OCTOBER
2002
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Through October 4, 2002
Tibet 1905-1928
- Thursday and Friday evenings 6pm - midnight; Saturdays 1-6 pm
5iftybucks Gallery
475 W. 2nd Street
Arts Colony, Pomona
For more information: 909-629-0051
Through a series of coincidental events, photographer Jacqueline Darakjy was entrusted with over 800 negatives taken by missionary Harold Ogden who Jacqueline says, "captured the soul of Tibet and the trauma already happening to its people at the hands of the Chinese, during his missionary work in Tibet from 1905 to 1928." Jaqueline spent 10 years cleaning and proofing the negatives and has been exhibiting the prints in gallery shows. A selection of the photographs will be on display at 5IFTYBUCKS September 14 - October 4.
(*Alternative Directions: take the 71 exit off the east 10 freeway, get off at Holt turn left, go east 2 miles turn right on Park, we are on the corner of Park and 2nd. alt. route, take the 60 east exit on Garey, go two miles north to 2nd st.; or, take the 210 east to the 71 frwy. exit on Holt, turn left on Holt to Park, turn right to 2nd st.; 57 north to Temple, turn right and then left on Mission, take Mission to Park and turn left.)
October 4-6, 2002
The Los Angeles Arts of Asia & Oceania Show
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
1855 Main Street
Santa Monica, CASHOW HOURS:
FRIDAY 11am - 7pm
SATURDAY 11am - 7pm
SUNDAY 12pm - 5pm
No admittance after 4:30pmAdmission: $12 Includes repeat admission. Information:
Caskey-Lees
P.O. Box 1409 Topanga, CA 90290
Tel. 310-455-2886
Email: info@caskeylees.comOriginating in 1991 this show was the pioneer, the first of its kind for Internationally renowned dealers/galleries to travel from the distant corners of the earth to converge in the west and exhibit their rare, ancient and often museum quality collections. The exotic display transported patrons back in history for a mystical and mesmerizing journey through the powerful yet delicate beauty of more than 2000 years of Asian Art history.
The exhibit features ceremonial objects and robes, snuff bottles, kimonos, woodblock prints, antique netsuke and erotic prints (Edo Period) from Japan, gilt bronze statuary from ancient Tibet, bronzes from Nepal, ceramics from Korea, cherished porcelain, silk gauze surcoats, dragon robes worn by a bride, a groom or perhaps an imperial prince, lotus (torture) shoes and rank badges from China, fertility figures & wood sculptures from the Oceanic Islands and Indonesia, tribal weavings, minority costumes as well as jewelry from Central and Southeast Asia.
October 13, 2002-February 9, 2003
Matsuri! Japanese Festival Textiles, 1850-1950
Fowler Museum, UCLA
405 Hilgard Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90095Included will be approximately 230 traditional Japanese festival textiles, costumes, and artifacts, the majority originating in the nineteenth (1850-1950) through the mid twentieth century. The intention is to reveal the special aesthetics which characterize the Shinto-Buddhist holy days, showcased for the first time in this exhibition and its accompanying catalogue. Objects are from the collections of the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, augmented by artwork from other UCLA departments, other institutions, and private collectors. All will be displayed on platforms, mounted on walls as well as shown on forms in compliance with conservation principles.
Video Program: Three spaced players will show continuous videotapes of contemporary matsuri pageants documented in towns throughout the Japanese archipelligo.
Publication: An illustrated two hundred sixty page full-color publication will be edited by the curator, Gloria Gonick, an authority on Japanese textiles and the author of four chapters. The Forward will be written by Iwao Nagasaki, Curator of Textiles, Tokyo National Museum. Chapters will also be contributed by Professor Yo-ichiro Hakomori, of University of Southern California, (Matsuri Structures and Spatial Relationships), Professor Hiroyuki Nagahara, of University of Hawaii, (Calligraphy and Symbolism on Matsuri Costumes), and Professor Herbert Plutschow, UCLA, (Politics and Theater at Matsuri).
Through January 5, 2003
Installation by Tomoko Takahashi
UCLA Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90024
General information: 310.443.7000
e-mail: hammerinfo@arts.ucla.edu
Sponsored by The Japan Foundation Los Angeles Office & Language Center.
Tomoko Takahashi (born 1966 in Tokyo) creates large-scale, site-specific installations. Using manufactured objects that have been discarded, Takahashi creates unique environments that encourage viewers to contemplate the mundane objects of everyday life. Takahashi's exhibition at the Hammer will be in the Museum's unfinished auditorium. Her installation will relate specifically to the material culture of urban Los Angeles.
Through January 12, 2003
Visions of Enlightenment: Understanding the Art of Buddhism
Pacific Asia Museum
46 N. Los Robles Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101
Tel: 626-449-2742, ext. 19
This exhibition will introduce visitors to the art and symbolism of Buddhism. It will explain the principal figures and deities worshipped by Buddhists, including buddhas, bodhisattvas, and guardian figures, and the symbolism used in Buddhist art and ritual.The exhibition will include Buddhist sculptures, paintings, and other art objects from Asian cultures such as India, Afghanistan, Tibet, China, Thailand, and Japan. The majority of the art works will be drawn from the museum's impressive collection of Buddhist art.
To accompany this exhibition will be a book, Reading Buddhist Art: An Illustrated Guide to the Signs and Symbols of Buddhism, by the exhibition curator, Meher McArthur, and an array of educational programs, including lectures and temple visits.
Through May 4, 2003
Symbols of Power: Masterpieces from the Nanjing Museum
Bowers Museum of Cultural Art
2002 North Main Street Santa Ana, CA 92706This exhibit features national treasures from one of China's premier museums, the Nanjing Museum, outside of the country for the first time during Symbols of Power: Masterpieces from the Nanjing Museum. On view during this exhibit are about 260 objects dating back 5,000 years, from the Neolithic Age to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 A.D.) to World War II. Objects include bronze, ancient currency, fine porcelain, religious objects, paintings and calligraphy, formal and informal attire, court objects, accessories and jewelry.
Symbolism is very important to the Chinese, particularly concerning their imperial rulers. Virtually all aspects of the imperial families' lives, from birth to death, from leisure to the formalities of the court, were surrounded by symbols of their power. A fascinating postscript to the exhibit is the cross-country journey taken by many of these objects during the 1930s and 1940s. More than half of the objects to be shown during Symbols of Power: Masterpieces from the Nanjing Museum were part of one of the great sagas of the 20th century - the 16-year journey undertaken by thousands of Chinese to save their imperial heritage from invading Japanese troops.
Advance Ticket Sales for this exhibit begin May 8, 2002. Prices: $14 adults; $10 seniors and students; $8 children. For ticket information, call (714) 567-3680.
October 3, 2002
The Los Angeles Arts of Asia & Oceania Show: Opening Preview
6-9 pm
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
1855 Main Street
Santa Monica, CAInformation:
Caskey-Lees
P.O. Box 1409 Topanga, CA 90290
Tel. 310-455-2886
Email: info@caskeylees.comOriginating in 1991 this show was the pioneer, the first of its kind for Internationally renowned dealers/galleries to travel from the distant corners of the earth to converge in the west and exhibit their rare, ancient and often museum quality collections. The exotic display transported patrons back in history for a mystical and mesmerizing journey through the powerful yet delicate beauty of more than 2000 years of Asian Art history. The exhibit features ceremonial objects and robes, snuff bottles, kimonos, woodblock prints, antique netsuke and erotic prints (Edo Period) from Japan, gilt bronze statuary from ancient Tibet, bronzes from Nepal, ceramics from Korea, cherished porcelain, silk gauze surcoats, dragon robes worn by a bride, a groom or perhaps an imperial prince, lotus (torture) shoes and rank badges from China, fertility figures & wood sculptures from the Oceanic Islands and Indonesia, tribal weavings, minority costumes as well as jewelry from Central and SouthEast Asia.
Tickets $50.00 per person, includes catered reception - hors d'oeuvres & drinks, repeat admission and the first opportunity to view the show.
October 3, 2002
--Mirabai: Hindu Saint for a Global World--
Opening Slide Lecture: "The Heart Unveiled: Mirabai and the Saints of India in Art and Poetry"7:00-9:00 p.m.
Brown Auditorium
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036
General Information: (323) 857-6000, TDD: (323) 857-0098
Website: http://www.lacma.org/lacma.asp
Admission is FreeEnter the world of love and devotion of Mirabai and her fellow saints, vividly portrayed in painting and sculpture and voiced in their haunting
poetry, through the opening event for the conference & festival. This slide-lecture will be delivered by Dr. Nancy Martin, the leading authority on Mirabai, and Rochelle Kessler, LACMA's Assistant Curator of South and Southeast Asian Art and an expert on Indian painting and saints. Tours of the outstanding South Asia collection of the Museum, personally guided by the Museum's specialist docents, will follow the lecture.
