THE APPA Newsletter
March 26, 2008
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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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
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.
Exhibition: Discovering
the Grace of Life
January 11th ~April 30th,
2008
Story of Beautiful Korean
Crafts
The Korean Cultural
Center, Los Angeles\5505 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles , Ca. 90036
January 11th ~April 30th,
2008
The Korean Cultural
Center will host the Special exhibition, Discoverong the Grace of Life. This
Exhibition will present fine Korean Traditional and Contemporary Craft Arts to
fully recognize and appreciate the wonders of Korean Culture. This show is
supported by the Korean Craft Promotion Foundation.
One Way or Another: Asian
American Art Now
February 10, 2008 - May 4,
2008
One Way or Another: Asian
American Art Now, a traveling exhibition organized by the Asia Society, brings
together seventeen artists from across the United States who challenge and
extend the category of Asian American art. The title of the exhibition, drawn
from the 1978 Blondie hit song, suggests a non-formulaic way of making or
seeing art. The artists and their works characterize the freedom to choose,
manipulate and reinvent different kinds of languages and issues, whether
formal, conceptual, or political. Together, they defy a definitive conception
of Asian American art.
The exhibition features
painting, sculpture, video and installation art by contemporary Asian American
artists whoÑwith a strong sense of being American and an acute critical
consciousness of world mattersÑgrapple with issues of self in a way that sets
them apart from their predecessors.
Curated by Melissa Chiu,
Director and Curator of Contemporary Asian Art at the Asia Society Museum in
New York, Karin Higa, Adjunct Senior Curator of Art at the Japanese American
National Museum, Los Angeles, and Susette S. Min, Assistant Professor of Asian
American Studies and Art History at the University of California, Davis.
Featured artists: Michael
Arcega, Xavier Cha, Patty Chang, Binh Danh, Mari Eastman, Ala Ebtekar, Chitra
Ganesh, Glenn Kaino, Geraldine Lau, Jiha Moon, Laurel Nakadate, Kaz Oshiro,
Anna Sew Hoy, Jean Shin, Indigo Som, Mika Tajima, and Saira Wasim.
Photograph from exhibition
installation at the Asia Society, New York, October 2006 by Eileen Costa,
Courtesy of the Asia Society.
This exhibition was
organized by Asia Society, New York with support from Altria Group, Inc., the
W.L.S. Spencer Foundation, Nimoy Foundation, and Asia Society's Contemporary
Art Council.
The Los Angeles
installation is co-presented by the Asia Society of Southern California.
Additional Support
Provided by: Ernest Y. and Kiyo Doizaki, Mariko Gordon and Hugh Cosman, Barbara
and Thomas Iino, Mitsubishi International Corporation Foundation, Kristine
Nishiyama and Barry K. Schwebs, Michael W. Oshima and Chiaki Tanaka, PhD,
Deborah Shiba and Gordon Yamate.
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
369 East First Street
Los Angeles, California
90012
phone: (213) 625-0414
fax: (213) 625-1770
janm.org
February 8 - May 11, 2008
Lotus
Moon:
The Art of Otagaki Rengetsu
Otagaki Rengetsu
(1791-1875) was a Buddhist nun, a woman of great beauty and one of JapanÕs most
celebrated artists. Admired primarily for her exquisite calligraphy, Rengetsu
was also a poet and ceramic artist, often inscribing her poems in her own
calligraphy onto ceramic vessels, a unique blending of art forms for any artist
in Japanese history.
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles
Avenue, Pasadena California 91101 [Google Map]
Hours: Wed Ð Sun:
10:00am-6:00pm
Admission: $7 for adults
$5 for
students/seniors
Free admission every 4th Friday of the month!
Parking: Free parking is
available in museum parking lot, located on corner of Los Robles and Union.
www.pacificasiamuseum.org
March 6 - July 27, 2008
Chinaman's Chance: Views
of the Chinese American Experience
The discovery of gold in
California drew unprecedented numbers of Chinese immigrants. By 1865 about
50,000 Chinese had come to ÒGolden MountainÓ to try their luck. But the winds
of fortune often blew in unexpected directions.
