Online

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
10372542
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

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
213.625.0414
Event ID
10380712
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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
10380977
Event Main Image

Giant Robot Biennale 5—James Jean and Eric Nakamura

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
James Jean and Eric Nakamura came together in conversation around art and community regarding the Giant Robot Biennale, an art exhibition that highlighted diverse creative works celebrating the ethos of Giant Robot—a staple of Asian American alternative pop culture and an influential brand encompassing pop art, skateboard, comic book, graphic arts, and vinyl toy culture.
Website Link
youtube.com/watch?v=9DuWAyya_pc
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
10381087
Event Main Image

ISLAND BLOCK JAM SESSIONS

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum (PIEAM) presents Island Block Jam Sessions, six live contemporary music performances by seasoned Pasifika artists available online. The Virtual Backstage provides an inside look into the artists’ backstories. Their music is a gift for our ancestors and for all the little spirits of the human journey. This is where music and mana meet.
Website Link
pieam.org/virtual-backstage
Event Date
Event Location

Online at Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum
695 Alamitos Ave.
Long Beach, 90802
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.7751664, -118.1804853

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10381200
Event Main Image

Lifes: Senyawa

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
LIFE’S Senyawa presents a digital performance by the experimental Indonesian band Senyawa, known for blending traditional Javanese sounds with contemporary noise and industrial influences. Originally created as part of LIFE, a Hammer Museum exhibition exploring speculative futures, this video performance captures Senyawa’s powerful musical language and its intersection with themes of resistance, ritual, and technology.
Website Link
channel.hammer.ucla.edu/video/1721/lifes-senyawa
Event Date
Event Location

Online with the Hammer Museum
United States

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Contact Phone
(310) 443-7912
Event ID
10381853
Event Main Image

YouStar Foundation Warm Line

Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The YouStar Foundation offers a Warm Line service, providing a safe space for Korean Americans to share emotions, seek advice, and receive support. This non-crisis emotional support hotline addresses unique challenges such as cultural stigma around mental health, generational gaps, and stress from living in a multicultural environment. Staffed by trained volunteers and professionals fluent in both English and Korean, the Warm Line aims to bridge cultural understanding and offer empathetic listening for those dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, or other mental health concerns. Callers can reach the Warm Line at 213-221-2813.​
Website Link
youstarfoundation.org/warmline/
Event Date
-
Event Location

Online
Online
Online, CA
United States

Event Lat/Long
40.7136487, -74.0087126

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Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10382938
Event Main Image

Symposium: An Encounter with the Korean Avant-Garde

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
This recorded symposium, presented in collaboration with GYOPO, explores the historical, political, and cultural contexts of Only the Young: Experimental Art in Korea, 1960s–1970s. Featuring discussions with artists, historians, and scholars, the event examines the lasting influence of Korea’s Experimental Art movement and its impact on the global art world. The program includes a keynote by art historian Joan Kee, panel discussions, and a performance by artist Sung Neung Kyung.
Website Link
channel.hammer.ucla.edu/video/1884/symposium-an-encounter-with-the-korean-avant-garde
Event Date
Event Location

Online with the Hammer Museum
United States

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Contact Phone
(310) 443-7912
Event ID
10374396
Event Main Image

Never Forget: LA 1871

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
LA 1871 explored the history of the Chinese Massacre of 1871 and reflected upon the tragedy’s lasting impact on present-day Los Angeles. This performance is part of a collaborative series of public programs presented by the Chinese Americans, supported by the Smithsonian’s Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past initiative, and in partnership with the Japanese American National Museum and LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes (LA Plaza).
Event Date
Event Location

Chinese American Museum
425 N. Los Angeles St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0557498, -118.2392043

tags

Fee Required
Yes
Contact Phone
213.485.8567
Event ID
10380573
Event Main Image

Voices of the Diaspora with Charles Gaines, Gala Porras-Kim, & more

Event Type
Culture & Community
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

In an afternoon organized by the Asian American Pacific Islander Arts Network, ARTNOIR, and The Here And There Collective, artists, art historians, and curators discuss the ways that their identity shapes their lives and creative practices. Panelists address how artists of various diasporas navigate existing systems and band together for cultural code switching, when excluded from the art market.

Website Link
channel.hammer.ucla.edu/video/1879/voices-of-the-diaspora-2024-charles-gaines-gala-porras-kim-more
Event Date
Event Location

United States

tags

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10364562
Event Main Image
Online