October 4, 2002
Raagmala Presents an evening of South Indian music
7 pm
MultiCultural Center Theater
University of California at Santa Barbara
Tickets are available at the door - $10 for students and $14 for general audienceThe Raagmala group of Santa Barbara is proud to present an evening of Carnatic Music, a music system well known for its rich emotional, intellectual and soulful aspects. In this concert, the melodious and unique combination of the violin, venu (Indian bamboo flute) and the veena are respectively featured by G.J. R. Krishnan, K. R. Subramanyam and Srikanth Chari, accompanied by the versatile percussionists K.V. Prasad on the Mridangam and Palghat Suresh on the Ghatam.
For more information on Raagmala, visit www.raagmala.org.
October 4, 2002
--Mirabai: Hindu Saint for a Global World--
Folk Musicians from the Deserts of Rajasthan Sing Mirabai8:00 p.m.
Schoenberg Hall, UCLA
Box Office: 310-825-2101
Tickets: $45, $35, $25/ students $20
Spectacular folk singers from the western deserts of Rajasthan will perform the living song traditions of Mira to the haunting accompaniment of tandura, sarangi, kamaicha, and khartal, played by the finest musicians in the world on these folk instruments. Musicians and singers will include Meghwal, Manganiyar and Langa performers.
October 4 & 5, 2002
Eitetsu Hayashi: The Wings of Flightless Birds
8:00 p.m.
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts
12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos, CA 90703
For information contact: CCPA 562-916-8501
For tickets call: 800-300-4345
$40, $35, $30
Sponsored by The Japan Foundation Los Angeles Office & Language Center.A former member of KODO, Eitetsu Hayashi is a master of the taiko drum, Japan's national percussion instrument. Described as a sound as powerful as a marching army, yet as gentle and comforting as a mother's heartbeat, the rhythm of the taiko is all encompassing. Hayashi's first performance in the U.S. in nine years, this tour features leading Japanese traditional instrumentalists and young taiko drummers - a spectacle of sound that's not to be missed!
October 4-5, 2002
--Mirabai: Hindu Saint for a Global World--
International ConferenceFriday, October 4, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. & Saturday, October 5, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Popper Auditorium
University of California, Los Angeles
Admission is FreeInternationally acclaimed scholars of devotional Hinduism, Indian music, and comparative religion from Europe, India, Canada and the USA will
gather for a three-day conference to present original research on this dynamic sixteenth-century woman saint of India.Winand Callewaert, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium; Christopher Key Chapple, Loyola Marymount University; Rokus de Groot, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands; John Stratton Hawley, Columbia University; Linda Hess, Stanford University; Varsha Joshi, Institute for Development Studies, India; Komal Kothari, Director, Folklore Institute of Rajasthan, India; Philip Lutgendorf, University of Iowa; Gurinder Singh Mann, University of California, Santa Barbara; Rebecca Manring, Indiana University; Nancy M. Martin, Chapman University; Parita Mukta, University of Warwick, England; Usha Nilsson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mekhala Navatar, Duke University; Heidi Pauwels, University of Washington; C. Ramprasad, Lancaster University, England; Joseph Runzo, Chapman University and Cambridge University; Whitney Sansford, Iowa State University
Joseph Schaller, Nazareth College; Y.S. Shastri, University of Gujarat, India; Kalyan Singh Shekhawat, University of Rajasthan, Jodhpur, India
October 5, 2002
--Mirabai: Hindu Saint for a Global World--
Mirabai in Dance: Mallika Sarabhai and Daksha Mashruwala3:00-5:00 p.m.
Bing Theater
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036
General Information: (323) 857-6010, TDD: (323) 857-0098
Website: http://www.lacma.org/lacma.asp
Tickets: General Seating available behind VIP Reserved Seating
$30/ Museum Members $25The extraordinary internationally recognized dancer Mallika Sarabhai will perform together with Daksha Mashruwala the life of Mirabai in a world
premiere performance. Trained in Bharatanatyam and Kuchipuri classical dance styles, Mallika received international recognition for her highly
acclaimed performance in Peter Brook's stage production and film "The Mahabharata." She will perform with Daksha, an accomplished Odissi dancer
and choreographer who has performed across India and internationally.
October 5, 2002
--Mirabai: Hindu Saint for a Global World--
Mirabai in Film - Documentary: "A Few Things I Know about Her" & Feature Film: "MEERA"11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Bing Theater
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036
General Information: (323) 857-6010, TDD: (323) 857-0098
Website: http://www.lacma.org/lacma.asp
Admission is FreeBombay film director Anjali Panjabi will introduce the first American screening of her new award-winning documentary on the living traditions of Mirabai, entitled "A Few Things I Know about Her." Panjabi has extensive experience as a director, including first assistant director for Mira Nair's "Monsoon Wedding." Her documentary film on Mirabai has already been awarded the Silver Conch at the 7th Mumbai International Film Festival. A showing of a feature length film on the life of Mirabai will follow.
October 5-27, 2002
Pistang Pilipino
10 am through the afternoon, trade forum on Oct. 5, from 2 - 4 pm
St. Genevieve Church High School
14061 Roscoe Boulevard, Panorama City CA 91402Last year's Pistang Pilipino brought over 5,000 people together at CSU Northridge. Features of the event include music all day, presentation of Philippine cultural shows, fashion shows highlighting Fil-Am creations, mini-car show organized by Fil-Am youth, and trade exhibits of about more than a hundred companies exhibiting products and services. State Sen. Richard Alarcon will join the opening ceremony at 10 am Oct. 5. This event is sponsored by the San Fernando Valley Filipino-American Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with the Valley Balita - the San Fernando Valley's Fil-Am newspaper.
October 5-27, 2002
10th Annual Lantern of the East International Arts Festival
Japanese American Cultural and Community Center
George J. Doizaki Gallery
244 S. San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tel: 213-628-2725
Open, Free, No RSVP
International and local artists, including resident artist Hideo Sakada will come together at this festival to explore the dynamics of Eastern and Western cultural interplay through art exhibitions, workshops, and discussions."The Lantern of the East" has organized the Festival as part of their international grass-roots movement to encourage world cultures to learn from each other in the hopes that the world will use this knowledge to improve cultural harmony in modern society.
Several contemporary artists from all over the world will come together to participate in a festival that supports the ideas of peace, love and harmony in a community-based celebration of art and artists. The JACCC will host some of the 126 artists that will be participating in the arts festival.
October 6, 2002
Shimauta Waga Kukuru: Okinawan 'Island Songs' from the Heart
2:00 p.m.
James Armstrong Theater
3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance, CA 90503
For information, contact the Okinawa Association of America at 310-532-1929Sponsored by the Okinawa Association of America.
A program of Okinawan minyo (folk songs) performed in various arrangements on the sanshin (three-stringed instrument), koto, taiko drums, and samba (castanets). About thirty people, including the famous singer and exponent of Yaeyama minyo, Yukichi Yamazato, will come from Okinawa and join local minyo and dance groups for this performance.
October 6, 2002
--Mirabai: Hindu Saint for a Global World--
Gala Performance - Mirabai: Love in Indian Dance and Song7:30 p.m.
Performing Arts Center, CSUN
Box Office: 818-667-2488
Tickets: $25/ students $20
Spectacular folk singers from the western deserts of Rajasthan will perform the living song traditions of Mira to the haunting accompaniment of tandura, sarangi, kamaicha, and khartal, played by the finest musicians in the world on these folk instruments. Musicians and singers will include Meghwal, Manganiyar and Langa performers.
October 7, 2002
UCLA Center for Japanese Studies Colloquium:
"The Shogun and His Women in Popular Culture" - Anne Walthall, History, UC Irvine3 pm
UCLA Faculty Center - Hacienda Room
480 Young Drive Los Angeles, CA. 90095
Phone: (310) 825-0877
*This event is open to UCLA students, faculty, staff, and invited guests ONLY.*The UCLA Center for Japanese Studies' Colloquium is designed to bring to UCLA outstanding scholars as well as journalists and public officials. It is hoped that through this forum, the UCLA community will be able to listen and share in a broad cross-spectrum of ideas on the scholarly and public issues dealing with Japan.
For more information, contact the UCLA Center for Japanese Studies at (310) 825-8681 or visit their website at http://www.international.ucla.edu/japan/default.htm.
October 7, 2002
Policy Debate: Do the Events of September 11 Mandate Greater Restrictions on Personal Freedom To Ensure Homeland Security?
5 - 6:30 pm
UCLA School of Law, Room 1430
Reception FollowingPresented by the UCLA School of Law's Office of Public Interest Programs, Critical Race Studies Concentration and Student Federalist Society.
Panel includes: Matthew McLaughlin, Coordinator, Office of Public Affairs, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Eugene Volokh, Professor, UCLA School of Law; Jody Armour, Professor, USC Law School; Ben Wizner, Staff Attorney, ACLU of Southern California. Moderated by Karl Manheim, Professor, Loyola Law School.
If you would like to attend the program or if you would like more information about the program, please contact Catherine Mayorkas, Director of Public Interest Programs, at (310) 206-9155 or mayorkas@law.ucla.edu.
