THE APPA Newsletter
Oct. 10, 2007
Hispanic Heritage Month
began on Sept. 15.
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/hhm1.html
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/feature/hispanic/
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
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if you want to look up some past event. The website www.apa-pro.org
no longer exists. This newsletter was originally published under the auspices
of the Hughes Asian Pacific Professional Association (no longer extant). It
currently has no affiliation and is available to anyone who is interested in
downloading it.
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Long range calendar
items:
Chinatown Farmers Market
EVERY THURSDAY FROM 2-6PM, the Chinatown Farmers' Market takes place at Hill
& Alpine bringing fresh fruits and produce by California Farmers to the
Chinatown Community. FRIED BANANA, FRIED YAM, HAWAIIAN CHICKEN. We invite you
to come and experience the Chinatown Farmers' Market. Free parking with
purchase.
The Downtown Arts
District/Little Tokyo Farmers' Market
Weller Court 2nd & San
Pedro in
Little Tokyo Summer Hours
10-3pm
Features fresh produce,
Hawaiian Chicken, more food gifts...and live jazz band.
Tuesdays from 10 a.m.- 3
p.m.
The weekly market is held
every Tuesday from 10 a.m.- 3 p.m year round, rain or shine.
Sponsored by LARABA
the market will include farm-fresh produce, Asian produce, organic produce,
eggs, seafood, cheese, olives, olive oils, flowers, plants, bread and prepared
foods and more.
Hawaiian Chicken, Roasted
corn on the cobb
Local businesses
interested in having a prepared food booth at the market or individuals
interested in volunteering at this non-profit event, please contact Susan
Hutchinson at 323-660-8660 for more information
Los Angeles Public
Library Celebrates our DiverseCity
http://www.lapl.org/kidspath/events/diversecity/index.html
An Urban Oasis: The Orange
County Agricultural and Nikkei Heritage Museum at the Fullerton Arboretum
Spotlighting the rich
agricultural legacy of Orange County and the Japanese American communityÕs
contributions to that chronicle.
Sowing Dreams, Cultivating
Lives: Nikkei Farmers in Pre-World War II Orange County.
Opens February 10, 2007.
The Orange County
Agricultural and Nikkei Heritage Museum has been built on the grounds of the
Fullerton Arboretum and has been designed along the lines of a packing house.
California State University, Fullerton, and the Fullerton Arboretum are working
together to open the museum to the public. The inside of the building is
divided into four sections: Nikkei, Pioneer, Educational, and Transportation
and Geography. There is a small bookstore and the Potting Shed will move its
plant sales adjacent to the bookstore alcove.
The museum will highlight
the history, development, and impact of agriculture, as well as the
contributions of the Japanese American community and the local pioneer
families, to the growth of Orange County. This introductory exhibit will be a
peek into upcoming planned exhibitions and will be open throughout the summer.
The first major exhibit
will focus on the Nikkei. Sowing Dreams, Cultivating Lives: Nikkei Farmers in
Pre-World War II Orange County will journey with the early Japanese immigrants
to California, and follow their stories as they establish permanent communities
in Orange County by marrying, raising families, founding schools and social
groups, and above all, cultivating the land.
Fullerton Arboretum,
California State University, Fullerton
1900 Associated Road
Fullerton, California
92831
October
12, 2007 - January 21, 2008
Rank and Style :
Power Dressing in Imperial China
For
generations ChinaÕs rulers wore emblems on their robes that identified their
place in a complex system of rank and privilege. This exhibition explores how
this imperial hierarchy was maintained through the bestowing and wearing of exquisitely
woven and embroidered Ôrank badges,Õ as they have become known in the West.
Identity and status, so
carefully crafted and preserved among ChinaÕs elite, were expressed primarily
through garments and their decoration, making them virtually a second skin Ð so
intimately connected to oneÕs person that even in death wearing the appropriate
badge assured a continuation of earthly status. The exhibition is rich in a
wide variety of rank and festival badges worn by the emperor, members of the
imperial household, and civil and military officials.
Rank and Style: Power
Dressing in Imperial China presents for the first time in the United States
selections from the Chris Hall Collection of Hong Kong. These rare and
exquisite rank badges date from 1500 to the mid-19th century, with many from
the Ming Dynasty (1368Ð1644). Numerous badges feature woven or embroidered
mythical creatures such as the dragon and phoenix, while others depict rabbits,
cranes and tigers. Additional pieces in the exhibition are drawn from the
collections of the Pacific Asia Museum and local collections.
