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| Free Mammograms Women who are at high risk for breast cancer and over 40 years old are encouraged to receive a mammogram each year. Early detection is still the most powerful tool in fighting breast cancer. Celebrating Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month, the KHEIR-S. Mark Taper Foundation Community Clinic offers free primary and preventive care for all ages.
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VC FILMFEST 2008:
24th Annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Southern California ‘s largest and most prestigious of its kind, launching the celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in the city. The festival celebrates the best of Asian Pacific American and Asian International Cinema. The event is produced by Visual Communications, the nation’s premiere Asian Pacific American media arts center.
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Joji Jubo and Yasunari Nakagomi LA Artcore presents new paintings of Joji Jubo and Yasunari Nakagomi.
Cultural Exhibit of Taiwan This itinerant exhibition showcases Taiwanese and Hakka photographs and handicrafts throughout the libraries in greater Los Angeles. This is an annual event in celebration of the Taiwanese American Heritage Week
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Free Monthly Korean Film Screening Series Enjoy a free screening of Korean films every Thursday at the Korean Cultural Center. This event is open to the public on a first-come first-served basis.
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Southern California Edison 3rd Annual Asian
Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration Southern California Edison joins the national celebration of Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month to show appreciation for business partners, community leaders, employees, and customers who endeavor to enhance the well being of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the areas of service, education, energy, and environment. Pre-registration is required as space is limited.
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Centenary United Methodist Church Arigato Bazaar The Centenary's annual Arigato Bazaar features delicious Asian food, produce, plants, a country store, and games for the kids. The fair also includes free entertainment, including Japanese taiko drumming, Japanese dancing, Japanese flower arrangement displays, karate demonstrations, poetry reading, and live Christian music.
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No Boundaries This is the Pasadena Unified School District’s Annual Student Art Show. Enjoy student performances, and the art on display at the Pacific Asia Museum and the Pasadena Museum of California Art.
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Undiscovered Chinatown Tour Tours take visitors to a number of off-the-beaten-track points of cultural and historical interest, and will guide those interested in shopping to some of Chinatown’s best bargains and trendiest shops.
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33rd Annual Spring Dinner This is a fundraising dinner honoring community based Chinese American organizations. There will be a silent auction, raffle prizes, and entertainment.
19th Annual Pacific Islander Festival The Pacific Islander Festival celebrates the heritage, traditional culture, and the arts of the indigenous cultures of Polynesian, Micronesian, and Melanesian communities of Los Angeles with authentic ongoing stage performances. The event will also features island villages with hands-on-demonstrations, traditional arts presentations, and ethnic food to enjoy.
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Taiwanese Artists Exhibit This exhibition showcases the work of more than 20 artists. This annual event celebrates the Taiwanese American Heritage Week.
T’ai Chi Since the 6th century BC, Chinese people have practiced t'ai chi to improve their health, strength, and agility. Veteran instructor Chao Li Chi will lead you through the steps of the 'yang' style in the peaceful surroundings of the Museum's courtyard garden. New participants are welcome.
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The Viet Film Wave: Buffalo Boy In conjunction with the Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association (VAALA), Bufalo Boy directed by Nghiem-Min Nguyen-Vo is the last production of the series of Vietnamese films at the Bowers Museum. A follow-up symposium with the filmmakers, will offer insight to today’s vibrant Vietnamese-American films created by young, devoted filmmakers, screenwriters, and actors.
Chinese Historical Society’s Cultural Meeting Since 1976, the Chinese Historical Society offers monthly meetings with speakers and programs related to Chinese American and community history.
CULMINATION/catalogue one at mkg The Morono Kiang Gallery commemorates the gallery’s first one-year anniversary with a special showcase of their unique and highly accomplished artists. This retrospective show will feature some of the best work being done by Chinese contemporary artists today. The work will cover a wide spectrum of mediums and styles, from abstract oils and contemporary watercolor, to cutting-edge photography and video.
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| Film Screening and Q & A: To Touch the Soul 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 Questions and Answers with Carlos Silveira, Teresa Hagen (producer), and Ryan Goble (director/editor) will follow the screening.
Pipin – A Tony Award Winning Musical East West Players, the Nation’s Premiere Asian American Theater Organization, puts on a production of Pipin, by Stephen Schwartz, the composer of Wicked. The company adds its own style by giving the production an influence of hip-hop dance and a new style of theatre anime.
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| Viet Film Wave: Symposium As a culmination of the Viet Film Wave series at the Bowers Museum, this special evening brings the directors, Stephane Gauger, Ham Tran, and Nghiem-Min Nguyen-Vo, and some of the films’ cast members together for a time of dialogue, discussion, and shared responses to the three films screened at the museum.
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Words Literary Series and Lecture:
Simon Winchester Bestselling author Simon Winchester discusses his book, The Man Who Loved China, about Joesph Needham, the Englishman who had a life-long love affair with China and the author of the majestic and astonishing Science and Civilization in China, a 17-volume encyclopedia.
