This summer, Manzanar will host two authors and series of oral history video screenings. All programs are free and open to the public. With the exception of the guided walk on the morning of July 27, all programs will take place in the Manzanar National Historic Site Visitor Center, located at 5001 Hwy. 395,...
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Enka singer Jero’s family portrait (Courtesy of Jerome White, Jr.) The Japanese American National Museum, in collaboration with the USC Hapa Japan Database Project, exhibits Visible & Invisible: A Hapa Japanese American History, from April 7 through August 25, 2013. Through photos, historical artifacts, multimedia images, and interactive components, Visible & Invisible explores...
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A Japanese American women group will honor veteran Japanese classical dance master Hanayagi Rokumine of Los Angeles. A program “An Afternoon with Hanayagi Rokumine” presented by the Nikkei Women Legacy Association will be held on Sunday, June 9, in the new Senator Daniel K. Inouye Center for Democracy, Tateuchi Forum Theater in Little Tokyo...
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The Okinawa Association of America will be presenting its 18th biennial Utayabira Wuduyabira concert at the James R. Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance, CA 90503 on Sunday, May 5 at 2 pm. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by contacting the Okinawa Association at mensore@earthlink.net or (310) 532-1929. Translated as...
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The Yoko Awaya Koto Music Conservatory will present a charity mini-concert on May 4 from 2 pm at the Church of Perfect Liberty, 1130 West 223rd Street, Torrance, CA 90502. Special guest, Dr. Takashi Mimaki, on the Ocarina, will join koto players. Dr. Mimaki is a pediatrician and professor emeritus from Gifu...
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Manzanar National Historic Site invites the public to participate in the April 26-28 weekend of special activities surrounding the 44th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage on April 27. The Manzanar Pilgrimage, a public program sponsored by the Manzanar Committee, commemorates the internment of over 120,000 Japanese Americans and persons of Japanese ancestry during World War...
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The 16th annaunl Monterey Park Cherry Blossom Festival will be held on April 20 and 21 at the Barnes Park, 350 South McPherrin Ave, Monterey Park. Programs and demonstrations include various foods with Asian flair, martial arts, hand-made crafts, Japanese musical entertainment, kids games, mocha making demonstration, taiko drums, origami demonstration and classes, traditional...
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The Southern California Japanese American Christian Federation presents 100th anniversary celebration movie event “Blazing Trail to the Souls of Men” (Daichi no uta) on Feb. 16, 23, March 2, 17. Japanese language with English subtitles. Tickets are $10. The film “Blazing Trail to the Souls of Men” is a true story depicting the life...
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The earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011, killed more than 18,000 people and laid waste to cities up and down its northern coast. The country’s disaster zones are nowhere near recovered. More than 300,000 evacuees live in temporary housing, including prefabricated home intended for short-term living. Permanent homes may be...
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The next Nibei Powerful Networking Meeting (formally known as Japan Studies Club) will be held on Tuesday, March 5 at 7:00 pm at Terasaki Foundation Laboratory Building, 11570 West Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064 Lecture is free. The registration and dinner will start at 6:00 pm. Dinner will be provided by pre-order only....
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A memorial service for George Aratani is set for Saturday, March 2 at 2 pm at the Aratani/Japan America Theatre in Little Tokyo, according to Los Angeles Times. The Aratani Theatre is located at 244 South San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Mr. Aratani had lived at the Keiro nursing facility in Lincoln...
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The Japanese Institute of Sawtelle will hold Sakura Matsuri (Cherry Blossom Festival) and Undo-Kai (Physical exercise gathering) on Saturday, March 2, from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm at Stoner Park, 1881 Stoner Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025. In 1912, 3,000 Somei Yoshino sakura trees were given to Washington, D.C. as a gift from the...
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