Dale Gluckman, Guest
Curator
This exhibition will be
part of the fourth city-wide collaboration of PasadenaÕs cultural institutions,
ÒArt and Ideas.Ó
Related Events
Saturday,
November 3, 2007, 1-4pm,
Free Family
Festival
In
celebration of the new exhibition Rank and Style:
Power Dressing in Imperial China, this all-ages festival will focus
on activities related to Imperial Chinese culture and the symbolism of dragons,
birds, lions, tigers, flowers and lanterns in works of art. Free.
46 North
Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena California 91101 [Google Map]
Hours: Wed Ð Sun: 10:00am-6:00pm
Runs September 20 -
October 14, 2007 DURANGO
By Julia Cho
Directed by Chay Yew
When Boo-Seng Lee is laid
off from the job to which he has devoted the last 25 years of his life, he
decides to take his two sons Jimmy and Isaac on a road trip to Durango,
Colorado. As they make their way across the Arizona desert, they confront
family secrets, peeling back the layers of identity, alienation and duty that
define being Asian in America. DURANGO promises to be a thought-provoking
examination of the fears, fantasies, and failures of a family standing in the
shadow of the American Dream.
Single Tickets Available
Starting August 20th!
WEST COAST PREMIERE
Previews September 13 -
16, 2007
Opens September 19, 2007
Wednesday - Saturday @ 8
pm, Sunday @ 2:00pm
$60 Opening Night
$35 Regular Tickets
$30 Students &
Seniors
$20 Preview Tickets
American Sign
Language-interpreted performance October 7, 2007 @ 2:00 pm
$20 Tickets for Deaf
& Hard of Hearing Patrons
For more information,
please call East West Players at (213) 625-7000 or email info@eastwestplayers.org.
Click here to visit the Mark Taper Forum online
for more details.
September 15 Ð November
10, 2007 BUGU: THE SPIRIT OF THE SAMURAI WARRIOR
The Japanese American
Cultural & Community Center is proud to host this exquisite and extensive
exhibition of traditional Japanese arms and armor. With this exhibit, gallery
goers can travel back into feudal Japan and glance at some of the most
dangerous and romanticized professions of all time including Samurai Warrior
and Ninja. The exhibition will examine how Bugu is represented and conveyed
through manga (Japanese comics), and will include a section for gallery-goers
to try on replica armor and include video of kendo, sumo and yabusame bouts.
Presented by The Japan
Foundation, Los Angeles
George J. Doizaki
Gallery, Main Floor Admission Free
Tuesdays Ð Fridays:
12noon to 4pm Saturdays: 11am to 4pm Closed Sundays, Mondays and holidays
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
2007
U.S. Tour - Bunraku: The National
Puppet Theatre of Japan
Because
Bunraku is based in Osaka, Japan, special attention was given to Kansai-area
Sister Cities in the United States.
The troupe will perform in Boston, MA; Champaign, IL; Evanston, IL; Berkeley, CA;
San Francisco, CA;
concluding its tour in Los Angeles with four performances at the
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Aratani/Japan America
Theatre. In 2007, San Francisco
celebrates its 50th anniversary of Sister City Affiliations with the city of
Osaka.
Dates: October 2 Ð 20, 2007
Program: An Introduction to Bunraku (25 minutes)
Tsubosaka Kannon Reigenki Ð
Miracle at the Tsubosaka Kannon
Temple (55 minutes)
Date Musume Koi no Higanoko Ð
OshichiÕs Burning Love (25 minutes)
Company: 16 Puppeteers, Musicians and
Narrators, with an 17 additional
touring
staff of wig masters, costumers, and stage technicians.
October
12, 2007
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA
October
13 & 14, 2007
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA
University of California, Berkeley
October
18, 19 & 20, 2007
Aratani/Japan America Theatre, Los
Angeles, CA
Japanese American Cultural &
Community Center
An
Exclusive Southern California Engagement
Experience
Bunraku in its first full-scale U.S. performance in nearly two decades!
Presented
in Japanese with English super titles.
Thursday
October 18, 2007 8pm
Friday
October 19, 2007 8pm
Saturday
October 20, 2007
2pm
& 8pm
Aratani/Japan
America Theatre
$100
Opening Night Gold Circle Seating (includes Reception)
$65
orchestra, $58 balcony
$60,
$55 JACCC Members
To purchase tickets,
or for more information call the Aratani / Japan America Theatre box office at
(213) 680-3700 from noon to 5 pm, Monday through Saturday and Sundays only on
performance days.
