Walkthrough of Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami with curator Meher McArthur.

PLEASE NOTE We are limiting this tour to 25 people total. If you are interested in joining the tour, please RSVP. When making a reservation, e-mail rsvp@janm.org or call 213.625.0414 at least 48 hours prior to the event. Include the name, date, and time of the program, as well as your name and the total in your party.

An intimate evening with Dancer, Choreographer, Producer, Television Host, and Judge on "Dancing With The Stars", Carrie Ann Inaba, one of the most admired artists, who happens to be of Asian American Pacific Islander descent, where she will share her path to success from Fly Girl to her role as a prime time television star! This exclusive intimate evening is special to CAPE and is intended to offer perspective and inspiration to aspiring artists. Carrie Ann will be interviewed by CAPE Founder and Co-Chairperson Wenda Fong the current Fox executive in charge of the prime time shows The X Factor, American Idol, Hell's Kitchen, and So You Think You Can Dance. CAPE will also announce its role model initiative, the "I AM" Campaign: A series of impactful public service announcements, led by Carrie Ann Inaba, which will spotlight artists that have inspired our community.

JANM Members FREE (but you will have to RSVP directly to ivy@capeusa.org)
General Admission $20

To buy tickets, visit capeusa.org/

The Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival, a fiscally sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts, will celebrate storytelling of the Mixed racial and cultural experience, from interracial and intercultural relationships, to transracial and transcultural adoptions, and anyone who identifies as having a Hapa, biracial, multiracial, or Mixed identity on June 15, 16, and 17, 2012.

Featured in the New York Times and on National Public Radio, the Festival has showcased many talented filmmakers, writers, and performers including Kip Fulbeck, Danzy Senna, Angela Nissel, Sundee Frasier, Karyn Parsons, Maya Soetoro-Ng and many more. Last year, Festival attendance topped 1500!

The 2012 Festival will bring together innovative artists, film and book lovers, multiracial individuals and families for two days of writing and film workshops, readings, film screenings, and live performances. Events are free and open to the public. For more information: www.mxroots.org/.

Make floral cards for that someone special. $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission and supplies.

Prisons and Patriots provides a detailed account of 41 Nisei who were imprisoned for resisting the draft during WWII. Lyon parallels their courage as resisters with that of the late civil rights hero Gordon Hirabayashi.

Purchase the book from the Museum Store >>

 

Related stories on our DiscoverNikkei.org site:

Interview with Dr. Cherstin Lyon >>

Book review of Prisons and Patriots by Art Hansen >>

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents.

$9 Members; $14 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

Make your own soba entirely by hand, using fresh, stone-milled artisanal soba flour from Japan and authentic soba tools. The soba will be served in the classic way: cold with fresh soy-based dipping sauce, toppings, and spices.

Wear closed-toe shoes with soft soles. Bring an apron and a tupperware container to take home your soba. $75 members; $85 non-members. Includes admission and supplies. RSVP early, 12 participants max.

For more information about Sonoko Sakai and her other workshops, visit www.cooktellsastory.com/.

Inspired by their 2007 memoir, The Power Of Two offers an intimate portrayal of the bond between half-Japanese twin sisters Anabel Stenzel and Isabel Stenzel Byrnes, their battle with the fatal genetic disease cystic fibrosis, and miraculous survival through double lung transplants. Both sisters will be available for a Q&A following the screening.

To RSVP for this event, please call :213-625-0414 ex. 2218