Nikkei - Japanese American

44 Dyeing Art - Yuzen - Shibori
2014 / “Shibori” dying cloth workshop with Setsuko Hayashi at Gardena, Feb. 16


Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute
1964 West 162ndz Street, Gardena, CA 90247
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“Shibori” (tying) Workshop w…

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45 Children Song - Doyo
2014 / Musical skits of Japanese children’s stories to be performed by Grateful Crane at Little Tokyo’s culture center, Jan 25


The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in partnership with the Grateful Crane Ensemble presents musica…

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1 Little Tokyo
2014 / Little Tokyo events to showcase Japanese style of new year celebration, Jan. 01


The Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce Foundation present the 1…

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1 Little Tokyo
2013 / Japanese American ensemble to present “Home for the Holidays” show, Dec. 07

“Home for the Holidays,” a holiday show featuring favorite songs of the season and a fond look back at Japanese American…

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2013 / Japanese American leadership / Chamber of Commerce elects Mr. Yoshio Aoki as 2014 president

The Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California elected 54 new board members and the new officers for 2014 on No…

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2980 Japan Cultural Community
2013 / Musical about Japanese American confectioners “Nihonmachi: The Place to be” Nov 16, 2:00 pm


“Nihonmachi:  The Place to Be,” a musical journey about California’s Japan towns, returns to Little Tokyo on Saturday…

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2060 Los Angeles - Japanese American Wartime Experience
2013 / Japanese American youth’s song show in tribute to Nisei, Oct. 13


 “Nisei Serenade,” the nostalgic musical show featuring Japanese American youth singing songs of the 1940’s in tribut…

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1 Little Tokyo
2013 / Free workshop to write “Little Tokyo” stories with mystery writer Naomi Hirahara, Oct 12

Little Tokyo Historical Society (LTHS) is offering a free walking tour and writing workshop on Saturday, Oct. 12, from…

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4000 Visual Arts - Ikebana and Crafts
2013 / Dyeing art work shop at Gardena, “Itajime Shibori” Sept 22, 1 pm

See photos of the Sept 22 event at www.facebook.com/SetsukoHayashiArt
Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute
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Grateful Crane Ensemble
2013 / Arts festival and Jackson Browne concert to honor a Hiroshima girl of “Thousand Paper Cranes” story, August 3 - 6

 

In a stirring remembrance of the atomic bomb dropping on Hiroshima, Japan 68 years ago, The Japanese American Cu

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2070 Hibakusha - Atomic Bombing Survivors
2013 / Four-day remembrance for a Hiroshima girl to be held in Little Tokyo, August 3-6


This four-day remembrance, will pay tribute to Sadako, who was two years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on August 6…

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2013 / Youth singers performing 1940’s songs in tribute to the Nisei, June 29

Seventy years and two generations later, classic songs from the 1940s will be brought back to life by five young Japanes…

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