Join us for a free one-day workshop for educators at the Japanese American National Museum, hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia. This workshop will include a guided tour of the beloved exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community, slated to close permanently in January 2025. Following the tour, learn strategies for engaging students in the primary source artifacts, images, and documents found in JANM’s vast collection and discover classroom-ready resources to support teaching and learning about the Japanese American experience.
77th Annual Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
Visit Chinatown LA and experience the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival.
When:
September 26, 2015 5:00pm to September 27, 2015 12:00am
Free to the public.
Metro: Gold Line Chinatown Station.
Event Schedule
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West Plaza
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Cooking Demo
Moon Cake Making Demo by Phoenix Bakery
more to come...
Artisan
Brush Painting by Nori Shirasu
Calligraphy by Guojian Cui
Clay Sculpture by Keluo Xu
Dough Sculpture by Chris Lee
Fruit Carving by THAIS, Inc.
Roaming Magician by Minh Tran (8pm-10pm)
Storytelling by Barbara Wong (TBA)
Moon Viewing
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Central Plaza
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“New Chinatown” Photo Booth (6pm-10pm)
Original Vintage Cutouts Circa 1940
Food Trucks
Buddha Bing
Crepe N Around
Fluff Ice
India Jones
Jogasaki
Kogi Truck
The Lobos Truck
Tokyo Doggy Style
Tornado Potato
Yalla Truck
Main Stage
LA WEEKLY Live Music Stage
Curated by Kevin Bronson of Buzzbandla.com
5PM Jag Sun
6PM Sweet Bump It
7PM The Rebel Light
8PM Kid Cadaver
9PM Warbly Jets
10PM Funeral Party
11PM Psychic Love
Craft Beer Garden
Market Place Vendor
Now accepting VENDORS!!! Apply today!! Email us at info@chinatownla.com.
*Schedule subject to change without notice
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival is produced by Chinatown Business Improvement District in collaboration with the following community partners: KCRW 89.9, Los Angeles Chinatown Corporation, ChungKing Plaza Association, LA Weekly, and Griffith Observatory.
Cost:
Free and Open to the Public
Event Website URL:
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Please join us for the Grad Mixer! Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, Enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow students across USC Annenberg. Graduate students from any field are welcome to join, so it is a great opportunity to meet fellow students with IR/foreign policy-related research topics and interests.
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Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow international students.
Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 4:00pm
Join us for an in-person conversation on Thursday, November 7th at 4pm with author David M. Lampton as he discusses his new book, Living U.S.-China Relations: From Cold War to Cold War. The book examines the history of U.S.-China relations across eight U.S. presidential administrations.