Fax orders to (213)
680-1872 or send email inquiries to boxoffice@jaccc.org.
Call 213-628-2725 to become a JACCC Member and receive Priority
Handling!
The
2007 U.S. Tour of Bunraku: The National Puppet Theatre of Japan is
produced and coordinated by the Japanese
American Cultural & Community Center.
Saturday, October 27,
2007 8pm 26th Annual Los Angeles Season Rhapsody In Taps
West Coast. Debut of
Special Guest Artists Tap and Tray Ð Kurt and Klaus Bleis, from
Germany
Guest Musicians: Leo Chelyapov, clarinet Claire Bergen, violin
Artistic Director Linda
Sohl-Ellison and her troupe of seven tap dancers, five jazz musicians and
percussionists bring together the art of rhythm tap dance, the freedom of live
jazz music and percussion and original repertoire for a unique visual and
musical event!
Recognized for
choreographic invention and experimentation, RIT on presents several exciting
premieres this season including Tribute to Foster Johnson, Accent Simpatico
Sextet, Higher Learning, solos by RITÕs Òfast feet,Ó Bob Carroll, a new duet by
Sohl-Ellison and master percussionist, Monti Ellison plus Laughing With Tears,
Rhapsody In TapsÕ critically acclaimed tap and Klezmer music collaboration with
Russian born composer and clarinet virtuoso, Leo Chelyapov. As an added bonus,
the company is proud to present two special guest artists from Germany, Tap and
Tray (Kurt Albert and Klaus Bleis) in their West Coast debut. Tap and Tray are
hailed in Europe for their brilliant and hilarious vaudevillian styled
choreography and clean tapping, all done while spinning trays!
For information visit www.rhapsodyintaps.com
For Hoofer's Circle and
Group rates call (310) 858-1676.
Aratani/Japan America
Theatre
$40 Hoofer's Circle, $32
Orchestra, $24 Balcony
DAWN'S LIGHT: THE JOURNEY
OF GORDON HIRABAYASHI
By Jeanne Sakata
Directed by Jessica
Kubzansky Based on a true story. During the Japanese Internment of WWII, UW
student Gordon Hirabayashi refused evacuation orders as a violation of his
civil rights and became a federal prisoner. His 1942 conviction was not
overturned until 1987.
WORLD PREMIERE
Previews - November 1 -
4, 2007
Opening Night - Wednesday
November 7, 2007
Performance Run -
November 8 - December 2, 2007
Wednesday - Saturday @ 8
pm, Sunday @ 2:00pm
*NO PERFORMANCE Thursday,
November 22, 2007
$60 Opening Night
$35 Regular Tickets
$30 Students &
Seniors
$20 Preview Tickets
American Sign Language-interpreted
performance Sunday, November 25, 2007 @ 2:00 pm
$20 Tickets for Deaf
& Hard of Hearing Patrons
For more information,
please call East West Players at (213) 625-7000 or email info@eastwestplayers.org.
Click here to visit the Mark Taper Forum online
for more details.
November 02, 2007
Spiritual Sounds of Central Asia
Central Asia concert
presented by UCLA LIVE
Some of the world‰Ûªs most
ancient and mysterious music and epic poetry comes to Royce Hall in a
remarkable concert featuring 18 of Central Asia‰Ûªs greatest singers and
musicians, many of them appearing in the U.S. for the first time. Performed
against a backdrop of vibrant projected images, ‰ÛÏSpiritual Sounds of Central
Asia‰Û includes artists from the volatile, mountain-ringed region of Asia
bordered by Russia, Iran, China and Pakistan including Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Karakalpakstan (Uzbekistan) and Kalmykia. Closed to the
West for 70 years, this former Soviet controlled area has experienced a
resurgence in ancient musical traditions since the fall of the Soviet Empire.
Showcasing some of the most exotic musical traditions on the planet, the
concert includes the legendary mugham singer Alim Qasimov and his virtuosic
four-man ensemble, trance-inducing mystical songs by the seven-person
Badakhshan Ensemble, and an illustration of Central Asian musical styles by the
once taboo, all-female ensemble Bardic Divas. With supertitles for texted
songs.
