2010 Cherry Blossom Festival
Southern California
Little Tokyo district of Downtown Los Angeles

April 10th and 11th, 2010

Thank you to all the Sponsors & Donors, Committee, Volunteers, Performers and Attendees for making the 2009 Festival a Spectacular Event!

2010 Grand Honorary Chairs

2010 Honorary Chairs

Awards

Senator Daniel Inouye
Leadership Award

George Kiriyama Educational Excellence Award

Teachers Making a Difference

Community Treasures

Best in Festival Most Photogenic Dog Contest

2010 Film Screening
Lane Nishikawa's "Only The Brave"

Affiliate Events

Japanese American National Museum

Textured Lives: Japanese Immigrant Clothing from the Plantations of Hawai`i
February 27 through May 30, 2010
Through a colorful display of over 200 intricately woven and hand painted kimono and pre-war plantation clothing, rare oral histories, photographs, and moving images, this exhibition gives voice to the unknown stories embodied in the textiles and sheds light on the innumerable hardships of the early Issei of Hawai`i.

MIXED: Portraits of Multiracial Kids by Kip Fulbeck
March 20 through September 5, 2010
In follow-up to the kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa 2006 exhibition, artist and author Kip Fulbeck returns with his newest collection of works from his new book. This family friendly exhibition for the young and the young at hears offers a playful yet powerful perspective on the complex nature of contemporary American identity. And, more importantly, is an opportunity to celebrate just being yourself.

For more information on JANM's exhibitions, public programs, hours, and admission, visit janm.org or call 213.625.0414.

East West Players
www.eastwestplayers.org

ROAD TO SAIGON featuring Joan Almedilla, Jennifer Paz & Jenni Selma in a heart-warming, passionate and musical journey as they share memories about family, relationships, careers, and personal milestones on their individual roads to Saigon. This show tells the story of the talented women on Broadway and around the world who have played Kim's story in the musical Miss Saigon.

ROAD TO SAIGON
May 13th through June 13th

Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years November 15, 2009–ongoing MOCA Grand Avenue and The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), presents Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years, the largest-ever installation of its renowned permanent collection featuring more than 500 artworks by over 200 artists. MOCA’s collection, which numbers nearly 6,000 works dating from 1939 to the present day, is internationally regarded as one of the most important collections of postwar art in the world. While works from the collection have been seen in more than 100 thematic exhibitions at MOCA since the museum’s founding in 1979, the new installation makes a significant portion of the collection accessible to the public on a long-term basis. The layout of Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years is chronological, providing a comprehensive survey of the past 70 years of contemporary art history. Filling the galleries at both of MOCA’s downtown Los Angeles locations, the installation occupies 24,000 square feet of exhibition space at MOCA Grand Avenue with works dating from 1939 through 1980, and an additional 26,000 square feet of exhibition space at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA with works dating from 1980 to the present. Geographical as well as ideological overlaps and distinctions are highlighted, and a mix of well established and lesser-known artists are featured. Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years includes works in various media by Diane Arbus, Chris Burden, Willem de Kooning, Öyvind Fahlström, Alberto Giacometti, Nan Goldin, Robert Irwin, Donald Judd, On Kawara, Mike Kelley, Franz Kline, Paul McCarthy, Piet Mondrian, Bruce Nauman, Claes Oldenburg, Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg, Mark Rothko, and Antoni Tàpies, among many other artists. The exhibition is organized by MOCA Chief Curator Paul Schimmel.