Search Results For

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2011年01月29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.

When the Mango Hits the Fan: A Tag Team Poetry Read-off

2011年01月22日

Celebrating Indivisible (U. Arkansas Press 2010), the first anthology of South Asian American poets, we'll be having a unique "read-off" featuring a team of contributors from the book and a team of Japanese American poets. Join us for this lively and hilarious tag team contest, as poets from the respective teams attempt to barter metaphors, and switch off line breaks. Just how much rice and mango imagery can you sust...

Understanding and Writing Memoir Workshop, Taught by Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker Loren Stephens

2011年01月22日

This one-day workshop explores the memoir genre and gives you the tools and techniques to begin writing by examining excerpts from well known memoirs including Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Frank McCourt’s ‘Tis, and Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle, among others. The workshop will also include an examination of the memoir format and the key elements that make up a compelling memoir: depth of fe...

A Conversation with Midori

2011年01月20日 - 2011年02月20日

PLEASE NOTE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, this program has been moved to Sunday, January 30 at 2 pm

Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

2011年01月15日

Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Saturday, January 15, 10:00 AM - 12:00 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 movem...

Fred T. Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution: Forum for Educators

2011年01月06日

California Assemblymembers Warren Furutani and Marty Block authored Assembly Bill 1775, which establishes January 30 as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution to encourage schools across the state to teach students about Fred Korematsu’s story and its relevance in today’s post-9/11 environment. The first Fred Korematsu Day will be celebrated on January 30, 2011, on Fred Korematsu’s birthday. Ka...

2011 Oshogatsu Family Festival—Year of the Rabbit

2011年01月02日

FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY! Ring in the New Year and the Year of the Rabbit with fun arts ‘n crafts, cooking workshops, and exciting performances. 11:00 – 4:00 PM: Craft and other fun activities for the entire family: Happy New EAR! Make yourself some unique rabbit ears to celebrate the year of the rabbit! Put a whimsical spin on the new year by creating a fun pinwheel Toddler Room Ruthie’s ...

Zen Garage

2010年12月30日 - 2011年02月13日

SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTGiant Robot and the Japanese American National Museum continues its Salon Pop series with Zen Garage, a concept display developed in collaboration with Eric Nakamura of Giant Robot.The concept of Zen has been thwarted by popular culture in the form of awkward connotations and new “urban” meanings. Its basic meaning in our new world is essentially a “pure focus.” Likewise, a garage is no longer just ...

A Special Performance of: "Paper Son"

2010年12月18日

Matinee Show at 2 p.m. / Evening Show at 6 p.m. Tickets: $20/members $25/non-members Celebrate the Seventh Anniversary of CAM with the West Coast return of Paper Son, a critically-acclaimed autobiographical solo show by writer/performer Byron Yee. Presented in partnership with community co-sponsors, the Japanese American National Museum and Visual Communications, Paper Son explores the issues of identity, immi...

“Ansel Adams at Manzanar” Features over 50 Vintage Prints of Life in World War II Concentration Camp

2006年10月06日

Ansel Adams at Manzanar features the original work of one of America’s most famous photographers, who, during World War II, documented life in an American concentration camp. This exhibition opens at the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, November 11, 2006, and will run through February 18, 2007. Organized by the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Ansel Adams at Manzanar includes more than 50 vintage prints from t...