In this three-session workshop, children ages 6–12 learn the basics principles of taiko. No previous experience needed; however, space is limited and advance reservations are required.

Class dates are March 11, March 18, and March 25. $40 for National Museum members and $55 for non-members.

Conceived by Frank Chin, this dramatic reading—based on Chin's book Born in the USA and by Greg Robinson's By Order of the President—focuses on the issues surrounding the U.S. government persecution of Japanese America based on challenges to civil liberties and the resistance to the draft by Americans behind barbed wire.

Read by actual resisters, the presentation sheds light on gaps that have divided the Japanese American Community since World War II.

Born in the USA and By Order of the President are available for sale at the Museum Store. Order toll-free 1.888.769.5559 or at www.janmstore.com.

Isamu Noguchi and Martha Graham shared a respect for aesthetic clarity--organic movements, direct gestures--and their partnership resulted in Noguchi designing twenty-one sets for Graham's company. As one of Graham's principal dancers for over two decades, Yuriko has a degree of knowledge about Noguchi and Graham's collaborative efforts possessed by few others.

Writer, scholar, and educator, Mindy Aloff, and the Noguchi Museum's Curator, Bonnie Rychlak, join the octogenarian dancer-choreographer in an exploration of one of the 20th century's most affecting artistic partnerships.

*Program is free with admission to Isamu Noguchi - Sculptural Design. Advanced reservations highly recommended. For reservations or more information, call 213.625.0414.

In this three-session workshop, children ages 6–12 learn the basics principles of taiko. No previous experience needed; however, space is limited and advance reservations are required.

Class dates are March 11, March 18, and March 25. $40 for National Museum members and $55 for non-members.

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RESCHEDULED!
This program was originally scheduled for February 19, 2006, but was unfortunately postponed. Thankfully, we were able to reschedule with the authors.

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In the book, The Life of Isamu Noguchi: Journey without Borders, Masayo Duus has written what many consider the definitive biography of the influential artist. For this event, she is joined by her husband--historian and translator Peter Duus--in a conversation that sheds light on Noguchi's life, work, and legacy.

*Program is free with admission to Isamu Noguchi - Sculptural Design. Advanced reservations highly recommended. For reservations or more information, call 213.625.0414.

In this three-session workshop, children ages 6–12 learn the basics principles of taiko. No previous experience needed; however, space is limited and advance reservations are required.

Class dates are March 11, March 18, and March 25. $40 for National Museum members and $55 for non-members.

Design elaborate knots using paper cords making the perfect accessory for decorating a special card or gift. $8 for National Museum members and $15 for non-members, includes supplies and Museum admission

In recognition of Women's History Month, the National Museum presents acclaimed playwright Philip Kan Gotanda's anthology of four plays exploring the choices and challenges Japanese American women face.

Set in different decades of the 20th century, the plays are all absolutely modern in the human struggles they depict. Gotanda will speak about his journey in writing and bringing to stage stories of Asian Americans. The program will include a staged reading from an act of one of the featured plays.

Book signing to follow. Available at the Museum Store. Order toll free 1.888.769.5559 or at www.janmstore.com.