THE APPA Newsletter
April 29, 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
(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
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
Pacifika:
Young Perspectives on Pacific Island Art
May
1 through August 24, 2008
The
first in a series of experimental, community-driven exhibits; Pacifika:
Young Perspectives on Pacific Island Art explores the arts, cultures, and traditions of the people of the
Pacific Islands now living in Southern California. Issues regarding migration,
ceremonial tattooing, costumes and adornments will be explored through
interpretive materials created by students of Carson High SchoolÕs Pacific
Islanders Club and UCLAÕs Pacific Islands Student Association (PISA).
Contemporary
objects such as costumes Ð created and worn by students during dance
performances and competitions Ð will be displayed alongside traditional
examples from Pacific Asia MuseumÕs collection. For example, a 19th century
Hawaiian necklace (lei niho palaoa),
exquisitely created by a master craftsman (kahuna), will be juxtaposed with a 21st century necklace
made from unconventional materials, such as plastic and paper.
Other
objects from the museumÕs collection include Samoan textiles made from bark
cloth (tapa); a coconut-shell
purse from Tonga; Fijian cowry-shell necklaces; and models of outrigger canoes
which have a fascinating history as the main means of transport for all the
Pacifika (Polynesian) peoples.
Additionally,
the exhibit will include photographs and oral histories to provide context
about what it means to be a Pacifika youth living in Los Angeles. Since first
contact with the outside world in the late 18th century, the Pacifika peoples
have shown great resilience and vitality in regards to combining traditional
beliefs with new ideas.
This
exhibit is curated by students from Carson High SchoolÕs Pacific Islanders Club
and UCLAÕs PISA, under the supervision of Christina Hellmich, Curator of the
Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art and Curator of Oceanic Art at the de Young
Museum of San Francisco.
This
exhibition is sponsored by the James Irvine Foundation and the Los Angeles
County Arts Commission.
Julian
Bermudez, Exhibition Coordinator
Related
Events
Saturday, May 10, 1pmÐ4pm
Free Family Festival: The Arts of the Pacific Islands
Family Festivals are always
a lot of fun, and this will be no exception! Come celebrate Pacific cultures
and the opening of the innovative new exhibition Pacifika:Young Perspectives
on Pacific Island Art. Enjoy a dance
ÒtourÓ of Samoa, Fiji, Hawaii, New Zealand and Tahiti, hands-on crafts,
demonstrations, and more. This Free Family Festival is supported in part by a
generous grant from the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, The James Irvine
Foundation, Pasadena Arts and Culture Commission, the City of Pasadena Cultural
Affairs Division and Target.
April
19-May 25, 2008 TRAPEZOID:
LodestoneÕs
first presentation of a play in the science-fiction genre, TRAPEZOID tells the
story of a Korean American poet in love hired by a technology think tank to put
the ÒartÓ in artificial intelligence. When the robot creation falls in
love with the human creator, it's man-made versus mankind with sometimes comic
and sometimes tragic results.
Written
by Nic Cha Kim
Directed
by Scott Horstein
Produced
by Stephanie Chang & Vic Chao
Cast:
Julia Cho, Antonia Grace Glenn, Alberto Isaac, Lanny Joon, Elaine Kao, Charles
Kim, Leonard Wu, Elpidio Ebuen, John Fukuda, Grace Kim, Stephanie Lincoln,
Brian P. Nichols & Enoch Wu
Fri-Sat
8 PM, Sundays 2 PM
(Low-Priced
previews April 17-18 at 8 PM)
$16
for general admission
$14
for students/seniors.
Group
rates of $12 each are available for reservations of ten or more.
Tickets
for the April 19th Opening Night Gala with a post-show reception are $25.
All
Sunday matinees (except May 25) will be pay-what-you-can admission with a $1
minimum.
GTC
BURBANK
1111-B
W. Olive St.
Burbank,
CA 91506
(inside George Izay Park, just
west of S. Victory Blvd.)
http://lodestonetheatre.org/Lodestone/4237E87D-9684-4191-A592-35CD2AB9C1A0.html
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
Lotus
Steps 2008
Saturday,
May 17, 2007 [date corrected]
UCLA
Royce Hall
7:00pm
Chinese Cultural Dance Club at UCLA to Present its Nineth Annual Dance
Production, Lotus Steps 2008: From Within...
