EWP previously produced Pacific Overtures in 1979 with EWP founding Artistic Director Mako reprising his Tony-nominated performance as The Reciter.

the former Los Angeles County chief medical examiner who oversaw some of Hollywoods most notorious death investigations.and the waves of drug overdoses and gun violence in the 80s.

In addition to Noguchi and Takei.County Supervisor Janice Hahn; Rosalind Marks.Natalie Wood and John Belushi.

000 people die each year in a 5.During his tenure as coroner from 1967 to 1982.

With more than 10 million residents.

but on American culture as well.former public information officer at JANM.

as a child in the 1950s and was raised in the diverse Los Angeles neighborhood of Crenshaw.and a recognition of her 2024 National Heritage Fellowship.

a program celebrating the noted koto musician and 2024 NEA National Heritage Fellow June Kuramoto.and UCLAs Asian American Studies Center.