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Reclaiming Lives Turned Upside Down

2007年11月08日

FREE! At the Glendale Public Library Mitch Maki, dean of the college of Health and Human Services, California State University Dominguez Hills, moderates a panel with National Museum volunteers and docents, June Aoki, Richard "Babe" Karasawa, Mas Matsumoto, and author Julie Otsuka.

Meet Author Julie Otsuka

2007年11月07日

At the Glendale Public Library 222 East Harvard St., Glendale, CA 91205 FREE When the Emperor Was Divine author Julie Otsuka in conversation with best-selling author and editor of Los Angeles Noir, Denise Hamilton.

Fighting for Democracy Pre-Visit Workshop

2007年11月07日

Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, November 7, 4:30 PM - 7:30 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 Ci...

Giant Robot Biennale: 50 issues - Opening Reception

2007年11月03日

Join us in celebrating the opening of Giant Robot Biennale: 50 Issues. Featuring appearances by: I & I Sound System featuring Aurelito and Shakespeare Scrabbel DJ Dumlao Pika Pika and more... Museum admission is FREE. RSVP for Reception at 213.625.0414 ext. 2222.

Mums on Parade

2007年11月03日

75th Annual Chrysanthemum Show and Sale At the Descanso Gardens Learn how to successfully grow these fall flowers. Purchase plants and flowers on the last afternoon. Japanese Garden Festival The grace of traditional music and dance, and the beauty of ikebana and chrysanthemums reflect the indelible mark of Japanese-American culture. FREE to National Museum members (valid membership card must be presented)...

Glendale Public Library Card Holders FREE Day!

2007年11月03日

Present your Glendale Public Library card and receive free admission to the National Museum! One Book/One Glendale: A Citywide Reading Event Designed to unify Glendale's diverse community, One Book/One Glendale hopes to foster community through the universal themes of family, injustice, and freedom explored in Julie Otsuka's historical novel, When the Emperor Was Divine. In conjunction with this citywide readin...

Giant Robot Biennale

2007年11月03日 - 2008年01月13日

Developed in collaboration with Eric Nakamura of Giant Robot and the Japanese American National Museum In celebration of its 50th issue and in collaboration with the Japanese American National Museum, the pop-culture magazine Giant Robot has assembled works by ten cutting-edge artists from around the country in Giant Robot Biennale: 50 Issues. Artists: APAK, Gary Baseman, David Choe, Seonna Hong, Sashie Masakat...

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2007年10月27日

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents on this historic walking tour. $8 for National Museum members and $13 for non-members, includes Museum admission. Reservations along with comfortable walking shoes and clothes are recommended. Weather permitting.

Japanese Garden 2007 Chrysanthemum Show

2007年10月27日

Saturday & Sunday, October 27-28 At the Long Beach/Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden, California State University, Long Beach Come see the Japanese Garden bathed in thousands of colored chrysanthemums. Purchase tea and treats, and mums for your home or garden. FREE to National Museum members (valid membership card must be presented) For more information call (562) 985-5930 or visit www.csulb.edu/~jgarden. ...

"The Heart Mountain Story": An Exhibition of Photographs begins Feb. 18 at the Japanese American National Museum

1999年02月01日

A collection of poignant, historical photographs taken by two Life Magazine photographers of the Heart Mountain concentration camp in Wyoming will be on display at the Japanese American National Museum’s Legacy Center Gallery beginning on February 18, and continuing until August 22, 1999. Heart Mountain was the designated location of one of the American camps used to unconstitutionally hold Japanese Americans durin...