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9 Saturday
Mesa-Kearney Mesa Library. The film dogs at the Doggie Café located at 5500 Center. The exhibition will be on display
“Stand Up for Justice” tells the true Gaines St. Sponsored by the San Diego until May 27. Admission is free. For more
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story of Ralph Lazo, a Mexican/Irish- Humane Society and SPCA, owners information, contact the Learning Resource
The Yoshida Brothers will be performing American student in East Los Angeles, who can get training tips from on keeping dogs Center at 619-388-3400 or the JADSSD at
at Anthology on 1337 India Street start- was angered when his Japanese American calm and civilized around distractions. The 619-660-0174.
ing at 9:30 p.m. The brothers are classically friends were forced to relocated to war camps event is free but a donation of $10 is request-
trained musicians and composers and they along with their family. He went to the train ed. Reservation is a must so call 619-299- The San Diego Chinese History
have forced everyone to regard the twangy station to see his Japanese friends off and 7012 ext. 2230. Museum offers walking tours of the Asian
samisen, a Japanese stringed instrument, in instead slipped on board. The only non- Pacific Historic District on the second
an entirely new light. They nonetheless Japanese, non-spousal person in the intern- Sturday of each month. The tours begin at
stepped outside the box to expand the ment camp, the film shows his bravery and 11 a.m. from the museum, located at 404
samisen repertoire, performing with a con- courage as he stood up against the injustice 30 Saturday Third Ave. For more information, call 619-
temporary and youthful flare. Tickets cost against the Japanese-Americans. The 30- 338-9888.
$23 plus $15 for food and drinks per guest. minute film starts at 12:30 p.m. Space is
The Museum of Contemporary Art of San
For tickets and more information, call 619- limited so RSVP to 619-230-0314.
Diego will host “Artification: Teen
Third Avenue Farmers Market and
595-0300 and visit
Artfest” at their downtown space for a
International Bazaar opens each Sunday
www.anthologysd.com/index.html. Learn the code of the Samurai with the
night of fun and artistic revelry from 7-10
in downtown San Diego from 9 a.m. to 1
Japanese Friendship Garden of San
p.m. This free event, planned by
p.m. at 3rd Avenue and J Street. The mar-
Support the Mother Attorneys Diego as they lecture on “Bushido”, why
MCASD’s Teen Art Council, will feature
ket features fresh locally grown fruits and
Mentoring Association of San Diego the code of the Samurai matters today.
local teen bands. Teens DJs, gallery tours
vegetables, gourmet foods, and international
(MAMAS) third annual Children’s Tea Learn the way of the warrior and how
As part of Asian Heritage
led by teens, films by teens, hands-on art-
arts and crafts in the Asian Pacific Historic
with this year’s honored guest speaker Chief Bushido code of conduct can be relevant in
Month, the San Diego Asian
making activites and more. For more infor-
District next to the Gaslamp Quarter. Visit
District Judge Irma Gonzalez. The event will modern times. The seven virtues, such as
Film Foundation will end the cel-
mation on this event or other teen programs
www.asianpacificdistrict.org for details.
be held at Westgate Hotel from 10 a.m. to courage, respect and loyalty, can have a pow-
ebration with a screening of the
by MCASD, contact the Education depart-
noon. For more information, visit erful effect on our lives and how we perceive
Korean drama, “Treeless
ment at 858-454-3541 x151 or educa-
The Chinese Club of San Diego meets
http://mamaschildrenstea.eventbrite.com. it. Tony Whetstine of Poway Samurai
Mountain” on Friday, May 29.
tion@mcasd.org.
the last Saturday of every month for their
Martial Arts will be instructing the class.
Inspired by events from her early
monthly dance party. Featuring both Chinese
childhood, Korean director So
10 Sunday
Admission is $10 for members, $12 non- and standard ballroom music, the evening
members. Class is from 1-3 p.m. For more
Yong Kim’s second film follows
includes free dance lessons from 7-8 p.m.,
information, call 619-232-2721 or email
the story of six-year-old Jin as
Ongoing
professional level performances and free
Balboa Park will hold a free SDSU Concert
mihoi@niwa.org.
she discovers the missing link to
drinks and snacks. Admission is $7 and at
sponsored by Kiwanis Club of San
her heart: familial bond. Jin and
The Mingei International Museum is
the Champion Ballroom, 3580 Fifth Ave.