October 7, 2002
Savage or Kin: Reading the Filipino Body in Cartoons and in Negro Newspapers after 1898
6 pm
MultiCultural Center Lounge
University of California at Santa Barbara
FreeDr. Nerissa S. Balce (U. of Oregon and San Francisco State University) will give this lecture and visual presentation on "Reading the Filipino Body in Cartoons and in Negro Newspapers after 1898". At the turn of the twentieth century, the annexation of the Philippine Islands was the generative moment in the construction of racial and gendered discourses about a new colonial Other: the "Filipino". Unlike mainstream U.S. media, however, many African American journalists in the late 19th century, along with black soldiers who wrote about their experiences in the Philippines during the Philippine-American war, were sympathetic to the struggles of the Filipino revolutionaries who were fighting for Philippine independence against the U.S. military government. This event is part of Filipino American History Month.
For the full Arts & Lectures calendar, visit www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu.
October 8, 2002
What Hope for Japan: Listen to the Experts
- Noon - 1:00 p.m.; 2:15 - 5:30 p.m.
Pomona College
Hahn 101
420 N. Harvard Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711
Tel: 909-607-8065
e-mail: lucy.chang@pomona.eduSponsored by the Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona College.
- A panel discussion comprised of Ayako Doi, editor of Japan Digest, Richard Katz, editor of The Oriental Economist, and others to be determined. Participants will address the solutions for the stagnation of Japanese economy and politics. Faculty panelists will include Professors David Arase, Pomona College, Jim Lehman, Pitzer College, and Leon Hollerman, Emeritus Professor of Claremont McKenna College. Lunch presentation (Frank Hall).
October 8, 2002
Digital Girls: Games, Mobile Phones, Virtual Characters in Japan
Machiko Kusahara
Visiting Professor, UCLA Department of Design/Media
4 pm
Kinsey 355, UCLA
Machiko Kusahara, a visiting professor in the department of Design/Media Arts at UCLA, speaks about young women in Japan as technological consumers and the images of women in digital entertainment. A part of the Body of L.A. Series.
October 8, 2002
--Mirabai: Hindu Saint for a Global World--
Folk Musicians from the Deserts of Rajasthan Sing Mirabai6:00-9:00 pm
Terrace Theater
Long Beach Performing Arts Center
Box Office: 562-436-3661; TicketMaster: 213-480-3232
Tickets: $50, $35, $25, $12.50
(children 12 and under half price at the $25 & $12.50 level)Spectacular folk musicians and singers from Rajasthan perform with Mallika Sarabhai & Daksha Mashruwala in a Gala Performance.
October 9, 2002
Explore EAP Fair
- 12 - 5 pm
Ackerman Grand Ballroom
UCLA
The Education Abroad Program (EAP), the official UC study abroad program, offers 150 programs in 35 countries (including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, and India) that range from 1 quarter to 1 year; programs for sophomores, juniors, and seniors; options taught in English, as well as other many other languages.
Attend the Explore EAP Fair to talk to students who have studied abroad, visiting students from host countries, EAP Counselors, and representatives from offices such as Financial Aid and the Scholarship Resource Center.
- For more information about EAP at UCLA, including program information and application deadlines, visit their new website at: www.international.ucla.edu/eap.
October 9, 2002
Reading and Discussion: Prominent Korean Writers
- 1:30 - 5 pm
306 Royce Hall
Open to the general public
Introduction: Prof. Sônggon Kim, Seoul National University. Prominent Korean Writers: Ûngyo Kang, Sôgyông Hwang, Sûnghûi Kim.
English translations will be read by Ph.D. students (Youngju Ryu, Chris Hanscom, and Catherine Kim) in the Department of East Asian Languages and
Cultures at UCLA.- This talk is part of the UCLA Center for Korean Studies Fall 2002 Colloquium Series. For additional information please call (310) 825-3284.
October 10, 2002
Environment, Identity, and Development Equity: Research Issues in Contemporary Highland Vietnam
- Eric Crystal
University of California, Berkeley- 3 - 4:30 pm
10383 Bunche Hall, UCLA- This talk is part of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies Fall 2002 Colloquium Series. For additional information please call 310-206-9163 or e-mail cseas@isop.ucla.edu.
October 10, 2002
Unraveling the Threads of Indian Textiles
- Dale Gluckman
Curator, Department of Costume and Textiles- 7:30 pm
- Boardroom
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art
- 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036
- General Information: (323) 857-6000, TDD: (323) 857-0098
- Website: http://www.lacma.org/lacma.asp
- Sponsored by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Southern Asian Art Council. The reception and lecture are free for council members, but reservations are required. Non-members should contact the museum at (323) 857-6091.
October 10-26, 2002
Seoul Cinema
All screenings will take place at the James Bridges Theater, UCLA
Intersection of Sunset Blvd. and Hilgard Ave.
For parking and directions, call the recorded info line at (310) 206-FILM (206-3456)
For further questions, call (310) 206-8013
Information is also available at: http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/A six-film series highlighting the latest and best in South Korean cinema today, presented by the UCLA Film and Television Archive and the Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles. Screening co-sponsored by the Asian Film Foundation.. Highlights of the program include an opening night in-person appearance by filmmaker Song Il-gon with his film Flower Island and a sneak preview of the box office smash The Way Home.
In addition, the Asian Film Foundation will co-sponsor the personal appearance of director Hong Sang-soo at the Los Angeles premiere of his film Turning Gate. An eclectic film mix including Camel(s), Waikiki Brothers and Peppermint Candy rounds out the series. Most screenings in the program will be U.S. or West Coast premieres.
Screening List:
- Thursday, October 10, 7:30 p.m.
FLOWER ISLAND (Kkot Som)
(2001) Directed by Song Il-gon
35mm, 110 min.
West Coast Premiere
In person: Song Il-gon
For his first feature, Song Il-gon has crafted a mesmerizing film about three very different women‹a homeless teen, a mother ousted by her family and a young singer dying of cancer‹all at the ends of their rope. When fate throws them together, they embark on a road trip to find a mythical island where all their troubles can be forgotten. From a grim beginning, FLOWER ISLAND slowly but surely blossoms into a strangely warm and moving experience that recalls classic Kieslowski (Song attended the Lodz film school in Poland) and recent Hou Hsiao-Hsien (Hou headed the jury at the Pusan Film Festival which awarded this film first prize).Saturday, October 12, 7:30 p.m.
CAMEL(S) (Nakta dul) (2001)
L.A. Premiere
Directed by Park Ki-young
35mm, 91 min.
A middle-aged man and a slightly younger woman go away together for a weekend liaison that both reveals their loneliness and holds the possibility of assuaging it. Just as we experience the weekend with very little knowledge of the details of their regular lives, so do the lovers seem cut off from the traditional certainties of Korean life (family, work, etc.), and those certainties themselves seem less certain. This two-person chamber drama at times suggests a version of BRIEF ENCOUNTER by Cassavetes, but the film¹s long takes and beautiful hand-held black-and-white digital videography give it a contemporary feel that lends urgency to the quiet desperation onscreen.WAIKIKI BROTHERS (2001)
West Coast Premiere
Directed by Im Soon-rye
35mm, 105 min.
Waikiki Brothers is a lounge act in decline when it returns to lead singer Sung-woo¹s hometown. The return is a bittersweet one for Sung-woo: his old high school friends don¹t seem any happier than he is. While learning the hard truth that you can¹t go home again, Sung-woo is further shaken when the band finally falls apart. The Archive presented director Im¹s first feature THREE FRIENDS in 1997, and this sophomore effort finds her once more charting the changing terrain of everyday Korean life with insight and gentle humor.Sunday, October 13, 7:00 p.m.
PEPPERMINT CANDY (Pakha Satang) (2000)
Directed by Lee Chang-dong
35mm, 129 min.
PEPPERMINT CANDY begins with a bang - the breakdown and suicide of Yong-ho, a well-dressed 40-year-old man‹and never lets up as it moves backwards over 20 years to show us how Yong-ho¹s life went wrong. Each succeeding episode deepens our understanding of the one before it, until the final poignant happy ending that is of course only the beginning. Yong-ho comes to seem a tragic figure; his fall is both his fault and the result of the turbulent times in which he lives. The skill with which the epic and episodic structure is constructed belies director Lee¹s beginnings as a novelist and his consummate talent as a filmmaker.Tuesday, October 22, 7:30 p.m.
THE WAY HOME (Chiburo) (2002)
Sneak Preview!
Directed by Lee Jung-hyang
35mm, 85 min.
In person: Lee Jung-hyang (schedule permitting)
Paramount Classics will release THE WAY HOME in theaters in November.
Two worlds collide as contemporary urban youth meets aging rural tradition is this emotional but unsentimental tale of a seven-year old from the big city suddenly delivered to the doorstep of his mute grandmother in a small village. The collision is clearly a painful one at first, until grandmother and boy learn to appreciate each other. Almost as if in answer to the existential crises in many of the other films in our series, THE WAY HOME holds out the succor of a return to home and the past, and it was rewarded by being the box office smash of the spring in South Korea this year, outgrossing LORD OF THE RINGS.Saturday, October 26, 7:30 p.m.
