Double-sided obi with brown bird design and brown and gold swirls on blue-green design

過去の展覧会

Textured Lives

Japanese Immigrant Clothing from the Plantations of Hawai`i

Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted.

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2010年02月28日-08月22日

Japanese American National Museum

In 2004 the Japanese American National Museum received for its permanent collection the beautiful and unique plantation-era textiles and clothing from scholar and author, Barbara Kawakami. As a dressmaker and seamstress from Waipahu, Hawai‘i, Kawakami painstakingly began collecting these textiles in the 1970s. Through her intimate conversations with Issei women, Kawakami’s research led her on a captivating journey from the villages of Japan to the plantations of Hawai‘i, and illuminated the complex relationship between old traditions and new plantation culture.

To protect their bodies from the unrelenting sun and sharp sugarcane leaves, some of the Issei women, who had brought with them their knowledge of traditional fabric making and sewing, were forced to refashion their prized kimono into “plantation clothing”—a melding of Japanese, Portuguese, and Chinese styles. Others, who had the means to bring other clothing, wrapped and stored their handmade kimono as treasured belongings.

Through Textured Lives, the National Museum is able to celebrate the textiles themselves as a unique part of our history, and also give a voice to the unknown stories that the textiles embody—the innumerable hardships, ingenuity, and adaptability of the early Japanese immigrants to Hawai‘i.

 

Major support for this exhibition is generously provided by: 

The Hiroaki, Elaine & Lawrence Kono Foundation

Additional support from Aratani Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Nippon Foundation, UCLA Paul I. & Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, and Members and Donors of the Japanese American National Museum.

Media Sponsors:  KSCI sponsor logo for Textured Lives exhibit  LA Downtown News sponsor logo Rafu Shimpo sponsor logo

Reception Sponsors:  Hakatsuru Sake sponsor logoKirin sponsor logo

過去のイベント

A black and white image of women working on the plantations of Hawai’i
映画上映 講演&シンポジウム

2022年07月29日(金)

JANM 30th Anniversary Digital Film Festival—Barbara Kawakami: A Textured Life
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JANMストア 講演&シンポジウム

2010年08月15日(日)

Good Food, Classic Recipes & the Remarkable Story of Hawai‘i’s Mixed Plate
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講演&シンポジウム

2010年05月30日(日)

Picture Brides
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特別イベント

2010年05月30日(日)

Exhibition Closing: Textured Lives—EXTENDED TO AUGUST 22
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ワークショップ&クラス

2010年05月15日(土)

Unique Flowers: Straw Lei Workshop
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講演&シンポジウム 共催イベント

2010年04月24日(土)

Kimono: From Past To Present
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JANMストア 特別イベント

2010年04月24日(土) ~ 2010年04月25日(日)

Trunk Show: Elegance Repurposed
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ワークショップ&クラス

2010年03月27日(土)

Shibori Class with Shibori Girl
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特別イベント

2010年03月13日(土)

Target Free Family Saturday: Wear This!
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会員限定イベント 特別イベント

2010年02月27日(土)

Member Preview & Reception—Textured Lives

2010年02月28日-08月22日

Japanese American National Museum

In 2004 the Japanese American National Museum received for its permanent collection the beautiful and unique plantation-era textiles and clothing from scholar and author, Barbara Kawakami. As a dressmaker and seamstress from Waipahu, Hawai‘i, Kawakami painstakingly began collecting these textiles in the 1970s. Through her intimate conversations with Issei women, Kawakami’s research led her on a captivating journey from the villages of Japan to the plantations of Hawai‘i, and illuminated the complex relationship between old traditions and new plantation culture.

To protect their bodies from the unrelenting sun and sharp sugarcane leaves, some of the Issei women, who had brought with them their knowledge of traditional fabric making and sewing, were forced to refashion their prized kimono into “plantation clothing”—a melding of Japanese, Portuguese, and Chinese styles. Others, who had the means to bring other clothing, wrapped and stored their handmade kimono as treasured belongings.

Through Textured Lives, the National Museum is able to celebrate the textiles themselves as a unique part of our history, and also give a voice to the unknown stories that the textiles embody—the innumerable hardships, ingenuity, and adaptability of the early Japanese immigrants to Hawai‘i.

 

Major support for this exhibition is generously provided by: 

The Hiroaki, Elaine & Lawrence Kono Foundation

Additional support from Aratani Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Nippon Foundation, UCLA Paul I. & Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, and Members and Donors of the Japanese American National Museum.

Media Sponsors:  KSCI sponsor logo for Textured Lives exhibit  LA Downtown News sponsor logo Rafu Shimpo sponsor logo

Reception Sponsors:  Hakatsuru Sake sponsor logoKirin sponsor logo

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