Asia in LA: Global Cities in Asia, Asia in the Global City

Asia in LA is a community series that celebrates the ties between Asia and Los Angeles and highlights the work of UCLA faculty, students, and leaders in the local community that enriches our understanding of the people, cultures, and history of Asia. The afternoon will feature discussions by architects, urban designers, and UCLA faculty who will explore the design and use of space and the construction and preservation of identity, both in the Asian cities that are a part of today’s networks of people, goods, and ideas, and in the Asian spaces that are a vital part of the fabric of a global city such as Los Angeles. The conversation will be moderated by UCLA alumna Shirley Wang, CEO of Plastpro, Inc, and former KCBS news anchor Tritia Toyota, Adjunct Professor of Asian American Studies, UCLA. Asia in the Global City (1:30 p.m.) Karin Higa, Adjunct Senior Curator, Japanese American National Museum Vinit Mukhija, Associate Professor of Urban Planning, UCLA Bennett Peji, Founder, Bennet Peji Design, San Diego Lisa Kim Davis, Assistant Professor of Geography, UCLA The Global City in Asia (3:30 p.m.) Hitoshi Abe, Chair of Architecture and Urban Design, UCLA and Founder, Atelier Hitoshi Abe, Sendai, Japan Alice Kimm, Partner, John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects, Los Angeles Qingyun Ma, Dean of the School of Architecture, USC, and Founder, MADA s.p.a.m., Shanghai, China Edmund Ong, Chief of Architecture (ret.), San Francisco Redevelopment Agency Ari Seligmann, Lecturer, Architecture and Urban Design, UCLA Exhibit: RE-placing Beijing New photographs by Guy Horton, Perkins+Will Architects, will be on exhibit throughout the day. Taken in September 2008, these images present views of Beijing's new showcase architecture, prominently featured during the 2008 Olympic Games, in the context of their local settings. http://www.international.ucla.edu/asia/events/showevent.asp?eventid=6808