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Nakahama Manjiro's Tale of Discovery Play

2003年11月02日

11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Join us for this special interactive performance where select audience members become part of the show! Participants will don period costumes in this adventure that will transport players to a deserted island in the Pacific to Hawai`i, Massachusetts, and California during the Gold Rush.

Shipwrecked: Adventure on the High Seas

2003年11月02日

Become an explorer today! Imagination takes center stage as kids of all ages will discover what it was like to sail the high seas in the nineteenth century. All day.

Public Program and Book Signing cosponsored by the Embassy of Japan, the Smithsonian

2003年11月01日

Carmichael Auditorium, National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C. Scholars from Brazil, Canada, and the United States will discuss two new landmark publications that explore the current status of Nikkei in the Americas as well as common attributes Nikkei share, especially in terms of the family, the position of women, religion, education, politics, and economics. For more information, please contact ...

Author Discussion—"Blossoms in the Desert: Topaz High School Class of 1945", presented by alumni of the Utah concentration camp high school

2003年11月01日

Blossoms in the Desert features 60 oral histories that bring to life the bittersweet memories of a limited education in a makeshift school and the lifetime friendships forged during three years. Editor Darrell Hamamoto, professor of Asian American Studies, University of California, Davis, along with members of the graduating class of 1945 will discuss the project and their personal experiences.

Trick or Tofu

2003年10月30日

It’s Cold Tofu’s annual Halloween show! Hear scary tales and spooky Halloween songs from cast members: StEVIL Brady, ROBBERt Covarrubias, Tom O-SHEAR-o, HELLen Ota, ZaKILLya Reagan, Aaron Taka-SLASH-i, Bob "Red-Rum"stein, and others. No need to be afraid though, just get ready to die laughing as Cold Tofu, the nation’s first Asian American improvisational theatre company, lets you produce the show by using your sug...

Discovering Your Family Tree Workshop

2003年10月26日

Instructor: Chester Hashizume. Have you ever attended a family reunion and wondered who everyone was? This workshop will provide tips on creating own your family tree and will offer sources of information to help identify ancestors and relatives in Japan. You will also learn to access your family tree in the National Museum's Family Registry. Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, inc...

Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Origami Animals

2003年10月25日

Learn how to fold colorful paper into frogs, rabbits, birds, and more! Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies.

Author Discussion—"Footprints in My Rearview Mirror: An Autobiography and Christian Testimony of George Oiye" by George Oiye

2003年10月19日

Join author George Oiye as he reads selected passages from his autobiographical work, Footsteps in My Rearview Mirror. Oiye recounts key moments of his life and has included photos from an album documenting his service with the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion during World War II (currently on display in Object Lessons and featured on the National Museum's website). Oiye also describes how these pivotal moments shap...

Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Scenery art with Gel Pens

2003年10月11日

Participants will use Pentel Gel Pens to create colorful landscapes. Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies.

Drifting

2003年10月11日 - 2004年01月04日

Drifting: Nakahama Manjiro’s Tale of Discovery chronicles the adventures of Manjiro, a Japanese boy who in 1841 was shipwrecked with four companions off the coast of Japan and unwittingly played a significant role in cultural understanding between the United States and Japan. Rescued by an American whaler, Manjiro lived in Massachusetts and circumnavigated the globe before returning to Japan in 1851. Japanese auth...