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Edible Adventures: Little Tokyo Sushi Graze

2016年12月17日

Take a stroll through Little Tokyo and sample the many varieties of sushi, from makizushi to chirashi zushi. In between stops, listen to sushi masters tell stories that evoke the 130-year history of the neighborhood. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. $64 members; $80 non-members. Food and museum admission included. Limited to 12 participants.

Origami with Ruthie Kitagawa: "Kusudama"

2016年07月23日

Learn to make decorative kusudama (paper balls), an ancient Japanese tradition that continues to thrive today. In addition to being a popular gift or form of decoration, kusudama are credited as an important early form of modular origami. $12 members, $15 non-members. Supplies and admission included. Limited to 10 participants.

Target Free Family Saturday: Monster Mash

2012年04月14日

FREE ALL DAY! Enjoy a day of monster related fun and crafts for the whole family. Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. ALL DAY CRAFT ACTIVITIES: Add fun to your footsteps and terror to your trot by making monster feet. Make a colorful zigzag monster puppet. Help us with a little spring cleaning...

Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

2008年11月06日

Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, November 6, 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM (Dinner provided) WHAT IS FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY? For hundreds of years people have sought a home and future in the United States of America. They came, and still come, in pursuit of freedom and democracy. Yet, the dream of democracy is not without its struggle. Against the backdrop of World War II, a segregated America, and the Ci...

Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

2008年09月18日

Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, September 18, 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM (Dinner provided) WHAT IS FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY? For hundreds of years people have sought a home and future in the United States of America. They came, and still come, in pursuit of freedom and democracy. Yet, the dream of democracy is not without its struggle. Against the backdrop of World War II, a segregated America, and the ...

National Conference: Whose America? Who’s American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice

2008年07月03日 - 2008年07月06日

3–6 Thursday–Sunday • Denver, Colorado Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, the National Conference examines connections between the WWII Japanese American experience and historical and contemporary issues surrounding democracy and civil rights. For more information, visit janm.org/projects/ec/

Target Free Family Saturday: Up, Up, and Away!

2008年05月10日

FREE ALL DAY! Enjoy a day of family fun with kite-making and exciting flying demonstrations. Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. Daily Schedule: All day Activities: origami wind wheel, origami swan, and Fish Kites. As well as a special mother’s day craft. 11:00 – Doors open 12:00 – Worksh...

Sculpture as a Feminist Art Form?

2007年05月19日

In conjunction with Wack! Art and the Feminist Revolution at the Geffen Contemporary, Museum of Contemporary Art Ruth Asawa was probably unaware that she was flouting an artistic tradition that considered sculpture as a primarily masculine enterprise. Instead of creating pedestaled works of stone or bronze, Asawa selected wire as the material to create her most memorable works, which she then hung from the ceiling...

Cold Tofu's Halloween Show

2005年10月20日

Join the witches and warlocks of Cold Tofu as they cast a spell of hilarity and hijinks in their annual Halloween show. Be prepared to howl and scream in sheer delight as you're treated to another daringly devilish dose of improvised comedy. Cold Tofu is dedicated to promoting diverse images of Asian Pacific Americans through comedy and to developing multiethnic talent through education and performance. Visit Cold...

"In America's Shadow"

2002年06月08日

Join us as we celebrate the publication of In America's Shadow, a groundbreaking and truly unique book for children by authors Kimberly Komatsu and Kaleigh Komatsu. In this deeply moving story set amidst the turbulence of World War II, a young girl and her grandfather leave everything behind and board a train bound for a place called Manzanar. They soon discover that their journey is more than a journey of place, it ...