The majority of the
Transcontinental RailroadÕs east-bound track was built by Chinese. To conquer
the treacherous terrain, workers were often suspended from the top of cliffs to
plant explosives. It was from this dangerous task that the phrase ÒA ChinamanÕs
Chance in HellÓ was coined. Later shorten to ÒChinamanÕs Chance,Ó the phrase
unfortunately defined many immigrantsÕ experiences.
Three contemporary artists
Ð Amanda Ross-Ho, Zhi Lin and Arthur Ou Ð will examine the diverse Chinese
American experience from
the days of the Transcontinental RailroadÕs
construction to today.
Several of the artists
will be incorporating Pacific Asia Museum collections into their work, and all
draw their inspiration from the history encompassed in the museumÕs
exhibitions.
While the experience of
being of Chinese heritage and living in America is unique to each individual,
ChinamanÕs Chance: Views of the Chinese American Experience will investigate
the similarities and dissimilarities of these experiences. The experience of
the viewer will be simultaneously cerebral, physical, historical, contemporary,
foreign and universal.
Sponsored by Pasadena Art Alliance.
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles
Avenue, Pasadena California 91101 [Google Map]
Hours: Wed Ð Sun:
10:00am-6:00pm
Admission: $7 for adults
$5 for
students/seniors
Free admission every 4th Friday of the month!
Parking: Free parking is
available in museum parking lot, located on corner of Los Robles and Union.
www.pacificasiamuseum.org
March 29 One Way or
Another - Gallery Talk
1PM
Gallery talk with curator
Karin Higa and artists Kaz Oshiro and Glenn Kaino.
In conjunction with the
exhibition One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
April 5 Neglected
Legacies: Japanese American Women and Redress: Organizing the Community.
REDRESS REMEMBERED (Part
2 of 3)
2PM
Panel presentation about
the role of Japanese American women in the redress movement. Each panelist will
speak about a specific individual's contributions - Joy Morimoto on Sox
Kitashima; Sharon Yamato on Michi Weglen, and Diana Meyers Bahr on Sue Kunitomi
Embrey.
Presented in
collaboration with the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy and
Dr. Lane Hirabayashi, George & Sakaye Aratani Professor of the Japanese
American Internment, Redress and Community, Asian American Studies, UCLA.
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
April 11-17,18-20 Japan Film Festival
Visual Communications is
proud to be a supporter of the Japan Film Festival, happening April 11- 17 at
the ImaginAsian Center in Downtown Los Angeles and April 18 - 20, in Irvine, at
the Starplex Cinemas, From anime to award-winning films to Kurosawa classics,
the 2008 Japan Film Festival is a prime example of Japan's most prolific
writers and directors in a variety of genres sure to mesmerize movie-goers of
all tastes.
Among the list of feature
films to be presented are: the hit, "Hula Girls," (VC FILMFEST 2007
feature) directed by Sang-il Lee; "Yunagi City, Sakura Country," the
live action adaptation of writer Fumiyo Kono's award-winning manga "Yunagi
no machi, Sakura no kuni" directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe; "Always: Sunset
on Third Street," directed by Takashi Yamazaki; winner of the 2007 Berlin
International Film Festival's Netpac Award, Kaori Momoi's "Faces of a Fig
Tree" [Ichijiku no Kao] and many more!
For those diehard Kurosawa
fans, the Japan Film Festival will feature a retrospective of the film master,
including "The Hidden Fortress" and "Sanjuro."
Japanese animation fans
will also be able to get their fix with "Atagoal Cat's Magical
Forest" [Atagoal wa Neko no Mori]; writer Masamune Shirow's
much-anticipated "Appleseed: ExMachina"; and the just-released
"One Piece - The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in
Alabasta"; plus, a collection of never-before seen shorts from independent
animation promotion company "Anime Innovation Tokyo."
In addition to the feature
films, the 2008 Japan Film Festival has opened its doors to young filmmakers in
Japan as well as in the US to submit their films to be screened at our
independent showcase during the weeklong festival.
The Japan Film Festival
hopes to strengthen the understanding of contemporary Japanese culture within
America as well as encourage communication and the exchange of ideas between
Japan and the U.S. For tickets and more information, please visit www.jffla.org.
April 12 The Nikkei
Experience: Curtiss Takada Rooks on Hapa Issues
2PM
In September 2007, Hapa
Issues Forum bid its final farewell. This program seeks to explore Nikkei
identity through the lens and lives of multiracial Japanese Americans.