Diego. The concert is present to celebrate
her sister, Bin, are forced to stay
offering free admission to all Bank of
Visit
www.sdchinese.org.
Mother’s Day so bring your mom and the 23 Saturday
with their alcoholic Big Aunt for
America card holders the first weekend of
family out to the Balboa Park’s Organ
the summer while her mother
every month through April at both the San
The National Comedy Theatre per-
Pavilion and enjoys the SDSU Aztec Choir For you Jazz lovers, San Diego’s biggest
search for their estranged father.
Diego and Escondido locations. Participants
forms every Friday and Saturday night at
under the direction of Chris Allen. Show annual all-day Jazz events will take place in
They are given a piggy bank with
must present their card and a photo ID at the
3717 India St. With a similar format to the
starts at 5 p.m. For more information, visit the Gaslamp Quarter. The event will fea-
a promise from their mother that
desk. Visit
www.mingei.org for directions
TV show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” the
www.kiwanisclubsandiego.org. ture two outdoor stages showcasing top
she will return once it is full.
and hours.
comedy troupe presents a 90-minute improv-
national acts along with live performances
Screening will be at the Pacific
isation show is based on audience sugges-
Theatres Gaslamp from 7-9 p.m.
16 Saturday
from popular local artists. Acts such as
If you missed last year’s Japanese American
tion. Suitable for all ages, tickets are $15
Gerald Albright and Kirk Whalum as well
Historical Society of San Diego’s summer-
with discounts for students, seniors and mili-
as San Diego School of Creative &
long exhibition “Beauty in Captivity:
tary personnel. For details visit www.nation-
A free film presented by the San Diego Performing Arts. Visit
gaslamp.org for
Arts and Crafts of WWII Japanese
alcomedy.com or call 619-295-4999.
Chapter of the Japanese American updated information.
29 Friday
American Internment Camp” then visit
Citizens League will screened at the Serra
a compact version of the exhibition at San
Take your dog out to a nice social with other
Diego City College Learning Resource
dance
LOS ANGELES MAY CALENDAR OF EVENT
Artculture
S
8 Friday
turns into a bitter round of denunciations, Aratani/Japan America Theatre. and trendiest shops. Tours begin at 10:30 am
accusations and self-recrimination. The latter Tickets cost $10 for general admission. For to 1 p.m. For special tour arrangements or
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film was deemed inflammatory and with- more information about the films and special requests, contact 213-680-0243 or email at
The 14th Annual Northern Southern drawn days after its release. For more infor- ticket offers, visit JACCC’s website at
info@chinatownla.com.
Winds Pow-Wow will take place at Los mation about the museum and the Oshima
www.jaccc.org.
Angeles State Historic Park during the films series, visit
www.lacma.org/programs. Selections from Mingei International
weekend of May 8-10. The Pow-wow cele- Explore the living arts of the ancient world at Museum’s Stephen Huyler Collection
brates the wonderfully rich and diverse cul- will be on display until April 19. The exhib-
tures of the Indigenous cultures living in 16 Saturday
the Getty Villa Family Festival. Located
at 17985 Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, it features an evocative collection of works
Southern California. Celebrate Mother the day’s event will be filled with music, story- used in the daily routine of a typical Indian
Earth with traditional dance and drum per- The 15th Annual APEX Youth telling and art-making inspired by the current family, objects of worship, personal adorn-
formances, food and shopping. Admission Olympics will be taking place at Santa exhibition at the Getty Villa. The festival is ment, utility and recreation. Huyler, an art
and parking is free. For more information, Monica College Corsair Field Stadium from from 10-5 p.m. with free admission. For more historian, cultural anthropologist, photogra-
visit their website
www.nosowinds.org. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event helps inspire information, call 310-440-7300. pher and author, collected the pieces through-
and motivate today’s youth to excel in edu- out 36 years of field research. For more infor-
cation, community and personal growth. mation, visit
www.mingei.org.
