THE APPA Newsletter
Jan 8 , 2008
See This Weekend
Welcome back!
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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Back issues of the
newsletter for all of 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 are
available at http://www.ikemi.info/APPA/newsletters.html
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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Please send in
information on cultural events and news items to dkikemi@pacbell.net or dkikemi@mac.com . Thanks to those who have.
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
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
*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.
January 6 Ð February 24,
2008
10TH Annual SHIKISHI
Exhibition
One of the most interesting
and popular annual exhibitions in Los Angeles returns to mark its 10th year.
The exhibition is open to anyone with a creative spark who looks to express
their hopes for the New Year through the shikishi. This year's exhibit
continues to showcase shikishi signed by dignitaries, and will feature art work
based on this yearÕs theme Hatsu Mukashi (FirstÐLong Ago) as well as references
to the Year of the Rat, the animal which sits atop the 12-year Lunar Calendar
cycle.
George J. Doizaki
Gallery/ North Gallery Free Admission
George J. Doizaki Gallery
Hours Tuesday Ð Friday 12noon to 5pm Saturday & Sunday 11am to 4pm Closed
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
Honoring Director Kang Je
Gyu
2008 USC Korean Film
Festival
Saturday, January 19,
2008
3:30 PM - 9:30 PM
USC Norris
Theater
Los Angeles, CA
Schedule
|
3:30-5:30 PM |
First Screening: Shiri |
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5:30-6:30 PM |
Q&A |
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6:30-7:30 PM |
Reception |
|
7:30-9:30 PM |
Second Screening: Tae
Guk Gi |
At a time when
Hollywood pressed for unlimited access to the Korean film market and the local
film industry feared its imminent collapse, Director Kang released Shiri
(Swiri), South Korea's first blockbuster film. The epic Tae Guk Gi: The
Brotherhood of War attracted over 11 million viewers and was chosen as South
Korea's entry to the 2004 Academy Awards for best foreign film.
Join us as we view these
two cinematic works and honor Director Kang.
Panel Discussion
Panelist: Kang Je Gyu and
David James
Moderator: Kyung Moon Hwang
Shiri (1999), 120 min,
35mm
Cast: Choi Min-sik, Han Suk-kyu, Song Kang-ho, Kim Yun-jin
The
film's prologue begins in 1992, at a training camp for assassins in the North
Korean countryside. Using live ammunition and live targets, one soldier proves
herself to be a superior killing machine, a young woman named Lee Bang-hee, who
is promptly shipped off by her superior, Park (Choi) to take out political and
military targets in South Korea.
Fast forward a few years later and
Bang-hee is still on the loose in South Korea, and the South Korean agents on
her tail are Ryu (Han) and his partner Lee (Song). Unfortunately, Bang-hee's
identity remains a mystery, since she has undergone plastic surgery to change
her appearance.
Tae Guk Gi (2004), 140
min, 35mm
Cast: Jang Dong-kun, Won Bin, Lee Eun-ju
In 1950, in
South Korea, the shoe-shiner Jin-tae Lee (Jang) and his eighteen years old
student brother Jin-seok Lee (Won) form a poor but happy family with their
mother, Jin-tae's fiancŽ Young-shin Kim (Lee) and her young sisters. Jin-tae
and his mother are tough workers, who sacrifice themselves to send Jin-seok to
the university. When North Korea invades the South, the family escapes to a
relative's house in the country, but along their journey, Jin-seok is forced to
join the army to fight in the front, and Jin-tae enlists too to protect his
younger brother. The commander promises Jin-tae that if he gets a medal he
would release his brother, and Jin-tae becomes the braver soldier in the
company. Along the bloody war between brothers, the relationship of Jin-seok
with his older brother deteriorates leading to a dramatic and tragic end.
Presented by the USC
Korean Studies Institute, School of Cinematic Arts, East Asian Studies Center,
East Asian Languages & Cultures Department, Korean Heritage Library, Center
for International Studies, Visual Studies Graduate Certificate Program, Asian
Pacific American Student Services, Korean Cultural Center, and the Korean Film
Council.
Cost: Free
Special Instructions
Open to the public.