Friday, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
UCLA Royce Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Cost: $46, 36, 24 ($15
UCLA Students)
Tel: 310.825.2101
Posted by: Asia Institute
Sponsor(s): UCLA Live
November 03, 2007
Forty-eight Buddhas of Measureless Life: Court Eunuch Patronage at the
Sculpture Grottoes of Longmen
Amy McNair presents the
Twentieth Sammy Yukuan Lee Lecture in Chinese Archaeology & Art
The centerpiece of the
sculpted cave-shrines at Longmen is the colossal Vairocana assembly sponsored
by Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu during the Tang dynasty (618-907). Fifty
years after its completion, however, a consortium of court eunuchs added a
display of forty-eight Buddha figures to its walls. This intrusive project
allows us to explore questions about the spiritual and social purposes of
Buddhist statuary and patronage in medieval China.
Amy McNair is the author
of Donors of Longmen: Faith, Politics, and Patronage in Medieval Chinese
Buddhist Sculpture, published in 2007 by the University of Hawaii
Press. She is Associate Professor of Chinese Art at the University of
Kansas, where she teaches and researches early and medieval Chinese art.
PARKING: Enter UCLA from
Sunset Blvd. at Westwood Plaza. Proceed directly ahead to Lot 4. There is
an elevator at the southeast end of Lot 4 and a stairwell at the northeast end,
closest to the museum. Parking is $8.
Saturday, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Lenart Auditorium
Fowler Museum of Cultural
History
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095
For more information
please contact
Richard Gunde
Tel: 310 825-8683
Posted by: Center for Chinese Studies
Sponsor(s): Center for Buddhist Studies,
Center
for Chinese Studies
http://www.international.ucla.edu/asia/showevent.asp?eventid=5940
November 10 and 17 The
World of Murakami: MOCA Exhibit
UCLA Extension course in
conjunction with MOCA exhibit
In Conjunction with MOCA's
exhibition, © MURAKAMI, UCLA Extension offers a two session course exploring
the work of internationally acclaimed between the artist's work, traditional
Japanese painting, and Western pop art through exhibition walkthroughs, slide
lectures, and discussion.
Instructor: Mika
Yoshitake, MOCA Project Coordinator for © MURAKAMI and doctoral student in the
Department of Art History at the University of California, Los Angeles
The Geffen Contemporary at
MOCA
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Cost: $85 MOCA members;
$95 nonmembers
Tel: (310) 825-9971
Posted by: Asia Institute
Sponsor(s): UCLA Extension
http://www.international.ucla.edu/asia/showevent.asp?eventid=6035
November 10, 2007
Rethinking China and Europe: Connections and Comparisons
A day-long conference
presented in conjunction with the Southern California China Colloquium
Organizer: Professor
Jeffrey Wasserstrom (History, UC Irvine)
Presenters:
Robert Bickers
Professor of Historical Studies, University of Bristol.
Wai-kit Choi
Assistant Professor of Sociology, California State University, Los
Angeles.
Kathryn Edgerton-Tarpley
Associate Professor of History, San Diego State University.
Richard S. Horowitz
Associate Professor of History, California State University, Northridge.
Ruth Rogaski
Associate Professor of History, Vanderbilt University.
Wensheng Wang
Mellon/ACLS Fellow and doctoral candidate in History, University of
California Irvine.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Professor of Histoy, University of California, Irvine. P
Titles and additional
information soon.
Saturday, 10:00 AM - 4:30
PM
6275 Bunche Hall
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095
For more information
please contact
Richard Gunde
Tel: 310 825-8683
Sponsor: Center for
Chinese Studies
Sunday, November 18,
2007 1pm & 4:30 pm
U.S. Premiere Special
appearance by Director Hisako Yamada
ÒFudeko Sono Ai
Tenshi no PianoÓ (Fudeko - The Angel's Piano) 2006
Directed by Hisako
Yamada Starring Takako Tokiwa, Emiya Ichikawa In Japanese with English
subtitles ÒFudekoÓ is the inspiring true story of Fudeko Ishii; a pioneer who
established education, care and social services for developmentally disabled
children in Japan in the Meiji era. Popular Japanese actress Takako Tokiwa
portrays FudekoÕs very dramatic life and Kabuki actor Emiya Ichikawa makes his
film debut. Adding to the authenticity of the film mentally disabled children
have been cast in the film. The director, Hisako Yamada has dedicated her
career to producing movies introducing unknown historical figures of
significant achievement to a wide audience.
Proceeds from the
screenings will go to benefit the Little Tokyo Service Center.