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| Free Family Festival Celebrate the opening of Pacifika: Young Perspectives on Pacific Island Art with crafts, performances, and more family fun!
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Aria of Papers Top international paper carving and origami artists will show you the extreme make over of papers and colors.
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| Taiwan Fest – LA The festival features art exhibits, Taiwanese arts and crafts, food, merchandise, and live entertainment including Ten-Drums Arts Percussion, the aboriginal rock band Totem, as well as performances by local community groups.
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Health Fair & Free Check Up Enjoy a festival event while getting your health check up. A comprehensive health team will be ready to answer your questions and guide you to healthy living. The event features health consultations and a cultural fair for all ages and ethnic groups.
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Kids in the Courtyard: Bengali Scroll Painting Bengali scrolls depict epics and popular stories through painted images. The tales are performed by Patuas or minstrels. At this drop-in art workshop, use markers to draw a comic-strip style scene and then sing your story out loud.
Conversation with artists Joji Jubo and Yasunari Nakagomi As part of the exhibition of new paintings of Joji Jubo and Yasunari Nakagom, LA Artcore Gallery presents a conversation with the artists.
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| Performance and Exhibition Tour: The Sounds of Bengali Scrolls Gurupada Chitrakar, a Patua (an artist who paints narratives scrolls and relates the stories of the scrolls through sung poetry), demonstrates this traditional performance genre of India, using scrolls featured in the exhibition Please Listen, People: The HIV/AIDS Scrolls of West Bengal. Kolkata-based folk arts curator Nandita Palchoudhuri translates the performance, and discusses the evolving practice of using scroll painting for HIV/AIDS education.
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| Chinese American Stories A presentation of community, family, and personal memories collected in a writing/oral history workshop by playwright Henry Ong. Call 626.449.2742 ext. 31 to RSVP.
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CPSA 26th Annual Awards Banquet The Chinatown Public Safety Association (CPSA) celebrates their 26th anniversary of servicing the community and dedication to public safety.
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| The Next Sleeping Giant: Is There An Emerging Asian Pacific American Swing Vote? With the presidential campaign in full swing and the largest voter turnout in recent memory, where do Asian Pacific Americans voters stand? Are there identifiable voting trends? Are Asian Pacific Americans the newest “swing vote?” Join the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County (APABA) for an informative and dynamic discussion with political and community insiders about these and other issues.
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Hollywood Chinese Film Series Co-sponsored by the Chinese American Museum (CAM) and curated by filmmaker Arthur Dong, the American Cinematheque will screen Dong’s latest project Hollywood Chinese followed by an exciting week-long revival of Chinese American films featured in the documentary. Housed in the historic Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, the film series will feature a theme each evening highlighted by a movie and a unique program to enhance the audience experience. Please visit www.americancinematheque.com for more information.
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| Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day In collaboration with UCLA’s Fowler Museum, the Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team (APAIT) will be holding a press/community reception to launch the latest Banyan Tree Project Public Service Announcement featuring NBC’s Heroes actor, James Kyson Lee and Miss Universe 2007, Riyo Mori. This is a national campaign to reduce HIV/AIDS stigma in the Asian and Pacific Islander communities.
Los Angeles River Clean Up Make our new homeland a more pleasant place to live, and enjoy music and a B.B.Q. This community service event encourages environmental awareness and community activism. This is the seventh year of Taiwanese American community participation in the L.A. River Cleaning event.
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Asian & Pacific Islander Older Adults Festival Travel to Asia and Pacific Islands without ever leaving Angelus Plaza. The festival brings the pageantry of the Philippines, Guam, Samoa, Korea, China, and Japan. Enjoy traditional folk dancers and choral groups. Light refreshments will be served.
APEX Youth Olympics “Uniting Communities. Enriching Lives” The 14th Annual Asian Professional Exchange Youth Olympics (APEX) is a one-day event filled with team-building games, fun, food, and entertainment for at-risk youth in Southern California.
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| Nikkei Community Day The 2nd Annual Nikkei Community Day will bring together Japanese and Japanese Americans from all over the Greater Los Angeles Area for an amazing festival of Japanese heritage, culture, and community. As the community celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Japanese American Redress Bill, come and hear community leaders share their ideas on “The State and Future of the Nikkei Community.” The event includes food, craft, and information booths. Watch taiko, martial arts, dance, and musical performances on stage. Learn from professionals about health issues of concern to the community.
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10th Annual San Tai San Youth Basketball Tournament 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 in this fast-paced tournament, and everyone gets a goodie bag, t-shirt, and tournament raffle ticket. Special guest appearances to be announced.
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| Haiku Study Group Founded in 1997, The Southern California Haiku Study Group is devoted to studying, writing, and sharing haiku in English based upon traditional Japanese haiku. The group meets monthly in the museum’s Blue Room. For additional information, please call 626-448-1414.
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Chinese Brush Painting The new six-week session begins. Respected instructor Guang Li Zhang offers students demonstrations, lessons, and workshops.
