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Summer Classic Anime Film Series (Part 1)

2011年07月21日

Pay-What-You-Can! For four exciting nights, the Tateuchi Democracy Forum will screen vintage anime titles from the 1920s and 1930s, the Golden Age of Japanese silent film. The anime classics we will be screening: Mighty Taro's Reckless Training (1928) Momotaro the Undefeated (1928) Benshi narration: Midori Sawato The Tiny One Makes It Big (1929) The Black Cat (1929) The Stolen Lump (1929) Taro’s Toy Train...

Black & White. Directed by Frederick E.O. Toye. Written by Sigrid B. Toye

2011年05月28日

Tears well in the mother’s eyes as the child asks for her father. She learns from her mother that ‘some men’ had come to the door, searched the entire house, and taken her father away. This is a typical story in the Japanese American community but it also happened to thousands of German and Italian Americans as well. Come watch the short film about one German American family and stay for the Q&A with the filmmake...

Discovering Your Family Tree Workshop [CANCELLED]

2004年11月21日

The November 21st Workshop Discover Your Family Tree has unfortunately been cancelled for this quarter. This workshop will provide tips on creating your own family tree and will offer sources of information to help identify ancestors and relatives in Japan. You will also learn to access your family tree in the National Museum's Family Registry. Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members,...

Fresh Words & Actions: Cold Tofu's Tofu Spring Break

2004年04月29日

Don't know where to go for Spring Break? Forget Florida or Mexico—you won't even need to pack your bags. Spend your break with Cold Tofu for some fun and outrageous comedy improvisation. With Cold Tofu and your suggestions, you never know what's going to happen! Cold Tofu is dedicated to promoting diverse images of Asian Pacific Americans through comedy and to developing multiethnic talent through education and pe...

James Toya Cymbidium Showcase

2004年03月13日

10:30 AM - A slide show presentation will recount the contributions to hybridization made by James Toya and a history of Japanese American cymbidium enthusiasts. The presentation will include music from the South Bay Youth Chamber Orchestra. 1:00 PM - Sumi-e orchids with Ryosen Shibata - Ikebana presentation by Mrs. Saneto - Learn how to plant and care for cymbidiums from the experts All programs are ...

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2001年08月25日

The Little Tokyo community in Los Angeles was once the residential, business, and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the United States until World War II. Join National Museum docents, Bill Shishima, Harold Keimi, Eddy Kurushima, Masao Matsumoto, and Hitoshi Sameshima on this historical walking tour. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo. Comfortable clothes and shoes are ...

Beliz Brother, Mei-ling Hom, and Kim Yasuda

2001年05月11日 - 2001年09月02日

This exhibition features new work by three recent recipients of the prestigious artists exchange fellowship program jointly administered by the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Since 1979, over 100 American artists have received fellowships to live and work in Japan. The sculptural and installation art on view by Brother, Hom, and Yasuda explores the subtle an...

Harsh Canvas

Henry Sugimoto’s translated memoirs, brought to life by Academy Award-nominated actor Mako, reveal the Issei artist’s own journey through his life and art. The documentary features his paintings and sketches, rare archival footage, and film of the artist just before his death. Directed by John Esaki Produced by Karen L. Ishizuka & Robert A. Nakamura 30 minutes Henry Sugimoto’s Artistic Evolution Exp...

Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo - Bios

Español| 日本語 | Português ARTISTS Madalena Hashimoto | Patssy Higuchi | Ichiro Irie | Erica Kaminishi | Sandra Nakamura | Oscar Oiwa | Kiyoto Ota | Yuriko Rojas Moriyama | Shizu Saldamando | Kenzi Shiokava | Shinpei Takeda | Eduardo Tokeshi | Taro Zorrilla CURATORS Miho Hagino | Clement Hanami | Kris Kuramitsu | Michiko Okano | Jaime Higa | Claudia Sobral ARTIST BIOS Madalena...

Mori Shimada Collection

(92.10.2). This collection, originally in scrapbook form, features 108 photographs of friends, family, and social and sporting events in Heart Mountain concentration camp taken by Mori Shimada between 1942 and 1945. Shimada was twenty-two years old when he and his family were forcibly removed from their home in Santa Clara, California to Heart Mountain. EXPLORE THE COLLECTION