Historic Preservation

Visual Communications Archives

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Film
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Visual Communication Archives is one of the largest photographic and moving image archives on Asian Pacific experiences in America.  Created by a group of artists and filmmakers to organize and empower communities through media, Visual Communications is the nation’s first media arts organization dedicated to the honest and accurate portrayal of Asian American and Pacific Islander peoples and communities.  The VC Archives is a story of people in motion, reflecting imagination and adventure, desperation and courage, minds and bodies leaping and struggling towards new possibilities and futures.

 

Website Link
archives.vcmedia.org/
Event Date
Event Location

Online with Visual Communications
120 Judge John Aiso Stree
Los Angeles, 90012
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0508062, -118.2403161

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10382715
Event Main Image

Stories and Voices from L.A. Chinatown

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Explore the rich history of Los Angeles’ Chinatown through the online exhibition “Stories and Voices from L.A. Chinatown.” This exhibition delves into the creation of New Chinatown in 1938, highlighting the vision, resilience, and traditions of its community members. Featuring historic photographs, documents, and maps from The Huntington and Los Angeles Public Library collections, the exhibition is organized into themes such as Exclusion, Resilience, Vision, Opportunity, Community, and Tradition.
Website Link
https://exhibits.lapl.org/chinatown/
Event Date
Event Location

United States

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10372562
Event Main Image

A conversation —One Fighting Irishman: Wayne M. Collins and the Tule Lake Segregation Center

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The documentary, “One Fighting Irishman,” tells the story of attorney Wayne M. Collins whose uncompromising defense of the Constitution drove him to spend years representing over 5,000 of the most maligned Japanese Americans who renounced their American citizenship under duress while imprisoned at the Tule Lake Segregation Center during World War II.  A conversation with George Takei, Sharon Yamato, and Wayne Merrill Collins, attorney and son of Wayne M. Collins, moderated by Brian Niiya, followed the screening.
Website Link
youtube.com/watch?v=G43Fd-TPNkc
Event Date
Event Location

Online Event at Japanese American National Museum
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0653347, -118.243891

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
213.625.0414
Event ID
10380732
Event Main Image

Certificate of Identity: What Now, Part 2

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
From 1909 to 1928, the U.S. government required all Chinese individuals with legal status in the country to obtain identity certificates. Li Wei Yang, curator of Pacific Rim Collections, explains how this document can help us understand the current debates on immigration enforcement. This document is included in the exhibition What Now: Collecting for the Library in the 21st Century.
Website Link
youtube.com/watch?v=QHcIchqjyYU
Event Date
Event Location

The Huntington- Online
Pasadena, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0522342, -118.2436849

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
626.405.2100
Event ID
10380997
Event Main Image

Descanse en Paz: Memorial Paintings from 19th-Century Mexico

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
This exhibition highlights two popular genres of 19th-century Mexican painting commemorating family members who no longer reside in the household— offering them a lasting presence in the home. The first intimately portrays deceased individuals in likenesses imbued with grief and tender remembrance. The second genre is the uniquely Mexican monja Coronado or “crowned nun” portrait. Images of flowers adorned Brides of Christ were commissioned by the families of women who took Catholic ecclesiastical vows and permanently embarked on cloistered lives.
Website Link
https://fowler.ucla.edu/exhibitions/descanse-en-paz/
Event Date
Event Location

Fowler Museum at UCLA
W. Sunset Blvd. and Westwood Plaza,
Los Angeles, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0738276, -118.4452915

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
310.825.4361
Event ID
10336354
Event Main Image

Holly J Mitchell Juneteenth Celebration and Resource Fair

Event Type
Fairs & Festivals
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell’s Juneteenth Celebration & Resource Fair is a community event that raises awareness of the historical impact of Juneteenth, connects residents to vital County and community services, and creates a necessary space for celebrating joy and redefining what freedom means today by empowering discussions, performances, and activities.
Website Link
mitchell.lacounty.gov/juneteenth-2025
Event Date
-
Event Location

Roy Campanella Park
14812 S Stanford Ave
Compton, CA 90220
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.8981386, -118.2603368

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
310.603.3720
Event ID
142335
Event Main Image

SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The Norton Simon Museum houses a world-renowned collection of art from South and Southeast Asia, including examples of the rich sculptural and painting traditions that have developed in this region for more than 2,000 years.
Website Link
nortonsimon.org/art/explore-the-collection/
Event Date
-
Event Location

Norton Simon Museum
411 West Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91105
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1462254, -118.1591616

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Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$20
Contact Phone
626.449.6840
Event ID
10382430
Event Main Image

Ancient Arts of China: A 5000 Year Legacy

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

Explore 5,000 years of Chinese history through artifacts ranging from Neolithic pottery to 19th-century silk robes. Curated by scholars from the Shanghai Museum, this exhibition highlights the evolution of Chinese art and culture.

Website Link
bowers.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/ancient-arts-of-china-a-5000-year-legacy
Event Date
-
Event Location

Bowers Museum
2002 N. Main St.
Santa Ana, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.7633562, -117.8682052

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
See event website
Event ID
10356457
Event Main Image

World of the Terracotta Warriors: New Archaeological Discoveries in Shaanxi in the 21st Century

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Explore newly uncovered treasures from China’s Shaanxi Province in World of the Terracotta Warriors. This exhibition features over 120 artifacts, including terracotta warriors, chariot regalia, jade and gold adornments, and bronze vessels. Discover the evolution of China’s political and artistic landscape, from early walled cities to the Qin dynasty’s legendary warriors. Presented in collaboration with leading Chinese museums and archaeological institutions, this exhibition offers a rare glimpse into the ancient past.
Website Link
bowers.org/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions
Event Date
-
Event Location

Bowers Museum
2002 N. Main St.
Santa Ana, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.7633562, -117.8682052

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
See website for ticket prices
Event ID
10380380
Event Main Image

Mineo Mizuno: Homage to Nature

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Mineo Mizuno presents a site-specific sculpture crafted from fallen timber gathered in the Sierra Nevada forests. The work explores the fragility of Earth’s ecosystem, highlighting both the destruction of forests and their potential for regeneration. Utilizing yakisugi (shou sugi), a traditional Japanese method of wood preservation, the charred surfaces of the reclaimed timbers symbolize fire’s destructive and transformative power. 
Website Link
huntington.org/exhibition/mineo-mizuno-homage-nature
Event Date
-
Event Location

The Huntington – Rothenberg Hall
1151 Oxford Rd.
San Marino, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.1286148, -118.1119058

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
See event website
Contact Phone
626.405.2100
Event ID
10368221
Event Main Image
Historic Preservation