Little Tokyo: Kayoko Suzuki-Lange Has All The Breathing Room She Needs
With one foot in the past, one in the present and one in the future, Kayoko has a lot of feet. In this episode, we learn about the journey that led her to creating The DTLA Book, a multi-volume collection of interviews, profiles and photographs of the people, places and business that make Downtown LA so vibrant.
It wasn’t a straight shot from Osaka to Los Angeles for Kayoko. In fact, there were many pit-stops around Japan and the US, all of them contributing to her newest project, The DTLA Book. @DTLABook is a real-time, history-as-it’s-happening profile of Downtown Los Angeles, with profiles, interviews, photos and more of local people, places and businesses. With volume 3 coming soon, Kayoko not only talks about the genesis of The DTLA Book but also how it’s growing, changing and evolving. Most relevant to this conversation is the addition of a profile of Bronzeville, a singular slice of Little Tokyo history. When we turn to The Fishbowl, we pull Fantasy Animals and Reasons For Living, topics as different in tone and timbre as possible and yet perfectly congruent with the tone and timbre of this episode. Thanks for listening!
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Season 01 Episode 31
Little Tokyo: Kayoko Suzuki-Lange Has All The Breathing Room She Needs
Recorded on November 16, 2018
Released on December 11, 2018
Episode Duration: 01:15:17
Kayoko Suzuki-Lange can be found on Twitter and Instagram @DTLAbook and on the web at www.district8media.com.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
Little Tokyo: Carol Tanita Was Involved In A Classic Sci-Fi Film
Week 1 - The Historical Perspective with Carol Tanita
Before Rafu Bussan was a shop in Little Tokyo, it was a cart. That was right after the war when Japanese families were starting over from after the camps. In those days, Rafu Bussan was supplying families with essentials like rice, flatware and utensils. Now, as a brick and mortar under the watchful eye of Carol Tanita, Rafu Bussan is a one-stop shop for gifts, artwork, cooking-ware and Chinese imports.
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Season 01 Episode 30
Little Tokyo: Carol Tanita Was Involved In A Classic Sci-Fi Film
Recorded on November 14, 2018
Released on December 7, 2018
Episode Duration: 00:58:43
Rafu Bussan can be found on the web http://rafubussaninc.com/.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
Little Tokyo: Mike Murase Is An Active Activist
Week 1 - The Historical Perspective with Mike Murase
Talking to Mike Murase, it feels like he’s been a part of Little Tokyo as long as Little Tokyo has been a part of LA. While linear time makes that impossible, his insight into how Little Tokyo has evolved over the decades is still the perfect way to kick off this 8-part Mad-Macro-Series.
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Season 01 Episode 29
Little Tokyo: Mike Murase Is An Active Activist
Recorded on November 16, 2018
Released on December 4, 2018
Episode Duration: 01:07:35
Gidra can be found on the web at http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-297/.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
Little Tokyo: Mariko Lochridge Invests Daily And Dollarly
Kicking off our maxi-series on Little Tokyo is community organizer, journalist and all-around-terrific person, Mariko Lochridge.
Mariko Lochridge jumped back and forth between America and Japan quite a bit growing up. These international interests and ambitions eventually led her to a career in journalism, a career that allowed her to maintain her global mindset. Everything changed when she discovered the challenges and rewards of community organization and local level politics. It’s this think locally/act locally approach that led her to the Little Tokyo Service Center in Downtown Los Angeles, which in turn led to this very mini-series. Since Mariko is producer on this series, we decided to reserve the first block in the deepest dive to date on The Hollywood Fishbowl for her. Get ready for 10 episodes on the past, present and future of Little Tokyo as told through the eyes of historians, community organizers, legacy business owners and up-and-coming entrepreneurs.
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Season 01 Episode 28
Little Tokyo: Mariko Lochridge Invests Daily And Dollarly
Recorded on November 12, 2018
Released on November 20, 2018
Episode Duration: 01:18:41
Mariko Lochridge can be found on Instagram @marikolochridge and also on Instagram @lasmallbizcubator.
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.hollywoodfishbowl.com.
Burlesque: Lili VonSchtupp Is An Empathetic Encyclopedia
Lili VonSchtupp has a lifetime of knowledge on Burlesque and she is only happy to share it. From how Burlesque evolved over the last century straight through the basics of tassel twirling, Lili reveals herself to be something of an empathetic encyclopedia with a penchant for naughty puns.
Lili is precisely the kind of person you want speaking on the history of Burlesque. That’s not just because she knows it but because she loves it and that love is infectious. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself imagining what your own Burlesque routine would look like before the episode is out, which begs the question - what would your Burlesque routine look like? Ryan Shukis, you’re safe in this episode. Thanos, however, you are on blast.
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Season 01 Episode 07
Recorded on June 10, 2018
Released on June 19, 2018
Episode Duration: 01:09:50
Lili VonSchtupp can be found on Instagram @lilivonschtupp and on Patreon at www.votelili.com
Hollywood Fishbowl can be found on Instagram and Twitter @HWFishbowl and at www.sunshinepicturesllc.com/hwfishbowl