the result of a creative collaboration by Heebner, Craig
and Everton, inspired by the landscape of these regions and the wall of painted
boulders etched with Tibetan prayers (mani) that they encountered in Nepal.
In 2003, Heebner made
individually pulp-painted sheets of paper, using variations of the ochre, gray
and white stripes of the mani walls, to frame a collection of 12 sonnets that
Craig had written about the Himalaya and Tibet. These sheets of paper became
the loose-leaf pages of the elegant, limited-edition book, ÒA Sacred Geography:
Sonnets of the Himalaya and Tibet,Ó which will be displayed at the Fowler in
its entirety.
Heebner later used the
same hues to create the ÒMani WallÓ series of paintings, also on display.
Interspersed along the gallery walls will be a selection of 14 panoramic
photographs of Nepal by Everton. Together, the words and images from this
family project create a loving and personal tribute to this sacred region.
About the artists
Mary HeebnerÕs collages,
paintings, works on paper and artistÕs books are exhibited throughout the
United States. A version of her artistÕs book, ÒOn the Blue Shore of Silence:
Poems of the Sea by Pablo Neruda,Ó was published in 2004. She also writes
travel articles for several magazines including CondŽ Nast Traveler, Travel +
Life and National Geographic Traveler.
Macduff EvertonÕs widely
published photographs are exhibited and collected around the world. He is a
contributing editor at National Geographic Traveler and Islands Magazine, as
well as a correspondent for Virtuoso Life. Currently he is updating his seminal
book, ÒThe Modern Maya.Ó
Sienna Craig is completing
a Ph.D. in medical and cultural anthropology from Cornell University. In
1998Ð99, Craig and her husband, Kenneth Bauer, founded DROKPA, a nonprofit
organization whose mission is to form partnerships with pastoral communities in
the Himalaya and Central Asia to implement grass-roots development and catalyze
social entrepreneurship. In addition to her dissertation research, since 2002
she has been an ethnographer and research coordinator with a National
Institutes of Health/Global Network for WomenÕs Health project based in Lhasa,
Tibet. Her memoir, ÒHorses Like Lightning: A Passage Through Mustang,Ó will be
published in 2007.
Visiting the Fowler
ÒMani Wall and A Sacred
GeographyÓ is presented in conjunction with the debut of a major, traveling
exhibition, ÒThe Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama,Ó and will be
on view in the Fowler MuseumÕs Goldenberg Galleria. The Fowler Museum, part of
UCLAÕs School of the Arts and Architecture, is located in the north part of the
UCLA campus.
Related event: 1Ð4 p.m.,
Saturday, June 24, A World of Art Family Workshop: Books of Place
Write original poems about
a special place Ñ real or imagined Ñ and combine them with watercolor paintings
to create your own artistÕs book based on the exhibition ÒMani Wall and A
Sacred Geography.Ó The cost is $10 for members; $15 for non-members.
Reservations are required; call (310) 825-7325.
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
UCLA Fowler Museum, Los
Angeles, CA 90095
The Missing Peace: Artists
Consider the Dalai Lama
Exhibition at UCLA June 11 - September 10, 2006
UCLA Fowler Museum
to Premiere the Traveling Exhibition
Seventy-seven
contemporary artists from 25 countries have contributed artworks for an
exhibition inspired by the messages, vision and values of the Dalai Lama. ÒThe
Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai LamaÓ Ñ on view at the UCLA Fowler
Museum from June 11-Sept. 10 Ñ explores themes of peace, compassion, patience
and tolerance. Participating artists have considered the Dalai Lama in a broad
array of new and existing works made in a variety of media expressing their
personal interpretations of and reflections on his philosophies and ideals.
A photograph of the Dalai
Lama taken in India in 1998 by the late Richard Avedon was among the first
works contributed to ÒThe Missing Peace.Ó Many artists, including Bill Viola,
Mike and Doug Starn, Sylvie Fleury, El Anatsui, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith,
Michal Rovner and Chuck Close, have created new works for the exhibition. For
example, Viola recently traveled to India to meet with the Dalai Lama to create
a new work that will debut at the Fowler.
