Celebrate our city’s diverse culture as we explore new words through songs, action rhymes and stories in both English and Japanese for children and their parents or caregivers. For children age 2 – 5 and their parents or caregivers.It runs from 11:00 to 11:30 am. The library is located at 130 S. Whitfield St. (map).
Ever since Godzilla (or, Gojira, as he is known in Japan) crawled out of his radioactive birthplace to cut a swath of destruction through Tokyo, he has claimed a place alongside King Kong and others in the movie monster pantheon. He is the third most recognizable Japanese celebrity in the United States, and his fan base continues to grow as children today prove his enduring appeal. Now, Bill Tsutsui, a life-long fan and historian, takes a light-hearted look at the big, green, radioactive lizard, revealing how he was born and how he became a megastar. With humorous anecdotes, Godzilla on My Mind explores his lasting cultural impact on the world. This book is sure to be welcomed by pop culture enthusiasts, fans, and historians alike.The event runs from 6:30 to 9:00 pm in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room (map).
Are you graduating soon? Wondering what your next adventure could be? Learn about the Japan Exchange & Teaching (JET) Program. It is a great opportunity for college graduates to work in Japan as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) or Coordinators for International Relations (CIR).JET alumni will speak from 5:00 pm in 4130 Posvar Hall (map).
Come join Taiwanese Student Association for a fun and chill slumber party movie night. We will be watching La Grande Chaumière Violette (紫色大稻埕). This is a tv show on Netflix, so you’re welcome to binge on it after we show the first episode.
The film is the prolific auteur, Takashi Miike, at his most fun and anarchic, a noir-tinged yakuza film blending genres in the story of a young boxer and a call girl, who fall passionately in love while getting innocently caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme over the course of one night in Tokyo.It will play at one of the Pittsburgh Filmmakers cinemas---Regent Square or Harris Theater---though showtime and ticket information has not yet been announced.
