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On April 29, 2021, over 200 people from not just the greater Los Angeles area, but all over the country, joined a different kind of Zoom event. Especially during the pandemic, the Iftar kind of creates a space that s unlike any other where we actually feel an intimacy with each other online, and have that experience with so many people… So many people show up to the Iftar, but I feel close to everybody that shows up, said Vigilant Love co-director Sahar Pirzada. A Pakistani-American Muslim woman, Pirzada was referring to the organization s annual Bridging Communities Iftar event.
Held in the midst of the holy month of Ramadan, the name of the event Iftar refers to the meal eaten by Muslims after sunset during Ramadan. Despite not being physically together as the pandemic continued devastating communities, committed participants nevertheless showed up for one another, celebrating the work they have been doing over the last year in healing trauma and build
From a Japanese Internment Camp to Broadway, Hollywood, and Activism: Noboku Miyamoto Shares Her Story in Album
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Nobuko Miyamoto is a musician, dancer, actress, and activist who released an album this year titled,
120,000 Stories. The album’s title was named after the approximate number of people who were sent to Japanese internment camps during World War II.
JANM Stages Virtual Gala
Clockwise from top left: Akira Boch, Evan Kodani and Yuka Murakami of the Watase Media Arts Center team display the local Emmys they received last year for the documentary “Masters of Modern Design: The Art of the Japanese American Experience” during the JANM 2021 Gala and Auction, livestreamed on May 1.
East L.A. Taiko kicked off the virtual gala on May 1 for the Japanese American National Museum in energetic style, performing on the steps of the museum, which only recently reopened its doors to the public.
JANM weathered the storm of a global pandemic with what CEO Ann Burroughs called “a year of extraordinary bounty which has given us a strong focus on the future.”
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AAPI faculty and staff at UCLA recommend media that provide insights into history, culture, struggle and contributions Jessica Wolf |
Editor’s note: This story was updated on May 20 to include additional recommendations.
One of the most powerful ways we come to know the world and each other is through media books, movies, music. Telling and sharing stories, stories that pique our curiosity and expose us to new ideas, can lead us down the path of empathy, understanding and solidarity.
As part of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we asked staff and faculty from UCLA’s Asian American Studies Center and across campus to share some suggestions of things to read, watch or listen to that celebrate the history, culture, struggle and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.