Calendar and Community Calendar

CALENDAR SECTION:

Arts
30-year passage The works of Japanese artist Iku K. Nagai, which synthesize the painter’s experiences with both traditional Eastern and Western abstract art, will be on exhibit. Ongoing. An opening reception will be held tomorrow, 6 p.m. (Triton Museum of Art, 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara. 408-247-3754.)

Photographs of San Francisco’s Old Chinatown Arnold Genthe’s series of historic photographs of San Francisco Chinatown are on display. Ongoing. (M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. 415-863-3330.)

Celebration of aging Artist Ruth Yung will have an artist’s reception to install her works at three On Lok Centers. The pieces consist of illuminated glass panels intricately photo-etched and powder-cut with images of seniors’ hands, accompanied by words and phrases from the subjects about journeys and aging. March 16. (William Gee On Lok Center, 1333 Bush St., San Francisco. RSVP by Friday by calling 650-340-7800.)

Contemporary Crafts Market Over 350 artists, including Glenn Dizon, Takashi Honda, Joy Hana Imai, Taeko Kobayashi, Michael Leu, Junko Nakazawa, Suzye Ogawa, Waka Ozawa, Kayoke and Nori Tachibana, and Itsudo Takeda, will exhibit and sell their works. Tomorrow-Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Fort Mason Center at Maria and Buchanan. 415-995-4925.)

Face to Face An exhibition of portraits by child artists around the world will be on display through May 15. 50 cents-$1. (International Children’s Art Museum, World Trade Center, First Floor, San Francisco. 415-772-9977.)

Gladys Wong The artist’s charcoal works on paper will be on display starting March 16. An artist’s reception will be held March 18, 5:30 p.m. (Evolving Space, 536 Pacific Ave., San Francisco. 415-989-2992.)

Northern Exposure: New Art From Japan Artworks by Mistushiro Egawa, Yoshie Inoue, Yoshikazu Kadono, Hiroshi Kakizaki, Ari Nakamura, Haruyo Nakanishi, Kenji Ohtaki, Fujio Sado, Kan Shimada, Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuyuki Uno and Masami Yoshioka are on display. Ongoing. (San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, 451 S. First St., San Jose, 408-283-8155; and Santa Clara University, Art Department Gallery, 408-554-4594.)

Ntuitivexploration: An art installation by Peter Macon and eight high school students investigates the creative process in its freedom and intuition through painting, poetry, sculpture, photographs and video. Tomorrow through March 30. A reception will be held tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. (509 Cultural Center, 509 Ellis St., San Francisco. 415-255-5971.)

Shades of San Francisco: A Community Photo Album of the Western Addition The exhibit features family, community and neighborhood photographs from the Western Addition/Fillmore neighborhoods assembled from private scrapbooks and collections dating from the 1880s to the present. Through March 25. (San Francisco Public Library, Skylight Gallery, Civic Center, San Francisco.)

To Your Health! Art installations by Kaleo Ching and Elise Dirlam-Ching, and paintings by Younhee Paik are one display as part of this exhibit. Through April 13. An artists’ reception will be held at 6 p.m., March 23. (Euphrat Museum of Art, De Anza College, Cupertino. 408-864-8836.)

Urban Yearnings Twenty-four paintings by Chinese artists Liu Qinghe, Su Xiping and Zhang Yajie, which are on loan from the Red Gate Gallery in Beijing, will be on display. Their work focuses on the artists’ vision of cosmopolitan life in a rapidly changing society. Through May 2. (Chinese Culture Center, 750 Kearny St., Third Floor, San Francisco. 415-986-1822.)
Visual Artists Critique Group Participants receive feedback on their works through this diverse group, which meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first Monday of every month. Call 415-821-7282 for more information.

Wendy Yoshimura The brilliant and colorful still-life watercolors of Wendy Yoshimura will be on display through April 14. (Women’s Cancer Resource Center, 3023 Shattuck, Berkeley. 510-548-9286.)

Dance

A Tribute to the Life and Dance of T. Balasaraswati Bala Music and Dance presents an evening of classical South Indian performing art, which features Balasaraswati’s daughter, internationally renowned dancer Lakshmi. March 19, 8 p.m. $12, $16. (Julia Morgan Theater, 2640 College Ave., Berkeley. 510-548-4110.)