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| Cold Tofu Join Cold Tofu for its improv show every third Saturday of the month. Cold Tofu is the nation’s first Asian American comedy improv group with monthly shows at Maryknoll Catholic Center in Little Tokyo. Cold Tofu provides Asian American actors the opportunity and environment to explore comedy.
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25th Anniversary Children’s Day Celebration. Chibi-K: Kids for Kids Fun Run As part of the Family Funfest, children ages 4 to 12 years are invited to participate in this fun run through the streets of Little Tokyo. Registration includes a Chibi-K Run T- shirt, and goodie bag. Please bring a new unwrapped toy to be donated to Los Angeles based organizations serving children.
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| Cultural Discovery Workshops 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 Japanese cultural traditions all in one day! A perfect event for the whole family!
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Lecture - Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China’s
First Emperor of the Win Dynasty: The Development
of the Army and the Unification of China In the first lecture for the exhibition, Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China’s First Emperor, Dr. Albert E. Dien, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University, discusses the First Emperor’s far-reaching success with unifying China through the superb military force of the state of Qin. The development of the army was based on a range of social, technological, and operational advances that enabled it to overcome its enemies.
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| Flute and Harp of East and West Enjoy music from around the Pacific, from Mexico to China, played on flute and harp. Co-Sponsored by the Pasadena Symphony. To register, call 626.449.2742 ext. 31.
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Fowler Out Loud: Michael Sakamoto Praised by the LA Times as “a commanding performer” and by the LA Weekly as “unquestionably compelling,” Michael Sakamoto offers a site-specific performance exploring butoh movement, Zen philosophy, media culture, and spiritual healing.
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| Terra Cotta Warriors:
Guardians of China's First Emperor This is the largest loan of terra cotta figures and significant artifacts to ever travel to the U.S. from the tomb complex of China's First Emperor, Shi Huangdi (259-210 B.C.). Considered one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century, the First Emperor's enormous mausoleum features thousands of terra cotta warriors that were intended to protect him throughout eternity. Since their discovery, the terra cotta army has often been termed the Eighth Wonder of the Ancient World. The exhibition provides a deeper knowledge of this historical site and showcases 100 sets of objects, which include approximately 20 complete life-size terra cotta figures representing all aspects of the Emperor's army.
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| La Vida Sake, A Sake and Food Tasting Event This is a fundraiser and award ceremony honoring Chef Akira Hirose of Maison Akira. The event features numerous types of sake, dozens of food stations hosted by top Los Angeles restaurants, a private viewing of La Vida Lowrider: Cruising the City of Angels, and a silent auction.
China Philharmonic Orchestra Enjoy the China Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Long Yu with pianist Lang Lang.
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 Films in the Courtyard Enjoy the screening of the films Invisible Portraits by Hung Viet Tran (2008, 19 min.) and Chinese Ghost Story by Dan Boord and Luis Valdovino (2008, 25 min.)
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AJA 22ND Anniversary The Artist of Japanese Ancestry (AJA) marks the 22nd year of the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center’s annual spotlight on contemporary art. Activating and manipulating the space of the Doizaki and North Galleries marks the return of master architect Calvin Abe to the Artist of Japanese Ancestry (AJA) series for the second time. Honed by his many years of experience, Abe’s intuition is on display with his installation piece titled Shreddings Part III: Defuragu, an innovative look into our current eco-system with this visually powerful and interactive experience that pulls gallery-goers onto an introspective journey.
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| The World Taekwondo Festival 2008 The event brings competitors from all over the United States and International athletes from Korea and Japan. This year, the two-day event features an Open Individual Division for Individual Poomsae & Kyoroogi and a World Team Division with Seniors and Juniors Teams. There is over $60,000 in cash prize for the winners for the Team Match Championship.
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Rakugo Performance This is a traditional Japanese comic storytelling, presented in English, by rakugo master Katsura Kaishi. Often described as “sit down comedy” or “a sitcom with one person playing all the parts”, rakugo is not to be missed!
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| 3rd Annual Asian Friendship Golf Tournament The purpose of the event is to strengthen the relationship among Asian American leaders in Southern California. Also, it will be a networking opportunity to not only share but learn different cultures and synergies and to build positive business collaborations.
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Ten-Minute Play Festival The Ten-Minute Play Festival features new ten-minute musicals from local writers including Wild Wild East by Jan Michael Alejandro and Memoirs of A Ninja by Keisuke Hoashi as part of the Festival of New American Musicals.
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| FAL Children’s Reading Event The Filipino American Library (FAL) children’s reading program promotes the value of diversity in Greater Los Angeles through the reading of Filipino children’s books. Snacks and drinks will be provided.
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Taste of the Islands Journey to Tahiti, Fiji, and Polynesia on this daytrip to the Festival of the Islands. Family and friends join Star Eco Station for this voyage of music, dancing, games, prizes, food, and more!
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Pacific Islander Festival Discover the rich and diverse cultures of the Pacific Islands through traditional craft demonstrations, ethnic cuisine, educational programs, storytelling, and an ocean of live entertainment, including music and dance performances. The festival will feature various cultures, including Hawaiian, Chamorro, Tahitian, and Moari.
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