JACCC Announces Upcoming Events Including 442-Live with Honor, Die with Dignity, 7/25
Founded in 1971, the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center is one of the largest ethnic arts and cultural centers of its kind in the United States.
The mission of the JACCC is to present, perpetuate, transmit and promote Japanese and Japanese American arts and culture to diverse audiences, and to provide a center to enhance community programs.
The Japanese American Cultural and Community Center is the preeminent presenter of Japanese and Japanese American, and Asian American performing and visual arts nationally.
The JACCC also provides office space to a wide variety of nonprofit cultural, educational and community-based organizations in Los Angeles.
442-Live with Honor, Die with Dignity
Sunday, 07.25.10 at 11am, 2pm, 5pm
The tickets for 11am and 2pm showtimes are almost sold out, but 5pm are still available.
Presented by UTB, Union Bank and JACCC.
The 442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team is the most decorated regiment for its size and length of service in the history of the United States military. Mainly composed of Japanese Americans, the "442" fought against not only the enemy, but also prejudice during WWII.
The 442nd was in an ironic predicament, fighting for a country that had branded them as enemies. However, these young men volunteered to fight and prove their loyalty as patriotic Americans, which defined their identity as they risked their lives for the cause. The film explores the meaning of being Japanese, and what it means to love one's country, through the personal history of 442nd veterans.
442-Live with Honor, Die with Dignity is the second installment of the Japanese American trilogy following Toyo's Camera -Japanese American history during WWII, produced by veteran film director Junichi Suzuki and UTB, a bilingual Japanese television station. The true stories of the war, untold for 65 years, will be set to the soundtrack by Golden Globe award winner Kitaro.
97 mins, English with Japanese subtitles
Aratani/Japan America Theatre
$10 Pre-sale & Members
$13 General Admission at the door
For tickets call the Theatre Box Office at (213) 680-3700
Movies on the Plaza: TIMELESS
Composer/Arranger Series
Live Video Mix by J.ROCC
Friday, 08.06.10 7pm
Reminder: the date for this event has changed from this Friday, 07.23 to Friday, 08.06.10.
The JACCC, Mochilla, and Dublab present the perfect way to kick off the Summer with a series of FREE outdoor film screenings and musical performances. Movies, food trucks, and lively music all come together in the JACCC Plaza as families, friends and downtown L.A. neighbors join in on the festivities under the Little Tokyo sky.
Here's a clip of what the last outdoor screening was like at the JACCC (video courtesy dissizit.com). Click herefor the video
This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs.
JACCC Plaza
Free Admission
The Party
Saturday, 07.31.10 5pm
Tuesday Night Project (TNP) celebrates its 12th year of bringing together the eclectic Los Angeles art+community through its "1st&3rd Tuesday Night Cafe" series in Little Tokyo/Downtown L.A.
"TNParty: annual benefit for the Tuesday Night Project" will be TNP's 2nd annual fundraiser underneath the Los Angeles summer skyline, with an outdoor plaza full of DJ's spinning, live music, a silent art auction, video projection, and live painting. Everyone is welcome, from long-time supporters of Tuesday Night Cafe to past performers to people who are new to TNP.
Tickets on sale now: www.tuesdaynightproject.org
JACCC Plaza
$15 Presale
$20 At the door
$15 Students & Seniors (60+) with ID
Children 12 and under are Free
Movies on the Plaza: A Sound of New Hope
Friday, 08.27.10 5pm
The summer celebration continues as the JACCC and Visual Communications present Movies on the Plaza under the Little Tokyo sky. Last but not least in the Summer Outdoor Film series, a live video remix of the documentary Sounds of a New Hope, set to musical performances by Kiwi, Power Struggle, and special guests!
This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs.
JACCC Plaza
Free Admission
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