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J-Town/Bronzeville Suite Premiere
2006年05月13日
A three-part composition created by Dave Iwataki, J-Town/Bronzeville Suite explores a fascinating and seldom told chapter of Los Angeles' history. While Japanese Americans were incarcerated, newly arrived African Americans from the South settled in Little Tokyo, where they remained until the War's end. Known as "Bronzeville," it became a community hub with restaurants and clubs featuring some of the most recognized ...
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Discovering Your Japanese American Roots
2006年05月13日
Instructor Chester Hashizume leads a comprehensive workshop covering genealogy basics such as getting started, identifying your ancestral Japanese home town, obtaining and utilizing family documents, and determining the meaning behind surnames and family crests--all the tools you need to discover your roots. This five hour intensive session includes a one-hour break. $45 for National Museum members and $55 for non-m...
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Snakeskin Shamisen by Naomi Hirahara
2006年05月06日
Naomi Hirahara's new novel is the third in a series featuring one of mystery fiction's most unique heroes: Mas Arai, a curmudgeonly Los Angeles gardener and Hiroshima survivor. In Snakeskin Shamisen, Mas hates to stick his nose in other people's business, but a favor to a friend soon has him caught up in a mystery that reaches from the islands of Okinawa to the streets of Los Angeles--a world of heartbreaking memori...
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A Vision Shared: Shoji Sadao and Allegra Fuller Snyder on Isamu Noguchi and R. Buckminster Fuller
2006年05月04日
Isamu Noguchi and R. Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller were two pivotal figures in 20th century art and design. Nisei, Shoji Sadao, director emeritus of the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum, trustee of the Isamu Noguchi Foundation, and principal of architecture firm Fuller and Sadao, was introduced to Noguchi by Bucky Fuller when he was an architecture student at Cornell University. Founder, and first President, now Chairwoman o...
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Sculpture in Goop: A Special Noguchi-Inspired Program for Families
2006年04月22日
Kids of all ages will model and mold Isamu Noguchi-inspired sculpture with goop, a quick-drying and fun material. Whether they create their own sculptures, playgrounds, landscapes, or furniture to take home with them, kids can explore the Isamu Noguchi - Sculptural Design exhibition and discover how they too can make objects that are both beautiful and functional in design. Free with admission to Isamu Noguchi - S...
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Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Sumi-e Sparrows (Suzume)
2006年04月22日
Design birds in flight with the art of sumi-e. $8 for National Museum members and $13 for non-members, includes supplies and Museum admission. Reservations are recommended.
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Contrasting Elements: A Guided Tour of Isamu Noguchi's To the Issei and California Scenario with Prof. Amy Lyford and Prof. Bert Winther-Tamaki
2006年04月22日
Isamu Noguchi explored California's culture, history, and terrain in two impressive works: To the Issei and California Scenario. The former, located on the plaza at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Little Tokyo, pays homage to the Issei pioneers. The latter, resting between two skyscrapers and a parking structure in Costa Mesa, offers a vivid sculptural portrait of the Golden State. Learn mo...
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Little Tokyo Walking Tour
2006年04月15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.
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The Art of Gaman: Arts & Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps by Delphine Hirasuna
2006年04月09日
Delphine Hirasuna presents a varied collection of artifacts photographed by Terry Hefferman in a tribute to the 120,000 Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II. Hirasuna will speak on the art of gaman, "the art of enduring the seemingly unbearable with patience and dignity"; and on how crafts were produced in camp out of found materials. Objects presented in this colorful anthology are examples of what ma...
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Picture Bride
1998年08月31日
"Two thumbs up!" —Siskel & Ebert NAATA and PIC present the first feature film written, produced and directed by Asian American women on public television September 1998 The National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA) and Pacific Islanders in Communications (PIC) proudly present the critically-acclaimed feature film PICTURE BRIDE, by Kayo Hatta, on public television stations September 19...