More than 100 guests joined the Chado Urasenke Tankokai Los Angeles Association for its annual Hatsudate-shiki (first tea ceremony of the year) and New Years luncheon at the Doubletree Hotel in Little Tokyo on Jan.

The Shumei Hall Gallery is operated by the Shumei Arts Council.2012The exhibition will be held at the Shumei Hall Gallery.

They are traditional and contemporary at the same time.to make dolls for over 70 years.It is committed to bringing concerts of the highest quality.

I am delighted to be showing Koyanagi-sans beautiful works of sculpture here in the Los Angeles area for the first time.she learned how to make dolls as a child using a technique that was passed down to her and her siblings.

she has adapted her familys doll-making technique over the years.

Koyanagi moved with her husband to Ontario.The Yamamoto Fellowship will award two $5.

? Be at least 18 years of age? Identify as a member of a community with ancestry in one of the original peoples of Africa.a way to say ‘keep going! despite the challenges they face.

000 award to be spent over six months.Upon returning to Los Angeles.