Presented by DiscoverNikkei.org
with the generous support of The Nippon Foundation.
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
April 13, 2008 Vietnamese
Cinema 4 Symposium on Filmmaking: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Discussion with nine Asian
Americans in the film industry and the screening of three short films.
Sunday, 2:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Northwest Auditorium
(on Charles Young Drive
West, near Deneve Drive)
UCLA Campus
Los Angeles, CA 90095
The distinguished guest
panelists include: Timothy Linh Bui (Writer/Director/Producer, ÒPowder BlueÓ,
ÒGreen DragonÓ), Elyse Dinh (Actress, ÒGreen DragonÓ, ÒRunning in Tall
GrassesÓ), Abraham Ferrer (Exhibitions Director, Visual Communications),
Stephane Gauger (Writer/Director/Producer, ÒOwl and the SparrowÓ), Elisabeth
Huynh (Fox Film Acquisitions), David Ngo (Director, ÒThe Queen from Virginia:
The Jackie Bong Wright StoryÓ), Ham Tran (Writer/Director/Producer, ÒJourney
from the FallÓ), Bao Tranchi (Costume Designer, ÒJourney from the FallÓ,
ÒAmerica's Next Top ModelÓ Cycle 7, ÒCharlieÕs AngelsÓ), and Christopher Wong
(Composer, ÒJourney from the FallÓ, ÒThe RebelÓ).
Screenings of three short
films: "Break-up Therapy" by David Ngo, "Oh Mommy!"
by Jenni Trang Le, and "Spray It, Don't Say It" by Tuan Andrew
Nguyen.
This program is an
alternate-year offering of the Vietnamese International Film Festival.
Cost: Free and open to the
public.
Special Instructions
Parking at UCLA costs $8.
For more information
please contact
Barbara Gaerlan
Tel:
310-206-9163
cseas@international.ucla.edu
www.international.ucla.edu/cseas/
Sponsor(s): Center
for Southeast Asian Studies, UCLA Vietnamese Language and Culture
and the Vietnamese American Arts and Letters Association.
April 19,20 he 2008 Cherry
Blossom Festival Committee and the City of Monterey Park are pleased to present
the 11th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival on
April 19 & 20, 2008 at Barnes Park, located at 350 S. McPherrin
Avenue; Monterey Park, CA. Entry to the Festival is FREE.
Planned and coordinated by
community volunteers, the Cherry Blossom Festival strives to provide a cultural
arts event that offers a forum for learning, entertainment, fun, and support of
community.
So take the time to see,
hear, and taste a bit of the Japanese and Japanese American culture through a first-hand experience of watching
traditional Japanese dancing, hearing the resounding beats of the taiko drums,
observing the mastery and various skills of martial arts, participating in the
ancient art of the tea ceremony, or buying hand-made crafts or food with an
Asian flair. Other highlights of the Festival include games & crafts for
children, and numerous cultural displays.
Civic Center: 320
West Newmark Avenue
Barnes Park: 350 S.
McPherrin Avenue (directly behind Civic Center)
http://www.ci.monterey-park.ca.us/home/index.asp?page=812
April 20 The Okinawan
Association Performing Arts Committee presents UTAYABIRA WUDUYABIRA in the
James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive.
2PM
Tickets are
$15. Call the Theatre Box Office at 310.781.7171.
Traditional Okinawan
instruments will be featured in this evening of music and dance.
Box Office hours are
from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Tickets may be
purchased over the phone (using a credit card) by calling 310.781.7171, or in
person at the Theatre Box Office. All persons entering the Theatre must
have a ticket. All ticket sales are final and cannot be exchanged or
refunded. ALL EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY PRESENTERS
Torrance Cultural
Arts Center
3330 Civic Center
Drive
Torrance, CA 90503
Sunday, April 20, 2008
2:30pm
SUSHIMASTERS
Los Angeles Regional
Competition
Mark you calendars! Join
us for a spectacular afternoon of unforgettable taste sensations and culinary
virtuosity as top Southern California sushi chefs compete for the regional
title in the first Los Angeles SushiMasters competition. Think Iron Chef,
sushi-style!!
The live competition on
the Aratani/Japan America Theatre stage will be followed by a tasting of
gourmet delights with complimentary Japanese beer and sake on the JACCC Plaza.