Aratani/Japan America
Theatre $15 General Admission
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
December 1, 2007 at 2pm A Special Event to Celebrate the Holidays! Back
by Popular Demand!
NIHONMACHI The Place to Be
A Musical Journey to the Whole Family
Written by Soji Kashiwagi
Musical Direction by Scott Nagatani
Featuring The Grateful Crane Ensemble Yoko Ibuki, Haruye Ioka, Keiko
Kawashima, Kurt Kuniyoshi, Merv Maruyama, and Helen Ota
Featuring nostalgic Japanese and popular American songs, ÒNihonmachi:
The Place to BeÓ will take you back through time to the special place where it
all began: Nihonmachi. ¥ A third-generation manju maker decides to shut down
his family manju-ya after 99 years in business. But as his doors are about to
close, the spirit of his Issei grandfather returns to Nihonmachi to take him to
J-Town the way it used to be. Through this journey, he learns his family story,
finds his roots and in the end, discovers himself.
Aratani/Japan America Theatre $35 orchestra, $30 balcony $30, $27 JACCC
Members, $32, $28 Groups (10+), Senior, & Students $20 Children 13 and
under with adult purchase Post performance reception
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
Dec 1, 2 Japan Expo 2007
Japan Expo, now in its
28th year, is the largest US/Japan event that strengthens the ties of
friendship between the United States and Japan. Japan Expo will be held on
December 1st and 2nd, 2007 at the Los Angles Convention Center in South Hall K.
Admission is $12.00. Children under 12 are free.
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December, 1(Sat) |
9:00am ~ 11:00am (with
invitations only) 11:00am ~ 7:00pm
(public) |
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December, 2(Sun) |
10:00am ~ 6:00pm |
LOCATION
Los Angeles Convention
Center (Down town Los Angeles)
<SOUTH HALL-K>
1201 South. Figueroa
Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Tel: (213) 741-1154 *www.lacclink.com
PARKING
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90015
Phone: (213) 741-1151
Parking: $10.00/day
arking and Traffic Information: Radio Station 1630 AM
The Los Angeles
Convention Center is conveniently located at the intersection of the Santa
Monica Freeway (10) and the Harbor Freeway (110). Japan Expo 2004 is accessible
from the the South Hall Parking Garage.
December 01, 2007
Comparative Perspectives on Rhetorical Narratives
A day-long conference
presented in conjunction with the Southern California China Colloquium
Oganizer: Professor Lisa
Raphals (University of California, Riverside)
A great deal of
scholarship in recent years has focused on the rhetorical dimensions of
historical, philosophical and religious narratives. That scholarship tends
to be embedded in one discipline or one genre. A particularly interesting
example is the problem of women's biography, which tends to be considered in
isolation from other comparable rhetorical narratives. The papers in this
panel attempt to open new ground, each examining a rhetorical narrative context
through a comparative perspective, with significant attention to how and
whether rhetorical narratives can be approached comparatively by genre, by
area, or by time period. One session will focus on hagiographies and other
biographical narratives. The other will address other comparative asepcts of
rhetoric.
Details soon.
Saturday, 9:30 PM - 5:00
PM
10383 Bunche Hall
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095
For more information
please contact
Richard Gunde
Tel: 310 825-8683
Posted by: Center for Chinese Studies
Sponsor(s): Center for Chinese Studies
*NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
Chinese American Museum, El
Pueblo de Los Angeles, www.camla.org
Jake Lee exhibit opens.
THE CHINESE AMERICAN
MUSEUM AND AUTO CLUB GIVE LEGENDARY CALIFORNIA PAINTER DAY IN SUNSHINE
California Artist Fused
Chinese Heritage with California Scenes
(LOS ANGELES, Oct. 31,
2007) ÐÑ Jake Lee, a highly respected, yet quiet and enigmatic painter who
influenced numerous other artists in California for decades, has not been the
subject of a major retrospective, until now. ÒSunshine & Shadow: In Search
of Jake LeeÓ an exhibition hosted by the Chinese American Museum of Los
Angeles, co-produced with the Automobile Club of Southern California, marks the
first comprehensive and critical review of a prolific artist who embraced
California landscapes and city scenes through watercolor.
Showcasing at the Chinese
American Museum (CAM) from Dec. 1 to April 13, 2008, ÒSunshine & ShadowÓ
will highlight more than 60 watercolors, including eight from the Auto ClubÕs
WESTWAYS cover art collection. The collection will also illustrate with photos
and letters more details of the artistÕs professional career and his family
life, which he kept distinctly separate for many years.
