Filed under: Events, Video | Tags: a grain of sand, a song for ourselves, bambu, blue scholars, charlie chin, chris iijima, japanese american cultural & community center, kiwi, noboku miyamoto, tad nakamura
During the 1970s when Asians in America were invisible to the country – and more importantly even to themselves – the late Chris Iijima’s music provided the voice and identity an entire generation had been in search of. Through animated photographs, intimate home movies, archival footage and Chris’ own songs, A SONG FOR OURSELVES, shows how Chris’ music unleashed the contagious energy of the Asian American Movement with an unrelenting passion for social justice and a life well lived.
February 28, 2009
A SONG FOR OURSELVES WORLD PREMIERE
featuring performances from:
BLUE SCHOLARS
BAMBU
KIWI
with special appearances from A GRAIN OF SAND members:
NOBOKU MIYAMOTO & CHARLIE CHIN
7:30pm
$10 General Admission
Buy tickets HERE.
Aratani/Japan American Theatre
244 S. San Pedro
Little Tokyo, LA
