Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Event Type
Culture & Community
Fairs & Festivals
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Join the Aquarium for its twentieth annual Pacific Island Festival. This festival features traditional music and dance, cultural displays, and craft demonstrations and celebrates Pacific Islander cultures, including Hawaiian, Tahitian, Samoan, Tongan, Chamorro, Marshallese, and Māori.
Event Date
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Event Location

Aquarium of the Pacific
100 Aquarium Way
Long Beach, CA 90802
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.7621679, -118.196966
Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
Check website for ticket prices
Contact Phone
562.590.3100
Event ID
10319213
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Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

Explore this tranquil Japanese-style garden that blends design elements from four classic garden styles. Cross an arched bridge and walk on shaded paths along a koi-filled stream to the teahouse.

 

General – $15, Seniors 65 and over and Students with ID – $11, Children (5 to 12 years) – $5, Descanso members and children under 5 – Free

Event Date
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Event Location

Descanso Gardens
1418 Descanso Drive
La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.2013877, -118.2101229
Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$15
Contact Phone
(818) 952-4390
Event ID
10304158
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Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

Listen to the calming sounds of water and take in the subdued palette of evergreen shrubbery embracing the Koi Pond. The garden features stone lanterns crafted of Okazaki stone over 200 years ago and a bonsai display maintained by the South Coast Bonsai Association.

 

Adults – $15, Seniors 65 and over and Students with ID – $11, Children (5 to 12 years) – $5, Foundation members and children under 4 – Free,

Entry on the third Tuesday of each month – Free.

Advance purchase is required to attend on Saturdays and Sundays.

Event Date
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Event Location

South Coast Botanic Garden
26300 Crenshaw Blvd
Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.7829399, -118.3454643
Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$15
Contact Phone
(424) 452-0920
Event ID
10304194
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Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Film
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Join us as we dive into films produced by the Japanese American National Museum’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center! We will be releasing a selection of films, some for a limited time only. Organize a (virtual) screening party with your friends or family or just get cozy and enjoy the past JANM Digital Film Festivals.
Event Date
Event Location

Streaming, – Japanese American National Museum
United States

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10316747
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Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

This project honors the spirit and talent of George Hoshida, an incarcerated artist who documented life with pencil and brushwork in a series of notebooks he kept between 1942 and 1945. Through examples of Hoshida’s artwork and personal correspondence with his family, this site hopes to provide insight into one individual’s incarceration experience.

Event Date
Event Location

Streaming, – Japanese American National Museum
United States

Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10314445
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Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

This exhibition highlights an artist’s rare photographs of the Japanese American community in Los Angeles prior to World War II and of urban life in Hiroshima prior to the 1945 atomic bombing of the city.

Event Date
Event Location

Streaming, – Japanese American National Museum
United States

Fee Required
Yes
Event ID
10314395
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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. This Virtual Backstage provides an inside look into the artists’ backstories. Their music is a gift for our ancestors and all the little spirits of the human journey. This is where music and mana meet.  
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
Fee Required
No
Event Cost
Free
Event ID
10315048
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Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Music
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
Taiko is a drumming practice originating from Japan that has become a global phenomenon over the last several decades. World-renowned taiko artist ManMan Mui teaches drumming patterns over 8-week sessions. Lessons include developing rhythm, body awareness, and technique as students make music together as a team. Team Taiko is open to all skill levels and abilities, from beginners to seasoned musicians.

 

$5 – $25 per class in person or online
Event Date
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Event Location

Grand Annex
434 W. Sixth St.
San Pedro, CA 90731
United States

Event Lat/Long
33.7387618, -118.2865104
Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$5 – $25
Contact Phone
310.833.4813
Event ID
10314733
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Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description
The Norton Simon Museum houses a world-renowned collection of South and Southeast Asian art that includes examples of the rich sculptural and painting traditions that developed in this region over more than 2,000 years. To learn more, view the video podcast Learning to Look at Asian Art  https://www.nortonsimon.org/learn/watch-and-listen/videos-podcasts-and-lectures/video-learning-to-look-at-asian-art-at-the-norton-simon-museum-2/

 

Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays, 12:00 noon – 5:00 p.m., Friday and Saturdays, 12:00 noon – 7:00 p.m.

Adults – $20, Seniors – $15, Members, Students and Children – Free
Event Date
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Event Location

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

Event Lat/Long
34.1462254, -118.1591616
Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$20 – $25
Contact Phone
626.449.6840
Event ID
10314991
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Event Type
Culture & Community
Family Activity
Event Department
Cultural Affairs
Description

Coming together to partake in a meal is a practice shared by all cultures. Food defines us—we are what we eat. Dining with the Sultan is the first exhibition to present Islamic art in the context of its associated culinary traditions. It will include some 250 works of art related to sourcing, preparing, serving, and consuming food.

 

Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Fridays 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Saturdays & Sundays 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Adults – $20, Seniors – $16, Members, Students, and Children – Free
Reserve a timed entry ticket online.
General admission is Free after 3:00 p.m. on weekdays

Event Date
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Event Location

Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
United States

Event Lat/Long
34.0637913, -118.3588851
Fee Required
Yes
Event Cost
$16 – $20
Contact Phone
213.202.5567
Event ID
10314890
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