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  • Comedy Zen

    Jan 29, 2009

    ComedyTheory is very pleased to be working with JANM on the return of Comedy Zen, a showcase of the finest and funniest Asian American comedians touring today. Comedy Zen is a national TV show on the Imaginasian Cable Network. True to form, Comedy Zen always books a non Asian comedian so we can get their point of view on Asian issues alongside their day to day observations. The Year of the Ox is said to be a ro...

  • Remembering Michi Weglyn

    Jan 29, 2009

    A Tribute to An Amazing Legacy of Social Justice and Peace. Location: Cal Poly Pomona, Bronco Student Center - Ursa Major GUEST PANELISTS: Phil Nash, Esq., Writer, lawyer, professor, and close friend of Michi Weglyn Dr. Franklin Odo, Director of Smithsonian Asian Pacific American program Dr. Bob Suzuki, President emeritus Cal Poly Pomona Sharon Yamato, Writer, biographer, and filmmaker and Nancy Kapitanoff, ...

  • 10th Anniversary Exhibition Celebration & The Future of Little Tokyo

    Jan 25, 2009

    Celebrate the January 23, 1999 opening of the National Museum’s ongoing exhibition, Common Ground, with a look at the last ten years and also the plans for its future. In addition, The Japanese American Citizens League in Partnership with the Japanese American Museum and UCLA NSU present: LT and Me: A Survey of Youth The goal of LT and Me is to plan for the future of Little Tokyo using dual input from youth ...

  • Presidential Inauguration

    Jan 20, 2009

    Come view the presidential inauguration at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy. Share this historic moment with others in the Little Tokyo community! FREE! Tuesday, January 20 from 7 am to 10 am The National Center for the Preservation of Democracy is a non-profit, non-partisan educational institution that provides tools for living democratically in a diverse American society. Partnering with ...

  • WOK and ROLL Family Cooking Adventure

    Jan 17, 2009

    Bring the whole family for this hands-on cooking class of easy and healthy stir fry recipes (WOK) and sushi (ROLL) recipes the whole family will love! $25 members (for one child & one adult); $35 non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies. Reservations for Wok and Roll, can be made by calling 213.625.0414 at ext.2222. This cooking workshop is brought to you in collaboration with Kidding Around the Kit...

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

    Jan 17, 2009

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, January 17, 10:00 AM - 1:00 AM (Lunch provided) WHAT IS FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY? For hundreds of years people have sought a home and future in the United States of America. They came, and still come, in pursuit of freedom and democracy. Yet, the dream of democracy is not without its struggle. Against the backdrop of World War II, a segregated America, and the Ci...

  • Bringing the Circle Together: Kaho'olawe Aloha 'Aina

    Jan 15, 2009

    Free Screening of Kaho'olawe Aloha 'Aina Produced by the Protect Kaho'olawe 'Ohana, this documentary traces the history and activism on Kaho’olawe island, from ancient times through the years of ranching, U.S. military bombardment, and the modern-day struggle to stop the bombing and reclaim the island. A very special performance to follow the screening by Hawaiian guitar extraordinaire Makana. Kalani Queypo (Bla...

  • Leaps of Faith by Great Leap

    Jan 10, 2009

    Performances are at 3:00 and 8:00 PM A woman born both Jewish and Muslim wrestles with god; a comical super-hero attempts to save people from their ignorance about the religious practices of others; a raised-Catholic woman finds another “mother” in the Hindu tradition. These are some of the stories in LEAPS OF FAITH, an ensemble theater piece. In a world where religious differences often become divisive an...

  • LAAA’s Open Show Film Screening and Panel Discussion

    Jan 08, 2009

    Los Angeles Art Association is proud to announce the film component of the Open Show, LAAA’s all signature survey exhibition. As with the Open Show exhibition at currently on view at Gallery 825, all video and films were juried by David Pagel, art critic for the Los Angeles Times. This special screening and panel discussion features: Teresa Flores, “Tortilla Burning” Zig Gron, “Debate 08 (Video Flag Update)” Da...

  • FAMILY CELEBRATION OPENS NATIONAL MUSEUM’S MORE THAN A GAME EXHIBITION March 4, 5

    Mar 01, 2000

    LOS ANGELES—More Than a Game: Sport in the Japanese American Community, the new exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum, opens with a sport-filled family festival on Saturday, March 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, March 5 from 12 noon to 3 p.m. Paying tribute to the 70-year old history of Japanese American basketball leagues will be the National Museum’s first Intergenerational Basketball Free Thr...