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"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2019年02月02日

Take a tour of JANM’s core exhibition with our knowledgeable docents. This is a great opportunity for first-time visitors, long-time museum members, and everyone in between. Included with museum admission.

Author Discussion—"Hiroshima Boy" by Naomi Hirahara

2018年03月17日

If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. The latest and final installment in the Mas Arai series finds the curmudgeonly detective returning to Hiroshima to bring his best friend’s ashes to a relative. However, Mas quickly becomes embroiled in the mysterious death of a teenage boy, who was about the same age he was when he survived the atomic bomb in 1945. ...

"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2017年10月07日

Tour the ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with JANM’s knowledgeable docents. Included with museum admission.

Japanese American Trivia Challenge

2012年08月11日

Date & Time: August 11, 1-2pm Location: Tateuchi Democracy Forum On-Site Registration: 12:30-12:50pm Participate in the JA Trivia Challenge—a game show-style competition where contestants will compete for prizes based on their knowledge of Japanese Americans in sports. Our Discover Nikkei team has put together a fast-paced and highly interactive game with lots of audience participation and prizes! The game wi...

"The Nisei Farmer" by Dean Yamada

2004年12月04日

Inspired by an experience with his own father, writer and director Dean Yamada will present his award-winning dramatic short film about a farmer who is forced to choose between holding on to the bitterness of his youth, which arose out of his incarceration in an American concentration camp during World War II, and letting go of that past to restore his broken relationship with his wife. Integral to the story is the f...

"Being Japanese American: A JA Sourcebook for Nikkei, Hapa and Their Friends"

2004年11月13日

Gil Asakawa's celebration of what makes JAs so special is an entertaining blend of facts, recipes, songs, and memories that every JA will want to share with their friends and family. Being Japanese American looks at where JAs came from, their cultural and spiritual roots, how they have adapted their customs to their new home, and the importance of food and language to their identity. Also included are interviews with...

Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: Hinamatsuri Doll-Making Series, Part I

2001年02月10日

Enjoy a two-part doll making class in celebration of Girls Day. Participants will learn how to construct delicate Hinamatsuri (Girls Festival) dolls out of Japanese fabric. Members $5, non-members $11, includes National Museum admission and supplies.

AT&T East West Players New Voices Writers Gallery Series

1997年09月18日

Thursday Evening at the Museum New Play Reading This program features the winners of the New Voices Play writing Competition sponsored by East West Players. The plays of these talented young playwrights were selected from entries collected from throughout the country in a contest that EWP hopes to make international in scope in the near future. Follow the development of these plays that may someday progress t...

kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa - Extras

related resources on discover nikkei what does hapa mean to others? Watch interview clips of artist Kip Fulbeck, musician Mike Shinoda, and the Morton brothers (Johnnie, Eric, and Chad). Read “kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa—an artist’s thoughts” by Kip Fulbeck to find out about his views on the exhibition and its impact. More articles about being Hapa: Articles by Leah Nanako Winkler “Gr...

Allen Say’s Journey—Bibliography

Children’s books by Allen Say All titles published by Houghton Mifflin Company unless noted otherwise 1972 Dr. Smith’s Safari, Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. 1974 Under the Cherry Blossom Tree, reissued 1997 1976 The Feast of Lanterns. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. 1978 Magic and the Night River. Bunting, Eve, author; Say, Allen, illustrator. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. 1979 The Ink-Keeper’s...