In
addition to producing Lotus Steps,
CCDC organizes free dance instruction, mentoring programs for adopted children
from China, and educational programs for disadvantaged and at-risk adolescents
in the Los Angeles community.
For
additional information about either Lotus Steps 2008 or CCDC, please contact
Helen Cheng, Lotus Steps Production Manager of Public Relations at ccdc.publicrelations@gmail.com.
Advanced
Entrance (AE) tickets are a fantastic way to guarantee great seats to our show!
Two AE tickets can be reserved with an individual contribution of only $50!
There's no limit to how much you can contribute, but there are a limited number
of AE tickets available. Hurry and secure the best seats in the house to our
event. Download our contribution brochure and follow the instructions to reserve your AE
tickets.
General
Admission tickets will be available at the UCLA Central Ticket Office and
through our website . General Admission tickets are FREE!
Tickets
are required for admission. Non ticket holders will be placed in a standby line
and granted admission to the auditorium starting at 6:45 pm, space permitting.
http://www.ccdcbruins.com/lotus/lotus.htm
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)
Saturday,
June 7, 1pm
ÒChinese
Pioneers in the San Gabriel ValleyÓ
The
San Gabriel Valley is the destination of many Chinese immigrants, but this is
not a new phenomenon. A hundred years ago, small Chinese communities thrived in
Pasadena and elsewhere. Join Professor Susie Ling as she discusses the
history of Chinese Americans in the San Gabriel Valley, and their contemporary
concerns. Susie Ling is an Associate Professor of History/Asian American
Studies at Pasadena City College and an active member of the Chinese Historical
Society of Southern California. Free with admission; call 626.449.2742
ext. 31 to RSVP.
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
June 28 Senshin
BuddhistTemple Bon odori
1311
W 37th St
Los
Angeles, CA 90007-3960
Phone:
(323) 731-4617
Fax: (323) 731-1318
June 28 West Covina Buddhist
Temple Obon
East San Gabriel Valley
Japanese Community Center
1703 West Puente Ave,
West Covina, CA 91790
June 28, 29 San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist
Temple Obon
9450 Remick
Avenue
Pacoima,
California 91331
Telephone:
(818) 899-4030
Facsimile:
(818) 899-0447
Email:
sfvhbt@gmail.com
Sunday,
June 29, 5pm
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
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
July 5, 6 San Fernando
Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Obon
9450
Remick Avenue
Pacoima,
California 91331
Telephone:
(818) 899-4030
Facsimile:
(818) 899-0447
Email: sfvhbt@gmail.com
July 12,13 Nishi Hongwanji
Los Angeles Betsuin Obon
815 East First Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: 213/ 680-9130
FAX: 213/ 680-2210
http://www.nishihongwanji-la.org/
July
19, 20 Pasadena Buddhist Church Obon Festival
Sat.
& Sun., 5:00 - 8:30pm
BOOK
SIGNING STAN SAKAI signs
USAGI YOJIMBO #22 - TOMOE'S STORY
Sat.,
5-7pm
Pasadena Buddhist Church -
1993 Glen Avenue, Pasadena CA 91103 - tel (626) 798-4781
July 19, 20 Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Obon
12371 Braddock Drive
Culver City, California
90230
(310) 391-4351
July 19, 20 ORANGE COUNTY BUDDHIST CHURCH Obon Festival
909 South Dale
Avenue
Anaheim
California
92804
Tel:
(714)827-9590
July
26, 27 HIGASHI HONGANJI BUDDHIST TEMPLE
obon
505
East Third Street
OBON is a traditional event
to honor and express gratitude to the spirits of our ancestors,
those before us who provided
us with the gift of life. The Obon Festival features food, games,
farmers market, flower
market, traditional Bon Odori Dancing, and various types of
entertainment. This
year's entertainment lineup includes June
Kuramoto of Hiroshima, Local
Mojo, TAIKOPROJECT,
hereandnow,
and many others.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Telephone:
(213) 626-4200
Facsimile:
(213) 626-6850
E-mail:
info@hhbt-la.org
http://www.hhbt-la.org/Obon.html
West Los Angeles Buddhist
Temple Obon Festival 2008
Saturday, July 26 5-10pm
Sunday, July 27 3-9pm
2003 Corinth Avenue
West L.A., CA 90025
(310) 477-7274
10 am - 4 pm Daily
O-bon or only Bon is a
Japanese Buddhist holiday to honor the departed spirits of one's ancestors.