TURNING GATE (Saenghwalui Palgyon) (2002)
L.A. Premiere
Directed by Hong Sangsoo
In-person: Hong Sangsoo
Kyungsoo, a good-looking actor in the midst of a career change from stage to film, stops at Chunchon and Kyongju on his way to Pusan. His sanity and memory both start to slip after too many nights drinking soju and chasing women. Two women catch his attention: a dancing studio teacher in Chunchon, a resort town known for its beautiful scenery, and a professor¹s wife in Kyongju, an ancient capital famous for its monuments. Acclaimed director Hong Sang-soo again displays his skill at juxtaposing a restrained modernist visual style with everyday rhythms and emotional textures to expose the pleasures and discontents of life in a rapidly changing society.
October 11-13, 2002
The Films of Shintaro Katsu and Raizo Ichikawa
- Egyptian Theater
6712 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90028
For information contact: 213-621-2267
For tickets call: 323-467-0163- Friday 10/11
7 p.m. - Sword of Fire
9 p.m. double feature - Zatoichi Enters Again & Zatoichi, The Fugitive
- Saturday 10/12
5 p.m. - Samurai Vendetta
8 p.m. double feature - Scar Yosaburo & The Lone Stalker- Sunday 10/13
5 p.m. - Zatoichi's Fighting Journey
7 p.m. double feature - Destiny's Son & Secrets of a Court Masseur
October 11-13, 2002
Rithy Panh Film Festival
- CSU Long Beach University Theatre
Directions: Park in Lot 7 at CSULB, off of Seventh Street, east of Bellflower Blvd. Parking is $3 in Lot 7
Admission Free: First come basis for theatre seating.- Cambodian filmmaker, Rithy Panh, born in 1964 in Phnom Penh, currently lives in France. In 1975 he was interned in Khmer Rouge rehabilitation
camps and escaped to Thailand in 1979. In 1980 he arrived in Paris where he ultimately graduated from the French National Cinema School. His first
documentary feature film, "Site II,: was awarded "Grand Prix du Documentaire" at the Festival of Amiens. His latest documentary on Cambodia, "Land of Wandering Souls," has also received numerous international awards.Screening List:
- The Rice People (Neak Srey)
(Show times: Oct 11 at 7 p.m.; Oct 13 at 2 p.m.)
Set in the yearly cycle of rice farming, this feature film depicts the struggles of rice farmers throughout Southeast Asia. The story, based upon the novel "Ranjau Sepanjang Jalan" by eminent Malay author Shahnon Ahmad, is transposed to a rural Cambodian setting. The tenuous existence of one Cambodian family begins to unravel after a series of accidents. Facing tremendous adversity, the eldest daughter saves the family by bringing in the rice crop. (JBA Productions, 1994)- Land of Wandering Souls
(Show times: Oct 12 at 5 p.m.; Oct 13 at 4:30 p.m.)
In 1999, Alcatel laid Southeast Asia's first optical fiber cable, which crosses Cambodia from Thailand. This installation project provided several months of employment for many Cambodians, especially those from rural areas facing uncertain economic conditions. This documentary illustrates the hardships, dignity, and wit of these workers while providing insight into the social and economic contradictions facing contemporary Cambodians. (INA, 1999)
Bophana: A Cambodian Tragedy
(Show times: Oct 12 at 3:30 p.m.; Oct 13 at 6:30 p.m.)
This docudrama, based upon documents and forced confessions recovered during the 1980s, is currently showing at the Tuol Sleng Museum in Phnom Penh. With great pathos, it follows the lives of two young people—the lovely young woman Hout Bophana, and Ly Sitha, an ex- monk turned Khmer-rouge soldier—who fall in love, marry, and are killed during the Pol Pot regime. (INA , 1996)Site II
(Show times: Oct 12 at 2 p.m.; Oct 13 at 7:30 p.m.)
Although the refugee camp known as Site II no longer exists, it held as many as 180,000 people in a four-mile area on the border of Thailand and Cambodia during the 1980s. This historic documentary follows the life of tne Cambodian family in Site II. Narrated by the mother, it provides a
glimpse into life as a "displaced person." (JBA, 1998)
October 13, 2002
Japan America Kite Festival
- 10:00 a.m. - sundown
Seal Beach Pier
Intersection of Main Street and Ocean Avenue
Seal Beach, CA 90740
For information call: 213-627-6217, ext. 206
e-mail: jas_yukari@hotmail.com
Free
Enjoy a variety of kite flying demonstrations, competitions, raffles, prizes, and an awards ceremony for the kite competitions. Activities will include free kite making workshops for children and flying lessons, as well as performances by world famous kite performers. Dedicated to highlighting traditional and modern Japanese kites, the Festival will feature several Japanese cultural events and activities. There will be free Japanese kite kits for children of all ages, Japanese kite battles, taiko drummers, and Japanese food booths. The public is encouraged to bring their own kites and will be given the opportunity to fly them during different parts of the day. World famous Japanese kite master, Mr. Mikio Toki, from Tokyo, is this year's special guest and will display and demonstrate his handmade, traditional Edo Period kites. Mr. Toki has been making and teaching the art of Edo kites and other kites since 1973. Mr. Toki is a member of the Japan Kite Association, the Edo-Kite Preservation Association, and the American Kitefliers Association.
October 13, 2002
Matsuri! Japanese Festival Arts - Opening Day Family Festival
12-5 pm
Fowler Museum, UCLA
405 Hilgard Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90095An afternoon of Japanese culture and creativity. Includes preview of new exhibition with visiting curator Gloria Gonick, festival chime-making with artist Flora Ito, performance by UCLA Kyodo Taiko group, Japanese calligraphy, Japanese theater and dance with Fugima Kansuma Kai, and Japanese treats.
October 16, 2002
Memories of a Forgotten War - Film on Philippine-American War & Discussion with Director
6 pm
MultiCultural Center Theater
University of California at Santa Barbara
FreeA re-telling of the Philippine-American War of 1899 as a fierce struggle for Filipino independence. This film shows what history books commonly pass off as the 'annexation' of the Philippines to be a violent and bloody war in which Ilustrados, nationalist troops and peasants alike resisted American occupation after their short-lived liberation from 300 years of Spanish colonialism. Directed by Camilla Benolirao Griggers. (2001, 63 min.)
October 17, 2002
Goddess Across the Taiwan Straits
Professor Mayfair Yang
3 pm
HSSB 3041 - Religious Studies Conference Room
University of California at Santa Barbara
FreeA lecture by Professor Mayfair Yang on the pilgrimmage of Mazu goddess worshippers from Taiwan to Mainland China and its implications on cross-strait relations. Co-sponsored by the UCSB Department of Religious Studies and the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center. For more information visit
http://www.ihc.ucsb.edu.
October 17, 2002
The Militarization of Balinese Tradition
- Degung Santikarma
Latitudes Magazine, Bali- 3 - 4 pm
10383 Bunche Hall, UCLA- This talk is part of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies Fall 2002 Colloquium Series. For additional information please call 310-206-9163 or e-mail cseas@isop.ucla.edu.
October 17-26, 2002
"Tell Me That You Love Me": the Films of Hong Sangsoo
Screenings begin at 7:30 pm.
UC Irvine Film and Video Center
100 Humanities Instructional Building, UC Irvine
Call 949-824-7418 for directions
Admission per screening is $5 General, $4 Staff/Seniors, and $3 Students.
All films will be screened in 35mm print with English subtitles.Co-presented by UCI Film and Video Center and UCLA Film and Television Archive. Co-sponsored by the Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles; East Asian Lang. & Lit., University of California, Irvine. Curated by Kyung Hyun Kim, University of California, Irvine. Special acknowledgement: Cinema Service, Miro Vision, UniKorea
"I love you," Kim Sung-ok, one of the most celebrated post-Korean War writers, once wrote, is an "awkward Korean phrase." Hong Sangsoo is a filmmaker who has established his reputation by meticulously depicting the socio-cultural complexities of this seemingly simple phrase. Despite their desperate efforts, his characters’ longing for meaningful relationships often fail to materialize. They are often forced to float in meaningless exchange of liaisons that only amount to contempt, indulgences and expressions of self-interest. Through the in-depth exposés of urbanites who are on the verge of losing their dreams, hope, and love, Hong Sangsoo’s films cynically lay bare the contradictions of the modern society, more powerfully than perhaps any other director working today. The desperate wish for respect is summed up by the characters who appeal "tell me that you love me." But the hope for perfect communication is often nullified. Instead of affirming love, Hong’s films—with deadpan humor—underscore its impossibility in a dehumanized environment where moral fiber has been zapped.
Hailed internationally as one of the most innovative contemporary filmmakers and voted on a regular basis by Korean critics as the "director of the year," this retrospective—for the first time ever—proudly presents all four feature films directed by Hong Sangsoo. Director Hong Sangsoo will make an appearance and an academic symposium discussing his work is scheduled to be held at UC Irvine.
