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  • Big Trouble in Little Tokyo presents "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle": Extreme Unrated Edition

    Jul 08, 2015

    Directed by Danny Leiner, this raunchy 2004 comedy follows the life-changing (and mind-altering) journey of Korean American investment banker Harold (John Cho) and Indian American medical school candidate Kumar (Kal Penn). Both underdogs, Harold and Kumar decide to spend what would have been an uneventful Friday night trying to satisfy an oddly intense urge for White Castle hamburgers. But finding a White Cas...

  • They Call Me Mr. Tofu

    Mar 17, 2012

    FREE! Product demonstration & free samples!! When Yasuo Kumoda came to the United States, he was charged with popularizing the Morinaga Nutritional Foods tofu. Kumoda discovered that in 1987, most Americans considered tofu as the least appealing food product, but he persisted. He ran a marathon carrying a product sign, sent tofu products to the White House, and discovered different ways that Americans could con...

  • Community Forum: Okinawans and Their Global Networks

    Mar 01, 2008

    In 2006, over 4,900 people from around the world attended the 4th Worldwide Uchinanchu Taikai Festival in Okinawa to reconnect with their heritage and culture. The Center for Migration Studies at the University of the Ryukyus surveyed these participants and will present their findings revealing how Okinawans connect beyond the island borders. Join us for this special event, the first in a new program series presen...

  • "A Place Where Sunflowers Grow" by Amy Lee-Tai with Illustrations by Felicia Hoshino

    Jun 09, 2007

    It's World War II and eight-year-old Mari, along with 120,000 innocent Americans, is deprived of her rights, possessions, and freedom by the United States government. Under such staggering circumstances, how does a child cope? A Place Where Sunflowers Grow is the only children's book about the incarceration in a bilingual English and Japanese format. Lee-Tai's gentle prose and Hoshino's stunning illustrations make t...

  • Trick or Tofu

    Oct 30, 2003

    It’s Cold Tofu’s annual Halloween show! Hear scary tales and spooky Halloween songs from cast members: StEVIL Brady, ROBBERt Covarrubias, Tom O-SHEAR-o, HELLen Ota, ZaKILLya Reagan, Aaron Taka-SLASH-i, Bob "Red-Rum"stein, and others. No need to be afraid though, just get ready to die laughing as Cold Tofu, the nation’s first Asian American improvisational theatre company, lets you produce the show by using your sug...

  • Preserving Your Family's History: Basic Collection's Care

    Sep 07, 2003

    Learn how to preserve your family images for generations to come. This workshop, presented by the National Museum's Associate Collections Manager Nikki Chang and Assistant Archivist Robert Dirig, will provide helpful guidelines to improve the care of your family's home movie collection and photographs/photo albums. With the understanding that optimal preservation conditions are quite costly, this workshop will inform...

  • Taisho Koto Concert

    Aug 23, 1997

    Special Performance Featuring: Kotohime Kai Taisho Koto is a Japanese musical instrument that developed during the Taisho period (1911–1925) of Japan. Unlike the traditional koto (Japanese harp-like instrument) which has 13 strings, the taisho koto has 5 strings and is electronically amplified. The Kotohime Kai members include Kaoru Domon, Kiyoko Ando, and Etsuko Yamanoshita. The trio which is based in Los Ang...

  • Hibari Children's Chorus from Japan

    Mar 28, 1997

    Special Performance The hibari is a skylark bird that sings so beautifully it lifts your spirits to soaring heights. The Hibari Children’s Chorus, an internationally renowned group led by founder, Kazuko Minagawa, celebrates its 50th anniversary, by making its first concert appearance in the U.S. at the Japan American Theater on March 30. Many well-known speakers and movie stars in Japan including Sayuri...

  • Making Manju Rice Cakes

    Jan 19, 1997

    Japanese American Cuisine Series Lecture/Demonstration Third generation confectionary store owner, Brian Kito of Fugetsu-Do in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles will show visitors how to make manju or wagashi (traditional Japanese rice cakes). Although manju is originally from Japan, it has become a Japanese American tradition to serve manju on special occasions. The business that Kito’s grandfather and father ran is t...

  • Making Waves: Japanese American Photography, 1920–1940 - Extras

    Exhibition Videos Watch videos about photographers Toyo Miyatake, J.T. Sata, T.K. Shindo, Ichiro “Eddie” Itani, and Shigemi Uyeda produced by JANM’s Watase Media Arts Center for the exhibition. Guide by Cell FREE AUDIO TOUR Enhance your experience of Making Waves: Japanese American Photography, 1920–1940 with the FREE audio cell phone tour (no cost except your cell phone minutes). Hang up and ...