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Tracing, Collecting & Preserving Family Stories

1997年10月12日

Workshop at the Watts Towers Arts Center 1727 East 107th Street Los Angeles, CA 90002 phone: 213.847.4646, fax: 213.564.7030 The Watts Towers Arts Center and the Japanese American National Museum invite you to learn how to trace your roots and collect family stories in a workshop led by Ronald W. Higgins, president, California African American Genealogical Society and Karen Yonemoto, life history program coordi...

Sumo USA: Video Play-by-Play

1997年10月12日

Learn about the ceremony and technicalities of the art of sumo competition. Gordon Berger, professor of history at the University of Southern California and sumo radio commentator, will take us frame by frame through sumo video footage to explain this ceremonial sport for a deeper understanding and appreciation of sumo wrestling. Free with Museum admission. Reservations suggested.

The Other Side of Tokyo Rose: The Japanese American Voices of WWII

1997年10月11日

Hear the little known story about a small number of Japanese American civilians who served the Allies’ cause as translators and radio broadcast announcers to countermeasure the heavy propaganda by the Axis countries. This panel will include former members of the Office of War Information (OWI) of the United States and the British Political Warfare Mission (BPWM) of England, who shared the same radio station facilit...

Origami Flowers

1997年10月11日

Instructor: Ryoko Shibata While parents attend the "Radio Tokyo" panel, children can learn how to make folded paper flowers in this popular workshop with Shibata sensei. Free with Museum admission. Reservations required by October 8. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department.

AT&T East West Players New Voices Writers Gallery Series: "Rancho Grande" by Eugenie Chan

1997年10月09日

Thursday Evenings at the Museum Play Reading The 11th installment in this successful series of new play readings presented by East West Players. Moon Lady and Oxboy cavort in the desert, and Ma and Pa get closer together, while Sammy seduces Mamie as Chinese mythology collides with desert culture in Rancho Grande by playwright, Eugenie Chan. Free. Reservations required. Limited seating available.

Doubles: Japan and America's Intercultural Children

1997年10月05日

Community Issues Series Video screening & panel discussion Growing up in today’s society can be challenging, especially if one of your parents is from Japan and the other from America. How do these two cultures blend together? What is your identity? Where do you fit in culturally? These are some of the questions raised in Regge Life’s video, Doubles. Join us for the screening of this video followed by a thought-p...

Art FUNshop - Family Activity: Photo Collage

1997年10月05日

Make a collage of your family, friends, and even yourself out of photographs, copies, decorative paper, magazine cutouts, and stickers taught by artist Kay Reiko Torres. Fun for children and families. Free with Museum admission. Reservations required by October 1. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department.

Personal Reflections: Kenjiro Nomura & Minidoka Camp

1997年10月04日

Artist Kenjiro Nomura captured his experiences in camp visually using whatever materials he could find. His landscapes and portraits of daily rituals have always been treasured by his family for their artistic and historic value. George Nomura, Kenjiro’s son, will share his personal reflections and memories with us. Mitsuye Yamada will read her poetry bringing to life the experiences of Minidoka. Please join us for a...

Kenjiro Nomura

1997年10月04日 - 1998年01月11日

On April 30, 1942, Kenjiro Nomura, his wife, and son were forcibly removed from their homes in Seattle and incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center. Eventually they were transported, along with nearly 10,000 other Japanese Americans to the Minidoka concentration camp in Hunt, Idaho. At the time of the removal, Nomura was already an established and prolific artist. He worked at various other jobs to support himsel...

Cold Tofu Improv: T.I.F. (Tofu is Fundamental)

1997年10月02日

Learn the A, B, C's of Tofu! This talented, energetic, multicultural comedy improv group has an amazing assortment of entertainment techniques that will keep you laughing all night. Free. Reservations suggested. Limited seating. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department.