San Diego Community Events
Pakingan, Joy
Hello Friends,
Just wanted to pass along to you a list of this month's great community events.
Our community is filled with a wide variety of events and culture, we are so lucky that we have so many to choose from and enjoy!
Hope you have a great week!
Joy
Jocelyn C Pakingan
Secretary, Asian Accountants of San Diego
Direct: (619) 723-0963
eFax: (858) 410-7826
Email: jo...@gen-probe.com
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Dear Friends,
An early change to Daylight Savings Time (2 am, 2nd Sunday in March) welcomes spring!
Wednesday, March 12, 4pm
UC SAN DIEGO lecture by
UC Irvine professor Eve Zucker on
“An Ethnography of Two Communes in SW Cambodia”
Social Sciences Building Room 104
UC San Diego, RSVP 858.822.5297
Wednesday, March 12, 4:30 pm
TERRY MATSUOKA at Aztec Coffeehouse
Aztec Center, SDSU, SD 92128
San Diego, California 92128
Free: Starbucks on the corner of Aztec Center.
Listen to music, drink coffee & tea, don't study
Wednesday, March 12, 6pm
FRIENDS of the LA JOLLA/RIFORD LIBRARY present
Dr. Lobsan Dhondup & Sondra Buschmann
Of the Tibetan Healing Center
“Overview of Benefits of Tibetan Medicine”
La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave, LJ 92037
www.lajollalibrary.org <http://www.lajollalibrary.org/>, 858.552.1657,
Wednesday, March 12, 5:30-9pm
Kyoto Laureate Symposium Opening Ceremony & Gala,
"The Kyoto Prize: Celebrating Outstanding Human Achievement"
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, 1380 Harbor Island Dr
Gala admission $250 per person.
To purchase tickets, contact Alarus Agency,
619.235.4542 (online registration not available)
www.kyotoprize.org <http://www.kyotoprize.org/>, or call JSSDT 858.847.1727
Thursday, March 13, 9:30-11am
Kyoto Laureate Advanced Technology Presentation, with
2007 Kyoto Prize Laureate Hiroo Inokuchi, Ph.D.
San Diego State University,Montezuma Hall at Aztec Center
Free and open to the public
For info, Allison Dolan 619.594.6496, ado...@mail.sdsu.edu <mailto:ado...@mail.sdsu.edu>
Thursday, March 13, 4-5:30pm
Kyoto Laureate Basic Sciences Presentation, with
2007 Kyoto Prize Laureate Hiroo Kanamori, Ph.D.
University of California, San Diego,
Price Center Theater, La Jolla 92037
Free and open to the public
For info, Judy Lane, 858.534.7835, jl...@ucsd.edu Friday,
Friday, March 14, 3:30-5:30pm
Kyoto Laureate Arts And Philosophy Presentation, with
2007 Kyoto Prize Laureate Pina Bausch
University of San Diego, Shiley Theatre
Free and open to the public
For info Jodi Waterhouse,619.260.4231, jo...@sandiego.edu
Friday, March 14, 8pm; & Sunday, March 16, 5pm
SAN DIEGO TAIKO presents "DrumSTRONG2."
Super Sonic Samba School opens the show
with Brazilian percussion & dancing
Both performances at WorldBeat Cultural Center, Balboa Park,
l2100 Park Blvd, Balboa Park, SD 92101
Tickets $8 in advance. $10 at door, children ½ off. e-mail tic...@sandiegotaiko.org <mailto:tic...@sandiegotaiko.org>, w.sandiegotaiko.org/tickets.html.
Saturday, March 15, 10am-3pm
JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP GARDEN, Balboa Park
Sandra Erbetta teaches make-your-own Kimekomi Doll
$75 members, $80 non-members (Girl Doll)
$65 members, $70 non-members (Boy Doll)
All materials will be provided except lunch
www.niwa.org <http://www.niwa.org/>, 619.232.2721, mi...@niwa.org <mailto:mi...@niwa.org>
Tuesday, March 18, 10:30am-12pm, 1:30-3pm
JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP GARDEN, Balboa Park
observe making of kimekomi dolls, traditional dolls for Girls’ Day
Instructors Sandra Erbetta & Naoko Lee
(Students of Chieko Campbell)
Free with Garden admission
www.niwa.org <http://www.niwa.org/>, 619.232.2721, mi...@niwa.org <mailto:mi...@niwa.org>
Wednesday, March 19, 6pm
FRIENDS of the LA JOLLA/RIFORD LIBRARY present
Book discussion led by Susan Middleton, LJCD Librarian
On One Book, One San Diego’s THREE CUPS of TEA:
One man’s mission to build nation in Pakistan & Afghanistan…
One school at a time
La Jolla/Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave, La Jolla 92037
www.lajollalibrary.org <http://www.lajollalibrary.org/>, 858.552.1657
From Joyce Teague, Zenbu BTSD
Tuesday, March 25, 10-11:30am:
UNIVERSITY of SAN DIEGO lecture
“Buddhism in Asia: A Travelogue” by Prof Karma Tsomo
Diversity & commonalities of Buddhist cultures in Asia
Degheri Alumni Center, room 120, University of SD
Free and open to the public
Tuesday, March 25, 12-1:30pm
ASIAN BUSINESS ASS’N’s Rice Club Luncheon, with
Councilmember Brian Maienschein, City of San Diego-District 5 :
Jasmine Seafood Restaurant, 4609 Convoy St, SD 92111
Members $25, non-members $35, door $40
www.abasd.org <http://www.abasd.org/>, 858.277.2822
Saturday, March 29, 8:30-10:30am
SD JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE presents
Japanese-style Community Breakfast
Kiku Gardens, Social Hall, 1260 Third Ave, Chula Vista
Free, RSVP requested 619.230.0314, donations appreciated.
JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP GARDEN’s 2-day seminar
on Principles & Techniques of Japanese Garden Design
Saturday, March 29, 8:30am-3pm
History & principles of Japanese garden design
Sunday, March 29, 8:30am-3pm
Application of Japanese garden design principles to landscape
$50 for one-day $90 for two-day, members & non-members
Required textbook Japanese Garden Design by Marc P. Keane.
Instructor Ken Siers
www.niwa.org <http://www.niwa.org/>, 619.232.2721, mi...@niwa.org <mailto:mi...@niwa.org>
To Sunday, May 18
SAN DIEGO MUSEUM of ART’S
“Rhythm of India: The Art of NANDALAL BOSE”
India’s father of modern art (1882-1966)
SD Museum of Art, 1450 El Prado, Balboa Park
www.sdmart.org <http://www.sdmart.org/>, 619.232.7931
Thank you, as always, for your generous support of
our Asian Pacific Islander communities!
Sincerely,
Linda
Linda Tu, President
San Diego Alliance for Asian Pacific Islander Americans
7750 Dagget Street, #212
San Diego, CA 92111
linda_a...@yahoo.com
www.sdalliance.org