Please RSVP to easrsvp@usc.edu
Saturday January 19
2008 12:40pm
Hana no Kai
HisamiWakayagi with
Guest Artists from Japan Wakayagi Kikosaemon and Wakayagi Sanjyuro
Special Guest Keiko
Yonamine and her Okinawa group
This concert offers a
rare opportunity to experience Japanese traditional dance and Okinawa dance as
Mme.Wakayagi reprises ÒShizuhatabiÓ from her triumphant performance at the
National Theater of Japan this past October. Special guest artist Keiko
Yonamine and her colorful troupe will showcase the beauty and grace of Okinawa
Ryu-kyu dance.
Aratani/Japan America
Theatre $35 General Admission
Aratani/Japan America
Theatre $20 General Admission $15 JACCC Members, Seniors and Students
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
Saturday,
January 19, 2008
Unfinished
Business by Steven Okazaki
REDRESS
REMEMBERED
2PM
(Part 1
of 2)
Screening
of Academy Award nominated documentary about coram nobis cases. Special tour of
Common Ground with
Prof. Mitch Maki to follow.
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
369 East First Street
Los Angeles,
California 90012
phone: (213) 625-0414
fax: (213) 625-1770
Southern California Slack Key Festival
Sunday, January 20,
2008
3:00 PM
Redondo
Beach Performing Arts Center
1935 Manhattan Beach
Blvd
Redondo Beach,
California 90278
We are kicking off
the New Year 2008 with the Southern California Slack Key Festival - featuring
some of the most respected names in traditional and modern Hawaiian guitar
music, the musicians roster is nothing short of a who's who of slack key today,
all on one stage for the first time ever in Southern California!
Doors open at 2:00pm
- come enjoy delicious Hawaiian food, browse Hawaiian themed crafts featuring
local vendors and enter an opportunity drawing for awesome prizes!
Join us the night before the show for a
special pre-concert reception
An All-Star Hawaiian
Guitar Music Concert Featuring:
Rev. Dennis Kamakahi
Ozzie Kotani
George Kahumoku, Jr
Cyril Pahinui
Owana Salazar
Jeff Peterson
Jim ÒKimoÓWest
Makana
Steven Espaniola
HOMEPAGE
http://www.socalslackkeyfest.com/
Saturday,
January 26, 2008
Little
Tokyo Walking Tour
10:15AM-12:15PM
Relive
history, learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents. $8
Members; $13 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes
and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
369 East First Street
Los Angeles,
California 90012
phone: (213) 625-0414
fax: (213) 625-1770
www.janm.org
Sunday January 27, 2008
9am
4th Annual Kyokushin
Karate U.S. Weight Category Karate Championship Competitors from ten countries
come to represent the diversity and spirit of Kyokushin Karate. Competition
opens with (Kata) to Knockdown Fighting (Kumite) leading up to the all weight
category finals. For information contact Kyokushin Karate L.A Branch at www.kyokushinkaratela.com
or call (877) 662-7947
Aratani/Japan America
Theatre $40 VIP, $20 General Admission
Aratani/Japan America
Theatre $20 General Admission $15 JACCC Members, Seniors and Students
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
Feb 9 Golden Dragon
Parade
Broadway and Hill
Streets, 2-5PM
http://www.lagoldendragonparade.com/
http://www.lagoldendragonparade.com/event_pdfs/ParadeFlyer.pdf
Feb 10 30th Annual
Los Angeles Chinatown Firecracker 5k/10k
Run
Kiddie Run / Fun Walk
Los Angeles Chinatown
5:00AM -
Course, sound system & vendor booth set up; volunteer check-in
6:00AM -
Race day (late) registration and bib pick-up (ends when your event begins)
7:00AM - Pre-Race
activities
7:15AM -
Official Welcome
- 7:30AM -
Opening Ceremonies
- 7:30AM -
National Anthem 7:45AM - Lion Dancers perfom
- 7:50AM -
Lighting of 100,000 firecrackers to chase away evil spirits and signal runners
to be in place.
8:00AM - 5K
Firecracker Run & 5k Walk start
8:30AM - 10K
Run start
9:00AM - 5K
Awards Presentation
9:30AM - 10K
Run Awards Presentation
9:45AM
- "Longo Toyota-Scion-Lexus" Kiddie Run start
http://www.firecracker10k.org/
February 16 2008
Award-winning taiko virtuoso Shuichi Hidano celebrates his 20th anniversary as
a taiko artist with his first concert in Los Angeles. Hidano has captivated
audiences in over 20 countries with his innovative approach to rhythm and
dynamic beats.