14 Thursday
This is a free event and volunteers are need-
ed to help. For more information, contact Jay Ongoing
Shah at 213-713-2350 or
jay@apex.org.
The 2009 San Tai San Basketball
The San Diego Chinese History
Want to know more about Japanese sake (rice
Tournament it set for Saturday,
Museum hosts a walking tour of Asian
wine)? Then come to the Bowers Museum
May 16th. Join us as we celebrate
From May 7 to June 7, East West Players Pacific Historic District of Downtown the
on 2002 North Main St. in Santa Ana and
the upcoming Budokan of Los
presents “Marry Me A Little & The second Saturday of every month from 11 a.m.
join in their lecture and sake tasting. Meher 23 Saturday
Angeles (formerly the Little Tokyo
Last Five Years: An evening of 2 one- to 12:30 p.m. A $2 donation per adult is
McArthur, a specialist in the art and culture
Rec Center) with a day of exciting
act musicals!” Songs by Stephen requested. The tours begin at 11 a.m. from
of East Asia, explores the history of sake, In honor of Memorial Day, join the
basketball action! The 3-on-3 tour-
Sondheim and directed by Jules Aaron, the museum, located at 404 Third Ave. Visit
how and where it is made, drinking etiquettes Japanese American National Musuem
nament is open to all children
“Marry Me A Little” is a compilation of
www.sdchm.org for other events or details or
and the importance of sake in the Japanese for a panel discussion on Americans of
grades 3-7 and is a part of Little
songs by Sondheim that never made it to the
www.asianpacificdistrict.org.
culture. Space is limited so reserve your seat Japanese Ancestry (AJA) Vietnam Veterans.
Tokyo's annual Children's Day fes-
final stage on his Broadway musicals.
at 714-567-3677. Pre-payment is required. The event will be moderation by author
tivities which also include the
Instead, the songs are woven into a simple
For more information, visit
www.bowers.org. Vincent H. Okamoto of “Wolfhound
Chibi-K Fun Run, to be held earlier
tale of two lonely people during an evening in Third Avenue Farmers Market and
Samurai.” This marks the first time a panel
in the day. There will be food
their small, one-bedroom apartments. Jon International Bazaar opens each Sunday in
on the longest most controversial war has
booths, arts and crafts, musical
Lawrence Rivera directed the sweet, funny downtown San Diego from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
15 Friday
been assembled from the perspectives of
performances, and guest speakers
and heartbreaking musical “The Last Five at 3rd Avenue and J Street. The market fea-
AJA’s. There will be a book signing with the
throughout the day. Everything
Years” which follows the five-year relationship tures fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables,
author after the discussion. For more informa-
will take place on San Pedro Street
of Jaime and Cathy as they sing their version gourmet foods, and international arts and
As part of its In the Realm of Oshima tion, visit
www.janm.org/events.
between 2nd and 3rd Streets in
of what happened. For ticket prices and crafts in the Asian Pacific Historic District
film series, two Nagise Oshima films will be
Little Tokyo, right outside the
times, visit
www.eastwestplayers.org or call next to the Gaslamp Quarter. Visit
screened at the Los Angeles County
JACCC. For more information,
213-625-7000.
www.asianpacificdistrict.org for details.
Museum of Art at 7:30 p.m. and 9:10 pm.
contact 213-473-1678 or visit
The first film “The Sun’s Burial (Taiyo no 31 Sunday
www.budokanofla.org.
Starting March 7, The Undiscovered
Hakaba)” features a resourceful prostitute Chinatown Tour will be offered on the first
To list an event,
and a devious militarist competing for a black- As part of their summer film series, the Saturday of every month. The 2 ½ hour tour
contact Agenda at
market profit. The other film, “Night and Fog Japanese American Cultural &
(Summer Clouds)” at 4 p.m. and “Shinobi
goes off-the-beaten-track points of interest
editorial@asiamediainc.com
in Japan (Nihon no Yoru to Kiri)” follows Community Center presents two classic
no mono (band of Assassins)” at 6 p.m.
and guide you through those who are interest-
or call
the wedding of two leftist “comrades” as it Katsudo Shashin films, “Iwashigumo
Screening will take place at the
ed in shopping in Chinatown’s best bargain
(619) 521-8008
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