ÒJake Lee is among
the most well known and prolific watercolor artists of the 20th Century, yet we
found very little published about his personal life as we researched this
exhibition,Ó said Dr. Pauline Wong, Executive Director of the museum. ÒWe had
no problem locating his art and his influence Ð it lives in collections
throughout the state and in the hearts of his many students. But it was more
challenging to find the man. We believe this exhibition and catalogue will
result in new appreciation for his artistic production and his influence.Ó
*SPRING 2008
Corky Lee exhibit opens.
http://camla.org/
See LA
Library DiverseCity events at http://www.lapl.org/kidspath/events/diversecity/index.html
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This Weekend (and earlier/later)
Sunday, October 14,
2007 1pm 23rd Annual Music Fair 2007
Guest artist Mita Ryo
Annual Nakano Music Studio recital Aratani/Japan America Theatre $25 General
Admission Sunday October 21, 1pm 28th Goodwill Variety Show Nanka Kenjinkai
Kyogikai Shinboku Engeikai The Ikuei Scholarship Fundraiser concert presented
by the Japanese Prefectural Association of Southern California supports
cultural scholarships for students interested in the pursuit of Japanese
culture.
Aratani/Japan America
Theatre $15 General Admission
New Chinese Cinema: The
Unofficial Stories of Tang Tang, Piggy, Little Moth, & Others
Screenings -- this year
including films from Hong Kong and Taiwan -- from October 5 to October 26
For this latest edition of
the UCLA Film & Television ArchiveÕs New Chinese Cinema series, we are
pleased to welcome the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) as a partner
and to expand the biennial series into a cross-town venture: with Archive
screenings at the Billy Wilder Theater and CalArts screenings at the Roy and
Edna Disney/CalArts Theater.
The programmatic geography
has changed as wellÑfrom an exclusive focus on Mainland China to a selection
that encompasses Hong Kong and Taiwan, both of whose cinemas the Archive has
also presented in years past but in discrete film series. By changing from a
territorial framework of Ònational cinemaÓ to a pan-Chinese, regional one, we
recognize not only the transnational movement and exchange of people, capital,
ideas and commodities that has been a defining economic and social verity of
the formerly Òthree,Ó now Òtwo ChinasÓ for over 20 years (indeed ever since the
Deng Xiaoping-orchestrated ÒopeningÓ of Mainland China to capitalist
development in 1978), but also the cultural and historical ties that bind
across the divides of Chinese polity.
*NOTE: Please visit <www.redcat.org> for information about
additional New Chinese Cinema film titles screening at REDCAT.
Wednesday, October 17,
7:30 p.m.
West Coast Premiere
TROUBLE MAKERS
(GUANGRONGDE FENNU)
China,
2006
dir/scr/edit: Cao Baoping. based on ÒVillage OperationÓ by Que
Diwei. prod: Zhang Yaoli, Cao B.P., Cindy M. Li. cin: Tao Shiwei. art: Lou Pan.
cast: Wu Gang, Li Xiaobo, Kong Qingsan, Wan Yanhui.
Friday, October 19, 7:30
p.m.
- A Tribute to Edward Yang
A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY Ñ
DirectorÕs Cut(GULING JIE SHAONIAN SHA REN SHIJIAN)
Taiwan, 1991 dir: Edward
Yang. prod: Yu Weiyan. scr: E. Yang, Yan Hongya, Yang Shunqing, Lai Mingtang.
cin: Zhang Huigong. art: Yu W.Y., E. Yang. ed: Chen Bowen. cast: Lisa Yang,
Zhang Zhen, Zhang Guozhu, Elaine Jin.
*Introduced by John
Anderson, film critic and author of ÒEdward YangÓ (2005)
Saturday, October 20 7:30
p.m. U.S. Premiere
LITTLE MOTH (XUE CHAN)
China,
2007
dir/scr/edit: Peng Tao. prod: Peng T., Zeng Wenwen. cin: Huang Yi.
art: Hu Qingsheng. cast: Hong Qifa, Han Dequn, Zhao Huihui, Zhang Lei
U.S. Premiere
THIRTEEN PRINCESS TREES
(SHISANKE PAOTONG)
China, 2006 dir: Lu Yue.
scr: Ying Liu, Lu Y., based on ÒBlade vs. BladeÓ by He Dacao. prod: Chris Liu,
Wang Qingyong, Hao Jiangguo. cin: Xu Wei. art: Zhao Anqi. ed: Yan Tao. mus: Liu
Suola. cast: Liu Xin, Zhao Mengqiao, Duan Wenbo, Wang Jing, Zhong Ping.
