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Quakers: Friends of the Japanese American Community

2010年06月05日

FREE! The Society of Friends (Quakers) were one of the few groups to publicly defend and support the Japanese Americans during the Second World War. Learn more about their important social justice work and legacy that extends to today. Program:Remarks from Joe Franko, former AFSC Regional DirectorVideo clips of AFSC’s “Spirited Engagement”Keynote Speaker: Lane Ryo Hirabayashi, Ph.D., George and Sakaye Aratani Profess...

Precious Metal Clay Jewelry Making Workshop

2010年06月05日

Rio Grande Certified Precious Metal Clay (PMC) Instructor, Lee Takasugi, will teach you how to mold, shape, stamp, texture, sand and polish soft PMC copper and bronze clay into unique and beautiful pieces of wearable jewelry. PMC is a clay invented by Japanese scientists from the Mitsubishi Corp., that when fired to a certain temperature, transforms from its soft, pliable form into 99.9% pure sterling silver, 23.5 k...

Picture Brides

2010年05月30日

Dr. Michiko Midge Ayukawa will shed light on the lives and histories of picture brides—Issei women who came to North America to marry husbands they knew only from photographs— and how they affected the community. Michiko Midge Ayukawa was born in Vancouver, B.C. During World War II, she was incarcerated for four years at Lemon Creek, in the Slocan Valley, Canada. Her family resettled in Hamilton, Ontario. After ob...

Exhibition Closing: Textured Lives—EXTENDED TO AUGUST 22

2010年05月30日

Textured Lives: Japanese Immigrant Clothing From the Plantations of Hawai’i has been extended to August 22.

Korean War Veterans Panel

2010年05月29日

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. In recognition of the on-going service of Japanese Americans in the armed forces, hear from a distinguished panel of Korean War veterans who will share their important stories. Presented in collaboration with JA Living Legacy.

Asian Pacific Islander & Native American Heritage Festival

2010年05月29日

API AND NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL: A Community Benefit for the Japanese American National Museum Join us in celebration of Asian, Pacific Island, and Native American cultures through performance, documentary, and more! A 'PAY WHAT YOU CAN' day! No one will be turned away. 11 AM: Museum Opens 12 PM: Screening of "Bento to Mixed Plate: Plantation Roots" 12:30 PM” Japanese dance group LA Beat ...

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2010年05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.

Fighting For Democracy at National Civil Rights Museum (Memphis, TN)

2010年05月29日 - 2010年08月29日

TRAVELING EXHIBITION National Civil Rights Museum Memphis, TN About the Exhibition Through the diverse perspectives of seven ordinary citizens whose lives and communities were forever changed by World War II, this exhibition asks visitors to think critically about freedom, history, and, ultimately, the ongoing struggle to live democratically in a diverse America. Fighting For Democracy: Who is the “...

Display of Student Work

2010年05月20日

Come enjoy an evening at the Museum and view research projects and artworks by two local schools. Civitas School of Leadership and Ribet Academy will display projects which were inspired partly by their visits to the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy.

Film Screening & Panel Discussion: Beate Sirota Gordon: Women's Rights and the Constitution of Japan

2010年05月16日

Beate Sirota Gordon The Visionary Leader Who Introduced Women’s Rights to Japan To Speak about her Fight for Equal Rights Beate Sirota Gordon, who worked under General Douglas MacArthur to help draft Japan’s Constitution, will discuss her own personal experiences and her advocacy for equal rights for Japanese women. Come and hear her first and only appearance in Los Angeles. 11 AM –12:30 PM Film Screening: Sirota...