Nibei Foundation Lecture Series Tuesday, May 24, 7:00 – 8:00 pm “American Hibakusha: A Mystery” Author Naomi Hirahara The Nibei Foundation will feature Naomi Hirahara, a an award winning author, on Tuesday, May 24, from 7:00 – 8:00 pm. Ms. Hirahara will discuss the evolution of her Mas Arai mysteries. Novel protagonist Mas Arai is […]
Forwarded for the Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies at UCLA We are saddened to share the passing of our longtime supporter and friend, Dr. Paul Terasaki. Dr. Terasaki was born in Los Angeles in 1929. He spent three high school years during World War II interned with his family and other Japanese Americans in the […]
*Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 6 at 2:00pm at the First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica, 1008 11th Street, Santa Monica, California 90403. *A memorial service is planned for Sunday, March 6, 2016 at UCLA Royce Hall starting at 11:00am. World renowned scientist and benefactor for Japanese American community, Dr. Paul […]
The Nibei Foundation’s Powerful Networking Meeting Lecture series will feature Mr. Sunny Seki, author of stories about old Japan on Friday, Feb. 5 at 7:00 pm. His topic will be his last book “The Little Tale of the Kokeshi Doll.” Dinner and mixer time will begin at 6:00 pm. Please register if you will join […]
Nibei Foundation Lecture Series presents “The Power of Art: My Journey to Tohoku after 3/11” on Dec. 1, and “Save Keiro” on Dec. 3. + Tuesday, Dec. 1, 7:00 pm Speaker: Mr. Hideaki Hara, Director of Japan Foundation Los Angeles “The Power of Art: My Journey to Tohoku after 3/11” + Tuesday, Dec. 1, 8:00 […]
Nibei Foundation, non-profit Japanese-American Cultural Center, presents Nibei Foundation Powerful Networking Meeting Lecture Series Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7:00 – 8:00 pm Presentation by Ms. Farida Fotouhi, author of “Charcoal Girl” Admission free Farida Fotouhi, who send her childhood in Hiroshima in 1950s, post-A-bomb era, was featured in the NHK documentary film “Kokoro o Tsunagu Kakehashi” […]
Nibei Foundation Lecture Series 11570 West Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064 www.nibei.org Tuesday, Oct. 20, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Premier Screening “Seed: The Life of the Rice King and His Kin” Followed by Q&A session with director Masa Baba and executive producer Shinichiro Okano In Dos Palos, a small town with big farm […]
Nibei Foundation presents lecture “The Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden: A Landmark of California History, A Treasure for Future Generations” by Ms. Deanie Nyman on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 7:00 pm at Terasaki Foundation Building, 11570 West Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064. A survivor of numerous threats to its existence since it ground-breaking in 1935, two-acre […]
Nibei Foundation / Powerful Networking Meeting TFL Building, 11570 West Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064 Tuesday, July 21, 2015, from 7 – 8 pm Art of Calligraphy by Ms. Shoran Ohba Ms. Shoran Ohba studied under supervision of calligraphy master, Chise Ohishi at the Japan Calligraphy Academy (Nippon Shodo Geijutuin) in Tokyo, Japan. Ms. Ohba […]