Andrew Do’s defeat of former State Senator Lou Correa in the Jan. 27 First District Special Election has made history by creating a majority Asian Board of Supervisors here in Orange County.
Other Asian County Supervisors include Michelle Steel, a Korean-American who replaced John Moorlach after moving into Orange County from Los Angeles County, and Lisa Barlett, a Japanese-American who replaced Pat Bates. Both Moorlach and Bates termed out. Continue reading
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WHAT: Asian Lunar New Year Free Family Festival at Bowers Museum Sunday, Feb. 1
WHEN: Sunday, February 1, 11am-4pm
WHERE: Bowers Museum, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, CA 92706
COST: Free For All
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THE BONSAI TRADITION: CULTURAL ARTS OF JAPAN
Tues. – Sun. | September 23 – 28
10 AM – 4 PM| John M. Lee Court
This harmonious display consists of 28 trees selected from private collections who are devotees to the living, natural art form of bonsai. The Viewing Stones, or ‘found art,’ are collected from various parts of the U.S. and Asia. The artists, all members from Kofu Bonsai Kai, will be available each day to answer questions and to help you understand the beauty and simplicity of this exquisite and inspiring art form. Presented by Kofu Bonsai Kai, Orange County. Sponsored by The James Irvine Foundation and the Medellas Foundation. Free to members. Free with paid admission. Continue reading
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WHAT: Free Admission to Autumn Moon Festival at Bowers Museum This Weekend
WHEN: Sat., Sept. 20 and Sun., Sept. 21 from 11am – 3:30 pm
WHERE: Bowers Museum, 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, CA 92706
COST: Free For All
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The O.C. Register asked four experts to analyze the results of this year’s June Primary election, to sort out who did and didn’t vote. The experts included our friend Scott Lay, the publisher of aroundthecapital.com.
What they concluded was:
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
SANTA ANA, CA (February 4, 2014) – A competitive grant awarded from the state to build a bike trail with landscape and hardscape improvements on the last half-mile of Flower Street in Santa Ana’s southeast section has $80,000 budgeted for a sculpture. This public art will be newly created and placed on the trailhead, which unites Santa Ana’s new bike trail with Costa Mesa’s Bike Lane on Sunflower Avenue. The sculpture will be a memorial to the Japanese-American farming community that was very active for several generations in this section of the City. The total trail project budget, including the sculpture is $1.4M. Continue reading
CONTACT: Nina Tran, President, Mobile: 714-494-6999, Email: Nina.Tran@uvsa.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UVSA HOSTS TẾT FESTIVAL 2014 AT OC FAIR AND EVENT CENTER
Garden Grove, CA (December 26, 2013) – For over thirty (30) years, the UVSA Tết Festival otherwise known as “Hội Tết Sinh Viên” or “Lunar New Year Festival” has become an annual tradition for the Vietnamese community in Southern California. Over time, the event has attracted thousands of visitors from all around the world and has provided an opportunity for people to come together and celebrate new beginnings. The Union of the Vietnamese Student Associations Southern California proudly announces that the Tết Festival 2014 will be hosted at the OC Fair and Event Center (88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA) from Friday, February 7th to Sunday, February 9th. Continue reading
The Santa Ana Love the Philippines” relief drive was a big success – after 6.5 days of preparation and 3 hours of relief drive they collected:
Santa Ana Loves the Philippines
Our thoughts are with those in the Philippines affected by Typhoon Haiyan. In response, as Santa Ana residents we are mounting disaster relief efforts to help those affected in the Philippines in this difficult time. Please join us by donating much needed non-perishable food this Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, from 3-6 pm at First Presbyterian Church.
Relief Drive: Continue reading
May 13, 2013
SANTA ANA, CA –In honor of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, State Senator Lou Correa and the Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA) will hold a special evening of cultural celebration on Thursday, June 6th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at the Delhi Center (505 E Central Avenue, Santa Ana 92707). The program will include legislative and community updates, various cultural performances from local performing artists, and an awards ceremony for local community leaders and organizations. Continue reading
City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: [April 3, 2013]
Contact: Manny Escamilla – Archivist – (714) 647-5280 – mescamilla@santa-ana.org
Community: Engaging Our Legacy, A Moment of Reflection – Library Exhibit
Santa Ana, California. – The Santa Ana Public Library is hosting a collaborative art project titled “Engaging Our Legacy, A Moment of Reflection” created by artists Jaydee Dizon, Sonora Ortiz, Alex Green, E. Jane Nishii, and Chizuko Judy Sugita Dequeiroz. This exhibit will contain art that reflects on the legacy of the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War Two. Continue reading
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Contact: Nina Spensley, 917.864.8400, nina@newamericanleaders.org
“Ready to Lead “ Training Prepares Immigrants for Potential Candidacy and Leadership
SANTA ANA, California – The New American Leaders Project (NALP), Engage San Diego, Mobilize the Immigrant Vote, the Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance (OCAPICA) and the Orange County Labor Federation, in partnership with Wellstone Action will hold its “Ready to Lead” training to prepare first and second generation Americans with immigrant backgrounds for the rigors of running for office this April 6 –7, 2013 in Santa Ana, California. This event marks the first non-partisan program held in Orange County specifically aimed at training immigrant candidates to run for office at the local, state and national level. Continue reading
From the OC Politics Blog
Supervisor Janet Nguyen and the Atlas PAC are hosting a 2013 Lunar New Year Celebration Fundraiser, for her campaign for the 34th State Senate District – and she couldn’t even find a venue in her district! That’s right, she is holding this event at a restaurant located outside of the 34th State Senate District, at ANQI Gourmet Bistro, which is located at South Coast Plaza, at 3333 South Bristol St., in Costa Mesa. The event is set for February 28, 2013, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.
I guess the theme of this event is fitting, as this time the Chinese New Year is the “Year of the Snake,” which is an apt description of Nguyen. Continue reading
Did the gay activists who insisted that their supporters who are elected officials boycott the Tet Parade, in Little Saigon, this past Sunday actually hurt their political allies? Rest assured that the Republican elected officials, including Assemblyman Travis Allen (pictured above) were very well received by the masses at the Parade.
RSCCD Trustee Jose Solorio, for example, showed up in a car he was sharing with Ken Nguyen, the leader of a local Vietnamese American charity. But Solorio jumped out of the car, to go hang out with the gay activists, leaving Nguyen to navigate his way through the rest of the parade, without Solorio (see the picture below). It made for a bizarre image. The worst part is that Solorio hopes to run for the 34th State Senate District in just two years – and now he has some explaining to do to the entire Vietnamese American community in Little Saigon! Continue reading
I passed dozens of mobile homes as I drew close to today’s 2013 Orange County Tet Parade – a massive celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Little Saigon. I finally arrived at Bushard St. and found a parking spot in a residential neighborhood, then walked less than a mile to the east side of the parade grandstand, on Bolsa Ave. There were crowds already forming – a mix of young children and their parents, and many older Vietnamese Americans too.
Unbeknownst to me, the gay activists who caused so much angst this week by suing the parade organizers, after they were banned from marching in the parade, had set up west of the grandstand. A few of the politicians who participated in the parade stopped by, according to media reports, to talk to the activists. One of the elected officials, RSCCD Trustee Jose Solorio, climbed out of his car and refused to go any further, opting to stay with the protesters. Continue reading