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Legacy Society Appreciation Tea Event

2010年03月07日

By Invitation Only The Legacy Society acknowledges and honors donors who have made made deferred gifts to the Japanese American National Museum through bequests, life insurance policies, annuities, trusts, or through retirement plan beneficiary designations. This generosity and support will help the National Museum continue its mission to promote understanding ad appreciation of America's ethnic and cu...

The History of the Japanese American Military Intelligence Service

2010年03月06日

Because of the highly classified nature of their work, the Military Intelligence Service’s (MIS) full contribution to the war effort has sometimes been overshadowed. Hear the important stories from Japanese American MIS veterans who fought in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Presented in collaboration with JA Living Legacy.

"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2010年03月06日

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

THERE OR HERE by Jennifer Maisel

2010年03月04日

Writers Gallery Play Reading Presented by EWP: THERE OR HERE by Jennifer Maisel directed by Chil Kong A dark comedy about a mixed race American couple who outsources their pregnancy to India. Tomorrow Robyn and Ajay meet the woman who will have her egg and his sperm implanted inside her. Tonight they won't have sex even though they want to. Past and present, America and India - connected by the tenuous threads ...

Member Preview & Reception—Textured Lives

2010年02月27日

Textured Lives: Japanese Immigrant Clothing From the Plantations of Hawai'i Member Preview & Reception. In addition, we will have two very special performers: Herb Ohta, Jr. and Allison Arakawa performing during the reception. Herb Ohta, Jr. Teacher, composer, recording artist, entertainer, and producer, Herb Ohta, Jr. solidly establishes himself as one of Hawaii's most influential 'ukulele masters. He is a si...

Textured Lives

2010年02月28日 - 2010年08月22日

In 2004 the Japanese American National Museum received for its permanent collection the beautiful and unique plantation-era textiles and clothing from scholar and author, Barbara Kawakami. As a dressmaker and seamstress from Waipahu, Hawai‘i, Kawakami painstakingly began collecting these textiles in the 1970s. Through her intimate conversations with Issei women, Kawakami’s research led her on a captivating journey fr...

Craft Class with Ruthie Kitagawa: Hinamatsuri Cards

2010年02月27日

Make hinamatsuri (Girl’s Day) greeting card for your friends and family. $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission and supplies. RSVP is required. Maximum 12 people.

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2010年02月27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.

The Grateful Crane Ensemble PresentsThe Betrayed

2010年02月27日

Saturday, February 27 * 11 AM & 3 PM Sunday, February 28 * 2 PM $23.00 members; $25.00 non-members. To purchase tickets, please call (323) 769-5503 A Play by Hiroshi Kashiwagi Directed by Darrell Kunitomi Southern California Premiere Award-winning Nisei playwright, actor, poet, and author Hiroshi Kashiwagi’s Southern California premiere of his new two-act play about a young Nisei couple torn apart over the infam...

Bringing the Circle Together: Lost Nation: The Ioway

2010年02月25日

Free Screening of Lost Nation: The Ioway In the twilight of Native American dominion, two Ioway leaders travel to Washington, D. C. in 1824 to meet with Superintendent of Indian Affairs, William Clark. Both sign a treaty ceding a large portion of tribal land for settlement. White Cloud sees cooperation as the only way for his people to survive, while Great Walker regrets the loss of land where his ancestors are bu...