Cultural News, August 2010 Issue Article: Come witness the streets of Little Tokyo light up with colorful, illuminated Japanese floats known as Nebuta, featured in this year’s Nisei Week Grand Parade held from 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 15. This…
Category: Nisei Week 2010
2010 / Nisei Week / Queen pageant excites Japanese American community for decades
Cultural News, 2010 August Issue The 2010 Nisei Week Japanese Festival queen candidates took center stage for their first official coming-out appearance to various community leaders, local dignitaries, family and friends at the Opening Ceremony event held on July 18…
2010 / Nisei Week / School children’s dill formation to be featured in illunimated gold fish parade
Cultural News, 2010 August Issue Since Disneyland’s Electric Parade float resembling a giant Japanese float called Nebuta debuted in the annual Nisei Week Parade in 2007, the word of Nebuta has been spread beyond the Japanese American community in Los…
2010 / Nisei Week / 54th Annual Nisei Week Karate Exhibition to be held at Caltech, Aug. 7, 2010
On Saturday, August 7, 2010, Shotokan Karate of America (“SKA”) will host its 54th Annual Nisei Week Karate Exhibition and Tournament at the Braun Gymnasium of the California Institute of Technology (“Caltech”). SKA’s Nisei Week Karate Exhibition and Tournament is…
2010 / Nisei Week / Legendary dance master Fujima Kansuma to lead dances for the 2010 Nisei Week Parade
Veteran dance master Madame Fujima Kansuma, 92-years-old, of Fujima School has been appointed the official choreographer for the dances of 2010 Nisei Week Parade, and will lead Japanese dance troupes through the streets of Little Tokyo on August 15. Mme.…
2010 / Nisei Week / 70th Annual Nisei Week to be held in Little Tokyo, Aug 14-22
The 70th Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival will take place from August 14 – 22. This year’s nine days of free Japanese cultural events, activities and exhibits are packed with a variety of music and entertainment, food and fun for all…
2010 / Nisei Week / Queen candidates debuted at Nisei Week Opening Ceremony
The Nisei Week Foundation officially kicked off its nine-day 70th Nisei Week Japanese Festival at its Opening Ceremony on Sunday, July 18 at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles. One of the nation’s longest running…
2010 / Nisei Week / Star Festival becoming largest participation project
Cultural News 2010 July Issue The 2nd Annual Los Angeles Tanabata Festival (the Star Festival) will be held from August 13 – 16 at the open space of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) on First Street and Central Avenue…
2010 / Nisei Week / Tanabata – celestial connection: Paper ornament makers from Sendai, Japan, share the community spirit of Los Angeles
Cultural News 2010 July Issue By Keiko Fukuda Translated by Minoru Nishida The Tanabata Festival became the new talk of the town during 2009 Nisei Week – the Los Angeles Japanese-American community’s biggest annual festival. In preparation for an encore…