Some of LAÕs premier
jazz, Latin, and rock studio musicians along with special guests on koto and
shamisen join Hidano as well as a 30-member group from the Taiko Center of Los
Angeles.
Saturday 8pm Aratani/Japan America Theatre
$25 General Admission
$22 JACCC Members
For more information,
call (626) 307-3839
Chinese Cultural Night
Presented by Chinese
Cultural Dance Club
Thursday, February 21,
2008
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Fowler Museum
Los Angeles, CA 90095
The Chinese Cultural Dance
Club presents dance from Mongolia, Tibet, and the Dai minority, as well as more
contemporary works of modern Chinese choreographers. A dance workshop follows
the performance. This event will be held outdoors. Light refreshments will be
served.
Cost: Free
Tel: 310-206-0306
www.fowler.ucla.edu
See LA Library
DiverseCity events at http://www.lapl.org/kidspath/events/diversecity/index.html
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This Weekend (and earlier/later)
GIANT ROBOT BIENNALE: 50 Issues
November
3, 2007 - January 13, 2008
In
celebration of its 50th issue and in collaboration with the Museum, the
pop-culture magazine Giant Robot has assembled works by ten cutting-edge artists from around the
country. Janm.org
Saturday, January 12,
2008
Giant Robot Artist
Roundtable
Free with museum
admission 2PM
Join the artists of
Giant Robot Biennale: 50 Issues for a roundtable discussion moderated by Eric
Nakamura. Light refreshments will be served following the program.
This event is
sponsored by Imprint Culture Lab.
In conjunction with the
exhibition Giant Robot Biennale: 50 Issues
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
369 East First Street
Los Angeles, California
90012
phone: (213) 625-0414
fax: (213) 625-1770
Sunday, January 13,
2008
Teens of Contemporary
Art (TOCA)
3-5PM
FREE, no reservations
required
Teens are invited to
explore art and materials at MOCA's ©Murakami and the National Museum's Giant
Robot Biennale: 50 Issues, then try their own hand at painting and
silkscreening.
For additional
information on TOCA, call 213.633.5310 or email dgray@moca.org.
In conjunction with
the exhibition Giant Robot Biennale: 50 Issues and ©Murakami at MOCA's Geffen
Contemporary.
In conjunction with the
exhibition Giant Robot Biennale: 50 Issues
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
369 East First Street
Los Angeles, California
90012
phone: (213) 625-0414
fax: (213) 625-1770
Wednesday
January 16 2008 7pm
Hogaku First time in
the US!
New Sounds from Japan
Wariki and Goto & Obama
This group of
innovative emerging artists from Japan transcends time and place to lead the
audience on a journey back to the roots of Japanese music and push the
restraints of their traditional training to present an energetic musical
exploration.
Aratani/Japan America
Theatre $20 General Admission $15 JACCC Members, Seniors and Students
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
Last
weekend (or so) I went to:
I
was sick so I stayed home. However, on Jan 1 I did attend the Japanese new year
festival at Weller Court in Little Tokyo.
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Links to selected
articles from the LA Times. To actually access the articles, you may have to
sign up for a free account.
Asian Americans form
chamber of commerce
By Teresa Watanabe, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
January 9, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-asian9jan09,1,3429719.story
Dr. P.K. Sethi, 80; helped
create prosthetic leg culturally appropriate for India
By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
January 9, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-me-sethi9jan09,1,5109563.story
Ties to Falun Gong add
controversy to the Chinese New Year Spectacular
MAGICAL JOURNEY: The "Chinese New Year Spectacular" comes
to the Nokia Theatre Jan. 18, 19 and 20.
By Diane Haithman, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
January 7, 2008
TRENDS
The past is alive in 2008
By David A. Keeps, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
January 3, 2008
BOOK REVIEW
'Diamonds, Gold and War'
by Martin Meredith
The making of South
Africa.
By Martin Rubin, Special
to The Times
January 1, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-book1jan01,1,6839977.story?ctrack=6&cset=true
Norton Simon Museum makes
room for Hindu gods
The museum, known for
its European and South Asian works, branches out and displays a wood wall
featuring scenes of Hindu lore.
By Suzanne Muchnic, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
January 2, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-krishna2jan02,1,202690.story?ctrack=7&cset=true
Refrigerator door maker
finds an entry into China
A Sylmar glass company
has acquired a Chinese firm and sees a wide-open opportunity in that nation's
supermarkets.
