Filipino veterans, forgotten heroes of WWII
June 2, 2012 – 7:40 PM | No Comment

World War II conjures many words and places to mind: Pearl Harbor, Manzanar, the beach of Normandy, Hiroshima, perhaps even the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the all-Japanese American team that emerged from the war as …

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"ANIME!" High Art – Pop Culture Visual Tour
August 27, 2009 – 3:28 AM | No Comment

This past weekend I went with a couple of friends to visit the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to see their exhibition on Japanese comics and animation.
According to their description: “This electrifying traveling …

LA Int'l Curry Fest: Sun, Apr 5, 10 am – 7 pm
March 30, 2009 – 3:17 AM | No Comment

Mark your calendars!
WHEN?
-SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2009 from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
WHERE?
Thai Town: Hollywood Blvd from Western Ave to Vermont Ave
FEATURING:
-International Curry, Curry King Contest, Raffle Drawing, and Cooking Demonstration
-The 6th Annual Thai New Year’s …

Colors and culture
March 20, 2009 – 4:26 PM | No Comment

If you live in Los Angeles, the next time you’re on the freeway or at a busy intersection, take a look at the cars.
How many colors do you see?
I can count them on one hand: …

L.A. Asian communities receive close to $500,000
February 22, 2009 – 10:50 PM | No Comment

In an announcement on Feb. 21, five Los Angeles Asian communities learned that they would be dividing amongst them approximately $500,000, which is to be used for the preservation of their history. The money comes …

Mark your calendars! Little Tokyo walking tour on Sat, Feb 28
February 22, 2009 – 3:23 AM | No Comment

For those of us in the LA area, the Japanese American National Museum holds historical tours of Little Tokyo at the end of each month.  This month’s tour is on Saturday, February 28 at 10:15 …

Asian American Artists in California Symposium
February 11, 2009 – 6:05 AM | No Comment

From AsiaWeek.com:
The UCLA Asian American Studies Center and Hammer Museum will hold a public symposium Asian American Artists in California on March 14. The program is one of the events celebrating the 40th Anniversary of …