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"Object Lessons" Gallery Talk

2003年12月20日

The exhibition Object Lessons: Exploring the Permanent Collection features a wide range of artifacts that serve as concrete evidence of history. Join Associate Curator Sojin Kim and Assistant Curator Lisa Itagaki Assistant Curator as they share the stories behind the objects.

Author Discussion—"A Taste for Strawberries: The Independent Journey of Nisei Farmer Manabi Hirasaki", by Manabi Hirasaki with Naomi Hirahara

2003年12月13日

A Taste for Strawberries: The Independent Journey of Nisei Farmer Manabi Hirasaki recounts one man’s relationship with the world of commercially grown strawberries. Entrepreneur, philanthropist, veteran, and visionary, Hirasaki’s memoir-style account of his journey through life as a strawberry farmer is certain to touch the lives of readers everywhere. Hirasaki and Naomi Hirahara will speak about the process of wri...

Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Christmas Ornaments

2003年12月13日

Deck the halls with your own geometric ornaments (most ornaments will be crafted out of yarn). Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies.

Members’ Reception and Tour of "From Bento to Mixed Plate" at Maui Arts and Cultural Center

2003年12月12日

Maui Arts and Cultural Center Maui, Hawai`i National Museum members are invited to attend a pre-opening reception and tour of From Bento to Mixed Plate: Americans of Japanese American Ancestry in Multicultural Hawai'i at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center in Kahului, Maui. For more information, please contact Rene Tomita in the National Museum’s Honolulu office at 808.946.5417 or via email at rtomita@janm.org.

Fugetsudo 100th Anniversary of Little Tokyo Confection Shop

2003年11月29日

In honor of the 100th anniversary of this Little Tokyo landmark, a slide show presentation and conversation with the family of Fugetsudo will explore the history of this confectionary business and its impact on the community. It will also shed light on how a Japanese American family-run business has endured for a century, overcoming the World War II incarceration and other obstacles. A mochi pounding and fortune c...

Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Holiday Cards

2003年11月22日

Learn how to create your own unique holiday cards. Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies.

Fresh Words & Actions: "Two in LA" by Rhiana Yazzie

2003年11月20日

A staged reading of a play about a young Navajo woman’s shocking discovery of real life in Los Angeles. In her hometown of Cuba, New Mexico, others could not see past Nita’s ethnicity, but in LA she could be anyone she wanted to be. Thrown into the middle of post-9/11 immigration decrees and their inherent biased nature, Nita is forced to experience a physical and emotional displacement of her own. A dram-edy...

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2003年11月15日

The Little Tokyo community in Los Angeles was once a thriving residential, business, and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the United States until World War II. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with National Museum volunteers on this historical walking tour through the National Museum’s neighborhood. Comfortable clothes and shoes are recommended. Water will b...

Mago's: Feeding a Generation of Japanese American Activists

2003年11月08日

Mago’s Famous Hamburgers fast food place, founded on Centinela Avenue in West Los Angeles, served as the gathering place for a generation active in the social and political activities of the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s. The history and life of Mago’s is inextricably tied to the political and social climate of the era. That story will be will be shared in a slide show presentation celebrating Mago’s, which closed a decad...

Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Mizuhiki Flowers

2003年11月08日

Create unique flowers with thread, paper, and cords. Class Fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies.