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  • Mottainai Yoga with traci

    Jan 28, 2017

    Roughly translated, mottainai means "don’t be wasteful" in Japanese. In this yoga and meditation workshop for all levels, certified yoga instructor traci ishigo invites participants to harness their own inner energy to prevent body, mind, and spirit from going to waste. Participants can expect the one-hour class to be both restorative and invigorating, with opportunities to practice deep stretches as well as ...

  • "Before They Were Heroes" Upper Level Members Reception

    Jul 12, 2015

    JANM members at the Director’s Circle, President’s Circle, and Chairman’s Circle levels are invited to enjoy a continental breakfast and be the first to preview the new exhibition, Before They Were Heroes: Sus Ito’s World War II Images. This is the first exhibition organized as part of Sharing Our Stories, JANM’s new series of historical shows drawn from its extensive collection. Look for your invitation in t...

  • 5th Annual Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival

    Jun 15, 2012 - Jun 17, 2012

    The Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival, a fiscally sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts, will celebrate storytelling of the Mixed racial and cultural experience, from interracial and intercultural relationships, to transracial and transcultural adoptions, and anyone who identifies as having a Hapa, biracial, multiracial, or Mixed identity on June 15, 16, and 17, 2012. Featured in the New Y...

  • Community Builders: Japanese American Activism 1960-1980 (Part 1)

    Oct 08, 2011

    The first program in a three part series will deal with the origins, the history, and the future of the Manzanar and Tule Lake Pilgrimages from those that were part of it. Panelists will include, Barbara Takei, Warren Furutani, Stan Shikuma, and Bruce Embrey. The UCLA Nikkei Student Union will moderate the discussion. This program is generously sponsored by The Aratani CARE grant, Asian American Studies Center, UC...

  • "Mizuhiki" with Ryosen Shibata

    Apr 21, 2007

    Rescheduled Design elaborate knots using paper cords--the perfect accessory for decorating a card or gift for that special someone. $8 for National Museum members and $13 for non-members, includes supplies and Museum admission. Reservations recommended. Made possible, in part, by the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles.

  • REEL Hapa

    Jul 26, 2006

    Every second and fourth Wednesday through July and August, the National Museum will host screenings of film shorts that explore issues of identity. Following the films, community leaders, artists, activists, and others will share their own perspectives on identity and build upon issues discussed in each film.

  • Southern California Gardeners' Federation

    Oct 25, 2005 - Nov 13, 2005

    From the early 1900s, Japanese American gardeners have cared for their clients' yards, community gardens, and public parks throughout the West Coast. Often faced with limited job opportunities in other fields, Japanese Americans turned to gardening as one of the ways they could start their own business with few resources - just mowers, hand tools, and perhaps a truck. Through their work, they also found an outlet f...

  • Ikebana Demonstration and "Crafting History" Exhibition Tour

    Mar 01, 2003

    Join the National Museum for a special ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement) demonstration by the Ohara School of Ikebana, Los Angeles Chapter, and a special exhibition tour of Crafting History: Arts and Crafts from America's Concentration Camps led by curator Kristine Kim.

  • kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa - Extras

    related resources on discover nikkei what does hapa mean to others? Watch interview clips of artist Kip Fulbeck, musician Mike Shinoda, and the Morton brothers (Johnnie, Eric, and Chad). Read “kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa—an artist’s thoughts” by Kip Fulbeck to find out about his views on the exhibition and its impact. More articles about being Hapa: Articles by Leah Nanako Winkler “Gr...

  • Allen Say’s Journey—Bibliography

    Children’s books by Allen Say All titles published by Houghton Mifflin Company unless noted otherwise 1972 Dr. Smith’s Safari, Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. 1974 Under the Cherry Blossom Tree, reissued 1997 1976 The Feast of Lanterns. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. 1978 Magic and the Night River. Bunting, Eve, author; Say, Allen, illustrator. Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. 1979 The Ink-Keeper’s...