The Rotary Club of Downtown Los Angeles holds a special presentation by Mrs. Masako Unoura Tanaka, survivor of the March 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami, on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 6:30 – 8:00 pm at Los Angeles Athletic Club, 431 West Seventh Street, Los Angeles, CA 90014. Renowned architect and the creator...
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FCT Koriyama Children’s Choir Saturday, August 11, 2012 at Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles 11:15 am Los Angeles Tanabata Festival Stage 2:00 pm Centenary United Methodist Church + Sunday, August 12, around 7 pm Nisei Week Grand Parade + + Koriyama Children’s Choir was established in 1975 at Koriyama city in...
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To coincide with the Nisei Week Japanese Festival in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles-based artist group LELA TERAKOYA presents an art exhibition as following: International Art Show and Fundraiser for Japanese Victims by Earthquake/Tsunami Aug 6 – Aug 21, every day, 1 pm -8 pm Little Tokyo Galleria Mall, 333 South Alameda Street, Los Angeles,...
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(This article appears at the front page of Cultural News August 2011 issue) Following the March 11 tsunami disaster in Japan, employees of Wells Fargo bank were looking for a way to show their support to the victims, beyond donating money. In Japan, the folding and stringing together of a thousand origami cranes is...
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Send Love to Japan Charity Concert Series by “Tulips in Harmony” Program: Japanese folk songs, Schubert piano for 4 hands, Oboe, Flute & Piano trio, Jazz and more July 17 (Sunday) 3:00 pm Brand Library Recital Hall 1601 West Mountain Street, Glendale, CA 91207 Suggested Donation: $20 July 23, (Saturday) 6:30 pm Gardena Buddhist...
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June 19 (Sunday) 7 pm Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Beethoven 9 for Japan Area musicians will join forces as the L.A. Musicians Symphony and Chorus, under the direction of Guido Lamell, for a special benefit concert at Disney Concert Hall to support disaster relief in Japan....
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June 9 (Thursday) 7:30 pm The Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027 Fundraising Event: “For Japan, We’re United” Studio f of Los Angeles presents a special fundraising event for the survivors of Japan’s earthquake, tsunami and radiation disasters. The event, hosted by Rich Capparela of Classical KUSC 91.5 FM, features:...
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Public broadcasting station KCET in Los Angeles has raised a total of $90,304 during its special televised benefit for Japan. The show first aired live on KCET on May 24, from 8 pm to 11 pm, during which Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa made a special appearance. The show was rebroadcast on Saturday, May...
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May 28 (Saturday) 11:00 am – 4:20 pm Hitachi Chemical Research Center, Lecture Hall, UC Irvine, 1003 Health Sciences Road West, Irvine, CA 92612 All-USA High School Japanese Speech Contest The Aurora Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation, in conjunction with the National Council of Japanese Language Teachers, hosts the Eighth Annual Aurora Japanese Language Scholarship...
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The Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California has raised $440,000 for the Japan Disaster Fund. On May 12, Mr. Toshio Handa, President of the JCCSC and the JCC Foundation, accompanied by Japanese community leaders, delivered $440,000 to Ms. Ann Kelly Director of UNICEF LA Office for the Japan Disaster Fund. The Japanese Chamber...
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On May 16, the Japan America Society of Southern California announced that with the funds which have been donated to date, they have committed $750,000 to three nonprofit organizations in Japan — Japanese Red Cross Society, Save the Children Japan, and Seikeijuku Tohoku Earthquake Fund — all on the front lines of relief and...
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+++ May 14 (Saturday) 4:00 pm opening Orange County Buddhist Church, 909 South Dale Ave, Anaheim The Best of Grateful Crane – A Benefit Show for Japan Relief For the past ten years, the Grateful Crane Ensemble, a non-profit theater group based in Los Angeles, has been presenting educational and theatrical programs in appreciation...
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