All works in the
exhibition have been donated by the artists and will be auctioned to raise
funds for the peace initiatives of the Dalai Lama Foundation and the Committee
of 100 for Tibet, the co-sponsoring organizations. The Dalai Lama, who has met
with ÒThe Missing PeaceÓ organizers on several occasions, supports the project
and will be lending a work of art from his personal collection.
Darlene Markovich,
president of the Committee of 100 for Tibet, is executive director of ÒThe
Missing Peace,Ó leading a team of more than 20 individuals and 17 international
advisers who have been organizing the exhibition for more than two years.
ÒOur goal is to use art as
inspiration and a catalyst to shift attention towards peace. We hope the
exhibition will inspire others to explore and embrace these ideals,Ó Markovich
said. ÒPeace may be elusive in our world, but the Dalai Lama consistently shows
us that dedicating oneself to peace can have widespread positive impact.Ó
Randy Rosenberg, curator
of ÒThe Missing Peace,Ó formerly served as curator for the art collections of
The World Bank and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
ÒThe exhibitionÕs 77
artists bring their individual stories and experiences as well as a rich and
diverse array of media and styles,Ó Rosenberg said, Òbut together their works
speak eloquently to the Dalai Lama's vision of compassion, peace and the unity
of all things.Ó
The exhibition and
associated educational programs endeavor to make an enduring contribution to
the global dialogue about peace. Extensive public programming planned in
conjunction with the exhibition, from artistsÕ panels to family workshops that
will encourage dialogue about peace and ethics, will be announced in the
spring.
The Dalai Lama Foundation,
founded in 2002, supports the development of our shared global capacity for
ethics and peace. The Dalai Lama Foundation runs three initiatives: a free
study guide and study circles on ethics and peace based on the Dalai LamaÕs book
ÒEthics for a New Millennium,Ó online courses on ethics and peace topics, and
curricula for ÒThe Missing Peace.Ó Visit http://www.dalailamafoundation.org/.
Visiting the Fowler
The Fowler Museum is open
from noon to 5 p.m., Wednesdays through Sundays; and from noon until 8 p.m. on
Thursdays, The museum is closed Mondays and Tuesdays. The Fowler Museum, part
of UCLAÕs 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,
please visit http://www.dlportrait.org
Time: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
UCLA
Fowler
Museum
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Cost: Free
Reflections of Beauty:
Women from JapanÕs Floating World
Exhibition at Pacific Asia
Museum
Through June 18, 2006
This exhibition explores
notions of feminine beauty as reflected in Japanese art of the Edo period
(1603-1868) depicting the courtesans (oiran) and entertainers (geisha) of the
pleasure quarters or Òfloating world.Ó
Date: Friday, June 09,
2006
Time: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Pacific Asia
Museum
46 N Robles Ave
Pasadena, CA 91101
Wednesday Ð Sunday 10 a.m.
Ð 5 p.m., Fridays 10 a.m. Ð 8 p.m.
Tel: (626) 449-2742
Merging: The Art of
Diana Shui-Iu Wong March 18, 2006 Ð
October 15, 2006
Merging features a
collection of work that spans four decades, from WongÕs early impressionistic
portraits and landscapes to recent abstract compositions inspired by the
Chinese philosophy of the I Ching or The Book of Changes.
While WongÕs classical
training in both Chinese and Western painting form the basis for her
techniques, her study of the I-Ching offered her a decisive break from
traditional modes as well as new creative directions. In 1962, Wong began to
experiment beyond the conventions of her formal art training to explore the
liberating complexity of abstraction. Discovering that she could express pride
for her heritage and culture through her work, Wong has also found self-
empowerment through her art making. WongÕs most recent work ventures boldly
into abstraction while grounded in nature and the elements. Her striking
images, like color-flooded snapshots of the cosmos, explore universal questions
about being and balance.