Events

Urban Artbeat: A Celebration of Community Kearny Street Workshop and Pearl Ubungen Dancers and Musicians presents a benefit featuring dance, music, poetry, video and a silent auction. The line-up includes poet Norman Jayo, the Art Hirahara Jazz Trio and the Pearl Ubungen Dancers and Musicians. The emcee will be KRON co-anchor Wendy Tokuda. March 18, 6 p.m. $25. (International Center, Grand Ballroom, 50 Oak St., San Francisco. 415-543-0520.)

Film

Feng Shui: Creating Environments fro Success and Well-being Deborah Gee’s introduction to the increasingly popular Chinese practice of feng shui will air on KQED Channel 9. Saturday, 4:30 p.m.

Lectures

Cultural Fusion: New Visions in Silk Painting Artist Keiki Fujita presents a slide discussion about Japanese traditional kimono painting in the United States. March 18, 6 p.m. $5 Japan Society members, $7 general. (Japan Center, 1675 Post St., San Francisco. 415-986-4383.)

Music

Remembering Mama Tina The 10th annual Kapalakiko (San Francisco) Hawaiian Music Get Together will include Hawaiian music and hula with performances by the children of the late Regina “Mama Tina” Kaapana. The concert will benefit the Kapalakiko Productions Calendar of Hawaiian Events. Saturday, 5 p.m. $15, free for children 12 and under. (Riordan High School gymnasium, 175 Phelan Ave., San Francisco. 415-468-7125.)

Readings

Poets Against Rape: Resistance More than 20 female poets—including Kahaleole Hall, Meeta Rani Jha, Maiana Minahal and Sima Shakhsari—will read at this poetry jam and silent auction to benefit San Francisco Women Against Rape. Saturday, 7 p.m. $5-$20. (Center for African and African American Arts and Cultures, 762 Fulton, San Francisco. 415-861-2024.)

Theater

Paper Son San Francisco-based TV and stage comedian Byron Yee presents an autobiographical journey chronicling the Oklahoma-born Yee’s search for the Chinese heritage that he had previously ignored. Through Sunday. $18-$20. (Cliff Osmond Theater, 340 Mason St., San Francisco. 415-388-4449.)

Power of Saturn The Abhinya Dance Co. presents a classical South Indian dance with Balinese shadow theater by ShadowLight. The troupe will perform the mythological story of Nala and Damayanti, and how their love invoked the anger of the planet Saturn, personified as a god. March 20, 7:30 p.m.; March 21, 4 p.m. $10-$20, $40 for families of four. (Louis B. Mayer Theater, University of Santa Clara. 408-246-1160.)

Onion Butoh artist Shinichi Koga performs his dance/theater piece revolving around the capacity of an onion to draw an emotional reponse. March 23, 8 p.m. $10-$12. (Noh Space, 2840 Mariposa St., San Francisco. 415-621-7978.)

Primavera de Sevilla Hiroko Shimakawa performs two traditional springtime Sevillian pieces influenced by flamenco. March 16, 8 p.m. $10-$12. (Noh Space, 2840 Mariposa St., San Francisco. 415-621-7978.)

Workshops

Feng Shui Lily Chung will teach a class in Chinese astrology and feng shui. March 20, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. $20. (Eastwind Books, 1435 Stockton St., San Francisco. 415-772-5888.)

 

Arts

From Hearth to Heaven: Chinatown Living Over 2,000 objects, including photo albums, tea cups, biscuit tins and home furnishings, are on exhibit telling stories of everyday lives of Chinatown’s first settlers. Through March 31. (El Pueblo Gallery, E-13 Olvera St., Los Angeles. 213-626-5240.)

In Search of Gold Mountain An exhibit about the photographic history of Chinese Americans in San Diego is on view. Ongoing. (San Diego Chinese Historical Museum, 404 Third Ave., San Diego. 619-338-9888.)

