Nisei Week Foundation Facebook, August 23 UPDATE: We will be announcing our Nisei Week Raffle Grand Prize winner on Saturday, August 26! All other prize winners will be listed on our website Rescheduled Ondo will take place on Sunday, August 27th from 2pm – 4pm at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center – […]
A free sample PDF copy of Latest Weekly Cultural News is available. Please send your request to editor@culturalnews.com Subscription of Weekly Cultural News for $36 per 4 months. https://www.culturalnews.com/subscription Contents of Weekly Cultural News, August 14-20, 2023 (Reiwa 5) P01: Nisei Week selects Kaitlyn Emiko Chu as 2023 Nisei Week Queen P02: Nisei Week selects […]
Aug 12-13 (Sat & Sunday) 10:00am-4:00pm Nisei Week Cultural Exhibit at Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) Aug. 12 (Sat) 7:00pm-9:30pm Nisei Week Queen 2023 Coronation Aug. 13 (Sun) 4:00pm-7:00pm Nisei Week Grand Parade Aug. 14 (Mon) Award Dinner at DoubleTree Aug. 16 (Wed) Pioneer Spirit Award Luncheon Aug. 19 (Sat) 11:00am-4:00pm Nisei Week […]
The Los Angeles Tanabata Festival (LATF) will display award-winning kazari (decoration) from the Sendai Tanabata Festival during the 2023 Nisei Week Festival in Little Tokyo. Kazari will be on display from August 12 to 20 at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) and the Japanese American National Museum (JANM). JANM will host the […]
The Nisei Week Foundation will be hosting a variety of activities across two weekends (8/12-13 & 8/19-20) in celebration of the Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival. As part of the activities, the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) will present a variety of traditional Japanese art exhibitions for people of all ages to enjoy. […]
The Weekly Cultural News becomes a Wall Newspaper during the Nisei Week Japan Festival from Aug. 12-20, 2023. Aug. 7-13 issue was posted on a window of U&U Graphic store in front of Noguchi Plaza, venue of Nisei Week event booths of the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center. The Wall Newspaper campaign is a […]
The Nisei Week Foundation issued the following announcement via Facebook on Saturday, Aug. 19 around 11:00 am: Due to the expected effects of Hurricane Hilary, all Sunday (Aug. 20) Nisei Week events will be canceled, including the Plaza Festival, Taiko Gathering, Closing Ceremony, and Street Ondo. Our raffle drawing has been postponed and will take […]
As tradition goes, the nine-day Nisei Week festival will conclude with the Ondo and Closing Ceremony on Sunday, August 20. The public is welcome to come enjoy the live entertainment and participate in the Ondo “traditional Japanese street dancing”, followed by the Closing Ceremony. This event will begin at 4:30 p.m. and is held on […]
Japanese folk music (minyo) group “Minyo Station” will perform at 2023 Nisei Week Festival Closing Ceremony and Ondo Dance Celebration on Sunday Aug. 20, from 4:00pm. The lineup of the Minyo Station is following: 2023 MINYO STATION: Dane Matsumura: bass Dave Iwataki: keyboard James Yoshizawa: drums/taiko Matsutoyo-miki: shamisen Matsutoyo-Iori: shamisen Matsutoyo-natsu: vocal/kane Matsutoyo-sei: vocal Ryoko […]