This event is brought to
you by JACCC and The California Rice Commission.
Aratani/Japan America
Theatre
$65 general admission, $75
reserved seating
Tickets include
complimentary tasting & sampling after the competition
For more information call
(213) 628-2725
Charge by phone (213)
680-3700
Box Office Hours:
Monday-Friday,12-5pm
Watch video clip (coming
soon)
www.sushimasters.com
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
April 24 Asian New Media
7:30PM
Film
screening and panel discussion featuring time-based and media artists. Contact
Peter Mays at Gallery 825, peter@laaa.org, or 310.652.8272.
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
April 26, 27 Bunka-Sai
Japanese Festival
Torrance Cultural Arts
Center, 3330 Civic Center Drive N.
Contact Hazel Taniguchi
310-328-1238
April 26, 2008 Ten Years
After: Reformasi & New Social Movements in Indonesia, 1998-2008
U.C. Berkeley / UCLA Joint
Conference on Southeast Asian Studies
Saturday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
U.C. Berkeley campus
Berkeley, CA 04720
In May 1998, following months
of protests, and triggered by the outbreak of rioting in IndonesiaÕs major
cities, the authoritarian New Order regime of President Suharto collapsed after
more than thirty years in power. Since these tumultuous events took place,
Indonesia has experienced profound change at many levels in society, often at a
rapid pace. As the tenth anniversary of the fall of the New Order
approaches, the Center for Southeast Asia Studies at UC Berkeley and the Center
for Southeast Asian Studies at UCLA will hold a joint conference that will
examine the new forces for change that have emerged in Indonesia over this past
decade and the transformations that have occurred, while also reflecting upon
the New Order and its legacies.
This is a two-day
conference, Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26, 2008.
Cost: Free and open to the
public.
For more information
please contact
Barbara Gaerlan
Tel:
310-206-9163
cseas@berkeley.edu
ias.berkeley.edu/cseas/
Sponsor(s): Center
for Southeast Asian Studies, U.C. Berkeley Center for Southeast Asia
Studies
April 26, 27 Welcome to
the 13th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, the countryÕs largest
celebration of the written word.
For one weekend in April,
people who love books will gather with people who love to write, publish and
sell books. And, thereÕs nothing like it anywhere.
0. 140,000 attendees
0. 450+ authors
0. 300+ exhibitors
0. 900+ volunteers
0. 100+ author panels
0. 6 outdoor stages
0. 2 childrenÕs areas
For more literary fun and
surprises, join us on Friday, April 25 for the 28th Annual Los Angeles Times
Book Prizes. This special evening will honor some of the finest books of 2007
and their writers, and kicks off the Festival of Books on Friday, April 25. For
more information, click here.
DonÕt miss the next
exciting chapters of two extraordinary 2008 literary events Ñ the Los Angeles
Times Festival of Books and the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes.
Los Angeles Times
FESTIVAL OF BOOKS at a Glance
IN ASSOCIATION WITH UCLA¨
Saturday, April 26 ¥ 10 am
to 6 pm
Sunday, April 27 ¥ 10 am
to 5 pm
UCLA Main Campus
Admission to the Festival
of Books is free. Parking is $8.
http://www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofbooks/
39th Annual Manzanar
Pilgrimage, April 26, 2008
The 39th Annual Manzanar
Pilgrimage is scheduled for April 26, 2008, at the Manzanar National Historic
Site, beginning at noon. The popular Manzanar At Dusk program begins at 4:30 PM
(venue to be announced at a later date).
http://www.manzanarcommittee.org/pilgrimages/manz2008/2008flyer.pdf
Wednesday, May 7 and
Thursday, May 8, 2008
LOS ANGELES ASIAN PACIFIC
FILM FESTIVAL
A Visual Communications
Production
24th Edition
May 1-8, 2008
Wednesday, May 7 - Film
screening at Aratani/Japan America Theatre
Thursday, May 8 - Closing
Night & Awards Ceremony at Aratani/Japan America Theatre
Visual Communications will
present the 24th edition of The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, May 1-8, 2008, at the Directors Guild of America,
Laemmle's Sunset 5 Theatre, and Aratani/Japan America Theatre, among others.
