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A Different Kind of Courage: The Disciplinary Barrack Boys of World War II

2015年09月12日

During WWII, 21 Nisei soldiers at Fort McClellan, Alabama, were charged with insubordination and dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Army. Some had been ordered, by officers with machine guns, into an airport hangar during President Roosevelt’s visit to their base at Fort Riley, Kansas. These "disciplinary barrack boys," who chose to speak out against the discrimination they faced, were imprisoned at Fort Le...

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF MANABI HIRASAKI

2012年08月17日

The life and legacy of Trustee Emeritus Manabi Hirasaki will be celebrated at a special public program on Saturday, September 8, 1:30 – 3:30 PM, at the Japanese American National Museum. Hirasaki died peacefully on July 26, 2012, at his home in Camarillo, CA, at the age of 89. He is survived by his wife Sumi, children Mark and Marcia (Steve Messinger), siblings Hisashi (Jean) Hirasaki, Mineko (Lawson) Sakai, Aiko N...

'DIGGING AMACHE' PROGRAM TO HIGHLIGHT ARCHAEOLOGY WORK OF UNIVERSITY OF DENVER ON FORMER WW II CAMP SITE

2011年05月20日

Dr. Bonnie Clark, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Denver (DU), will provide insight into the archaeological research done at the historic site of the World War II government-run detention camp known as Amache, which unconstitutionally detained thousands of Japanese Americans in southeast Colorado. The program, "Digging Amache: Revealing a Confined Community", highlights the work being done to...

Community Gathering: Moment of Remembrance

2011年04月29日

The Japanese American National Museum with the support of the Little Tokyo Community Council (LTCC) will hold a "Moment of Remembrance" community gathering for the victims of Japan’s natural disasters on Friday, April 29, in the Museum’s plaza, beginning at 2:30 p.m. The memorial gathering will include brief remarks and reflections by Rev. Noriaki Ito of Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple and Rev. Mark Nakagawa of C...

Community Day of Remembrance

2011年02月19日

Pay-What-You-Can Day! The Day of Remembrance is held each year around February 19th to commemorate the day that Executive Order 9066 was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt which resulted in the incarceration of over 110,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. This year's theme, "September 11: Ten Years After” was selected because of growing anti-Muslim sentiments and attacks on mosques across the ...

Screening: Cats of Mirikitani

2007年10月13日

"Make art not war" is Jimmy Mirikitani's motto. This 85-year-old Japanese American artist was born in Sacramento and raised in Hiroshima, but by 2001 he is living on the streets of New York with the twin towers of the World Trade Center still ominously anchoring the horizon behind him. What begins as a simple verite portrait of one homeless man becomes a rare documentary of daily life in New York in the months leadin...

LA Freewaves 2006 presents Screening and speak out: Media that Matters and other youth videos

2006年11月18日

Community Connections at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy In collaboration with Media That Matters, the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, and other Los Angeles nonprofit groups*, Freewaves will screen contemporary works by youth that address political, economic, and social issues. The program is based around the Sixth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival, a showcase for ...

Community Advocates, Inc. presents "Critical Issues Seminars: Beyond the Boundaries"

2006年10月05日

Community Connections at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy The first of a three-part seminar explores the racial learning gap with Professor Abigail Thernstrom, author, and vice chair, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Professor Richard Rothstein, former New York Times education columnist; and Shawn Arevalo McCullough?, superintendent, Maricopa County Schools (Arizona). KPCC 89.3 Airtalk host, L...

2006 Oshogatsu: New Year Family Day Festival

2006年01月08日

FREE ADMISSION Learn about New Year's symbols and traditions and join us for our annual celebration of culture and community. Arts and crafts for children of all ages - 11:00 AM?4:00 PM Instrument Making: Make a rain stick or den-den daiko and go home with your very own percussion piece. Taiko Drum Master: Try your skill at this special taiko electronic game created by PlayStation? 2. Shake, Rattle, & ...

Mythology Of Cold Tofu

1998年06月12日

Join us at the Japanese American National Museum as Cold Tofu, the talented, energetic and multicultural comedy improvisational group explores their ancient roots in a free, magical evening of mythology. This legendary night of fun is on Thursday, June 25, 1998 from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. The Museum is located at 369 East First Street in the Little Tokyo Historic District of Los Angeles. Please call (213) 625-0414 for re...