Screening List:
Thursday, Oct. 17th, 2002
The Day a Pig Fell into the Well
1996 • 115 minutes • color • 35mmBest New Asian Director Prize, Vancouver Film Festival, 1996
Best New Director Prize, Rotterdam Film Festival, 1997Saturday, Oct. 19th, 2002
The Power of Kangwon Province
1998 • 110 minutes • color • 35mmOfficial Selection, Cannes Film Festival 1998
Best Director & Best Screenplay Prize, Blue Dragon Awards 1998Thurs, Oct. 24th, 2002
On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate
2002 • color • 35mm)
West Coast Premiere!*reception honoring Dir. Hong Sangsoo begins at 6pm
**repeat screening at UCLA on Oct. 26th, 2002Oct. 24, 2002
Academic Symposium
4pm
HIB 135, UC IrvinePresenters: Chris Berry (University of California, Berkeley), David Bordwell (University of Wisconsin, Madison), Kyung Hyun Kim (University of California, Irvine), Akira Lippit (University of California, Irvine); Moderator: David E. James (University of Southern California); Discussant: Hong Sangsoo (Korea University of Arts)
Friday, Oct. 25th, 2002
Virgin Stripped Bare By Her Bachelors
2000 • B&W • 35mmOfficial Selection, Cannes Film Festival 2000
Special Jury Prize, Tokyo Film Festival 2000
October 18, 2002
"Hong Kong's Clouded Horizon: Ministerial Accountability & the Anti-Subversion Initiative"
Christine Loh
Civic Exchange, Hong Kong4 pm
4357Bunche Hall, UCLA
Phone: (310) 825-8683
Presented by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies. Randall Peerenboom (UCLA School of Law), discussant.
Christine Loh will provide an update on Hong Kong, focusing on the HKSAR government’s new “principal officials accountability system” (a proto-cabinet executive system), as well as the government’s effort to pass legislation in 2003 on subversion, sedition, treason, secession, theft of state secrets and prohibiting foreign political groups from using Hong Kong as a “base for subverting China.”
Christine Loh was a legislator in Hong Kong from 1992-1997 and 1998-2000. Before that, she spent 14 years in business working for a multinational commodities trading firm. She was trained as a lawyer in England, and she has chaired numerous non-profit organizations. She is currently the CEO of Civic Exchange, a public policy think tank in Hong Kong.
October 18-20, 2002
Continuities and Transformations in East Asian Culture and Society
This workshop is a collaborative faculty development workshop that is part of the outreach activities of the Asian Studies Development Program (ASDP) --- a joint project of the East-West Center and the University of Hawaii, established in 1990 with the mission of infusing Asian content throughout the undergraduate curriculum. The workshop, co- sponsored by the East-West Center, the University of Hawaii, and the University of Redlands with the support of the Henry Luce Foundation, will take place on October 18-20, 2002, at the campus of the University of Redlands, 65 miles east of Los Angeles. It is open to full-time faculty from North American colleges and universities. Approximately 35 applicants will be selected for participation. Both scholars in Asian Studies and non-Asianists are welcome to apply. Preference will be given firstly to faculty who are not specialists in East Asian Studies and secondly to Asianists who are broadening beyond their disciplinary and/or geographical specialty.
The workshop will begin with a keynote speech on "Making a Life Significant: Confucianism and Dewey in Dialogue" by Dr. Roger Ames of the University of Hawaii on the evening of Friday, October 18. There will be three 2-hour sessions on Saturday, Oct. 19. Each session will begin with a presentation by an invited speaker, followed by a discussion. The scheduled sessions are: "Human Rights, Human Wrongs: Does Culture Matter?" with Dr. Peter Hershock (East-West Center) and Dr. Roger Ames; "Building a Sense of Community in Japanese Urban Neighborhood" with Dr. Sawa Becker (Univ. of Redlands) and Dr. C. Scott Littleton (Occidental College); "'Romance of the Fruit Peddler': Images of Urban Transformation in Early Twentieth Century China" with Dr. Paul Pickowicz (University of California, San Diego).
For more information and application forms, contact Dr. Xinyan Jiang at 909-793- 2121, ext. 2606 or Xinyan_Jiang@redlands.edu, or visit the workshop Web site at http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/asdp.html.
This workshop is organized by the Asian Studies Program at the University of Redlands.
October 19, 2002
Print, Anthologies, & the Shape of Knowledge in Late Imperial China
10 am
6275 Bunche Hall, UCLA
Phone: (310) 825-8683
The UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, the UC Santa Barbara East Asian Center, and the UCLA Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures, in conjunction with the Southern California China Colloquium, presents a day-long conference on "Print, Anthologies, & the Shape of Knowledge in Late Imperial China."
10 am morning session:
- Stephen West (East Asian Languages, UC Berkeley) - Leishu (Encyclopedias) & the Textualization of Quotidian Life in the 12th Century
- Hui-shu Lee (Art History, UCLA) - Tu & Hua: The influence of printed maps on pictorial conventions & subject matter in the Southern Song (1147–1279)
- Pauline Yu (Dean of Humanities, UCLA), Commentator
1:30 pm afternoon session:
- David Schaberg (East Asian Languages, UCLA) - Remastering the Tradition: On philosophical texts in prose anthologies
- Kathryn Lowry (East Asian Languages, UCSB) - The Aesthetic Turn: Editing & publishing letters at the turn of the 17th Century
- Shang Wei (East Asian Languages, Columbia University) - Riyong leishu (Encyclopedias for Daily Use) & the Narrative of Jinping mei (Plum in a Golden Vase)
- William B. Warner (English, UCSB), Commentator
October 20, 2002
"Sugihara: A Conspiracy of Kindness" - Film and Discussion with producer Diane Estelle Vicari
2-5 pm
Pacific Asia Museum
46 N. Los Robles Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101
Tel: 626-449-2742
Adults $5, Seniors & Students with ID $3, Children Free
Chiune Sugihara was a Japanese Consul in Lithuania durinf WWII. He risked career, disgrace and even his life by disobeying government orders and writing visas for fleeing Jewish refugees, allowing them to escape through Russia to a safe haven in Japan.
October 21, 2002
UCLA Center for Japanese Studies Colloquium:
Topic to be announced - Richard Dasher, Center for Integrated Studies, Stanford University3 pm
UCLA Faculty Center - Sierra Room
480 Young Drive Los Angeles, CA. 90095
Phone: (310) 825-0877
*This event is open to UCLA students, faculty, staff, and invited guests ONLY.*The UCLA Center for Japanese Studies' Colloquium is designed to bring to UCLA outstanding scholars as well as journalists and public officials. It is hoped that through this forum, the UCLA community will be able to listen and share in a broad cross-spectrum of ideas on the scholarly and public issues dealing with Japan.
For more information, contact the UCLA Center for Japanese Studies at (310) 825-8681 or visit their website at http://www.international.ucla.edu/japan/default.htm.
October 21, 2002
The Myth of the Breakdown of Tradition
- Professor Yong-Chool Ha
Director, Center for International Studies, Seoul National University- 4 - 5:30 pm
243 Royce Hall
Open to the general public- This talk is part of the UCLA Center for Korean Studies Fall 2002 Colloquium Series. For additional information please call (310) 825-3284.
October 21-25, 2002
FOB: A Multimedia Art Show
- 9 am - 5 pm
UCLA Kerkhoff Art Gallery
Open to the general public
- Vietnamese-American artists address the term "FOB" in media depiction ranging from painting to photography. A performance is scheduled for the evening of 10/24, location TBA. Contact curator Tram Le for further details at tramle21@aol.com.
October 23, 2002
World Music: Korean Traditional Drumming
12 pm
UCSB Music Bowl
University of California at Santa Barbara
Free
As part of the UCSB Ethnomusicology weekly World Music Series, UCSB's Korean Cultural Awareness Group performs traditional Korean drumming featuring four different instruments representing elements of nature. Rain location in Music Room 1145.
October 23, 2002
Film: Memories of a Forgotten War
- 5-7 pm
Ackerman 2414, UCLA
- Film event sponsored by Samahang Pilipino as an event for Pilipino American History Month.
October 23, 2002
UCLA International Interdepartmental Degree Program Open House
- 6 - 8 pm
Career Center
Strathmore Building, UCLA- All interested students are invited to meet with department chairs of the East Asian Studies Interdepartmental Degree Program, learn about internships, study abroad opportunities, graduate schools, employment opportunities, and more. Refreshments will be provided.
October 24, 2002
4th Annual Symposium: Cancer Prevention & Control in Asian Populations
- 8:30 - 4 pm
Radisson Wilshire Plaza Hotel
3515 Wilshire Blvd. (near Normandie)
Los Angeles- This workshop is provided at NO COST to participants with support from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. Co-sponsors include the School of Public Health, the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, and the Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research & Training (AANCART). Presentations include "Traditional Chinese and Conventional Medicine in the Treatment of Cancer" by An-Fu Hsiao, MD.