By Don Lee, Los Angeles
Times Staff Writer
January 2, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-chinaglass2jan02,1,7809256.story?ctrack=8&cset=true
TIMES HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN
Center seeks peaceful
resolution of conflicts
By Shazia Haq, Los Angeles
Times Staff Writer
January 1, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-holiday1jan01,1,7220500.story
BRITAIN
Shining a light on black
London
The city's
long-hidden African and Caribbean cultures emerge. Ride a minibus and
appreciate the sacrifice, the music, the past.
By Sandra Jackson-Opoku,
Special to The Los Angeles Times
December 27, 2007
http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-blacklondon30dec30
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
Mosque designs frame
divide between modern, traditional
Architects are caught
in a widening divide between religious traditionalism and modern innovation.
Add to that the political and community pressures.
By Christopher Hawthorne,
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
December 29, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-mosques29dec29,1,136001.story
A downtown showcase for
the Asian film scene
By -- Mindy.Farabee
@latimes.com
December 27, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-gd-movies27dec27,1,2291619.story
New milestones on the Silk
Road
The ancient trade route
is still bustling as human and financial capital move between East and West.
By Dominic Barton,
Financial Times
December 24, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-ft-silkroad24dec24,1,6252410.story
'Boy' next door still a
sweetie
On a block in the San
Fernando Valley, a 90-year-old plays paperboy to his elderly neighbor.
January 6, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lopez6jan06,1,1991354.column
Museums
January 6, 2008
Reviews by Christopher
Knight (C.K.), Holly Myers (H.M.) and David Pagel (D.P.). Compiled by Grace
Krilanovich.
Openings
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-list-museums6jan06,1,2353902.story
Director of 'One Missed
Call'
Eric Valette talks
about why he remade the Japanese horror film.
By Cristy Lytal, Special
to The Times
January 4, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-defend4jan04,1,5266025.story
Here's how Japan's brews
stack up
January 2, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/food/la-fo-beerside2jan02,1,3198981.story
MICROBREWS
Tapping into Japanese
craft beers
The small brewery
movement is young in Japan, and its distinctive bottlings are worth seeking
out.
By Charles Perry, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
January 2, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/valley/la-fo-japanesebeer2jan02,1,5365047.story
War puts 1942 Rose Bowl in
a different time zone
December 31, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-crowe31dec31,1,2898458.column
Dr. Mitsuo Inouye, 82;
helped U.S. survivors of atomic blasts
By Elaine Woo, Los Angeles
Times Staff Writer
December 28, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-inouye28dec28,1,4225559.story
China shows caution on
executions
Facing pressure before
the Olympics, Beijing's policy is to 'kill fewer, kill carefully.' Activists
urge more legal reforms.
By John M. Glionna, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
January 6, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-chinadeath6jan06,1,7235759.story
STUDY LANGUAGE ABROAD
| ASIA
Learning Chinese a
humbling experience
How do you say, 'I'm
lost'? Mastery of Mandarin eludes our intrepid writer but she enjoys a rich
experience studying in Beijing.
By Susan Spano, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
January 4, 2008
http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-chinese6jan06
O.C. official 'insulted'
by letter from Chinese government
Supervisors' chairman
Norby is asked not to recognize upcoming events backed by Falun Gong
supporters.
By Christian Berthelsen,
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-letters3jan03,1,7407935.story
New Chinese limits on
online video could affect foreign websites
Regulations bar certain
content; providers must be state-controlled.
From the Associated Press
January 4, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-chinavid4jan04,1,1877589.story
COLUMN ONE
A voice for rural women of
China
Fervent activist and
magazine editor Xie Lihua aims to convince maltreated wives and daughters that
they are men's equals.
By John M. Glionna, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
January 2, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-women2jan02,1,3436981.story
NOTES ON A SEASON
Actresses make the most of
it
Movies gave them few
great opportunities. Still, they gave strong performances and are earning
appreciation.
By Pete Hammond, Special
to The Times
January 2, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-en-hammond2jan02,1,1627097.story
Cost puts damper on this
Olympic event
For many Americans with
adopted Chinese children, dreams of a visit during the Games in Beijing prove
too pricey.
By Mark Magnier, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
January 2, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-olympics2jan02,1,666064.story