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City of Glendale prevails in ‘Comfort Women’ lawsuit United States District Court Judge Percy Anderson recently dismissed a lawsuit against the City of Glendale, which sought the removal of a monument in Glendale’s Central Park that memorializes the more than 200,000 Dutch and Asian women who were coerced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army between 1932 and 1945. The Lawsuit (Michiko Shiota Gingery, et al. v. City of Glendale, et al.) was filed against the City by Michiko Shiota Gingery, a Glendale resident and the so-called Global Alliance for Historical Truth (GAHT-US), a nonprofit corporation. The plaintiffs claimed that the placement of the monument interfered with the Executive Branch’s primary authority to conduct foreign relations and was an unconstitutional interPlease see page 3
MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2014 - AUGUST 24, 2014 - VOLUME 3, NO. 33
The Beatles in America: Then and fifty years later Applications available online for 2015 Tournament of Roses® Royal Court 97th Rose Queen® to be announced and crowned on October 23
you – fifty years form the arc of a life. Framed by joys and unflagging disappointments, fifty years will tell a life’s narrative. Who knew in 1964 what narratives the Fates
Applications for the 2014-2015 Tournament of Roses Royal Court are now available online at the Tournament’s website. Young women from the Pasadena area who meet the eligibility requirements are encouraged to apply and participate in one of the initial tryout sessions on September 13 or 15. To be eligible, an individual must be an unmarried female resident of the Pasadena Area Community College District;
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The Beatles get a haircut on the set of A Hard Days Night. -Photo courtesy of United Artists
BY IVOR DAVIS Fifty years ago this week the Beatles bounded onto center stage at the Hollywood Bowl (Aug 23) for their first-ever Los Angeles performance and Southern California instantly suc-
cumbed. Not even a week into their North American invasion, the infectious fainting, frenzy, and fanaticism of Beatlemania that had incubated in Europe had already spread to L.A., the mecca of the recording industry. And rock and roll
André Birotte Jr. sworn in as United States District Judge for the central district of California United States Attorney André Birotte Jr. was sworn in as a federal district judge for the United States District Court, Central District of California. Judge Birotte was nominated by President Barack Obama on April 3, 2014. He was confirmed unanimously by the Senate on July 22, 2014, and received his commission on August 8, 2014. Judge Birotte will preside over matters in Los Angeles in the Court’s Western Division in Courtroom 790 of the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building and Courthouse.
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Judge Birotte had served as United States Attorney for the Central District of California since his appointment in 2010 by President Barack Obama. As United States Attorney, Judge Birotte was responsible for overseeing approximately 265 attorneys and 200 staff members located in offices in Los Angeles, Riverside, and Santa Ana. During that time, he also served on the U.S. Attorney General’s Advisory Committee, co-chairing its Terrorism/National Security Subcommittee and serving on its Border and
Immigration Law Enforcement, Civil Rights, Cyber/Intellectual Property, Violent and Organized Crime, and White Collar/ Fraud Subcommittees. He was also a Co‐Chair of the multi-agency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force’s Consumer Protection Working Group. From 2003 to 2010, Judge Birotte served as Inspector General of the Los Angeles Police Department. As head of the Office of the Inspector General, he was responPlease see page 2
history was changed forever. I was at the Hollywood Bowl that magical evening. I was mid-twenties and at the beginning of both my journalistic career and my life’s journey. And from where I sit now I can tell
Violin concerts and Gelatos-Arcadia musicians travel to Rome BY ANDONI ZORBAS CEMALA (Classical European Music Academy Los Angeles) and parents of CEMALA has provided opportunities for the children with talent to participate in the musical activities in Italy just returned from a successful concert tour. Players who were representing Arcadia and San Gabriel Valley were: Jamie Wang, Rachel Yin, Kaitlin Aquino, Dora Chang, Owen Lin, Alice Wang, Nolan Aragones, Ginger Vieth, Erica Wang, Kaitlin Chow and Helen Gu. As a comprehensive violin school, CEMALA is committed to nurturing
The Cemala Chamber orchestra toured July 2-16 travelling to Rome, Florence and Venice in Italy where they played 3 concerts in historical buildings. -Courtesy Photo
young extraordinary musical talents and to provide the opportunity to perform and this Italian concert tour was an eye opener to trav-
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