This Buddhist festival has evolved into a family reunion holiday during which
people from the big cities return to their home towns and visit and clean their
ancestors' graves. Traditionally including a dance festival, it has existed in
Japan for more than 500 years. It is held from July 13 (August 13 according to
the lunar calendar still observed in many regions) to the 15th ("Welcoming
Obon" and "Farewell Obon" respectively) in the eastern part of
Japan (Kanto), and in August in the western part. In recent years, however,
most parts of Tokyo, and by extension, the media, hold Obon in August to
coincide with the summer holiday period. Obon shares some similarities with the
predominantly Mexican observance of el D’a de los Muertos.
http://www.wlabt.org/activities/activities_obon.html
August 2, 3
See LA Library DiverseCity
events at http://www.lapl.org/kidspath/events/diversecity/index.html
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This Weekend (and earlier/later)
MUKASHI
MUKASHI: Asian Stories from Long Ago
at the Geffen
Playhouse
Saturday, May
03, 2008
12:15 PM -
12:15 PM
Geffen
Playhouse
10886 Le
Conte. Ave
Los Angeles,
CA 90024
These Classic
Asian tales told by Hoichi the blind poet include stories about a mysterious
Crane Maiden and a wily trickster named Chu. People and puppets perform these
famous tales from China and Japan and prove that magic is all around you every
day!
This
production is replacing the Perilous Streets of Los Angeles
Cost: $10-$15
Special
Instructions
Parking ** The
following are just a few of the several parking facilities in Westwood close to
the Geffen Playhouse: Westwood Plaza, 924 Westwood Blvd, Phone: (310) 208-4474
Flat rate after 5pm: $7.00 Westwood Center, 1100 Glendon Ave, Phone: (310)
208-8589 Flate rate after 5pm: $5.00 Grant Parking, 1030 Gayley (entrance on
Weyburn) & 1031 Broxton Flat rate after 4pm: $5.00
Sponsor(s): Asian
Languages and Cultures
Spring
Festival of World Music with the Hammer Museum
UCLA Student
Ensemble Performances
Saturday, May
03, 2008
2:00 PM
Hammer Museum
Los Angeles,
CA 90095
Music of India
Ensemble (2:00 p.m.)*
Shujaat Khan
and Abhiman Kaushal, co-directors
The Music of
India Ensemble, under the direction of Shujaat Khan and Abhiman Kaushal,
performs short compositions of North Indian classical and semi-classical ragas
(harmonic modes) and talas (rhythmic patterns on tabla, or drums). The ensemble
comprises the students of Shujaat Husain Khan on vocals and sitar (a
long-necked lute with seven principal strings, plus 12 to 20 sympathetic
strings) and the students of Abhiman Kaushal on tabla.
UCLA Near East
Ensemble (3:30 p.m.)
Romeo Guzm‡n,
assistant director
The UCLA Near
East Ensemble, under assistant director Romeo Guzm‡n, presents music from the
Arab world, particularly from eastern Mediterranean cities such as Cairo,
Damascus and Beirut. Selections include court music from the Ottoman era,
Sufi-related works and modal improvisations, as well as nightclub pieces and
folk songs.
*Additional
performance scheduled for Thursday, May 15 -- 7 p.m. in Schoenberg Hall.
The UCLA
Department of Ethnomusicology offers a series of events for the public's
enjoyment throughout the year. Programs include performances of high artistic
accomplishment in various genres directed by faculty of national and
international renown. For updated information and confirmation of events, the
public may call (310) 206-3033 or visit the department's Web site at www.ethnomusic.ucla.edu.
Sponsor(s): Ethnomusicology
The Rising
Individual and Changing Moral Practice in China
A two-day
international conference on social change in China
Saturday, May
03, 2008
9:00 AM -
12:30 PM
6275 Bunche
Hall
UCLA
Los Angeles,
CA 90095
For full
details, visit the conference microsite
For more
information please contact
Richard Gunde
Tel: 310
825-8683
To Touch the
Soul: Make Art/Stop AIDS in Cambodia
Film screening
and Q&A with filmmakers.
