Q: Youve brought someone from Japan to design the stage sets at the Aratani Theater?A: Yes.

Presented in conjunction with Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community.and curator of the JANM exhibition Cruising J-Town Oliver Wang

the 96-year-old newspaper of the Japanese American Citizens League.Individuals or organizations interested in serving as a co-sponsor for this benefit screening are asked to reach out via email to alexluu@yahoo.a city girl from Yokohama who leaves Japan circa 1918 for Hawaii as a picture bride.

The Greater Los Angeles JACL and The Repertory Screenings Forum are co-sponsoring a special one-time fundraising screening of the award-winning 1995 movie Picture Bride on Sunday.According to the Miramax website.

it won the Audience Award for narrative dramatic feature film at the Sundance Film Festival.

The screening will include a short tribute to Kayo Hatta and the career she should have had as a visionary filmmaker had she not died in 2005.As the consulate covering the largest Japanese American community in North America.

strengthening our relationship with the Japanese American community has been and will continue to be one of our most vital undertakings.The initiative has been producing tangible results.

including those Japanese Americans.Regarding the wildfire response.