Chinese American Museum
El Pueblo de Los Angeles
125 Paseo de la Plaza
Los Angeles, California
90012
www.camla.org, (213) 485-8567
Cancelled MOTTY-CHON By Perry Miyake, Directed by Alberto Isaac May 10 Ð June 4, 2006
Martin is 48-years old,
single, works a dead-end job and lives at home with his aging Nisei parents
Mits and Helen. His bachelor status is the perfect target for his meddling
parents and their gossip-hungry friends. Then Gina, a white, 24-year old
pierced and tattooed punker chick enters MartinÕs life. WhatÕs a parent to do?
MOTTY-CHON is a comedy that shatters stereotypes about parental expectations
and the search for love from the playwright of VISITORS FROM NAGASAKI and
DOUGHBALL.
Preview Performances May 4-7, 2006 Thursday-Saturday @ 8 pm, Sunday @ 2
pm $20 all seats $10 all seats w/ student ID
Opening Night
Wednesday, May 10, 2006 @ 8 pm $60 all seats
Includes pre-show hosted bar and post-show reception.
Regular Performances May 11 Ð June 4, 2006 Thursday- Saturday @ 8 pm,
Saturday & Sunday @ 2 pm (no matinee on 5/13) $35 Orchestra $30 Balcony
American Sign
Language-interpreted performance May
27, 2006 @ 2 pm. Tickets $20 for deaf and hard of hearing patrons.
http://www.eastwestplayers.org/motty.htm
June 16, 2006
Friday - 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Taiko and Tsugaru Shamisen w/ Tom Kurai & Mike Penny
Riverside Plaza Shopping Center
Central Ave and 91 Freeway
Saturday, June 17,
10am-12:45pm
Wearable Beauty: Pacific
Asia Museum
Celebrates Clothing &
Costumes
On the closing weekend of
the Reflections of Beauty exhibition,
join us for a narrated fashion show and demonstrations of ethnic costumes and
textiles, presented by the museumÕs Chinese, Himalayan, Japanese, Korean,
Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippine and Thai Arts Councils and the Service Council.
Free with museum admission.
Seating is limited,
reservations required, call ext. 31. Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles
Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101 (626)449-2742
June 17 Asia America
Symphony and Ahn Trio perform at
the Aratani Japan America Theatre, 8pm
$75 VIP &
Reception, $35 Premiere, $25 General Seating
Antonin Dvorak's
Symphony No. 9
"From the New
World"
Concert sponsored by
George and Sakaye Aratani
For more
information please call the Asia America Symphony Association (310)
377-8977 www.asiaamericasymphony.org
4th Annual Deaf Asia
Festival Celebrates
"Asian Deaf Cultural
Awareness" Everyone & You are invited!
What: Deaf Asia Festival 2006 at LA (Little Tokyo)
When: Saturday, June 17, 2006
Where: (JACCC) Japanese American Cultural Community Center at 244
South San Pedro Street (between 2nd & 3rd Streets), Los Angeles, CA 90012
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Activities:
Exhibit & Conference
Asian Food Festival &
Social Gatherings
Benefit Shows on Stage
Cultural Games & More
Fun! Prizes! Shopping!
http://www.deafasia.org
June 18
Little Tokyo Concert and Food Fair 11AM-7PM JACCC Plaza 244 S. San Pedro St.,
Downtown LA. Free Admission to see HiroshimaÕs June Kuramoto and Friends,
Kiyoshi Graves, DJ Hideo, Miyuki Matsunaga, Soul Sacrifice, Opus, and more.
Call 818-906-2161
June 25
Re-creation of Tang period tea ceremony, New Oani Hotel, Little Tokyo, 1PM and
3:30PM. Call Okamura at 323-728-1990 or Kichimi at 818-547-1122
June 24 & 25 at the
Valley Japanese Community Center,
Obon festival located at 8850 Lankershim Blvd., Sun Valley, CA. 91352.
The hours are from 5-10 p.m. Ondo dancing will start at 7 p.m. on both
evenings. Karate and Kendo demonstration on June 24 starts at 6 p.m. Judo
demonstration on June 25 starts at 6 p.m. For those who want learn the ondo
dances, practice sessions (every Tuesday and Friday night) are scheduled for
June 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, and 20. Practices will begin at 7 p.m. and last until 9
p.m. Ondo, Odori Chairperson: Christine
Inouye-Udo, (818) 825-9583. Carnival Chairperson: Shiro Musha, (818) 997-6080.
