Cultural & Social

Overview: On May 1, 2019, Crown Prince Naruhito announced his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne. In elaborate rituals unchanged from those performed by his father in 1989, and his grandfather (Hirohito) in 1926, the 59-year old foreign-educated prince assumed the role of Japan’s 126th emperor. Indeed, the continuity of Japan’s imperial line—passed down through the […]

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Read for Me is a community event that creates an interactive, multi-cultural experience in literacy while building advocacy for parents, students, and community members. This family-fun event, also embraces  diversity, shares the community's passion for reading, and gives away over 10,000 books. Students and parents will meet authors, work with community members, and experience the […]

Tokyo Godfathers, the acclaimed classic from master director Satoshi Kon (Paprika, Perfect Blue), comes to Oak Cliff via a brand-new restoration! In modern-day Tokyo, three homeless people’s lives are changed forever when they discover a baby girl at a garbage dump on Christmas Eve. As the New Year fast approaches, these three forgotten members of […]

Sogetsu Dallas Branch 4th Anniversary Celebration with Ikebana Master Instructor Misei Ishikawa Ikebana is the ideal medium for me, for expressing my impression of the vitality and beauty of the botanical world. In my work, I aim to create a dynamic balance among the elements related to nature and human, such as space, shapes, colors, […]