Series: Partnerships & Collaborations
All programs are free for Museum members and free with admission for non-members, unless otherwise noted. Reservations are required for all programs. Seating is limited. Please call 213-625-0414 to make reservations. Events are subject to change.
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Partnerships & Collaborations
Community Day of RemembrancePay-What-You-Can! 2012 Day of Remembrance will mark the 70th Anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 which led to the unlawful forced removal of thousands of Americans of Japanese ancestry and the unconstitutional mass incarceration of 120,000 individuals in domestic concentration camps. The 2012 Day of Remembrance program will explore the theme, “70 Years After E.O. 9066: Defending Our Civil Liberties”, with a commemorative ceremony, keynote speaker Robin Toma of the Los Angeles County Human Relations commission and a stage performance piece featuring voices from the Nikkei and Muslim American communities. Presented in collaboration with Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress (NCRR), the Pacific Southwest District of the Japanese American Citizens League (PSW-JACL), and the Manzanar Committee. |
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Partnerships & Collaborations
Professional Volunteers of the Japanese American Community
PLEASE NOTE: This event has been canceled.Learn how you can use your skills to help benefit Japanese Americans originations and keep the community strong. Hear from professionals and how they've done it. |
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Partnerships & Collaborations
Exhibition and Performance: Visual artist Mineko Grimmer and music of composer John Cage
Saturday, March 3 at 8 PMSunday, March 4 at 5 PM Each of the works, entitled One6 and One10, is an extended composition for solo violin. Written to be performed with a specific kinetic sound sculpture created by the visual artist. Part of Southwest Chamber Music’s Cage 2012, a three-year centennial celebration of the work of this seminal Los Angeles-born composer, whose music and thought were highly influential in the development of visual art and performance art from the 1950s through his death in 1992. $28 for members or seniors over 65, $38 general admission, $10 for full-time students with ID (student rush at the door). The general/senior tickets may be purchased online at www.swmusic.org or toll-free at 1-800-726-7147. Museum members please call 1-800-726-7147 or purchase tickets at the door to receive your discount. |
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PLEASE NOTE: This event has been canceled.
Saturday, March 3 at 8 PM