Kids ages 9 to 14 learn to create their own prints under the direction of La Mano Press artist, Gabriela Martinez. A Los Angeles arts institution dedicated to the promotion and appreciation of printmaking, La Mano Press aims to enhance the public's knowledge of graphic arts through exhibitions, onsite workshops, and publications.

Space is limited and advance payment required. $20 members, $30 non-members. Includes materials. Reservations recommended.

Critics have called her a "destructive force." However, history has revealed Aiko Yoshinaga-Herzig as playing a role most vital in the movement for Japanese American redress. Like her beloved husband, the late John "Jack" Herzig, this highly principled woman is an inspiration for all those who stand for justice and civil liberties. A thoughtful and meaningful program for Hinamatsuri or "Girl's Day." Light reception to follow. Reservations recommended.

Selected clips from a video life history interview with Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga and the late Jack Herzig are available on the Discover Nikkei Web site.

Organized by the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, this exhibition of more than fifty sculptures and works on paper recognizes one of the most important women artists of the century.

Organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa: Contours in the Air is a brilliant retrospective of the artist's richly varied career. A Nisei who was incarcerated in Rohwer Concentration Camp, Asawa went on to become a highly influential figure in the history of American modernism and is recognized nationally for her activism in arts education. Daniell Cornell, Associate Curator of American Art at the de Young Museum and editor of the exhibition catalogue, talks to Aiko Cuneo (Asawa's daughter) about the artist's work, life, and legacy. Moderated by Karin Higa.

Sponsored, in part, by the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles.

The exhibition catalogue is available through the Museum Store Online or by calling the toll-free Store Order Line at 888.769.5559.

Groundbreaking researcher, Barbara Kawakami, makes a rare visit to the National Museum for a conversation about the critical role Issei women played in shaping the socio-cultural life of pre-World War II Hawai`i. By "talking story" about women both remarkable and ordinary, Kawakami uses the treasure trove of textiles and oral histories found in her collection to shed light on the legacy of the Issei pioneers. Light reception to follow. Reservations recommended.

Punch Art Note Cards
Why buy generic note cards when you can create your own? Design note cards with recycled hole punch confetti. $8 for National Museum members and $13 for non-members, includes supplies and Museum admission.

Pure Beauty shows how racial and gendered meanings are enacted through the pageants, and reveals their impact on Japanese American men, women, and children. Now based in Ireland, King-O'Riain concludes that the mixed-race challenge to racial understandings of Japanese American-ness does not necessarily mean an end to race as we know it and asserts that race is work -- created and re-created in a social context. Book signing to follow.

This book will be available for sale through the Museum Store Online in March 2007. You can order by phone at 888.769.5559.

With a story far more complex than that conveyed by the headlines, Iva Toguri D'Aguino (1916-2006) was maligned and imprisoned only to be exonerated and pardoned later in life. In a new play written by Glenn Conner-Johnson, acclaimed actress, Momo Yashima, portrays the erroneously identified "Tokyo Rose" whose actions still resonate in this time of "unlawful enemy combatants" and heated debates about habeas corpus. Free with National Museum admission. Reservations suggested.

Sponsored, in part, by the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles.