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Origami Hinamatsuri (Girl's Day) Doll Series - Part 3

1997年03月01日

Instructor: Ryoko Shibata. Celebrate Hinamatsuri (Girl’s Day) by making your own set of origami (paper folding) dolls for display. Three classes in the series: Saturday, February 8 and 15, and March 1, 1997. Class fee is $15 for members, $20 for non-members. Register before January 26.

Reflections: Memoirs of Japanese American Women in Minnesota

1997年03月01日

Book Reading and Signing John N. Tsuchida, editor of Reflections: Memoirs of Japanese Women in Minnesota, joins the Museum to sign and read from this extraordinary book. This rich anthology of memoirs includes works by fourteen Japanese American women in Minnesota which tells of their experiences and effects of World War II, racism, discrimination, and their endurance, strength, and personal success. Free with...

Cold Tofu Improv: The Soy of Sex

1997年02月27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 mysteries behind relationships, dating and marriage. Prepare for a night of non-stop laughte...

Discovering Your Family Tree

1997年02月23日

Workshop instructor: Chester Hashizume. Become a family detective and discover those long-lost relatives. Learn how to create your own family tree, then find out how to enter your family tree in the Museum’s National Family Registry. Members $5, non-members $9 includes Museum admission. Reservations required.

Coffee Picking Basket Weaving

1997年02月22日

Kona Coffee Story Exhibition Series Demonstration and Workshop Featuring: Ed Kaneko Since 1898, the Japanese American family farm units characterized the Kona coffee industry. The independence, determination, sense of community and cooperation of these pioneering families continue to live on with the people of Kona. Ed Kaneko, Kona coffee grower, conducts a workshop on weaving a traditional wire-mesh coff...

Day of Remembrance

1997年02月22日

Presented by the National Coalition for Redress and Reparations in celebrating the 16th anniversary of the first “Day of Remembrance.” This program commemorates the signing on February 19, 1942 of Executive Order 9066 authorizing the mass evacuation and incarceration of all West Coast Japanese Americans in concentration camps.

Evening of Remembrance

1997年02月20日

Letters from Camp Exhibit Series Presentation and Video Screening Speakers from the Day of Remembrance ad hoc committee of the National Coalition for Redress and Reparations present an “Evening of Remembrance” at the Museum. The 1988 film, Justice Now, Reparations Now by pioneering Asian American filmmaker Alan Kondo will be shown. This program takes place two days before the “Day of Remembrance” program at the Ja...

Celebrating Kona through Mele (song) and Hula (dance)

1997年02月16日

Kona Coffee Story Exhibit Series Family Activity Featuring: Ainahau O Kaleponi Hawaiian Civic Club The first of a series of monthly ohana (family) and nakeiki (children) activities organized by Ainahau O Kaleponi Hawaiian Civic Club to complement the Kona Coffee Story exhibition. Learn the dances and songs of Kona. Hear the stories of the Island of Hawai'i, the home of Pele the fire goddess who resides in...

Origami Hinamatsuri (Girl's Day) Doll Series - Part 2

1997年02月15日