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Target Free Family Saturday: Up in the Air

2011年10月08日

FREE ALL DAY! Enjoy a day of family fun with kites. Keep checking back for more information! 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: Color your own kite to send up, up, and away! Create a dancing creature using a balloon and other fun materials. Ruthie’s Origami Corner: Fl...

Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

2011年10月06日

Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, October 6, 4:30 PM - 7:00 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 Civ...

Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

2011年10月06日

Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, October 6, 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM 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 Civil Rights movement...

LOST AND FOUND, Life as I (K)NEW It

2011年10月02日

Sunday: 2 PM & 7 PM Amy Hill explores how her life has evolved since her daughter became a part of her family. She talks about adoption, single motherhood, multiracial/transracial identity mash-ups and her continuing struggles to figure it all out in a humorous and honest way. Far from her days of flying solo, she has moved into a not so solo world: her daughter may or may not make an appearance. Directed by Anne Et...

Kokoro Craft Affair

2011年10月02日

Sponsored by Friends of the Museum 10 am to 4 pm Free admission to museum exhibitions with craft show purchase. (Oct. 2, 2011 only) Showcase and sale of unique, discriminating, high quality, handcrafted, artist designed merchandise. Craft items for sale include: Origami Art, Unique Jewelry, Kimono Fabric Clothing, Handbags, Silk/Yarn Scarves, Ceramic and Miniature Bronze Sculptures, Cultural T-shirts, Statio...

LOST AND FOUND, Life as I (K)NEW It

2011年10月01日

Saturday: 7 PM Sunday: 2 PM & 7 PM Amy Hill explores how her life has evolved since her daughter became a part of her family. She talks about adoption, single motherhood, multiracial/transracial identity mash-ups and her continuing struggles to figure it all out in a humorous and honest way. Far from her days of flying solo, she has moved into a not so solo world: her daughter may or may not make an appearance. D...

"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2011年10月01日

Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with experienced docents.

"Becoming American? The Art and Identity Crisis of Yasuo Kuniyoshi" by Shipu Wang

2011年09月24日

"A few short days has changed my status in this country, although I myself have not changed at all." On December 8, 1941, artist Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1889-1953) awoke to find himself branded an "enemy alien" by the U.S. government in the aftermath of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. The historical crisis forced Kuniyoshi, an émigré Japanese with a distinguished career in American art, to rethink his pictorial strategie...

Craft Class with Ruthie Kitagawa: Halloween & Thanksgiving Cards

2011年09月24日

Make Halloween and Thanksgiving Day greeting cards for your friends and family. $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission and supplies.

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2011年09月24日

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents. $9 Members; $14 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.