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Members Only Meet-and-Greet with Shirley Ann Higuchi, Tamlyn Tomita, and David Ono

2021年01月09日

FREE FOR MEMBERS All members are invited to a conversation with author Shirley Ann Higuchi, filmmaker and television anchor David Ono, and actress Tamlyn Tomita during this digital Members Only Meet-and-Greet. Higuchi is the author of the new book Setsuko’s Secret: Heart Mountain and the Legacy of the Japanese American Incarceration that explores the Japanese American experience through personal and collective his...

Upper Level Members' Reception: "Tatau"

2016年07月29日

Upper level members are invited to join curator Takahiro "Ryudaibori" Kitamura and exhibiting artists for an exclusive preview and reception to celebrate the opening of Tatau: Marks of Polynesia, featuring a traditional Samoan ‘ava ceremony and fire dancers. Invitations were mailed in June. RSVP by Monday, July 25, 2016. Image: Tattoo by Su‘a Sulu‘ape Aisea. Photo by John Agcaoili.

Giant Robot Decoden Workshop

2016年01月24日

Decoden, which is shorthand Japanese for “decorated phone,” is a style trend that has been popular in Japan for several years. Commonly seen in the fashionable Harajuku district, decoden refers to an overload of sparkly charms and jewels layered onto phones and other accessories for a colorful, tactile effect. In this workshop, led by YouTube personality and entertainment host Chrissa Sparkles with designer and ho...

Hello Kitty Panel: Small Gift, Big Smile

2014年11月20日

Sanrio’s “small gift, big smile” philosophy is rooted in founder Shintaro Tsuji’s goal of encouraging positive relationships through small gifts. Join Sanrio representatives for a discussion of this philosophy and its role in Hello Kitty’s enduring appeal. $4 members, $5 non-members. Tickets Available Now

The Military Intelligence Service (M.I.S.) in Occupied Japan

2013年12月07日

FREE EVENT UPDATE: Change in panelists, with Edwin Nakasone, Bruce Kaji, and Ken Akune. Author, professor, and M.I.S. veteran Edwin Nakasone will moderate a discussion with fellow veterans, Bruce Kaji and Hitoshi Sameshima, about their roles in the rebuilding of Japan after the end of World War II. The M.I.S., or the Military Intelligence Service, was a United States military unit mostly comprised of Japa...

National Veterans Oral History Project

2005年12月03日

The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress has embarked on an ambitious project to record the life stories of America's war veterans. Join us for a panel discussion and update on this important collaborative project to gather and make accessible the stories of Japanese American veterans. Presentation will include a brief workshop on how to conduct oral histories. Pan...

"A Most Unlikely Hero and "Fighting Tradition: A Marine's Journey to Justice''

2004年05月01日

In Fighting Tradition: A Marine's Journey to Justice, Captain Bruce I. Yamashita tells the story of his five-year legal battle with the U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidate School. Dismissed from the program because of his Japanese ancestry, Capt. Yamashita's case became a catalyst for reform to prohibit racial and ethnic discrimination in all branches of the military. Yamashita, the subject of Steve Okino's film A Mo...

Spotlight on Four Angelenos: Illuminating History Through Ordinary Lives

1997年08月16日

Performance and Discussion Last of a three-part series co-sponsored by the Playrights Project, the Angeles Plaza, California Afro American Museum, and the Japanese American National Museum. This project features professional theatre artists who will perform monologues based on the lives of Los Angeles area senior citizens. One of the featured Angelenos is Kimi Kawamura, a dance instructor who lived through the ato...

Civil Liberties Public Education Fund Series

1997年08月09日

The first in a year-long series of programs highlighting projects recently funded by the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund. Dale Shimasaki, Executive Director of the CLPEF, will talk about the goals of the Board of Directors for the CLPEF, the work that has been completed, and the plans for future programs. In addition, Museum staff members, Gary Kawaguchi, Acting Director of Program Development, and Darcie Iki, ...

Boyle Heights—George Sanchez

Excerpt from George Sanchez’s Presidential Address to the American Studies Association on November 9, 2001.