July 1 West Covina Obon
July 1-4 AnimeExpo, http://www.anime-expo.org/
40th Annual Obon Carnival
Next Month!
Zenshuji Soto
Mission Obon Carnival The festivities will run from 11am to
8pm on July 8th and 9th. 123 S. Hewitt Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213)
624-8658
info@zenshuji.org
July 9, 2006 Bridge USA
Magazine Summer Japanese Festival Sunday - 5:00 pm, Torrance Cultural Center,
Torrance Blvd & Madrona Ave, Torrance, Admission Required
Call: (310)
532-5921 for more information
July 10th & 11th Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist
Temple - 7:00 pm Tel. (213) 680-9130, Fax (213) 680-2110
July 15,16 Pasadena Buddhist Temple Obon
July 16, 2006 Sozenji
Community Obon Festival Sunday - 12 noon - 7:00 pm
Sozenji Buddhist Temple, 3020 W. Beverly Blvd, Montebello, CA 90640. Free and open to the public. For information, call (323) 724-6866
The San Fernando Valley
Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple will hold its Obon Festival on July 22 and 23.
It will be held at the SFV Japanese-American Community Center, 12953 Branford
St., Pacoima, CA 91331. Ondo dance practices will start on July 6 and will
continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 p.m.
E Hula Mau 2006 E Hula Mau
is Southern California's only Hula and Chant competition, staged annually every
Labor Day weekend since 1995 by Na Mamo, a non-profit organization based in Southern California.
Our goal is to blend
honored traditions with innovative ideas, and to present for everyone from
participating halau to special friends and guests, a wonderful experience from
the Hawaiian people.
For halau, we strive to
give them a setting where their artistry can be presented at its best. For the
audience, an opportunity to experience the kinetic poetry that is hula. We wish
for all that they have the feeling of being welcomed as `ohana, or family.
E Hula Mau is three days
of hula, mele, arts, crafts, food, and fellowship. It is held in the beautiful Terrace
Theater of the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center
in Long Beach, California. Participating halau come from all over the mainland
United States.
E Hula Mau is Not Only a
Competition...
E Hula Mau has cultural
workshops to share the Hawaiian heritage. It also has associated events such as
the E Hula Mau Kanikapila Jam, featuring live entertainment, hula show, `ono
foods, local snacks (crackseeds), and beautiful arts and crafts. Bring your
guitar or `ukulele and jam with us Saturday night after the competition at the
host hotel in the courtyard. Check our website periodically for additional
information.
To top off the weekend,
the Mahalo Bash is held Sunday night after the competition, always featuring
the best in contemporary Hawaiian entertainment.
The heritage lives on
through you.
It's official, E Hula Mau
2006, the 12th annual edition of the event, is scheduled, so mark your calendar
now. The specifics are:
Labor Day Weekend,
September 1st, 2nd, & 3rd, 2006
Long Beach
Convention and Entertainment Center www.longbeachcc.com/maps.htm
namamo.org
July 29-Aug 20 The Fox
Lantern, a family puppet theatre production set in feudal Japan. World premiere
at Triumirate Pi Theatre, Sat 11AM
& 2PM, Sun 2 &4PM. (no 2PM show Aug 5, no performances Aug 13.
Centenary United Methodist Church Social
Hall, 300 S. Central Ave., (3rd & Central in Little
Tokyo). $10 adults, $5 children, For reservations call 213-617-9097, email cumcshotokyo@aol.com.
Aug 12-20 Nisei Week,
Downtown LA Little Tokyo
September 16, 2006
Queen Mary Asian Heritage Festival Saturday - 5:00 pm Queen Mary Special Events Park, Long Beach, CA
October 7 34th
Annual Akimatsuri Fall Festival 12-8PM East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center,
1203 West Puente
Avenue
West Covina, California
91790
http://esgvjcc.741.com/home.htm
SAVE
YOUR SATURDAY NIGHTS FOR COLD TOFU!
AND
NOW - WATCH VIDEOS ONLINE!
