Tag: japanese culture
Cherry Blossom festival honors Japanese tradition
The International Student Organization kicked off cherry blossom season with a cherry blossom festival social Wednesday in the Abraham Campus Center.
Spring Festival brings cultures together through art
Cultures from Mexico, the Philippines and Japan among many others came together to offer flavorful food and polished art performances at West Covina’s first ever Spring Festival.
Spring festival celebrates Japanese culture
Families from neighboring cities came together for Monterey Park’s 20th Cherry Blossom Festival April 8 at Barnes Park.
Geishas’ identity seen through time
Rebecca Bravo
Staff Writer
“Geisha” means artist in Japanese, but throughout the history its meaning has also been tied to prostitution.
The lecture, “Geisha: Artists or Prostitutes,”...
Comics provide social insights
Fans of Japanese manga gathered for a symposium on Feb. 17 at Pomona College where speakers specializing in the field of manga spoke on the controversial topic titled “Marauding Rabbits, Starry-Eyed Girls, Battling Boys and Ordinary Ladies.”