Maui enters rebuilding state one year after Maui fire

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green honored the memory of those who passed after the August 8, 2023 fire in Maui. This past year was focused on coming together and beginning to clear debris, Green said. But now, Maui is now in its rebuilding stage.

Deconstruction and Rebuilding of Cultural Heritage Through Music

Throughout history, we have deconstructed and rebuilt our cultural heritage. As a composer or a performer, one often confronts decisions with how to interpret historical and musical vocabularies, and how it leads to our own original voices as artists. Three Korean composers will share their original music and voices. Presenting elements of music with comparisons … Read more

The Making of Asian American Community Democracy: Rebuilding Chinatown in Post 9-11

In witnessing the collapse of the World Trade Center, Psychotherapist Edward Ma was determined to do some healing for himself and the Chinatown community since September 11, 2001. In this presentation, Mr. Ma will discuss how he has engaged himself as a volunteer in healing himself by/and promoting participation in community democracy (voter registration for … Read more