Van Gogh and Japanese Print Prints reintepreted by Vincent Van Gogh into paintings, which include Hiroshige’s Sudden Shower on the Great Bridge near Atake and Eisan’s Courtesan will be on display. Prints by Hiroshige, Eisan and Kunisada that Van Gogh reproduced in the background of two portraits of Pere Tanguy are also on display, as well as other Japanese prints known to be in Van Gogh’s personal collection. Ongoing. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. 213-857-6000.)

Theater

Carry the tiger to the mountain The East Coast Players present their West Coast premiere of Cherylene Lee’s play dramatizing the life story of Lily Chin, a postwar picture bride who became a civil rights activist following the 1982 beating death of her son, Vincent, near Detroit. Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m. $25-$27 orchestra, $20-$22 balcony. (David Henry Hwang Theater, Union Center for the Arts, 120 N. Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles. 800-233-3123.)

Arts

Chinese Shadow Puppets A collection of Chinese shadow puppets collected in Beijing during the 1930s are on display. The collection includes 360 puppets dating from the 19th century. Ongoing. (Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect, Volunteer Park, Capitol Hill, Seattle. 206-654-3100.)

Flights of Fancy: Natural and Supernatural Imagery in Japanese Art Longtime favorite screens, scrolls and lacquers from the museum’s collection are assembled for a holiday feast of fantasy in Japanese art. Ongoing. (Seattle Asian Art Museum, 14th Ave. E., Volunteer Park, Seattle. 216-654-3100.)

Korean Folk Painting Folk art screens and portraits from private collections, featuring colorful imagery and bright colors and highlighting classical themes, are on display in the Korean art gallery. Ongoing. (Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect St., Volunteer Park, Seattle. 206-654-3100.)

Vietnamese Ceramics The first U.S. exhibit to explore this tradition—which incorporates aspects from diverse cultures such as Cambodia and India—features more than 50 pieces dating from the second through the 16th centuries. Ongoing. (Seattle Asian Art Museum, 1400 E. Prospect, Volunteer Park, Seattle. 206-654-3165.)

Woven Legacies Art and social history merge in this exhibit, which aims to illustrate the transition of traditional Asian clothing to Asian American clothing. It traces trends in Asian clothing from the upper classes to certain styles popular in Seattle. Ongoing. (Wing Luke Asian Museum, 407 Seventh Ave. S., Seattle. 206-624-5124.)

 

Arts

A good place to land one’s feet An exhibit documenting Brooklyn’s new Chinese American community, based on oral histories and photographs, is on display. Ongoing. (Museum of Chinese in the Americas, 70 Mulberry St., New York City. 212-619-4785.)

Bamboo Masterworks The Asia Society presents the first comprehensive exhibition of Japanese bamboo baskets from the Lloyd Cotsen collection. One hundred exquisite baskets will be on display. Through May 30. $2-$4. (Asia Society, 725 Park Ave., New York. 212-517-ASIA.)

China Chic More than 100 garments and accessories tracing the evolution of Chinese dress and its influence on modern Western fashion will be on display. Through April 24. (Fashion Institute of Technology Museum, Seventh Avenue and 27th Street, 212-217-7642.)

Chinese Celadon Ceramics Forty-four glazed stoneware vessels made in China between the Western Han dynasty and the Qing dynasty are on display. Ongoing. (Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art, Jefferson Drive at 12th St. S.W., Washington, D.C. 202-357-2700.)

Family Portraits Images of New York Chinatown’s diverse families are on display. Ongoing. (Museum of the Chinese in the Americas, 70 Mulberry St., Second Floor, New York. 212-619-4785.)

First Steps: Emerging Artists from Japan The works of seven contemporary Japanese artists between the ages of 20 and 40 working in a variety of mediums are on display. Through March 20. (Grey Art Gallery, New York University, New York. 212-423-0555.)

Literati Life in the 20th century Calligraphy works by the late Chinese scholar and artist Wang Fangyu as well as works from Fangyu’s personal collection by Bada Shanren, Qi Baishi and Zhang Daquin will on exhibit. Ongoing. (China Institute, 125 E. 65th St., New York. 212-744-8181.)

Obstrusion and Obstruction Raw Gallery presents a new installation by ceramist and sculptor Yuki Nakamura. Her porcelain works define what is private and public space. Through March 28. (Northwest Asian American Theater, 409 Seventh Ave. South, Seattle. 206-340-1445.)