Friday, October 26, 7:30
p.m. West Coast Premiere
HE POST-MODERN LIFE OF MY
AUNT (YIMADE HOUXIANDAI SHENGHUO)
Hong Kong/China, 2006 dir:
Ann Hui. scr: Li Qiang, based on a novel by Yan Yan. prod: Er Yong. cin: Kwan
Pun-leung, Yu Lik-wai. art: Wu Lizhong. ed: Liao Ching-song. mus: Joe Hisaishi.
cast: Siqin Gaowa, Chow Yun-fat, Vicky Zhao Wei, Lisa Lu.
http://www.international.ucla.edu/asia/showevent.asp?eventid=6103
Archive programs screen at
the Billy Wilder Theater, 10899 Wilshire Blvd. @ Westwood Blvd. (courtyard
level of the Hammer Museum)
TICKETS: Advance tickets
are available for $10 at www.cinema.ucla.edu.
Tickets are also available
at the Billy Wilder Theater box office starting one hour before showtime: $9,
general admission; $8, Cineclub members, students, seniors and UCLA Alumni
Association members with ID; $7, Cineclub members who are students or seniors.
PARKING: After 6 p.m., $3
in the lot under the theater. Enter from Westwood Blvd., just north of
Wilshire.
INFO: www.cinema.ucla.edu / 310.206.FILM
Oct 6-28 Award-winning New
Asian American Play At Electric Lodge Timescape Arts Group, with the support of the Japanese American National
Museum, presents the world premiere of
INNOCENT WHEN YOU DREAM, winner of the
2006 Pacific Rim Playwrights Award, in October at
Electric Lodge in Venice. Ken Narasaki,
who also co-wrote the critically acclaimed and popular THE MIKADO
PROJECT, has written a new drama about a
Japanese American war veteran who finds himself returning to a lost memory,
while his third-generation children struggle to interpret his wishes
and unravel his past. The play
flips back and forth between two time periods until past and present finally
come together in an instant. Actor and
activist George Takei called this play, ÒOne of the most moving things IÕve ever seen.
I hope it finds the broadest possible audience.
ItÕs funny, itÕs sad, itÕs
important, itÕs beautiful.
IÕm passionately in love with this play.Ó Directed by Alberto Isaac, the play stars Sab Shimono, Emily Kuroda, Sharon Omi, John Miyasaki, Mike Hagiwara, and Ken Narasaki. Set Design: Mina Kimukawa Sound: Dennis Yen. Lights: Chris
Singleton. Costume: Ken Takemoto. Videographer: John Flynn. Photographer: Emily Kuroda. Stage Manager: Darlene Miyakawa. The play runs from October 6 though October 28,
2007, Fridays and
Saturdays at 8pm, with Saturday
and Sunday matinees at 3pm, at Electric
Lodge, 1416 Electric Avenue (one block east of Abbot Kinney). Directions to the theatre can be found at:
www.electriclodge.org. ThereÕs free
onsite parking, and the solar-powered theatre is handicapped accessible.
Tickets will be $20 at the door, or they can be purchased at: www.brownpapertickets.com, or by calling
1-800-838-3006.
For more information about group sales, call Sharon Omi at: 310-592-1160. From the
Santa Monica 10 Freeway: Exit Lincoln
Blvd. &; travel South about 3 miles to Venice Blvd.
Turn right on Venice Blvd. Then right on Abbot Kinney. Then right on California Avenue and An immediate
right on Electric Ave. The Electric
Lodge is the second building on your left. Turn left into our FREE parking lot, and welcome to the Electric Lodge!
Last
weekend (or so) I went to:
West
Covina Akimatsuri at the East San Gabriel Japanese Community Center,
The
weekend before a the Tenrikyo Akimatsuri I was able to enjoy a performance
of gagaku, the Japanese court
music of the Heian era. That was nice since IÕd had to miss the performance at
the New Otani earlier in the week.
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Albert Armendariz Sr., 88;
civil rights attorney was activist for Latino causes
By Jocelyn Y. Stewart, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 9, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-armendariz9oct09,1,284351.story
Wie has had a phenomenal
fall
Her career has gone wildly
off course before her 18th birthday. She blames wrist injuries, but others say
she's getting bad advice and/or making bad decisions.
