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Continuing through July
29
Tokyo ADC
Tokyo ADC exhibition showcases some of the
most exciting and innovative artists working today. The
works on display include the Tokyo ADC Grand Prize
winner Kiyokatsu Kawaguchi for the Mag Lite print
commercial campaign. Over a period of four days, 85
judges from the Tokyo ADC reviewed each submission from
a variety of fields including: print and television
commercials, editorial design, product design,
typography and logos.
The Tokyo ADC (Art
Directors Club) has served an important role in the
commercial arts since its inception in 1952. By acting
as a driving force in Japanese advertising and design
world, the Tokyo ADC Awards now attract great attention
as one of the most prestigious offered each
year.
George J. Doizaki Gallery
Free
Admission
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Saturday, July 21, 2007,
9am
67th Annual Nisei Week Japanese
Festival
Nisei Week Baby
Pageant
10am Tiny Tots (12
months - 23 months)
11am Romper Stompers
(24 months - 3 years, 11 months)
12pm Jet
Setters (4 - 6 years)
The Baby Pageant will
take place under a big tent at the JACCC Plaza to
add a fun-filled, circus-style atmosphere to an
already entertaining event for kids and families
which will include arts and crafts, popcorn,
shaved ice and more.
The prince and
princess of each division will receive a crown,
trophy, sash and special prizes. They will also
participate in various official 2007 Nisei Week
events, including the Nisei Week Parade to be held
on Sunday, August 13.
JACCC
Plaza
Admission
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Sunday, July
29, 2007, 2pm -
4pm
Special
Lecture
Celebration and Conflict: A
Historical Look at Nisei Week
A talk by Lon
Kurashige
Associate Professor, American
Studies and Ethnicity and History, Unisversity
of Southern California and author of "Japanese
American Celebration and Conflict: A History of
Ethnic Identity and Festival, 1934 -
1990."
Do racial minorities in the United
States assimilate to American values and
institutions, or do they retain ethnic ties and
cultures? In exploring the Japanese American
experience, Kurashige recasts this tangled
debate by examining what assimilation and ethnic
retention have meant to a particular community
over a long period of time.
This is an inner
history, in which the grooup identity of one of
America's most noteworthy racial minorities
takes shape.
Sponsored by the Japanese
American Historical Society of Southern
California (JAHSSC) in conjunction with the
Japanese American Cultural & Community
Center and USC AMerican Studies and Ethnicity
departmenrt.
Click
here for informational flier on this
event.
For more information, contact Jeff
Murakami at 213.200.8277 or jeffmurakami@gmail.com.
JACCC
Conference Rooms, 2nd Floor
Admission
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Annual Summer Festivals in
Little Tokyo
Saturday & Sunday, August
18-19, 2007, 12pm - 8pm
12th Annual
2007 Los Angeles Tofu Festival
Bringing together
Culture & Communities
Join us this summer
for Entertainment, Culture, Food and
Fun!
Saturday August 18, 2007 4pm
Tofu
Eating Contest
Visit www.tofufestival.com for
more information.
JACCC Plaza
Admission Free
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67th Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival Events
at the
Japanese American Cultural & Community
Center
Saturday & Sunday, August 18
& 19 and
August 25 & 26,
2007
A celebration of Japanese American
(JA) culture and Japanese heritage through exhibits,
concerts and demonstrations.
Nisei Week Events on
the JACCC Plaza
Sunday, August
19
JACCC Plaza
Admission
Free
1pm
Sumo Demonstration
2:30pm
Martial Arts
Demonstration
Shorinji Kempo of Los Angeles
Branch
Concerts
on the JACCC Plaza
Saturday, August 25, 2 -
6pm
JACCC Plaza
Admission Free
Next Generation Remix
Concert
A celebration of Nikkei culture!
This showcase features the 'next generation' of rising
young artists from the community expressing their own
voice through taiko, modern dance, music and
hip-hop performance.