Where Is Home? Chinese in the Americas Artifacts and personal testimony documenting the Chinese diaspora—as it relates to women, faith, youth and home—are on display. Ongoing. (Museum of the Chinese in the Americas, 70 Mulberry St., Second Floor, New York. 212-619-4785.)

Film

Tai Kato Retrospective The Japan Society presents a series featuring nine films by Kato, who is know for his period and gangster films. This month’s elections include Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Match (6:30 p.m., March. 19) and Love for Mother/a.k.a. Long-Sought Mother (6:30 p.m., March 26) will screen. $8, $5 seniors and students. (Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St., New York City. 212-752-3015)

Music

Shall We Pipe? The Tokyo Pipe Band, which features bagpipers, drummers and dancers, celebrates on the eve of St. Patrick’s Day with a performance of bagpipe music. March 16, 6:30 p.m. $10, $12. (Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St. 212-752-3015.)

Toshiko Akiyoshi The Toshiko Akiyoshi Big Band, featuring saxophonist Lew Tabackin performs every Monday, with sets at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. $15 cover. (Birdland, 315 W. 44th St., 212-581-3080.)

 

 

COMMUNITY SECTION:

 

Announcements

Asian American Journalists Association Scholarships The organization is accepting applications for the 1999 AAJA National Scholarship Program to honor outstanding Asian Pacific American students entering journalism. Application must be received by April 1. To receive an application, send a self-addressed, 55-cent stamped business letter envelope to AAJA Scholarship Program, 1765 Sutter St., San Francisco, Calif. 94115.

Chinese Movie Channel World Channel is launching the Chinese Movie Channel in partnership with Ethnic-American Broadcasting Co. and DirecTV. The 24-hour channel will provide Cantonese and Mandarin language movies featuring stars including Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Chow Yun Fat and Gong Li, as well as entertainment, sports and variety programs. For more information or call World Channel at 415-468-6218.

Literary Jam contest The Japantown Art and Media Writers’ Workshop is sponsoring their 19th annual literary contest for high school and junior high school students. One or more poems and/or short stories that deal with some aspect of Asian American life may be submitted to compete for $100, $75 and $50 prizes in poetry and short story categories. Entries should include name, address, grade level and name of school. Include a self-addressed stamped envelop for manuscripts to returned. Send entries to JAM Writers’ Workshop, 1840 Sutter St., Suite 207, San Francisco, Calif. 94115. Deadline in April 30. For more information, call 415-922-8700.

Mike Masaoka Fellowship Fund seeking candidates Applicants are being sought for the Mike M. Masaoka Congressional Fellowship for the 1999-2000 term. Candidates must be American citizens who are in at least their third year of college. The fellowship includes a $7,500 stipend. Deadline for applications is May 1 for both the fall and spring terms. Interested candidates should contact the National JACL at 415-921-5225 or e-mail JACL@JACL.org.

Southeast Asia Newsport Primavera Design and Publishing has launched a major news and information Web site exclusively on Southeast Asia. The site features daily news from the region, with separate pages devoted to Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand. The Web site is located at http://primaveradesign.com/seregion.html. For more information, call 415-681-7805.

Asian American Arts Grants The Asian American Arts Foundation will be awarding its annual grants for Bay Area artists and arts organizations. Grant applications can be obtained by contacting AAAF at 415-905-9100 or on-line at www.aaafoundation.com. Applications must be postmarked by May 1. Grant recipients will be announced in July. Here are specifics on nine grants:

• Tai Seng Film Video Marketing/AAAF Film Arts Grant: $2,500 toward an Asian American film project.
  
• Kaisik Wong/Academy of Art College/AAAF Grant: One year education at the Academy of Art College (current academy students are not eligible).
  
• Sandra Sakata Memorial Grant: $1,000 to a professional artist with 10 or more years in the field.
  
• AT&T/AAAF Theater Grant: $1,000 to assist an actor, playwright or production.
  
• T. Delaney Inc./Children’s Arts Grant: $1,000 to assist an arts program benefiting children.
  