To register, please contact Koy Parada by October 18th. Email: koy@ucla.edu, Tel: 310-794-7526, Fax: 310-206-3566
(Please provide name, email, address, phone and fax numbers).
October 24, 2002
The State of Southeast Asian Studies in Southeast Asia
- Dr. Maria Serena Diokno
University of the Philippines- 3 - 4:30 pm
10383 Bunche Hall, UCLA- This talk is part of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies Fall 2002 Colloquium Series. For additional information please call 310-206-9163 or e-mail cseas@isop.ucla.edu.
October 24, 2002
Famine in North Korea
- 7 pm
The Museum of Tolerance
9786 W Pico Blvd (Near Roxbury Drive and Pico Blvd)
Simon Wiesenthal Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90035
310-553-8403- Presented by the Visual Artists Guild and the Museum of Tolerance. Featured speakers Helie Lee and Rev Douglas Shin.
- Helie Lee - Award winning author. In the Absence of Sun" is a story of one human soul intent on saving the life of another knowing full well the peril she put herself under. Lee is a member of PEN, a community of writers defending freedom of expression and building a literary culture, and Visual Communications, a nonprofit organization that promotes Asian Pacific media arts for the American public.
Rev Douglas Shin - Human rights activist. Founder of Exodus 21, an organization which has been helping the North Koreans for the past six years.
For more information visit http://www.visual-artists-guild.org/CurrentEvents/Famine/Famine.html or e-mail alau@visual-artists-guild.org.
October 24, 2002
Tibetan Freedom Concert with lecture by Dr. Alan Wallace
7 pm
Downtown Lobero Theater
33 East Canon Perdido Street
Santa BarbaraLobero Theater is at 33 East Canon Perdido Street.
(805) 966-4946
Tickets also available at Morning Glory Music, Hempwise and Just Play Music
$22.50 in advance/ $27.50 at the door
This benefit concert is sponsored by Students for a Free Tibet (963-3021) and proceeds go to the Drapchi Nuns, Guymed Orphanage for Tibetan Refugees and Students for a Free Tibet. Dr. Alan Wallace, a distinguished Buddhist scholar, will give a special lecture followed by a music performance by local group Cannons featuring Dylan and special guests El Jefe and Miradora's Song.
October 25, 2002
UCLA Center for Japanese Studies Colloquium:
"Contemporary Culture and Fiction in Japan" - Gen'ichiro Takahashi, Author and VIsiting Fellow of the Donald Keene Center for Japanese Studies, Columbia University3 pm
UCLA, Royce 243
Los Angeles, CA. 90095
Phone: (310) 825-0877
*This event is open to UCLA students, faculty, staff, and invited guests ONLY.****The talk will be given in Japanese; no translation will be provided.
The UCLA Center for Japanese Studies' Colloquium is designed to bring to UCLA outstanding scholars as well as journalists and public officials. It is hoped that through this forum, the UCLA community will be able to listen and share in a broad cross-spectrum of ideas on the scholarly and public issues dealing with Japan.
For more information, contact the UCLA Center for Japanese Studies at (310) 825-8681 or visit their website at http://www.international.ucla.edu/japan/default.htm.
October 25, 2002
Film: Gandhi
6 pm
MultiCultural Center Theater
University of California at Santa Barbara
Free
Presented on the big screen in commemoration of its 20th anniversary is the captivatingly inspiring classic epic about the life of the late Mahatma Gandhi. Considered the man of the century, Gandhi's revered character continues to serve as a role model for peoples of all backgrounds seeking to fight oppression and work towards justice, freedom and peace. Directed by Richard Attenborough. (1982, 190 min.)
Screening is part of the MultiCultural Center's weekly "Cup of Culture" coffee house and movie night. Coffee House from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the MCC Lounge. Movies at 6:00 p.m. in the MCC Theater. For information, call 893-8411.
October 25, 2002
Daniel Ellsberg - Secrets:Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers (lecture and book signing)
8 pm
Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall
University of California at Santa Barbara
For tickets and information call 893-3535
$8 students, $12 general
In 1971 Defense Department analyst, former U.S. Marine company commander and anti-Communist Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers to the media. This lecture presents an explosive inside account of how and why Ellsberg helped bring an end to the Vietnam War and Richard Nixon's presidency. Courtesy of the UCSB Bookstore, Daniel Ellsberg's book will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
October 25, 2002
World Kulintang Institute (performance from S. Philippines)
8 pm
MultiCultural Center Theater
University of California at Santa Barbara
For information, call 893-8411
Free
The internationally acclaimed World Kulintang Institute Ensemble is a tightly woven group of talented musicians and highly skilled martial artists who perform traditional music and specialized martial arts dance forms of the Southern Philippines. Led by Guro Eleanor Academia the ensemble has enchanted thousands of music lovers all over the world with the music of the ancient gong drum.
October 25-27, 2002
The American Association For Chinese Studies 44th Anniversary Annual Conference
Hosted by The University of Southern California
Friday, October 25, 2002, Registration 6- 9 pm
Welcome Reception 7:30 - 9 pm (USC Faculty Center)
Business Meetings
SATURDAY, OCT. 26, 2002: AACS Board Meeting 7- 8:30 am (Radisson Hotel)
SUNDAY, OCT 27, 2002 American Journal of Chinese Studies Board Meeting 7:15 - 8:25 am (Brandy's Dining Area)CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Saturday, October 26, 2002
First Session 8:30 am - 10:00 am
Panel 1A: Opportunities and Challenges After China's Entry into WTO (VKC 150)
Chair: Martin Sours
Organizer: James C. Hsiung
"Economic Implications for China from WTO Membership"
Chu-yuan Cheng, Ball State University-Muncie, IN
"Cross-Strait Trade and Economic Relations After WTO Accession"
Peter Chow, City College of New York-CUNY
Zhi Wang, ERS, USDA
"Political Implications of Post-WTO China: Domestic and International"
James C. Hsiung, New York University
Discussants:
Cal Clark, Auburn University-Alabama
George Chen, Augusta State University-GeorgiaPanel 1B: Sequential Economic Snapshots of China Economic Reform Period (VKC 151)
Organizer and Moderator: Robert W. Mead
"Evolution of China's U.S. Policy (1965-72): Prelude to the Economic Reform?"
Jack W. Hou, California State University-Long Beach
"Looking at Changes in China's Consumption Patterns During the Reform Period"
Kwang-Wen Chu, California State University-Fullerton
Robert W. Mead, California State University-Fullerton
"Updating China's Phantom Farmers"
Robert W. Mead, California State University-Fullerton
Discussants: Robert W. Mead, California State University-Fullerton
Jack W. Hou, California State University-Long Beach
Kwang-Wen Chu, California State University-FullertonPanel 1C: Views of the Chinese Laogai from Both Sides of the Taiwan Straits (VKC 155)
Chair: Thomas J. Bellows
"Some Historical and Literary Antecedents of Laogai Prison Camp Narratives"
Philip F. Williams, Arizona State University
"Wumingshi and Chinese Prison Camp Literature"
Yenna Wu, University of California-Riverside
Discussant: Stanley Rosen, USCPanel 1D: Poetry (VKC157)
Chair: Catherine Yi-yu Cho Woo
"Selected "Xing Shi" poems"
Crystal Chu, San Diego State University
"Selected "Zen" poems"
Catherine Yi-yu Cho Woo, San Diego State University
"Selected poems by Dr. Lin Yun"
H. H. Thomas Lin Yun, San Diego State University
Discussant: Catherine Yi-yu Cho Woo, San Diego State UniversityCoffee Break 10:00 am - 10:20 am
Second Session 10:20 am - 11:50 am
Panel 2A: Contemporary Chinese Social Welfare Issues (VKC 150)
Chair: David Dean, Former Director, American Institute in Taiwan
"Taiwan's Entry to WTO and the Opportunities and Impacts to the Progress of Taiwan in the Perspectives of Scientific and Technological Development, Economic Development, and Social Welfare"
Kuan-Hsiu Hsiao, Science Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office-Los Angeles
"Child Welfare and Globalization: Implications for Future Direction in Taiwan"
Peter Ching-yung Lee, San Jose State University
"Social Security System with Chinese Characteristics"
Wenlang Li, Ohio State University and Tunghai University * pending
Gwoduan-David Jou, National Taiwain University
Discussants: Mei Lien Chang, Trade Union International, Inc.
