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  "ONGOING EVENTS"
 
 
 
 
 
    Sasebo Japanese Garden
           at Albuquerque Rio Grande Botanic Garden
 
                                                     Japanese Garden Guided Tours,
                                                                   10 AM & 11 AM weekly.
                                               For more information visit www.cabq.gov/biopark
 
          
      
" EVENTS" 
 

 
2012 Japan- U.S. Cherry Blossom Centennial
 
The year 2012 will mark the 100th anniversary of the gift of cherry blossom trees from the people of Japan to the people of the United States that were planted in Washington, D.C. in 1912.
 
 
 
 
 
 Arigatou Tour
"Thank You"
 
Expressing Japan's appreciation for United States'
suport during the days
following the 3/11/12 earthquake.
 
KYOUGAKU TAIKO DRUMMERS
WORLD TOUR 2012
March 12, 2012
Santa Fe, NM
 
for more information
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
" PAST EVENTS "
 
Halloween Origami
Workshop
Bushido Kenkyukai Japanese Martial & Cultural Arts Center
 
 
 
Sister Cities Celebrate Culture
Music & Dance
Albuquerque's Asian Sister Cities
 

NMJACL

AKIMATSURI
Albuquerque, NM
Theme
KABUKI 

 

 Santa Fe JIN
BON ODORI
Festival
August 20, Saturday
 
 
 
 Asian Pacific Islander
American Heritage Day
 
May 14, 2011
 
 
 
Festival of Asian Cultures
 
2011
 
Sunday, May 15th
 
   
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Asian American Day at Legislature
 
February 23, 2011
 
Santa Fe State Captial Building
 
 
 
Tsugaru Shamisen Duo
 
(Mr. Mike Penny & Mr. Kevin Kmetz)
 
Japan Foundation present the Tsugaru Shamisen Duo co-sponsored by The Consulate General of Japan at Denver and NM Japanese American Citizen League.
 
 
  
 
 
 2010
 

            NMJACL AKIMATSURI

           National Hispanic Cultural, Sept, 2010
                                                   
 
 
      TAIKO & FUE (Flute) WORKSHOP by Mr.  Ken Koshio     Albuquerque, NM
                                                                                  
  
   
 
          2010 Sister Cities International Conference     
          Albuquerque, NM
          July 29-31
 
 
          NMJACL Aki Matsuri , Sept.
            National Hispanic Cultural Center
 
          Ikebana Show, Oct 2&3
              Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, is a disciplined art form in which nature and humanity are brought together.  
 
 
      Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration , May 22
                                National Museum of Nuclear Science & History will celebrate the cultural traditions, ancestry, and native languages represented among the ethnic groups of Asia and the Pacific Islands. Activities will include martial arts demonstrations, Thai Dancers, East Asian Performance, Taiko Drummers, Food Samples & Demo, and many more.
                                
      Ms. Keiko Murakami, Hiroshima survivor, with Mr. Ken Koshio will gave  presentation at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History Museum, May 27
 
     Festival of Asian Cultures
                                 Asian American Association of New Mexico
                                 Harry E. Kinney Civi Plaza , May 16                      
     Hana Matsuri  "Flower Festival"
             , demonstrations and activities to celebrate the coming of spring flowers and cherry blossom season, April 10.           
 
      Santa Fe  Japanese Cultural Festival
       Theme: Samurai
       March 13, 2010
 
           
       Honor & Endurance , Anne Frank Project , March 6

           Honor and Endurance – a lecture by Davis Begay, Honorary Consul of Japan at Albuquerque

Honorary Consul General Begay’s presentation will try to answer why the American-born Japanese American men and women endured cruel inequities and racism, particularly during WWII and how they came through with honor.

 
      
 
 2009
 
   Japan Minister of Economy, Trade & Industry signed MOU with the State of New Mexico
      May 1, 2009
      Minister T. Nikai and Governor Richardson sign an agreement to cooperate in reseach and development.
 
 Consul General Kubo, Governor Richardson, & Minister T. Nikai
 
 
     Sandia National Laboratories signs MOU with Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology
    May 26, 2009 
 
    University of New Mexico's Medical School of Emergency Department and Mie Prefecture University School of Medicine signed a MOU
  June 2009
 
    Japan & New Mexico Smart Grid
     June 2009
     Group of Japanese companies including Hitach and Toshiba Corporation with the State of New Mexico and Government of Japan agreed on to help to build smart grid in the southwestern part of New Mexico. Smart grid use digital technology to monitor and efficiently control the flow of electricity from supplier to consumers.
  
 
    English Rakugo Japanese Traditional Sit-Down Comedy
        Mr. Kaishi Katsura
     
       NM Offers Graduate Research in Japan    
     
       Ogata Kai  "Garden-Within-A-Garden"
    
         NMJACL  Aki Matsuri - Japanese Fall Festival     
 
       Fugo Balloons, 1944-45                                                                      
                                                                                                                              
    Albuquerque International Balloon Museum
     Children of War, Voices for Peace: Japanese and American Perspectives
     On going display. Regular Hours 9 AM to 5 PM, Tuesday through Sunday
                                 2009 Fiesta Hours 6 AM to 5 PM, Daily  
    For more information contact the Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, (505) 768-6028
 
 
 

Nishimura to Deliver Pearl Fellow Lecture Oct. 30

TempleYukio Nishimura from the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Urban Engineering, delivers the Pearl Fellow Lecture on Friday, Oct. 30 at 5:15 p.m. in the Pearl Hall auditorium. Nishimura’s lecture is Japan’s World Heritage Wooden Structures: Preservation and Authenticity. Pearl Hall, home of the UNM School of Architecture and Planning, is located on Cornell and Central NE.