By Thomas Bonk, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 10, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-wie10oct10,1,726482.story
The wisdom of another
culture
Exhibit offers 'a window
for the mainstream public to try to understand traditional Chinese medicine.'
By Mary Engel, Los Angeles
Times Staff Writer
October 8, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-chinese8oct08,1,5975332.story
Global protests focus on
Myanmar
Thousands rally from
Taiwan to London to send a message to the ruling junta that 'the world is still
watching.'
From the Associated Press
October 7, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-myanmar7oct07,1,2244664.story
O.C. judge's humor appeals
to some; others object
James M. Brooks has been
both officially chastised for his conduct and praised by criminal-justice
groups. His troubles have long been rooted in his outlandish behavior inside
the courtroom.
By Christine Hanley, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 7, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-brooks7oct07,1,1127944.story
Activists seek redress for
sex slaves
Conference attendees hope
more governments will follow the U.S.'s lead in urging Japan to offer formal
apology to Asian 'comfort women'.
By K. Connie Kang, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 6, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-women6oct06,1,5989059.story
Japanese satellite
successfully reaches lunar orbit
From the Associated Press
6:26 PM PDT, October 5,
2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-ex-japan5oct05,1,2619192.story
LAPD detective gets more
than $1 million in suit
Ya-May Christle alleged
that she was demoted after filing a complaint about a former boss.
By Stuart Silverstein, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 4, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-harass4oct04,1,6117862.story
Violet de Cristoforo, 90;
California haiku poet survived WWII internment camps
VIOLET KAZUE DE CRISTOFORO
She and her family were detained at camps in California and Arkansas. Her
experiences there inspired her to write poems, for which she recently was
honored by the National Endowment for the Arts.
By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles
Times Staff Writer
October 9, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-cristoforo9oct09,1,467185.story
Al Chang, 85; combat
photographer captured iconic images of Korean War
Army cameraman also
chronicled conflict in Vietnam and was awarded the Purple Heart.
By Adam Bernstein,
Washington Post
October 8, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-chang8oct08,1,2061684.story
Tony Gleaton aims lens at
black Mexicans
Tony Gleaton shows his
photographs of present-day descendants of African slaves brought to Mexico in
the 1500s by Spanish colonists. The exhibition "Africa's Legacy in Mexico:
The Photographs of Tony Gleaton" is at the Burns Fine Arts Center at
Loyola Marymount University through Nov. 18
His show 'Africa's Legacy
in Mexico' is on exhibit at LMU's Laband Art Gallery through Nov. 18.
By Sean Mitchell, Special
to The Times
October 8, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-gleaton8oct08,1,7848453.story
It's not easy being
'green,' Toyota says
By Martin Zimmerman, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 6, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-nutsbolts6oct06,1,5438488.story
'Lust, Caution' not only
shows skin, it gets under it
The much talked about sex
scenes that earned an NC-17 rating are an important part of the Ang Lee film's
psychology.
By Kenneth Turan, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 5, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-lust5oct05,1,7587361.story
Rockies are a good fit for
Matsui
The Japanese star
infielder had a rough introduction in New York, but he is a difference maker in
Colorado's playoff series with Philadelphia.
From the Associated Press
October 6, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-phillies6oct06,1,4031052.story
Leader of O.C.
prostitution ring gets three years
Jian Shi was sentenced to
three years in state prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to pimping.
Jian Shi of Montebello
operated an enterprise in which Chinese nationals acting as prostitutes were
offered in several cities from 10 locations.
By Jennifer Delson, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 10, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-brothel10oct10,1,1703984.story
Off-set, Ang Lee would like
some direction
The "Lust,
Caution" director has tackled English period drama, kung fu and gay cowboy
romance. Just don't ask for small talk at a dinner party.
By the Associated Press
October 8, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/celebrity/la-et-anglee08oct08,1,4415408.story
Dissent rains on Pasadena
The Rose Parade is to
include a float honoring the Beijing Games. As the date draws near, criticism
is increasing.
By David Pierson, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
October 6, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-chinarose6oct06,1,7572427.story
Thousands pay respects to
Louisiana's Sheriff Lee
The longtime Jefferson
County Parish cut an uncommon figure: a rotund, white-haired Chinese American
with a penchant for Western wear and a love of country music.
From the Associated Press
October 6, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-lee6oct06,1,3428872.story