Nisei Week: Aug. 19-20 / Showcase: Tea Ceremony, Ikebana, Ceramic, Dolls, 10 am – 5 pm Nisei Week Japanese Cultural Exhibition, Week 1, August 19-20, 2017 Ikebana Flower Arrangement presented by Ikebana Teachers Association of Southern California JACCC Doizaki Gallery, 10 am – 5 pm California Japanese Ceramic Guild exhibition JACCC Garden Room A...
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Sunday, August 20, 2017 at the Plaza of the Japanese American Cultural Center Historical Little Tokyo Bike Ride 9 AM–12 PM (Sign-ups are full) ENTERTAINMENT: Kenshokai 11:05 AM–11:40 AM PRISKA 11:45 AM–12:15 PM Family art workshop by Audrey Chan, LA Metro-commissioned artist, 12–3 PM Leo Xia 12:20–12:55 PM Eden Kai 1–1:15 PM Kat McDowell...
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The 2017 Nisei Week Japanese Festival announces actor and singer-song writer Eden Kai (aka Yusuke Aizawa) will be coming to Los Angeles for the first time to participate in the Nisei Week events. Performance and Appearance Schedule August 19 (Saturday) 4:30 pm / Performance at Nisei Week at JACCC* 4:45-5:30 pm / Appearance at...
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Nisei Week: Tanabata Festival Los Angeles 201 August 19-20, 2017, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm www.tanabatalosangeles.org Los Angeles Tanabata Festival Entertainment Schedule Sunday, August 20, 2017 10:15 – 10:45 am: Taiko with Ken Koshio 10:45 – 11:15 am: Twin Stars with Amy Singer 11:15 – 12:00 pm: Hawaiian entertainment 12:00 – 12:30 pm: Harajuku...
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The 2017 Nikkei Games will be held July through August at California State University, Long Beach, and at many other venues throughout Orange and Los Angeles counties. With competition spread over four weeks, the “Nikkei Games” promise to be bigger and better is becoming a reality. Most of the Games events will again be...
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Phoenix –based taiko artist Ken Koshio and Japan-based Junichi Kamiya will perform at the Los Angeles Tanabata Festival Stage on Sunday, Aug. 20 from 10:15 – 45 pm. Open to the public. Admission free. www.kenkoshio.com Los Angeles Tanabata Festival Sunday, August 20, 2017 10:15 – 10:45 am: Taiko with Ken Koshio 10:45 – 11:15...
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Jordyn Keiko Adachi, 23-year old (center in the photo) sponsored by the San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center was selected as the 2017 Nisei Week Queen at the Coronation event at Aratani Theatre on Saturday, August 19, 2017. Yurika Kristy Yoneda, 24-year old (left side of the queen) sponsored by the Japanese Restaurant...
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The 2017 Nisei Week Japanese Festival is a nine-day event first held in 1934, and is recognized today as one of the longest running ethnic festivals in the United States. This event will take place in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo district from August 19-27. The highlight of Nisei Week is the Queen Coronation on...
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Nisei Week: Aug. 19-20 / Showcase: Tea Ceremony, Ikebana, Ceramic, Dolls, 10 am – 5 pm Nisei Week Japanese Cultural Exhibition, Week 1, August 19-20, 2017 Ikebana Flower Arrangement presented by Ikebana Teachers Association of Southern California JACCC Doizaki Gallery, 10 am – 5 pm California Japanese Ceramic Guild exhibition JACCC Garden Room A...
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