• Supernews/AAAF Community Arts Grant: $2,000 to a community arts organization providing arts education.
  
• Invisibl Skratch Piklz/AAAF Music Grant: $1,000 to an individual or group pursuing a career in the music industry.
  
• AAAF Founder’s Grant: $1,000 to an organization or individual best exemplifying the goals and ideas of the foundation.
  
• Michael Futagaki Memorial Scholarship: $500 cash grant and a 3-month internship with Classified Records to an individual pursuing careers in the music entertainment and recording industry.
  

Meetings

API-PFLAG Family Support Network Asian Pacific Islander Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Family Project, which promotes communication about sexual diversity within families and in the broader Asian Pacific Islander community, meets from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. every second Sunday at St. Francis Church, 152 Church St., San Francisco. Call 415-921-8850 for information.

AQUA This group for and run by young queer and questioning Asian Pacific Islanders in the Bay Area meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at the Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center located at 730 Polk St. in San Francisco. Call 415-292-3400 for details.

Bi Flava For more information about meeting times for this group for and run by bisexual and bi-questioning Asian and Pacific Islander men and women, call 415-227-0946, ext. 312.

Caregivers Support Group This group offers an opportunity to share experiences, concerns and the pain of caring for elderly family members. Meetings are held at 1 p.m. every Tuesday at Oyama Hall, Kimochi Home, 1531 Sutter St., San Francisco. For more information, call 415-922-9972.

Gay Asian Pacific Alliance GAPA meets at 6 p.m. on the second Sunday of each month at 150 Eureka St. in San Francisco. Call 415-282-GAPA for details.

Volunteering

Rolling Readers California’s largest nonprofit literacy program is looking for volunteers to help elementary school children learn how to read. Volunteers can be involved in read-alouds in Chinese, English, Spanish or Tagalog, or in tutoring in English. For more information, contact the San Francisco chapter at 415-469-4784.

Rape Trauma Services The group’s Asian and Pacific Islander Program is looking for compassionate bilingual/bicultural women and men to become counselors for its hotline. No prior experience is necessary. Next training will begin in mid-April. For more information, call Thea Lee Woon at 650-652-0598, or leave a voice mail at Ext. 47.

Workshops

Computer Classes Free after-school computer classes for low-income children in the Tenderloin, Mission, Chinatown and Western Addition are available through the Career Resources Development Center in San Francisco. For more information, call 415-775-8880.

English Classes The Chinatown YMCA offers free morning English classes with bilingual counselors to help Cantonese speakers with limited English skills. Enrollment is open. Call 415-928-4419 for more information.

Internet Classes The Internet Learning Center is offering classes covering Web searches, e-mail and other aspects of the Internet on the last Thursday and Saturday of each month. Call 415-553-8735 for more information.

Legal Advice and Referral Volunteer attorneys are available to provide free legal advice and referral to elderly and low- and moderate-income Asian Americans. Chinese translation is available 6 p.m.-7 p.m. Tuesdays at the Asian Law Caucus, 720 Market St., Fifth Floor, San Francisco. Call 415-391-1655 for details.

Soul study seminars Renowned Spiritual healer Zhi-Gangi Sha will lead workshops and demonstrations at the Sheraton, 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., March 12; and at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, 744 San Antonio Road, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., March 13-14. For more information, call 510-522-8320.

Announcements

HIV/AIDS Oral Testing The Asian Youth Center provides free HIV/AIDS oral testing and counseling every other Thursday from 6 p.m.-8 p.m at 100 W. Clary Ave. in San Gabriel. For information, call 626-309-0622.

Workshops

Citizenship classes Chinatown Service Center offers free citizenship classes Monday-Thursday between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. The center is at 767 N. Hill St., Suite 400, Los Angeles. Call 213-253-0870 to register.

Income Tax Assistance Free tax help will be available, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Saturday through April 10, at the Bruggemeyer Memorial Library, 318 S. Ramona Ave., Monterey Park. For information, call 626-307-1251.

Tai Chi Chuan Chao Li Chi teaches the Chinese martial art. Saturdays, 8 a.m. at the Pacific Asia Museum, 46 N. Los Robles Ave., Pasadena. Call 626-449-2742 for more information.