Walter Y. Kiang, Los Angeles County and California State UniversityPanel 2B: Muslims in China
(VKC 151)
Chair: Phylis Lan Lin
"The Hui Nationality: China's Followers of Islam"
Yiye Wu, Nanjing University
"The Social and Cultural Contributions of Chinese Muslims"
Aliya Lynn Ma, Freelance writer
"Issues of Muslims Education in China"
Linda Chiang, Anderson College
"Chinese Muslims in America: Images and Challenges"
Marian S. K. Ming, Marian S. K. Ming and Associates
Discussants: Phylis Lan Lin, University of IndianapolisPanel 2C: Taiwan in the 21st Century
(VKC 155)
Chair: George Chen
"China, the United States and Taiwan"
Yu-Long Ling, Franklin College
"The Legislative Yuan: A Case Study of Institutional Change"
Thomas J. Bellows, University of Texas-San Antonio
Discussant: Nat Bellocchi, Bellocchi & Co. LLCPanel 2D: Magic of the Brush
(VKC 157)
Chair: Catherine Yi-yu Cho Woo
"Finger and Brush: The Origins of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy"
Hung-hsiang Chou, University of California-Los Angeles
"Chinese Calligraphy: A Microcosm of Culture and an Art Form Par Excellence"
San-pao Li, Cal State University-Long Beach
"Blessings in H. H. Thomas Lin Yun's Calligraphy"
Catherine Yi-yu Cho Woo, San Diego State University
Discussant: Catherine Yi-yu Cho WooLuncheon 12 Noon - 2:15 pm
(Hosted by The University of Southern California. Free for registered participant and spouse)Keynote Speaker: John E. Wills, Jr., USC
Topic: "An Outsider's Adventures in the Intellectual World of 'Greater China' ".Third Session 2:20 pm - 3:50 pm
Panel 3A: Social and Demographic Change (VKC 150)
Chair: Ping Wang
"Intermarriage and Ethnic Fertility: Different Patterns among China's minority Nationalities"
Chiung-Fang Chang, Texas A&M University
"The Technical Transformation of the Chinese Apparel Industry: Analysis of Two Decisive Factors"
Xianshu Kang, Nagoya University
"A Modified Harris-Todaro Model of Migration
for China: Consequences of the Hokou System"
Ping Wang, Vanderbilt University (co-author)
Discussant: Daniel Lynch, USCPanel 3B: The Quality of Life of the Chinese Older Adults (VKC 151)
Chair: Iris Chi
"Quality of Life: A Perspective from Hong Kong Chinese Elders"
Iris Chi, University of Hong Kong
"Hong Kong Elderly's Residential Move to Mainland China"
Ambrose Ma, The University of Hong Kong
"Well-being of Chinese Residents of Aged Homes"
Alice M.L.Chong, City University of Hong Kong
"Social Relationships and Depression among Urban Chinese Elders"
Shengming Yan, Peking University
"Later Life Learning and Life Satisfaction among Chinese Elderly"
Angela Leung, City University of Hong Kong
Discussant: * pendingPanel 3C: East Asia in Comparative Perspective (VKC 155)
Chair: Winberg Chai
"Is Europe's ERM a Model for East Asia?"
Dan Ciuriak, Government of Canada
"Does European Integration Provide a Model for Moderating Cross-Strait Tensions?"
Cal Clark, Auburn University
"The Strengths and Weaknesses of Taiwan's Democracy"
Wen Liang Li, Ohio State University
"Taiwan as China's Contested Maritime Frontier: Han Socio-cultural Expansionism and the Problem of National, Provincial, and Local Identities"
Murray A. Rubinstein, City University of New York
Discussant: Winberg Chai, University of WyomingCoffee Break 3:50 pm - 4:15 pm
Fourth Session 4:15 pm - 5:45 pm
Panel 4A: Taiwan Under the New Leadership: Politics and Foreign Relations (VKC 150)
Chair: George P. Chen
"The Third Road or No Road: The Crisis in Chen Shui-bian's New Administration"
Wei-chin Lee, Wake Forest Univesity
"The Foreign Policy of the Chen Shui-bian's New Administration"
Wei-cheng Wang, University of Richmond
"The DPP's Policy on Taiwan-China Relations"
Teh-yu Wang , Illinois State University
"Structural Transformation in in Taiwan's Economy"
Peter Chow, City College of New York-CUNY
"Educational Reform in Taiwan"
Chen-lieh Chang, Michigan Vocational School
"The Social Welfare Policy of the New Administration"
Wen-jui Han, Columbia University
Chien-chung Hwang, Rutgers University
Discussants: George P. Chen, Augusta State University
Peter Chow, City College of New York
Francis Tuan at the ERS.UCDAPanel 4B: Sun Yat-sen's Doctrine in the Changing Global Society
(VKC 151)
Chair: Chu-yaun Cheng
"Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Doctrine on Nationalism and Contemporary International Relations"
George P. Jan, The University of Toledo-Ohio
"Sun Yat-sen's Concept of Commonwealth (Da Tong): Reality and Prospect"
Shia-ling liu, Sun Yat-sen Institute of America
"Sun Yat -sen Studies in Mainland China: Recent Development and Significance"
Xu Jing, China Association for Promotion of Cultural Exchange & Cooperation-Beijing, China
Cheng Fei, China Association for Promotion of Cultural Exchange & Cooperation-Beijing, China
"The Originality and Creativity of Sun Yat-sen's Doctrine"
Chu-yuan Cheng, Ball State University-Indiana
Discussant:
Lilia Li , University of Southern California
George O. Totten III, USCAACS Annual Banquet
7- 9 pm
Ocean Seafood Restaurant
750 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, (Bus will leave Radisson Hotel at 6:30 pm sharp)Keynote Speaker: Michael Ying Mao Kau
Topic: "Taiwan's Foreign Policy: New Thinking for Old Problems"Sunday, October 27, 2002
American Journal of Chinese Studies Board Meeting: 7:15 - 8:25 am (Brandy's Dining Area)
Fifth Session 8:30 - 10 am
Panel 5A: Crime, Deviance, and Social Control in China (VKC 155)
Chair: Victor N. Shaw
"Becoming Enemies of the People: Deviant labeling Process in China under Mao"
Wen hui Tsai, Indiana-Purdue University-Fort Wayne
"Community Camp Strategy of Detoxification and Rehabilitation in China"
Wendy Wang, California State University-Northridge
"War on Drugs: The Chinese Story"
Victor N. Shaw, California State University-Northridge
Discussant: James Tong, UCLAPanel 5B: Tang Society and Medicine
(VKC 151)
Chair: Charlotte Furth
"Childbirth in Tang China (618-906)"
Ping Yao, California State University
"The Treatment of Women in Medieval Chinese Medicine: a Critical Interpretation of the gynecological content in Sun Simiao's Beiji qianjin yaofang."
Sabine Wilms, University of Arizona
"Bodily Resonance Between Parent and Child in Medieval China."
Ya-ju Cheng, National Taiwan University
Discussant: Charlotte Furth, USCPanel 5C: Cultural Studies (VKC 150)
Chair: George Hayden
"Beauty and Property: Reading the Cultural Images of Concubines in Raise the Red Lantern"
Hsiu-Chuang Deppman, Trinity University
"Using Music Education to Connect Young Children with Chinese and Language Culture"
Ling-Yu Liza Lee, Columbia University
"Narrative Structure & Historical Representations: A Study of Narrative Style in We Weiye's Poetry"
Tsung-Cheng Lin, University of British Columbia
"Da Xue: A Quadraphonic Playing"
Xiaofei Tu, Syracuse University
Discussant: Shao-Yi Sun, USCPanel 5D: Globalization and Taiwan 1 (VKC 157)
Chair: Yung-mei Tsai
Organizer: Meilin Lee
"Globalization and Consumption Structure: Taiwan's Experience during 1986-2000"
Shu-Er Wei, Nan-Hua University-Taiwan
Meilin Lee, National Chung-Cheng University-Taiwan
"Globalization and Social Inequalities: Trends in Gender Roles and Income Inequalities in Taiwan"
Hsiu-Jen Jennifer Yeh, National Chung-Cheng University-Taiwan
Meilin Lee, National Chung-Cheng University-Taiwan
"Globalization and the Internal Segregation of the Labor Class: The Taiwan's Experience"
Jen-Der Lui, National Chung-Cheng University-Taiwan
Discussant: Tsung Chai, Occidental CollegeCoffee Break 10:00 am - 10:20 am
Sixth Session 10:20 am - 11:50 am
Panel 6A: Policy and Development
(VKC 150)
Chair: Eric Heikkila, University of Southern California
"China and Northeast Asia-Recent Gains and Short-Term Outlook"
Robert Sutter, Georgetown University
"Sounds of the Wind and Rain: International ews Market and Foreign Policy in Modern China"
Liang Sun, George Washington University
"The Two-Line-Operating Society: an Analytical Perspective"
Xinxiang Chen, University of Minnesota
"The Constitutional Court and Democratization in Taiwan"
Gerald McBeath, University of Alaska-Fairbanks
Discussant: Stanton Jue, Association for Diplomatic Studies and TrainingPanel 6B: Marriage and Family
(VKC 155)
Chair: TBA
"Bonding via Baby Carriers: The Art and Soul of the Miao and Dong People in China"
Phylis Lan Lin, University of Indianapolis
"Grandparents Raise Grandchildren: The Implications in Their Health-A Longitudinal Study of China in 1990s."
