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Evening of Poetry
2005年04月28日
Poetry Month continues with readings by poets Hiroshi Kashiwagi and Juliet Kono.
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"Restless Wave: My Life in Two Worlds: A Memoir by Ayako Ishigaki", by Yi-Chun Tricia Lin and Greg Robinson
2005年04月24日
Ayako Ishigaki (1903-1996) had a remarkable career as a journalist, biographer, television personality, and activist. She chronicled her extraordinary life in a stirring and exquisitely written book spanning decades, countries, and cultures. Restless Wave has been reissued with an afterword by Yi-Chun Tricia Lin and Greg Robinson that sheds additional light on Ishigaki's life and work, much of which took place in Lit...
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Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata - Koi Nobori Origami Cards
2005年04月23日
In time to celebrate Boys' Day, create a collage card with origami. Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes museum admission and supplies. Reservations are recommended.
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Educator's Preview of the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy
2005年04月22日
By invitation.
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Boys' Day Activities
2005年04月16日
In advance of Tango No Sekku or Boys' Day in Japan, learn about the Children's Day Festival and create your own Koi Nobori (carp streamer).
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Little Tokyo Walking Tour
2005年04月16日
Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with National Museum volunteers on this historical walking tour. Fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes museum admission. Reservations and comfortable shoes and clothes are recommended. Weather permitting.
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"Gasa-Gasa Girl: A Mas Arai Mystery" by Naomi Hirahara
2005年04月14日
Naomi Hirahara follows up her acclaimed first mystery novel Summer of the Big Bachi with another Mas Arai adventure. The story follows Mas Arai's daughter, Mari, who from the time she was a child was completely gasa-gasa (never sitting still, always on the go). Mas, a gardener and Hiroshima survivor haunted by his past, never had much time for his family. Now, Mari is asking for his help and Mas finds himself in New ...
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Curator's Lecture with Ann Yonemura
2005年04月10日
Ann Yonemura, curator of Japan After Perry and Senior Associate Curator of Japanese Art at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, discusses the exhibition's extraordinary, colorful woodblock prints in the context of the momentous historical events that propelled Japan into the modern age.
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From Tokyo Rose to the Patriot Act: Propaganda and its Impact on Civil Liberties
2005年04月09日
In this third of five sessions, we continue our examination of selected propaganda artifacts displayed in the exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community featuring Dr. Mitchell T. Maki, Acting Dean, College of Health and Human Services at California State University, Los Angeles to reflect on propaganda prevalent during the resettlement era post-World War II. He will consider what lessons we can learn from the p...
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Evening of Poetry
2005年04月07日
The first of two evenings celebrating National Poetry Month features poets Junichi Semitsu and Amy Uyematsu.