The Film Festival will include the latest new works by established and emerging
filmmakers and video artists; a slate of provocative and highly entertaining
feature-length productions showcasing the talents of Asian American acting and
producing talents; new works by Asian international artists; and filmmaker
seminars, panel discussions and symposiums on topics relevant to Asian Pacific
cinema.
The Film Festival once
again is proud to present two of its most prestigious events at the
Aratani/Japan America Theatre, host venue to the 1st Festival back in 1983. On
Wednesday, May 7, the Film Festival continues and expands its commitment to
nurture and promote new Asian Pacific American filmmaking talent through the
World Premiere screening of works by Visual Communications' 2008 Armed with
Camera Fellowship. Then be sure to
join us on Thursday, May 8 as the Film Festival presents the annual Filmmaker
Awards for feature-length and short
films, and Festival Audience Awards for favorite feature-length narrative and documentary film, to be
allowed by the local premiere of the Closing Night feature and Reception.
For complete program and
ticket information call Visual Communications at
(213) 680-4462 x. 59
beginning April 2008 or visit www.vconline.org
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, May 10, 2008 3pm
THE COLBURN DANCE
INSTITUTE SPRING CONCERT
The annual Colburn Dance
Institute Spring Concert will be performed for the first time at the
Aratani/japan America Theatre. Featuring a combination of classical and
contemporary choreography, the students of the Professional Training Program will
showcase the work of Jiř’ Kyli‡n, George Balanchine and Marius Petipa
amongst others.
Aratani/Japan America
Theatre
Admission Free
Reservations required
Call the Colburn Box
Office at (213) 621-1050
Saturday and Sunday, May
17-18, 2008
LITTLE TOKYO FUNFEST
DAY ONE: Saturday, May 17,
10-4pm
JACCC Plaza, Center
Building, & San Pedro Street
Admission Free
Day one of Little Tokyo
Funfest kicks off with JACCC'S Asian Pacific Arts & Crafts Faire, the 10th
Annual San Tai San Youth Basketball Tournament and Nikkei Community Day.
10th Annual San Tai San
Youth Basketball Tournament
For girls and boys ages
7-12 years old
For information and online registration go to http://reccenter.ltsc.org
Come out to play ball on
the streets of Little Tokyo! Children ages 7-12 are invited to register teams
for our outdoor 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament. All teams play at least 2 games
and everyone gets a goodie bag, t-shirt, and tournament raffle ticket.
2nd Annual Nikkei
Community Day
Sponsored by Ties That
Bind
Japanese and Japanese
Americans from all over the Greater L.A. Area come together for an amazing
festival of Nikkei heritage and culture. Join community leaders as they share
their ideas on "The State and Future of the Nikkei Community," visit
community information booths, watch performances on stage and participate in
workshops.
DAY TWO: Saturday, May 17,
10-4pm
25TH ANNIVERSARY
CHILDREN'S DAY CELEBRATION
JACCC Plaza, Center
Building, & San Pedro Street
Admission Free
Day two continues with our
Asian Pacific Arts & Crafts Faire, with live entertainment, craft vendors,
delicious food, and childrens' crafts and games. along with our annual Chibi-K:
Kids for Kids Fun Run and Cultural Discovery Workshops.
Chibi-K: Kids for Kids Fun
Run (Rain or Shine!)
For children ages 4 to 12
years
Everyone is invited to
participate in this fun run through the streets of Little Tokyo. Registration
includes a Chibi-K Run T-shirt, and goodie bag.
Online registration for
Chibi-K (coming soon)
For schedule and phone
registration contact Jessie Kikuchi at (213) 628-2725 x142
Cultural Discovery
Workshops, 11-3pm
Workshops for the entire
family! Led by local artists and professionals, these hands-on workshops are a
unique opportunity for parents and children to experience a variety of cultural
traditions all in one day! A perfect event for the whole family!
Online registration for
Cultural Workshops (coming soon)
For schedule and phone
registration contact Jessie Kikuchi at (213) 628-2725 x142
Saturday, May 24 - Sunday,
June 29
AJA 22nd ANNIVERSARY
AJA XXII marks the 22nd
year of the JACCC s annual spotlight on contemporary art.
Activating and
manipulating the space of the Doizaki Gallery and the JACCC Plaza marks the
return of award-winning landscape architect Calvin Abe to the Artist of
Japanese Ancestry (AJA) series for the second time.
