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  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Nov 03, 2018

    Take a tour of JANM’s core exhibition with our knowledgeable docents. This is a great opportunity for first-time visitors, long-time museum members, and everyone in between. Included with museum admission.

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Jul 01, 2017

    Tour the ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with JANM’s knowledgeable docents. Free with museum admission.

  • MOCA Talk: Allan Kaprow -- Art as Life

    Apr 06, 2008

    In conjunction with Allan Kaprow -- Art as Life, art historian and writer Jeffy Kelly will discuss his close friend Allan Kaprow and the artist's work in a talk entitled, Memory of Happenings. For more information, please call 213-621-1745 or education@moca.org This program is in conjunction with the Museum of Contemporary Art.

  • REEL Hapa

    Aug 23, 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.

  • "Object Lessons" Gallery Talk

    Dec 20, 2003

    The exhibition Object Lessons: Exploring the Permanent Collection features a wide range of artifacts that serve as concrete evidence of history. Join Associate Curator Sojin Kim and Assistant Curator Lisa Itagaki Assistant Curator as they share the stories behind the objects.

  • 2ND SUNDAY FOR FAMILIES

    Feb 11, 2001

    Art on the Courtyard: Explore, Imagine, Create Join the National Museum for a Sunday of Art on our Children's Courtyard to celebrate the upcoming exhibition Henry Sugimoto: Painting an American Experience. Learn about different techniques such as pastels, print making, water colors, and mixed medium collage used by this important American artist. Try your hand at one or all of these techniques at a variety of art ...

  • Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: Hinamatsuri Doll-Making Series, Part I

    Feb 10, 2001

    Enjoy a two-part doll making class in celebration of Girls Day. Participants will learn how to construct delicate Hinamatsuri (Girls Festival) dolls out of Japanese fabric. Members $5, non-members $11, includes National Museum admission and supplies.

  • 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...

  • Amache

    August 27, 1942 – October 15, 1945“Well, when I first got there, it was sort of a challenge, you know…. But it was getting by, working, making friends, and trying to learn something while you are doing all this.”—Esther NishioAmache was built on a dusty hilltop in southeastern Colorado, near the town of Granada. Like other camps, it was built from scratch, on land that was empty of buildings and devoid of infrastruct...