Join us
for our monthly improv shows at Maryknoll!
Upcoming
shows in 2006!
MAY 20,
7:30 pm
JUNE
17, 7:30 pm
JULY
22, 7:30 pm
AUGUST
19, 7:30 pm
SEPTEMBER
23, 7:30 pm
OCTOBER
21, 7:30 pm
NOVEMBER
18, 7:30 pm
DECEMBER
16, 7:30 pm
Maryknoll
Catholic Center
222 S.
Hewitt St., LA 90012 (Located east of Alameda, between 2nd & 3rd Streets)
Admission: Pay-What-You-Can
Make
your reservations by calling (213) 739-4142 or e-mail us at coldtofu@hotmail.com. Email for details. www.coldtofu.com
See LA
Library DiverseCity events at http://www.lapl.org/kidspath/events/diversecity/index.html
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This Weekend (and
earlier)
June 11 Bando School of Japanese Classical
Dance presents a Charity Show benefiting senior health care services featuring
Bando Mitsugoro X. 1PM and 5PM. Tickets $50. Aratani/Japan America
Theatre
Japanese American
Cultural and Community Center, 244
South San Pedro Street, 90012. For
ticket info 310-539-8636
http://www.jaccc.org/events/bandoryu_flier.pdf
Bones of occupation, war
and (mis)translation
Exhibition at Barnsdall
Park Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery Through June 11, 2006
An interactive performance
installation hosting a series of games in response to U.S. military occupation
In Okinawa and elsewhere, by Denise Uyehara
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Barnsdall Park Los Angeles
Municipal Art Gallery
4800 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles,
CA 90027
Tel: 323.644.6269 , www.deniseuyehara.com
June 09, 2006 Screening -
Post Concussion
At Korean Cultural Center
of Los Angeles
The Korean Cultural Center
of Los Angeles presents the Bi-Monthly Korean American Movie Series
Daniel YoonÕ feature
directorial debut and Winner of Best Feature Film Award at the 2000 Taos
Talking Pictures Festival!
Director Daniel Yoon will
be present for the post-screening Q&A.
In 1995 Daniel Yoon was
struck by a car while crossing the street in Berkeley, California, USA. He
sustained a fairly serious head injury, and as a result lost his girlfriend as
well as his position as a management consultant to U.S. Fortune 1000
corporations. During the long recovery he taught himself from books the
technical aspects of filmmaking, and also wrote several short and feature
length screenplays, including "Post Concussion."
Written, Directed &
Edited: Daniel Yoon
Cast: Daniel Yoon, Jennifer Welch
Year of
Production: 1999
Running Time/Genre: 82 min, Comedy
Rating: PG
Synopsis: What does it
take to change your life for the better? How about a severe blow to the head.
In this semi-auto-biographical story, Matthew Kang is a cutthroat consultant
out of touch with his family and in a dead-end relationship. After a car vs.
pedestrian accident he is forced to take stock of his life. Follow Matthew as
finds real love and a sense of humor in this brutally funny, unsentimental yet
oddly inspiring portrayal of one man's journey after a serious head injury .
Backstory: Even two years
after the accident, my condition allowed me to film only one or two days a
week, which made it very difficult to retain a crew for the entire shoot. Out
of necessity I became the cinematographer and main camera operator, in addition
to playing the lead role. For each shot my friend and co-producer Destry Miller
(who played four roles in the film) and I would set up the camera, set the
lights, set the microphone on a stand, rehearse, then start the DAT recorder,
trigger the camera - and then one or both of us would step into frame. For an
alarming number of shots in the film, no one was actually behind the camera.
Similarly, the film was edited entirely on a home computer in my parents'
house.
My accident taught me
three important lessons: first, as Destry has said, don't get hit by a car.
Second, it's important to appreciate being alive and particularly the people in
our lives while they are still with us. And, third, one way in which to express
this appreciation is
Friday, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Korean Cultural Center,
Los Angeles
3rd Floor, Auditorium
5505 Wilshire Blvd.
Los
Angeles, CA 90036
Cost: Free
Special Instructions
The film screenings are
free and open to public on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Tel: 323-936-7141
www.kccla.org
Sunday June 11, 2-3pm
Performance: Mongolian Throat Singing Classically-trained singer Badma Khanda
and her band will perform traditional Mongolian throat singing on Sunday, June
11 in the museum auditorium.