Cheng-Hsien Lin, Texas A&M University
Chiung-Fang Chang, Texas A&M University
Discussant: TBAPanel 6C: Globalization and Taiwan 2 (VKC 157)
Organizer and Chair: Yung-mei Tsai
"Mapping Global Manufacturing and Services in Taiwan"
Chyong-fang Ko, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Ruey-ling Tzeng, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
"Effects of Globalization on the Dynamics of Local Enterprises in Taiwan: A Tale of Two Communities, Tung-shi and Ming-hsiung, Chia-Yi"
Meilin Lee, National Chung-Cheng University-Taiwan
Yung-mei Tsai, Texas Tech University, Texas
Temu Wang, National Chung-Cheng University-Taiwan
Discussant: Richard Baum, UCLAPanel 6D: Sight or Site? Chinese Landscape Revisited (VKC 158)
Chair: Bettine Birge
Organizer: Lillian Lan-ying Tseng
"Mapping Lin-an: Cultural Spaces in the Capital of Approaching Peace"
Hui-shu Lee, University of California-Los Angeles
"Synthetic Nature: Sacred Sites, Landscape Gardens, and the Jinci Temple Complex"
Tracy Miller, Vanderbilt University
"Travel, Memory and Monuments: A Qing Scholar's Visit to Mount Song and River Luo"
Lillian Lan-ying Tseng, University of Southern California
Discussant: Richard Strassberg, UCLA
October 26, 2002
Daoist Arts of the Ming Court
Sammy Yukuan Lee Lecture on Chinese Archaeology and Art, Number 15Stephen Little
Director Designate, Honolulu Academy of Arts3:00 to 4:30 pm
Lenart Auditorium
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1549
General Information: 310-825-4361
e-mail: fowlrews@arts.ucla.edu
Free and open to the public; Reception with refreshments to followSponsored by the UCLA Asia Institute; co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies.
This lecture explores imperial patronage of Daoism and Daoist art, as reflected in works of art created for use at the Ming dynasty court (1368-1644). Students of Chinese art have long been familiar with the traditional images of Daoist immortals and paradises seen in Ming paintings and ceramics. Less known are other types of art that reveal the day-to-day involvement with Daoism of members of the Ming imperial family. Examples include the Yongle emperor s veneration of the Daoist god Zhenwu, Supreme Emperor of the Dark Heaven (Xuantian shangdi), and the single-minded devotion of the Jiajing emperor to religious Daoism and alchemy.
The speaker will also report on the recent discovery of a major example of Ming dynasty Daoist painting, a long handscroll created for the imperial court in 1493, which depicts deities of the Daoist pantheon accompanying Empress Zhang (wife of the Hongzhi emperor) in a celestial procession.
***Directions to the Fowler Museum: Enter UCLA from Sunset Blvd. at Westwood Plaza. Parking attendants will direct you to Lot 4. There is an elevator at the southeast end of Lot 4 or a stairwell at the northeast end, closest to the museum. Parking is $7.
October 27, 2002
Green Tea and Autumn Gold
Various times by appointment
Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden at Cal State Long Beach
Earl Warren Drive
Long Beach, CA 90840
For information and tickets, call 562-985-8420
Members $10, $20 Non-membersThis event will feature the serving of tea in the Urasenke tradition, as well as the presence of an abundance of beautifal chrysanthemums. Appointments times will help ensure a tranquil setting in the Japanese garden for the enjoyment of both.
October 27, 2002
KYOGEN in Los Angeles: Motoya Izumi & Tokuro Miyake
1 pm and 6:30 pm
The New Otani Hotel and Garden
120 S. Los Angeles Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
310-532-5921
e-mail: info@bridgeusa.com
website: http://www.bridgeusa.com
Afternoon show sold out; Evening dinner show $80Presented by Bridge USA.
Kyogen is often referred to as the origin of Japanese performing arts and as a comic art. The Kyogen tour will be led by Izumi Motoya, the 20th Head Master of the Izumi School. Izumi Motyoa is also famous for portraying Hojo Toikume on Japanese television. He and sister Tokuro Miyake will bring to the U.S. a sense of tradition and humor with a depiction of this era. After the performance, a Kyogen workshop (lectures on Kyogen and the costumes) will be given by the Izumi family.
October 27, 2002
Pacific Asia Museum Authors on Asia Program
Ruth Finney Hayward - Breaking the Earthenware Jar: Lessons from South Asia to End Violence against Women and Girls2 p.m.
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101
Information and reservations: (626)449-2742, ext. 20
Free parking is available at the Museum parking lot, corner of Los Robles and Union.
Free of charge; reservations are requested.
Ruth Finney Hayward will discuss and sign her book, Breaking the Earthenware Jar: Lessons from South Asia to End Violence against Women and Girls.
The incidence of domestic violence in South Asia is among the highest in the world, and the efforts of activists against it are compelling and instructive. Ruth Finney Hayward has compiled the personal accounts of some 180 women and men from all walks of life, who are working to end this epidemic in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Finney Hayward is Senior Advisor, Ending Violence Against Women and Girls, in the Programme Division at UNICEF Headqarters in New York and started the initiative that led to the book, while based in South Asia. She poses challenging questions to troubling issues such as domestic and child abuse, "honor killings", beatings during pregnancy, and female feticide.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
October 27 & 28, 2002
Sounds of Bamboo from Vietnam
- Sunday, October 27
3 pm
Institute of Vietnamese Studies
15355 Brookhurst St., Suite 222, Westminster
(714) 775-2050
Free- Monday, October 28
6 pm
J. Dayton Smith Hall
San Diego State University
($10/$6)
Presented by the Institute of Vietnamese Studies and the San Diego State University School of Music and Dance. Featured Artists: Phong Nguyen, Dock Rmah, and Miranda Arana
In Vietnam, bamboo tubes and roots have been used to produce musical instruments of magnificent shapes and amazing sounds. From the highlands to
the lowlands, bamboo music serves to signal, praise, and entertain. Many kinds of instruments are skillfully made from this simple material: lute, zither, gong, clapper, jews harp, buzzer, flute, etc. Sounds of the bamboo flute and clapper in Vietnamese chamber music imprints in the mind of poets and singers a significant artistic aesthetic. The sheer beauty of the music of different ethnic groups lies not just in the sounds, but in the diversity of repertoire played either on a single tube or a complex polyphonic bamboo ensemble. Sounds of the bamboo from Vietnam is presented in the way the music is heard in everyday life of the Viet, the Jarai, the Bahnar, the Sedang, and the Ede.
October 28, 2002
China, the U.S., & International Stability
Time: TBA
Location: TBA
Phone: (310) 825-8683
The UCLA Center for Chinese Studies presents a seminar with a delegation from the Shanghai Institute of International Studies:
- Yang Jiemian, Vice President of Shanghai Instiute for International Studies
- Ren Xiao, Director of Department of American Studies
- Li Weijian, Director of Department of Middle East Studies
- Chen Hongbin, Deputy Director of Department of Japanese Studies
- Pan Zhongqi, Research Fellow of Department of American Studies
- Xue Chen, Research Fellow of Department of Asia-Pacific Studies
The Shanghai Institute of International Studies (SIIS), established in 1960, is an independent think tank funded by the Shanghai Municipal Government. Now with a staff of almost one hundred, SIIS is the largest and most prestigious institution of its kind outside Beijing. It conducts research on international issues, mainly covering the United States, the European Union, Japan, Russia, ASEAN and the Middle East. Priority is given to China's foreign relations, especially relations between big powers and the areas surrounding China. The Institute also supports research on the political and economic aspects of Shanghai's foreign relations.
October 30-31, 2002
Movie Nights: Korean Film Series at the Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles
*Feature Film - Last Present (2001)7 pm
Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles
5505 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(Located at Wilshire and Dunsmuir)
Phone: 323-936-7141
Fax: 323-936-5712
Website: www.kccla.org
e-mail: info@kccla.org
The Korean Cultural Center holds screenings of selected Korean Films with English subtitles two days each month. This is a great opportunity for people who enjoy good films, not only those who are interested in Korean culture and Korean cinema. The films are shown usually on the last Wednesday and Thursday of each month in the second floor Auditorium. Dates are changed due to national holidays.Last Present (2001); Directed by Oh Ki-hwan, Drama, 113 min:
Yong-ki is an obscure comedian, has been married to Jung-yun for about three years. Their relationship has been falling apart. After another failure in trying to enter the "King of Comedy" competition, Yong-ki learns that his wife has a terminal illness and does not have long to live. Upon discovering her old high school yearbook, he decides to get her old friends together, her first love in particular, as a last present for her. Meanwhile she is preparing her last present for him...
October 31, 2002
Transsexuals in Malaysia: The Influence of Culture and Religion on Their Identity
- Dr. Yik Koon Teh
Universiti Utara Malaysia- 3 - 4:30 pm
10383 Bunche Hall, UCLA- This talk is part of the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies Fall 2002 Colloquium Series. For additional information please call 310-206-9163 or e-mail cseas@isop.ucla.edu.
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UCLA Asia Institute
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Los Angeles, California 90095-1487
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