Sunday, May
04, 2008
2:00 PM - 4:00
PM
Fowler Museum
of Cultural History
UCLA Campus
Los Angeles,
CA 90095
"To Touch
the Soul" (2007, 70 minutes, color, English)
In January
2005, Cal State University Long Beach art education professor Carlos Silveira
took twenty-seven of his students to Cambodia, where they worked alongside
students from a local university to conduct art projects involving impoverished
children affected by HIV/AIDS. While grappling with issues including cultural
differences and language barriers, the group learned the true meaning of
kindness, selflessness, courage, community and social activism. The documentary
features a mix of diary voice-overs and interviews with Carlos, his students
and their young charges, and highlights the growing problem of AIDS orphans in
Cambodia. A Q & A with Carlos Silveira, Teresa Hagen (producer), and Ryan
Goble (director/editor) follows the screening.
Ryan Goble,
director/editor, was born in Portland , Oregon , but has spent most of his life
in California . He graduated from California State Long Beach with a B.A. in
Film and Electronic Arts in 2004, emphasis in production. While in school, he
wrote and directed three short films. His last film, ÒThis is It,Ó was chosen
for the 14th Annual Student Showcase held at the Directors Guild of America. At
present, he is editing several music videos for the Frank Stagliono Band and
working as a director/editor for AVPÕs ÒDig,Ó a show currently running on the
Fox Sports Channel. He has also founded a nonprofit organization to buy
computers for the Cambodian children featured in the film.
Teresa Hagen,
producer/owner of Cut Loose Productions, is a writer with more than 30 yearsÕ
experience. She has written for print, radio and film. Among her many
achievements, she has co-produced a recruitment video for California State
University, Los Angeles College of Engineering, Computer Science, and
Technology, and has served as the writer for a documentary titled ÒA Reflection
of Margaret Mitchell,Ó East Heights Productions. At California State
University , Long Beach , she works as an editor/writer for Public Affairs and
University Publications. In addition, she was the communications coordinator in
2004 for the non-profit organization, We, The World. She is a member of
the International Documentary Association and Film Independent.
Carlos
Silveira is a Professor of Art at California State UniversityÐLong Beach who
developed the project on Art and Social Action in Cambodia along with a similar
project in Brazil. He has an article about the experience online at http://www.diversityweb.org/DiversityDemocracy/vol10no3/silveira.cfm.
Co-sponsored
by the Fowler Museum of Cultural History in connection with the "Make
Art/Stop AIDS" exhibit through June 15.
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
www.international.ucla.edu/cseas/
Sponsor(s): Center
for Southeast Asian Studies, Fowler Museum at UCLA, UCLA United Khmer
Students, UCLA Art|Global Health Center
May 3, 4 9th Annual Pacific
Island Festival
10AM-5PM
Ken Malloy Harbor Regional
Park
25820 Vermont Avenue
Harbor City-Wilmington, CA
Pacific Islander Community
Council
Saturday, May 3, Arigato
Bazaar
Centenary United Methodist
Church
Los Angeles, CA 90013
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Call: 213-617-9097 Email: cumcshotokyo@aol.com Fax:
213-617-7688
http://www.gbgm-umc.org/centenary-umc/
April
19-May 25, 2008 TRAPEZOID:
LodestoneÕs
first presentation of a play in the science-fiction genre, TRAPEZOID tells the
story of a Korean American poet in love hired by a technology think tank to put
the ÒartÓ in artificial intelligence. When the robot creation falls in
love with the human creator, it's man-made versus mankind with sometimes comic
and sometimes tragic results.
Written
by Nic Cha Kim
Directed
by Scott Horstein
Produced
by Stephanie Chang & Vic Chao
Cast:
Julia Cho, Antonia Grace Glenn, Alberto Isaac, Lanny Joon, Elaine Kao, Charles
Kim, Leonard Wu, Elpidio Ebuen, John Fukuda, Grace Kim, Stephanie Lincoln,
Brian P. Nichols & Enoch Wu
Fri-Sat
8 PM, Sundays 2 PM
(Low-Priced
previews April 17-18 at 8 PM)
$16
for general admission
$14
for students/seniors.
Group
rates of $12 each are available for reservations of ten or more.
Tickets
for the April 19th Opening Night Gala with a post-show reception are $25.
All
Sunday matinees (except May 25) will be pay-what-you-can admission with a $1
minimum.
GTC
BURBANK
1111-B
W. Olive St.
Burbank,
CA 91506
(inside George Izay Park,
just west of S. Victory Blvd.)
http://lodestonetheatre.org/Lodestone/4237E87D-9684-4191-A592-35CD2AB9C1A0.html
Korean
Cinema: Creating Culture, Interpreting Experience
Lecture
series presented by The Korean Cultural Center and the Korea Culture and
Content Agency
Wednesday,
April 30, 2008
7:00
PM - 9:00 PM
Korean
Cultural Center
Ari
Hall, 3rd Floor
5505
Wilshire Blvd.
