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  • Members Only Meet-and-Greet with Shirley Ann Higuchi, Tamlyn Tomita, and David Ono

    Jan 09, 2021

    FREE FOR MEMBERS All members are invited to a conversation with author Shirley Ann Higuchi, filmmaker and television anchor David Ono, and actress Tamlyn Tomita during this digital Members Only Meet-and-Greet. Higuchi is the author of the new book Setsuko’s Secret: Heart Mountain and the Legacy of the Japanese American Incarceration that explores the Japanese American experience through personal and collective his...

  • "442" Graphic Novel Talk and Drawing Workshop with Rob Sato

    Jul 27, 2019

    SOLD OUT FREE Enjoy a talk between the authors of 442, a graphic novel by Koji Steven Sakai and Phinneas Kiyomura, who, along with artist Rob Sato, will discuss their collaboration process. Following the discussion, we invite you to participate in a drawing workshop for all skill levels; materials will be provided. 442 follows Hiro, a young man incarcerated at the Manzanar concentration camp during W...

  • Indigo and Shibori in the 21st Century with Shibori Girl

    Jun 28, 2014 - Jun 29, 2014

    Enjoy this 2-day workshop of indigo dyeing with a focus on learning how different textiles take to the dye. Your material kit, provided by instructor, will include many types of vintage kimono silks as well as cotton, bamboo, hemp, and other natural fibers. Many shibori techniques will be explored. Samples, books and videos will be on hand to inspire your indigo creativity! $70 members; $90 non-members. Addit. $4...

  • Target Free Family Saturdays: Aloha from Hawaii with KoAloha Ukulele

    Feb 08, 2014

    FREE ALL DAY! Come and make music with KoAloha Ukulele as they lead performances, workshops crafts, and all things ukulele! Schedule: •11am & 1:30pm: Make a special key chain with KoAloha Ukulele staff members. •11:15am/12:15pm/1:15pm/2:15pm: Learn basic and intermediate skills of how to play the ukulele with Brian Benevente of KoAloha Ukulele and other KoAloha artist partners. (Please bring own ukulele. Li...

  • Glorious Excess (Born)

    Jul 12, 2008 - Aug 03, 2008

    Special Engagement Musician/producer/artist Mike Shinoda premieres Glorious Excess (Born), a brand-new series of paintings and digital work, in the George T. and Sakaye Aratani Central Hall. The exhibition, which is presented in two parts, features large-scale pieces that blend his own experiences in the superstar spotlight with pop commentary and classical vanitas influences. This opening coincides with the re...

  • Shake, Rattle & Bang!

    Sep 08, 2007

    Target Free Family Saturday Don't miss this opportunity to make some noise! Spend the afternoon moving to the beat of the National Museum's special drum circle. Kids of all ages can make their very own percussion instrument and then join in the fun by trying their hand at playing drums from around the world. FREE! Also on this day... Karaoke Ice Comes to the National Museum a delicious pop culture mash-up ...

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-Visit Workshop

    May 24, 2007 - May 24, 2008

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, May 24, 4:30-7:30 PM (Dinner provided) WHAT IS FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY? For hundreds of years people have sought a home and future in the United States of America. They came, and still come, in pursuit of freedom and democracy. Yet, the dream of democracy is not without its struggle. Against the backdrop of World War II, a segregated America, and the Civil Right...

  • 2006 Sogetsu Ikebana School, Los Angeles Display

    Apr 01, 2006

    April 1 & 2 For one weekend only, the George & Sakaye Aratani Central Hall will be adorned with more than fifty imaginative floral sculptures arranged by members of Sogetsu Ikebana School in Los Angeles. Founded in 1926 by Sofu Teshigahara, the Sogetsu philosophy is that ikebana should be accessible to people of all backgrounds and in all parts of the globe. Stop by and view the work of talented local students ...

  • "Through a Diamond" by Kerry Yo Nakagawa

    Mar 02, 2002

    Through a Diamond chronicles the 100-year history of baseball in America and the role it played in fostering relationships between the U.S. and Japan. Author Kerry Yo Nakagawa also describes how the game of baseball remained in the lives of Japanese Americans who, even after being incarcerated in American concentration camps during World War II, were able to organize themselves into leagues and travel from state to ...

  • Kokeshi: From Folk Art to Art Toy - Traditional

    Explore the origins and history of the kokeshi with over 200 examples from the collection of Itske and Anthony Stern. Origins Kokeshi were originally produced and sold in northern Japanese villages as souvenirs to the areas’ hot springs. Different towns created their own take on the simple style with variations in shape, painting method, design elements, facial expressions, hair and head designs, structure...