In celebrating the Year of the Dog, the Japanese American National Museum presents the 2018 Oshogatsu Family Festival on Sunday, January 7, 11am – 5pm. http://www.janm.org/events/2018/oshogatsufest/ Foster/Adopt a Dog, 11am – 2pm Come meet dogs that need a permanent home…
KOTOHAJIME Hatsu-zora (First sky) Sunday, January 7, 2018 1 pm. Aratani Theatre in Little Tokyo Every January, Little Tokyo becomes the center for celebrating the Japanese New Year in Southern California, with the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center heading…
The Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California presented the 20th annual Oshogatasu (New Year Celebration) in Little Tokyo on Jan. 01, 2018 from 11am to 4pm at the Weller Court, the Japanese Village Plaza, and the Frances Hashimoto Plaza.…
On Jan. 01, 2018, Japanese song “Tokyo Ondo” (Tokyo Song) was performed by the Matsutoyo Kai with lead vocal Toshie Fujita at the Weller Court stage of New Year Celebration in Little Tokyo events sponsored by the Japanese Chamber of…
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum Images of Internment: the Incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, New York 12538 Feb. 19, 2017 – Dec. 31, 2017 On February 19, 2017 —…
HEART MOUNTAIN BARRACKS DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES IN LOS ANGELES ON DECEMBER 9 MOVING WALLS, a documentary that chronicles what happened to the barracks at Wyoming’s Heart Mountain concentration camp after WWII, will have its Los Angeles premiere on Saturday, Dec. 9,…
The groundbreaking ceremony of a $25 million-project to build community sports facility in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, was held by Little Tokyo Service Center in the morning of August 3, 2017. The sports facility was named Terasaki Budokan in honor…
Stonebridge Productions in Newport Beach, Calif., presents “The Great Nisei Reunion III,” on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 2:00 pm at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center. The Great Nisei Reunion III Concert features The Harry James Orchestra and The Modernaires. …
Barbara Carrasco’s 1981 portable mural contains 51 scenes depicting the history of Los Angeles, with an emphasis on the experiences of marginalized groups. These vignettes range from the city’s original native inhabitants and the railroad’s impact on the city’s growth…