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Enjoy new quartet music from Southeast Asia juxtaposed with the exciting Mozart Hunt Quartet. Part of a three-year cultural exchange project between Southwest Chamber Music Music and the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and the Hanoi National Conservatory in Vietnam.

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A new festival dedicated to contemporary digital films that explore and celebrate identity crisis in our diverse Asian/Pacific Islander community.

OPENING NIGHT: The Los Angeles Premiere of Ra Choi. A narrative feature film about Vietnamese Australian streets kids. A light reception will follow program.

Free for Japanese American National Museum members; $5 for non-members for each program. We recommend purchasing tickets in advance by calling 213-625-0414 or visiting the visitor center at the National Museum. Please note, on the day of the program tickets can be purchased with cash only.

All screenings will be at the Democracy Forum in the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy. The building is located at 111 N. Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (directly across the National Museum’s courtyard).

Check the festival site at janm.org/events/2008/idfilmfest for more information and program schedule.

A new festival dedicated to contemporary digital films that explore and celebrate identity crisis in our diverse Asian/Pacific Islander community.

CONFLICTING PASSIONS: A series of short documentaries that present the conflicting identities within the pan Asian/Pacific Islander community.

Free for Japanese American National Museum members; $5 for non-members for each program. We recommend purchasing tickets in advance by calling 213-625-0414 or visiting the visitor center at the National Museum. Please note, on the day of the program tickets can be purchased with cash only.

All screenings will be at the Democracy Forum in the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy. The building is located at 111 N. Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (directly across the National Museum’s courtyard).

Check the festival site at janm.org/events/2008/idfilmfest for more information and program schedule.

A new festival dedicated to contemporary digital films that explore and celebrate identity crisis in our diverse Asian/Pacific Islander community.

GONE SHOPPING: The Los Angeles premiere of Gone Shopping -- a satirical Singaporean feature film about the unique world of Singaporean shopping malls.

Free for Japanese American National Museum members; $5 for non-members for each program. We recommend purchasing tickets in advance by calling 213-625-0414 or visiting the visitor center at the National Museum. Please note, on the day of the program tickets can be purchased with cash only.

All screenings will be at the Democracy Forum in the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy. The building is located at 111 N. Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (directly across the National Museum’s courtyard).

Check the festival site at janm.org/events/2008/idfilmfest for more information and program schedule.

A new festival dedicated to contemporary digital films that explore and celebrate identity crisis in our diverse Asian/Pacific Islander community.

NON/FICTION: Brings together four shorts that tread the boundary of fiction and non fiction.

Free for Japanese American National Museum members; $5 for non-members for each program. We recommend purchasing tickets in advance by calling 213-625-0414 or visiting the visitor center at the National Museum. Please note, on the day of the program tickets can be purchased with cash only.

All screenings will be at the Democracy Forum in the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy. The building is located at 111 N. Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (directly across the National Museum’s courtyard).

Check the festival site at janm.org/events/2008/idfilmfest for more information and program schedule.

9 pm to 1 am
Performances start at 10 pm

A live show featuring the best of Asian American/Pacific Islander hip-hop music and culture.

This concert features internationally known hip-hop legend Jin the MC from 106 & Park fame, as well as up-and-coming rapper Camino and R&B sensation Sheri. Clothing and lifestyle giants, Teruo Artistry and E.G.R. - EngineeRED by REMY, will also be there for a special once-in-a-life-time hip-hop fashion show! A team of talented DJs (Jekai Soulspeak, DJ Linotype, DJ Spingineer) will help keep the night popping.

$5.00 for Japanese American National Museum members; $10 for non-members. We recommend purchasing tickets in advance by calling 213-625-0414 or visiting the visitor center at the National Museum. Please note, on the day of the program tickets can be purchased with cash only.

For more information about the different artists go to: http://www.janm.org/events/2008/10/17/eyes-and-ears/