Honed by his many years of
experience, Abe's exciting new installation piece titled Shreddings Part
III: Defuragu is an innovative look
into our current eco-system. This visually powerful and interactive
installation promises to take gallery-goers on an introspective journey.
George J. Doizaki Gallery
and JACCC Plaza
Admission Free
Gallery Hours: Tues-Fri,
12-5pm, Sat-Sun 11-4pm, or by appt. Closed Mondays and Holidays
For information or to
schedule an appointment beyond normal gallery hours contact
Gavin Kelley at (213)
628-2725 x.133 or kelley@jaccc.org
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
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Anniversary Dinner
The Japanese American
Cultural & Community Center cordially invites you to attend its 28th
Anniversary Celebration and Awards Dinner. Sunday June 1, 2008, at the Omni
Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. We will be honoring Councilperson Jan Perry and
Media News Anchors Frank Buckley, Rob Fukuzaki, Susan Hirasuna, David Ono, and
Gordon Tokumatsu.
For ticket and sponsorship
information call (213) 680-2725.
Saturday, June 7, 8pm
ASIA AMERICA SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
Japanese national treasure
Sadao Watanabe returns in a very special appearance with the full Asia Symphony
Orchestra. Also featured in the program will be Beethoven's Symphony #6 in F
Major "Pastorale" and the World Debut of "Dolores Del
Carmen" for Spanish guitar and Orchestra composed by music director David
Benoit.
Aratani/Japan America
Theatre
$75 VIP with reception
/$50 Premiere tickets/ $35 general admission
For more information call
(213) 628-2725
Charge by phone (213)
680-3700
Box Office Hours:
Monday-Friday,12-5pm
Buy tickets online (coming
soon)
Sunday, June 29, 1pm
Special film screening and
Aurora Borealis Photography Show
AURORA FOUNDATION
FUNDRAISER FILM SCREENING
The Aurora Foundation will
hold a special screening of the film Bizan (2007)
directed by Isshin Inudou.
Based on the novel by Masashi Sada the film starts
Nanako Matsushima, most
known for her leading role in The Ring. Set in Tokushima, Bizan
tells a universal story of familial love and emotional healing with lots of
local flavor.
Aratani/Japan America
Theatre
For ticket prices,
tickets, and information contact the Aurora Japanese
Language Scholarship
Foundation at (323) 882-6545
Saturday, June 21
A benefit concert for the
Theatre
SOUNDS & VOICES OF
J-TOWN
Save the date for this
benefit concert celebrating the Aratani/Japan America Theatre. Bringing
together extraordinary talent from the API community, featured artists include
acclaimed Jennifer Paz (Flower Drum Song & Miss Saigon), a rare
in-concert performance by Mariko Nishizu, and compelling poet/activist Traci
Kato Kiriyama.
These artists and other
special guests honor the main stage that has been home to
Asian Pacific Islander
performing artists for over 25 years. There will be a post performance
reception following the concert.
Proceeds from the concert
will go towards theatre equipment upgrades.
Aratani/Japan America
Theatre
Special VIP Seating $100*
$50 orchestra, $45 balcony
*(tax deductible to the
extent permitted by law)
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
See LA Library
DiverseCity events at http://www.lapl.org/kidspath/events/diversecity/index.html
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This Weekend (and earlier/later)
March 29 Southwest
Chamber Orchestra: Music Unwrapped
2PM
FREE!
Enjoy new
quartet music from Southeast Asia juxtaposed with the exciting Mozart Hunt
Quartet. Part of a three-year cultural exchange project between Southwest
Chamber Music Orchestra and the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh,
Cambodia and the Hanoi National Conservatory in Vietnam.
Visit their website
In conjunction with the
exhibition One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now
JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
March 29 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
March 29 He HawaiÕI Au a
Mauboa HoÕike 2008
7PM, Doors open at 6;30
Marsee Auditorium, El
Camino College, Torrance, CA
Tickets $15 presale, $20
at the door, Parking is $2
For tickets call
310-62801547
March 30 NIHONMACHI: The Place to Be
Sunday, 2008 2pm
The Grateful
Crane Ensemble returns for a special benefit for the Little Tokyo Koban and
Visitor Center. This musical journey will take you back through time to the
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 take him to a J-Town the way it used to be.