Tickets are $8 for
members, $15 general admission. Seating is limited, reservations are required.
Call ext. 31. Incoming calls are honored on a first-come, first-served basis,
and callers will be contacted by telephone for ticket purchase and given a
confirmation code. Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena,
CA 91101 (626)449-2742
Last weekend I went to:
A Letter from Japan: The
Photographs of John Swope
Exhibition
at UCLA Hammer Museum
SATORI DAIKO
FUND-RAISING CONCERT FOR JAPAN
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Confusion and Anger
Follow Westminster Board's Reversal on New Superintendent
The two trustees who
changed their votes on hiring Nguyen-Lam have yet to reveal why.
By Mai Tran,
Times Staff Writer
June 7, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-superintendent7jun07,1,7765798.story
Indonesia Tells the U.S.
It Has an Image Problem
Rumsfeld gets an unusually
blunt lecture on the war on terrorism from a key ally.
By Peter Spiegel, Times
Staff Writer
June 7, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-rumsfeld7jun07,1,2435552.story
Court to Revisit Race in
Schools
Integration plans across
the nation could be in the balance as the Supreme Court agrees to hear
constitutional challenges in two cities.
By David G. Savage, Times
Staff Writer
June 6, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-na-scotus6jun06,1,5586985.story
Eskimo Troops Brace for
Iraq
Alaskan Guard units are
called up for the first time in decades. Villages worry about losing men.
By Sam Howe Verhovek,
Times Staff Writer
June 5, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-na-alaskaguard5jun05,1,7709524.story
A Startling Statistic at
UCLA
At the school whose alumni
include Jackie Robinson and Tom Bradley, only 96 blacks are expected in this
fall's freshman class.
By Rebecca Trounson, Times
Staff Writer
June 3, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-me-ucla3jun03,1,6329622.story
Humility Rules Field in
Japan
By Bruce Wallace, Times
Staff Writer
June 6, 2006
TOKYO Ñ Up on the big
screen in the ice-white Tokyo sports cafe he has named after himself, stylish
Japanese midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata is firing the ball just wide of the goal.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-cupwindow6jun06,1,6894016.story
Shohei Imamura, 79;
Japanese Filmmaker Focused on Outcasts
By Valerie J. Nelson,
Times Staff Writer
June 1, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-imamura1jun01,1,7172571.story
Importer Delays Rollout of
Chinese Cars in U.S.
From Bloomberg News
June 7, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-briefs7.6jun07,1,7737822.story
TV News Viewers in China
Finally Greeted by Fresh Faces
Change reflects concern by
the Communist Party that its core broadcast is losing influence, especially
among the nation's younger people.
By Mark Magnier, Times
Staff Writer
June 7, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-anchor7jun07,1,2990912.story
Zhang signs with the
Weinsteins
R. Kinsey Lowe
June 6, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-quick6.5jun06,1,3677051.story
His Work Toward a Vaccine
Never Ends
Jia-Rui Chong, NEW YORK
June 5, 2006
Dr. David Ho, 53,
pioneered the development of the three-drug cocktail that has led to the
dramatic decline of AIDS deaths in the United States and elsewhere. He is
director of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center in New York.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-sci-aidsho5jun05,1,54429.story
Out of the War, Into a
Fierce Battle for Congress
Tammy Duckworth's injuries
led her to seek office. She knows the race won't be easy.
By P.J. Huffstutter, Times
Staff Writer
June 4, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-duckworth4jun04,1,7540503.story
Political Power Couple
Facing New Dynamic
Some question whether Judy
Chu and Mike Eng still represent an Asian community far different than when
they entered politics in the 1980s.
By David Pierson, Times
Staff Writer
June 2, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-chinavote2jun02,1,2783702.story
Crackdown in China Targets
Gender-Driven Abortions
From the Associated Press
June 1, 2006
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-abort1jun01,1,2589618.story