Calendar of Events
Discover Nikkei
Programs are free for Members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted.
Seating is limited, so reservations are recommended prior to attending programs unless indicated. Call 213.625.0414 or e-mail rsvp@janm.org to make reservations.
When contacting by e-mail, please RSVP 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.
Events are subject to change.
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Nikkei Album Workshop
One of the features of the National Museum's DiscoverNikkei.org Web site is the Nikkei Album--an exciting and versatile online tool that allows Nikkei and others from around the world to share their personal family stories, community histories, lesson plans, and much more through photos, text, audio, and video. Project staff presents a workshop on how to browse and contribute to Nikkei Album. Free with National Museum admission. Reservations are required. Maximum 30 attendees. For more information and to RSVP, e-mail editor@DiscoverNikkei.org. |
11:00am |
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Nikkei Album Workshop
Learn how to browse and contribute to Nikkei Album, an exciting and versatile online tool on the National Museum's award-winning DiscoverNikkei.org web site. Nikkei and others from around the world share personal family stories, community histories, lesson plans, and more through photos, text, audio, and video. Free with National Museum admission. Reservations are required; space is limited. For information and reservations, e-mail editor@DiscoverNikkei.org. Made possible by the generous support of The Nippon Foundation. |
1:00pm |
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Nikkei Album Workshop - Part 1
Part 1: Intro - February 9
Location: DISKovery Center Learn how to browse and contribute to Nikkei Album, a versatile tool on the award-winning DiscoverNikkei.org Web site. Share personal family stories, community histories, and more through photos, text, audio, and video. Free for members of the National Museum and DISKovery Center; $5 non-members per session. Reservations are required; maximum 20 participants. For information and reservations, e-mail editor@DiscoverNikkei.org. Presented in collaboration with the DISKovery Center. Made possible by the generous support of The Nippon Foundation. |
10:30am - 12:30pm |
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Nikkei Album Workshop - Part 2
Part 1: Intro - February 9
Location: DISKovery Center Learn how to browse and contribute to Nikkei Album, a versatile tool on the award-winning DiscoverNikkei.org Web site. Share personal family stories, community histories, and more through photos, text, audio, and video. Free for members of the National Museum and DISKovery Center; $5 non-members per session. Reservations are required; maximum 20 participants. For information and reservations, e-mail editor@DiscoverNikkei.org. Presented in collaboration with the DISKovery Center. Made possible by the generous support of The Nippon Foundation. |
10:30am - 12:30pm |
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Community Forum: Okinawans and Their Global Networks
In 2006, over 4,900 people from around the world attended the 4th Worldwide Uchinanchu Taikai Festival in Okinawa to reconnect with their heritage and culture. The Center for Migration Studies at the University of the Ryukyus surveyed these participants and will present their findings revealing how Okinawans connect beyond the island borders. Join us for this special event, the first in a new program series presented by Discover Nikkei. FREE with Museum admission. Light reception to follow which includes special cultural performances. Please check Discover Nikkei for updated program info. RSVP required to 213.625.0414 ext. 2227 or rsvp@janm.org. Limited spaces available, so please reserve early! Organized by the Center for Migration Studies at the University of the Ryukyus and the Japanese American National Museum in collaboration with Lane R. Hirabayashi, Aratani Endowed Chair, Asian American Studies Department at University of California at Los Angeles and the Okinawa Association of America Inc. DiscoverNikkei.org is a project of the Japanese American National Museum made possible by the generous support of The Nippon Foundation in collaboration with Nikkei Affiliate organizations and participants from around the world. Photo by Naomi Noiri |
2:00pm - 4:00pm |
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The Nikkei Experience: Curtiss Takada Rooks on Hapa Issues
Revelations & Resilience: Exploring the Realities of Hapa-ness What does it mean to be Hapa? Too often, being Hapa/Haafu/Mixed Race is talked about as the tragedy of "not belonging" or the constant burden of "being confused." The social reality of Hapa-ness, however, defies these myths. Join four noted members of the Hapa community in an interactive roundtable discussion to explore the revelations and resilience of Japanese Americans of multiracial ancestry. Topics to be presented and explored include parenting and family life, personal and professional identities, and ethnic community participation. Panelists will invite those in attendance to participate in the discussion and become part of the dialogue as they unveil the meaning of being Hapa within the multi-dimensional world of being Japanese, Japanese American, and American. Don't miss this unique opportunity to tell your own story and defy the myths! Roundtable Panelist: Curtiss Takada Rooks, Ph.D. Moderator, Loyola Marymount University California Japanese American Community Leadership Council, Board member, 2004 Japanese American Leadership Delegation, Hapa Issues Forum Board advisor, National Research Advisory Consortium (NRAC 2000) for the White House Commission on Asian Pacific Islanders and nationally noted speaker on diversity and multiracial identity. H. Rika Houston, Ph.D., California State University, Los Angeles Little Tokyo Community Services, Board member, community activist serving on numerous non-profit agency boards and noted researcher on ethnicity, culture and marketing. Author "Between Two Cultures" in No Passing Zone: Voice of Asian-descent Multiracials as well as several articles on multiraciality and parenting Teresa K. Williams-Leon, Ph.D., California State University, Northridge Co-editor, Sum of Our Parts: Mixed Heritage Asian Americans, and No Passing Zone: Voice of Asian-descent Multiracials. A pioneer in designing, researching and teaching Multiracial Asian American and multiracial/multiethnic courses and has published extensively on multiracial/multiethnic identity development. Associate Dean, School of Humanities Tracy Sayuki Tiemeier, Ph.D., Loyola Marymount University Theologian with pioneering work on ethnicity, multiraciality and identity. Teaches and researches in the areas of Comparative Theology, Theological Anthropology, Faith and Culture, Asian and Asian American Theology, Feminist Theology, Women in Religion, and Hinduism. Audience members will receive a bibliography of children’s books along with articles/books on multiracial identity. Organized by the Japanese American National Museum in collaboration with Curtiss Takada Rooks, Special Assistant to the Dean of Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts and Assistant Professor, Asian Pacific American Studies, Loyola Marymount University. Presented by DiscoverNikkei.org with the generous support of The Nippon Foundation. |
2:00pm |
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From One Generation to the Next
An inspiring interview with Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga, with her daughter and son-in-law Lisa and Warren Furutani and their sons Joey and Sei, who share their involvement in the community from redress to public service to grass-roots organization. Moderated by Prof. Mitchell Maki. Presented in conjunction with Discover Nikkei and Nikkei Community Day. |
2:00pm - 4:00pm |
