• USC-UCLA Joint East Asian Studies Center 

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  Southern California East Asian

      Calendar of Events and Exhibitions

  September  1998  

  Please send announcements of appropriate events to
          Clayton Dube
          USC-UCLA Joint East Asian Studies Center
          11266 Bunche Hall, UCLA
          Los Angeles, California  90095-1487

          email: <cdube@isop.ucla.edu>
          fax: (310) 206-3555
   
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  Ongoing at the Pacific Asia Museum

  "Rarely Seen Objects from the Permanent Collection Including Ceramics from the Lydman,
  Snukal and Otto Collections"

  "Selections from the museum's collection of Chinese, Japanese, and Southeast Asian ceramics, given by Ambassador and Mrs. Lydman, as well as pieces from Dr. Otto, an Austrian collector are now on view. These are complemented with works from a recent gift of important Chinese ceramics from the Han (206 B.C. - 220 A.D.) through the Ming (1368-1644) dynasties from Mr. and Mrs. Robert Snukal."

  "The Margot and Hans Ries Collection of Southeast Asian Ceramics"

  "The Margot and Hans Ries Collection represents one of the earliest efforts to collect Southeast Asian ceramics. The exhibition includes figurines, bowls and celadons from Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Objects on view date from the 4th century B.C. to the 16th century."

   "Between Two Worlds: The Life and Art of Lilian May Miller"

  "She could be considered the Amelia Earhart of the art world - an independent adventurer who travelled the Pacific and broke through the glass ceiling of the commercial art world. Lilian May Miller, print-maker, painter and poet, is the focus of a landmark exhibition.This will be the first solo exhibition of Miller's work in more than 60 years and the only complete retrospective of her work."

  Descriptions are from the Pacific Asia Museum's website.

  Pacific Asia Museum
  46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, California (626) 449-2742

  Ongoing

  "From the Rainbow's Varied Hue:  Textiles of the Southern Philippines"

UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
(Located just west of Royce Hall. Take Sunset Boulevard to Westwood Plaza
and get a parking permit - $5 - for lot 4 or 5.)
(310) 825-4361

        Ongoing to November 1

"Basketry of the Luzon Cordillera, Philippines"

          UCLA Fowler Museum -- free admission

This exhibition of 50 detailed and finely crafted baskets from the mountains of the Philippines largest island.

UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
(Located just west of Royce Hall. Take Sunset Boulevard to Westwood Plaza and get a parking permit - $5 - for lot 4 or 5.) (310) 825-4361

September 16 or 17, 7-8:30 pm

UCLA Fowler Museum Members’ Roundtable Series:
"Think it’s a Cinch? Camel Girths of West India"

Participants view the artistry of the museum’s West Indian camel girth collection. Director of Education Betsy D. Quick examines the remarkable construction methods and design of these works in a slide-illustrated presentation combined with hands-on experimentation. Participants should select one evening and call for reservations. Participation is limited to 20 Fowler members per session. For reservations or membership: (310) 206-0306. UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History

September 17, 7:30 pm

"The Coming Multicultural Millennium"
Ronald Takaki, Professor
Department of Ethnic Studies, UC Berkeley

Bridges Hall of Music, Pomona College

Sponsored by the Asian American Resources Center, Pomona College, Claremont, CA.   For information, call 909-607-4639.

September 19, 1-4 pm

Pacific Asia Museum's Family Free Day: "Sights and Sounds of the Himalayas"

Like the other family free days in the series, this one features activities to engage children in the investigation of other places and peoples.

Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, California (626) 449-2742 

September 19

Pacific Asia Museum's "Festival of the Autumn Moon"

Ritz-Carlton Huntington Hotel, Pasadena, California

This is a museum fund raising event. The black tie event features an exciting live auction for trips, one-of-a-kind antiques and art objects, unique services and fun activities. The silent auction features trips, services, collectibles and art objects.

Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, California (626) 449-2742

September 22, 4:15 pm

"Across the Universe:  The Transcendental Meditation Movement in the United States"
Synthia Humes, Associate Professor
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Claremont McKenna College

Ena Thompson Room, Crookshank Hall
Pomona College

Sponsored by the Asian Studies Program.  For information, call Samuel Yamashita at 909-607-2924.

September 30, 4:15 pm

"The Unraveling of Japan, Part II"
Frank Gibney, Visiting Professor
Department of Politics, Pomona College
        and
President, Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona College

Room 108, Hahn Building
Pomona College

Sponsored by Asian Studies and International Relations programs and the Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona College.  For information, call Eddie Young at 909-607-8035.

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