Los
Angeles, CA 90036
The
Korean Cultural Center and the Korea Culture and Content Agency are offering a
lecture series on Korean Cinema during the month of April. The lecture series
will feature a variety of experts in Korean film and the film industry and will
be an exciting opportunity to hear first-hand about Korean Cinema and its
powerful impact abroad.
The
lecture series will take place from April 9 - April 30, every Wednesday from 7
- 9 p.m.
Screenings
of Korean films related to the lectures will be provided.
Maximum
of 100 people for this lecture series! Sign up now!
Schedule
of Lecturers and Presentation Topics: (Note: All lectures are on Wednesday
evenings from 7 - 9 p.m.)
April
30: Timothy Tangherlini, Professor of Asian Languages and Culture,
UCLA
"We're
not anarchists: Documenting the rise of the Choseon Punk Movement"
Cost:
$20
Special
Instructions
Free
with student ID
For
more information please contact
Jin Sung Tel: 323-936-7141
(x123)
http://www.kccla.org/html/specialevent_detail.asp?ID=96
Last weekend (or so) I went
to:
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.
140,000 attendees
450+ authors
300+ exhibitors
900+ volunteers
100+ author panels
6 outdoor stages
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/
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.
Number of California's potential immigrant voters to
swell
An analysis
finds that they and their children could make up almost 30% of the state's
electorate by 2012.
By Teresa
Watanabe, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
April 29, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-immigvote29apr29,1,2631941.story
Lives remembered, lives rebuilt, attitudes changing -- 33
years after South Vietnam fell
For many in
Little Saigon, memories of what they went through still shape their reality.
Others -- many born here -- look to Vietnam for opportunities and for ways to
improve lives.
By My-Thuan
Tran, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
8:59 PM PDT,
April 29, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-me-saigon30apr30,1,1738706.story
From the
Chicago Tribune
Transcript: Rev. Jeremiah Wright speech to National Press
Club
April 28, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/chi-wrighttranscript-04282008,0,2100817,full.story
Linking culture and growth in China, India
By Tunku
Varadarajan, Financial Times
April 28, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-books28apr28,0,3252613.story
'Harold and
Kumar' push the limits of multiculturalism
Ethnicity is a
detail, not the punch line, in the stoner comedies.
By Mark Olsen,
Special to The Times
4:09 PM PDT,
April 23, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-ethnic24apr24,0,683276.story
THE
PERFORMANCE
The
Hawaiian-born actress has kicked and chopped her way from low-budget Asian
action movies into more dramatic films, such as 'Deception.'
By Jodie
Burke, Special to The Times
April 24, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-performance24apr24,1,1263970.story
Olympic torch
protests pose dilemma for host nations
Countries that
allow its citizens to demonstrate risk offending China, a coveted trading
partner that is exceedingly thin-skinned.
By Barbara
Demick, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
April 25, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/los_angeles_metro/la-fg-torch25apr25,1,899453.story
Dick Rossi, 92; Flying Tigers pilot downed 6 Japanese
planes
By Jocelyn Y.
Stewart, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
April 28, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-me-rossi28apr28,1,3175952.story
Filipino WWII veterans win Senate vote on military
benefits
The measure
would expand support for those who helped U.S. troops fight Japan. The House
plans a similar bill.
By Nicole
Gaouette and Richard Simon, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
April 25, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-vets25apr25,1,3458818.story
'Real to Reel: Hollywood and World War II' exhibition in
New Orleans
A new exhibit
shows the hand-in-glove ties to the White House in WWII.
By John Horn,
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
April 30, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/business/la-et-reel30apr30,0,2509082.story
Nobel Peace laureate Wangari Muta Maathai speaks at
ecological awakening event in L.A.
The founder of
Kenya's Green Belt Movement urges attendees to 'start with small things, start
with ourselves,' in a campaign to save the environment and ease poverty.
By John L.
Mitchell, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
April 27, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-nobel27apr27,1,3379094.story?track=rss
The Olympic
flame shines a different light on two Chinese women
A wheelchair
user is praised for protecting the torch in Paris, and a student is vilified
online after landing in the middle of a debate over Tibet.
By Ching-Ching
Ni, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
April 28, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/newmedia/la-fg-pride28apr28,1,3476027.story