Lecture: Eastward Movement of Buddhism in Mid-1950s, Dr. Wako Kato, Jan 11, 7:30PM

Cultural News Email Daily   Cultural News Email Daily is edited by Shige Higashi, Japanese culture coordinator in Los Angeles, to spread information about affordable programs and events in Southern California for appreciating Japanese tradition. Your support to Cultural News would be appreciated. www.culturalnews.com/donation Communities do not exist without the efforts to build our communities. As our contribution to the local community, Cultural News now provides obituaries in the Japanese American community of Southern California. www.culturalnews.com/obituary is updated daily. In January's Japan Study Club at the Nibei Foundation in West Los Angeles, Zen priest and philosophy scholar Dr. Wako Kao will lecture on "Eastward Movement of Buddhism in mid-1950s" on Tuesday, January 11 at 7:30 pm. The Nibei Foundation Japan Study Club's Dinner/Lecture Series Tuesday, January 11 Reception and dinner at 6:30 pm Followed by lecture at 7:30 pm Admission including dinner: $10 per person RSVP required by January 7 at www.nibei.org For more information or RSVP, email japanstudies@nibei.org or call (310) 479-6101 ext 134. The Japan Study Club will be held at Terasaki Foundation Laboratory Building, 11570 Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064.   Eastward Movement of Buddhism in mid-1950s Dr. Wako Kato, Zen Priest/Philosophy Scholar Dr. Wako Kato Dr. Wako Kato of Pasadena is Professor Emeritus of California State University Los Angeles, and Professor Emeritus of Nagoya University of Foreign Studies in Japan. It was in the mid-1950s when Rev. Wako Kato, young priest of Soto Zen Mission from Japan, involved in the early phase of Zen Buddhism spread in the US through his association with philosopher/writer Alan Watts in San Francisco.   Wako Kato was born in 1930 at a Zen temple in Nagoya. He graduated from Aichi Education University in 1951, practiced Zen at two Zen monasteries and thereafter became the priest of a Zen temple, Hosenji, in Nagoya. In 1952, Kato came to San Francisco to assist Rev. Hodo Tobase of Sokoji temple. In 1955, Kato graduated from San Francisco State University in music major. In the summer of 1955, he met Alan Watts, then a prolific writer and radio lecturer in San Francisco. In 1957, Alan Watts asked Rev. Kato to lecture to him on Chinese and Japanese Zen classic texts. They spent a couple afternoons every week, each three to four hours. Alan Watts' "The Way of Zen" Kato earned master degree in philosophy at University of Pacific. In 1960, he earned Ph.D. in comparative religious studies from then a consortium program of University of Pacific and University of California, Berkeley. Through his San Francisco Bay area associates and the academics in and around the UC Berkeley community, Dr. Kato not only expounded on the fundamentals of Zen Buddhism but also involved "Eastward Movement of Buddhism" in the U.S.   From 1959, he taught at San Francisco State University, University of Colorado briefly, then from 1960 on San Jose State University, and University of California, Berkeley. Alan Watts in 1960s His involvement with "Eastward Movement of Buddhism" in Northern California continued until 1963 when he was assigned to the assistant to the Soto Zen Master Reirin Yamada in Los Angeles. Rev. Yamada was the Head of the Soto Zen Mission in the North America in that time. Rev. Kato's service to the Soto Zen Mission in the U.S. has been continuing until present time.

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Do You Expect Me to Forgive You? -- January 7, 2011

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Naser Musa and Faisal Zedan in Concert, February 5, 2011

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The Arab Cultural & Community Center is Proud to Present Naser Musa and Faisal Zedan Live in Concert at the ACCC   Please join the ACCC as we present an evening featuring the musical talents of the world renowned oud player/singer, Naser Musa and critically acclaimed percussionist, Faisal Zedan. The evening will feature Khaliji (music from the Gulf region) as well as  music from other parts of the Arab World.    Saturday, February 5, 2011   7Pm -8:30PM   Location: ACCC (2 Plaza Street, San Francisco, 94116)   Cost: $15 non-members, $10 members. Tickets sold at the Door  (*Members must present a valid membership card in order to receive the discounted rate)     RSVP to events@arabculturalcenter.org or to (415) 664-2200 by February 3, 2011. Please note, there is no assigned seating for this event but due to limited seating, we ask that people rsvp ahead of time.                                                                      NASER MUSA   is recognized by critics of middle eastern music as a talented singer, a gifted songwriter, an Oud virtuoso, a valued composer, and a versatile studio musician. Naser Musa has composed, arranged, and recorded numerous projects in the Middle East and in the United States. His recording, among others, include "Khaliji" (RT Productions): a collection of folk songs from the Arabian Gulf region, and "Christmas and Beyond "(SahaRaneen Productions): a collection of Western Christmas carols and Arabic church hymns. Naser Musa's name appears on dozens of albums, including contributions on projects for Hollywood with John Debney and John Cameron among others. He has recorded with pop stars Shakira, Beyonce and Michael Sembello. Naser Musa has shared the stage with Lebanese vocalists, Sabah and Ragheb Alame, and Egyptian vocalists, Hani Shaker and Hakim. Naser's Oud was heard on the soundtrack of the film "The Passion of Christ."                                                                        FAISAL ZEDAN                                    Master percussionist, Faisal Zedan, showcases the elements of an Arabic virtuoso drummer - impeccable technique, combined with an inherent understanding of the complexities of Middle Eastern musical structures.   From the classical Muwashahat style, to folkloric or fusion genres, Faisal's unique and graceful approach blends thousands of years of tradition with a contemporary touch.   2009 saw the birth of the Bay Area sensation, Ajyal, and Arabic music group directed by Faisal Zedan.

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