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Kona Coffee House: Songs and Rhythms of Hawai'i

1997年03月27日

Kona Coffee Story Exhibit Series Performance Featuring: Ainahau O Kaleponi Hawaiian Civic Club The first in a series, “Kona Coffe House” offers the best in Hawaiian entertainment while enjoying the Museum’s own Kona coffee and other Pacific Asian treats. You won’t want to miss this extravaganza of 20 performers who will sing, dance and play traditional Hawaiian music in a special tribute to the Kona Coffee Stor...

Sumi-e Ink Brush Art: Spring Flowers

1997年03月22日

Instructor: Ryoko Shibata Celebrate the coming of Spring by creating beautiful flowers using the traditional ink and brush technique. Members $5, non-members $9 includes Museum admission. Reservations required by March 19.

Cold Tofu Improv: Occult Tofu

1997年03月20日

Thursday Evening at the Museum Performance Cold Tofu provides a monthly evening of laughs and entertainment at the Museum. This talented, energetic, multicultural improvisational group has an amazing assortment of entertainment techniques that will keep you laughing all night. This evening, Cold Tofu explores the dark side of tofu by examining myths, rituals and folklore.

No Pa'ani Hawai'i - Hawaiian Sports and Games

1997年03月16日

Members of Ainahau O Kaleponi Hawaiian Civic Club teach the traditions of the Makahiki Festival of sports and games. Compete in Hawaiian games including hu (kukui nut top spin), pala'ie (ball and loop), 'ulu maika (bowling), and many others.

"Farewell to Manzanar"

1997年03月15日

Featuring: Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston joins the Museum in reading and discussing her highly acclaimed book Farewell to Manzanar. With intense details and moving words, Houston describes the fate of her family and the majority of Japanese Americans, during and after World War II. Ms. Houston will also read new works. Free with Museum admission. Reservations required. Limited seating available...

Little Tokyo Guided Tour

1997年03月15日

The Little Tokyo section of 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. Take a walking tour, relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with Museum docents in this very popular program. Free with Museum admission. Reservations required. Limited space available.

East West Players Writers Gallery Series: "Slants"

1997年03月13日

Thursday Evening at the Museum Play Reading The fourth play in this series is a reading of Hiro Kanegawa’s exciting play, Slants. Sunny, the lone Asian American student hanging with a bunch of frat boys, has her dorm room spray-painted with moronic racial epithets. She’d rather not know who did it. Free. Reservations required. Limited seating available.

Asian Pacific Tales

1997年03月08日

Kona Coffee Story Exhibit Series Family Performance Featuring: East West Players’ Theater for Youth With goals of stimulating children to discover other people and cultures and promoting racial understanding and tolerance, the East West Players present Asian Pacific Tales. This performance includes two tales from Hawai'i and one from the Philippines. East West Players Theater for Youth is one of the most enter...

The Three Farewells to Manzanar

1997年03月06日

Featuring: Sue Embrey and the Manzanar Committee A report by National Park Service archaeologist Jeff Burton called “The Three Farewells to Manzanar” explains the history of Manzanar through the theme of eviction. Native Americans were first evicted from their land by the U.S. military and white settlers. Then the settlers were evicted by the City of Los Angeles, Department of Water and Power. In 1942, Japanese Am...

Hinamatsuri (Girl's Day Celebration)

1997年03月02日

Family Workshop Featuring: Ryoko Shibata Bring your daughters (sons are welcome too!) to a Girl’s Day party and learn about this special tradition. Bring your favorite doll to add to our Girl’s Day display during the party. Free with Museum admission. Reservations required.