Sunday, August 26, 11am -
4pm
JACCC Plaza
Admission Free
14th
Annual Taiko Gathering
Experience the sheer
power and spirit of Japanese American taiko.
Taiko groups from throughout greater Los Angeles area
showcase the growing performance styles of
taiko today.
Presented by the JACCC and Nisei
Week Japanese Festival.
67th Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival Events
at the
Japanese American Cultural & Community
Center
Saturday & Sunday, August 18
& 19 and
August 25 & 26,
2007
67th Annual Nisei Week Japanese
Festival
Exhibits
The
annual celebration of cultural heritage and
transformation, the Japanese American Cultural and
Community Center is pleased to host a variety of
exhibitions that are rooted deep in the traditions of
Japanese and Japanese American culture.
This
year's exhibitors include; Ikebana by Nanka Ikebana
Kyoju-kai; Ceramics by the California Japanese Ceramics
Guild; Sumie by Long Beach Sumie Club
and Kawai Sumie; Calligraphy by Nichibei Godo
Shodo; a Samurai Sword display by the Nihon Token
Hozon-kai; two Japanese Doll exhibitions by the
Ukari-kai and Hirofumi-kai; Tea Ceremony by Urasenke
School; Bonsai by Nampu-kai; and Textiles by
Akane-kai.
Nisei Week Cultural
Exhibits
Saturday & Sunday, August 18 & 19,
10am - 4pm
Ikebana: Flower
Exhibit
Nanka Ikebana
Kyoju-kai
Ceramics
Exhibit
California Japanese Ceramic
Guild
Sumie: Japanese Brush
Painting Exhibit
Long Beach Sumie
Club
George J. Doizaki Gallery, Main
Floor
Japanese
Doll Exhibit
Yukari-kai
Library, Second
Floor
Tea
Ceremony
Urasenke School of Tea
Cultural
Room, Fifth Floor
Brush Painting
Exhibit
Kawai Sumie
Room 302, Third
Floor
Nisei
Week Cultural Exhibits
Saturday & Sunday,
August 25& 26, 10am -
4pm
Bonsai: Miniature Tree
Exhibition
Nampu-kai
Textile
Exhibit
Akane-kai
Calligraphy
Exhibit
Nichibei Godo Shodo
George J.
Doizaki Gallery, Main Floor
Japanese Doll
Exhibit
Hirofumi-kai
Library, Second
Floor
Brush
Painting Exhibit
Kawai
Sumie
Cultural Room, Fifth
Floor
67th Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival
Events
Sunday, August
19, 6pm
Nisei Week Grand
Parade
Downtown
Los Angeles, Little Tokyo
Central Avenue to Second
Street
Los Angeles Street to First Street to Central
Avenue
Saturday & Sunday, August 25
& 26
Nisei Week Street Arts Festival and
Carnival
San Pedro
Street
Sunday
August 26
Nisei Week Closing Ceremonies & Ondo
Community Dance Celebration
First Street/
San Pedro & Central
For more
information on the Nisei Week Schedule of Events visit:
www.niseiweek.org.
August 18-26
Shojo Manga
"Girl Power"
Manga
(Japanese comics) has played an important role in
Japanese society. Blending ink and storytelling, the
Manga can simultaneously be viewed as
entertainment, art and a reflective study in pop
culture. This exhibition of Manga focuses on
those published specifically for Shojo (young
girls) and features a variety of posters, prints
andbooks spanning over 60 years of art and
style.
While the
early Shojo Manga remains timeless in its
unique style and storytelling, it is the contemporary
Manga
and artwork that has transcended
borders and has received great interest throughout the
world.
Through
the vast examples showcased, this exhibition will
provide a look at the role Shojo Manga
has played and continues to play in Japanese society and
through reflection of 60 years of artwork, observe how
the lives of young girls and women hanve changed in
Japan since the post-war era through today.
JACCC
North Gallery
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