Written by Soji
Kashiwagi
Aratani/Japan America Theatre
$35 orchestra, $30 balcony
For more information call (213) 628-2725
Charge by phone (213) 680-3700
Box Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 12-5pm
There will be a post-performance manju/mochi reception on the
JACCC Plaza, sponsored by Brian Kito, Fugetsu-do.
Last
weekend (or so) I went to:
Resources:
LACMA
calendar:
http://www.lacma.org/events/Calendar.aspx
UCLA
Asia Institute calendar:
http://www.international.ucla.edu/asia/events/index.asp?action=monthview
Japanese
American National Museum
Chinese
American Museum
http://camla.org/events/calendar.htm
Korean
Cultural Center
http://www.kccla.org/html/calendar.asp
Japanese
American Community Cultural Center
Pacifica
Asian Museum
http://www.pacificasiamuseum.org/calendar/whatsnew.htm
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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.
Tibet's anguish felt by
expatriates
Southland Tibetans join
global protests against the Chinese crackdown.
By Teresa Watanabe, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
March 23, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tibet23mar23,0,1267017.story?page=1
Taiko enthusiasts drum up
a message of faith for Easter
The centuries-old Japanese
musical form helps Christians celebrate Easter and other religious events. It
also expresses cultural values.
By K. Connie Kang, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
9:19 PM PDT, March 22,
2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-taiko23mar23,1,5869459.story?page=1
NEWS ANALYSIS
Obama's life of striking
contrasts
In his life and his
memoir, the Democratic presidential candidate's views on race have been shaped
as distinct from those of more-militant associates.
By Peter Wallsten, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
March 24, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama24mar24,1,2145693.story?page=1
The L.A. 'village' that
raised Hillary Clinton's mother
The girl who became
Dorothy Rodham grew up -- too fast -- in Alhambra, too fast. Perhaps you've
heard of her daughter.
By Joe Mathews, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
March 23, 2008
Emerging Voices Concert is
about getting along
By Rachel Levin
March 20, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/valley/la-gd-perf20mar20,1,750934.story
Animal Planet treads risky
waters
Aiming to show its hard
edge, a network crew follows anti-whaling activists in 'Whale Wars.'
By David Bauder,
Associated Press
March 24, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-animal24mar24,1,7264478.story
REVIEWS
'Nana' and 'Fighting for
Life'
Los Angeles Times Staff
Writers
March 20, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/reviews/la-et-2capsules-21mar21,1,5176498.story
Engineer sentenced to 24
years in China conspiracy case
A federal judge says Chi
Mak, 67, of Downey betrayed the U.S. by conspiring to export sensitive military
technology.
By H.G. Reza, Los Angeles
Times Staff Writer
March 25, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/orange/la-me-chimak25mar25,1,3378176.story
Dalai Lama's threat shakes
Buddhism
If he quit as political
leader but still headed the faith, it would go against his religion's
centuries-old tenet of church-state unity.
By Ching-Ching Ni, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
March 26, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-dalai26mar26,1,1572034.story
Beijing simmering over
'the Egg'
The lavish new National
Center for the Performing Arts is considered odd-looking and tickets are too
pricey for many here.
By Barbara Demick, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
March 24, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-egg24mar24,0,6318152.story?page=1
Talking about race: Um,
you first
Obama's speech called for
a conversation that not everyone wants.
By Stephanie Simon and
Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
March 23, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-divide23mar23,1,7059773.story?page=1
Jaguar's passage to India
A pending deal will
transfer the celebrated brand's ownership from one former British colony to
another.
By Kim Murphy and Henry
Chu, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
March 22, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fi-jaguar22mar22,1,563648.story?page=1
CULTURE MIX
Chan and Chana are made
for each other
Their names are alike, but
Chan and Chana's differences are what fuel their music.
By Agustin Gurza, Los
Angeles Times Staff Writer
March 22, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-culture22mar22,1,2696503.story
A SECOND LOOK
Ang Lee's powerful 'Ice
Storm'
The director's take on
1970s America broke new ground for the versatile director.
By Dennis Lim, Special to
The Times
March 16, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/homeentertainment/la-ca-secondlook16mar16,1,2075582.story