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  • Indigo and Shibori Techniques with Shibori Girl

    Nov 17, 2012 - Nov 18, 2012

    We are fortunate to once again have a two-day workshop to further explore shibori and indigo. Various types of vats will be used, vat making instructions to be presented, and a swatch sheet made with various fabrics. Additionally, we will work on stitched shibori as well as itajime and even try our hand at shirokage or “white shadow” shibori. Everyone will leave with a nicely varied collection of their own hand-dyed...

  • "Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence" by Linda Tamura

    Nov 11, 2012

    Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence is a compelling story of courage, community, endurance, and reparation. It shares the experiences of Japanese Americans (Nisei) who served in the U.S. Army during World War II, fighting on the front lines in Italy and France, serving as linguists in the South Pacific, and working as cooks and medics. The soldiers were from Hood River, Oregon, where their families were landowners and...

  • "Eclair: For Our Future, For Children" Screening

    Nov 10, 2012

    FREE ADMISSION! In 1943, the dark shadow of war is sneaking up and about to change everything. After losing his parents at a very early age, Akio lives his life in and out of the orphanage and reformatory. He encounters people like Detective Toyama who saves him from hunger by giving him a sweet pastry, the White Satan at the reformatory, his foster mother Fusano, Tomiko from the cinema, and people from the to...

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Pop Culture

    Nov 10, 2012

    FREE ALL DAY! Join us for a day of free family fun and craft projects inspired by the exhibition Giant Robot Biennale 3. November’s theme is Pop Culture! Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. ALL DAY CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES: • Create a colorful pop culture collage • Make a cardboard robot using a v...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Nov 10, 2012

    Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents. $9 Members; $14 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

  • kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa at Asia Society Texas Center (Houston, TX)

    Nov 09, 2012 - Apr 14, 2013

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION Asia Society Texas Center Houston, TX kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa is an exhibition of portraits by artist Kip Fulbeck, who traveled the country photographing more than 1,000 Hapa of all ages and walks of life. Originally a derogatory label derived from the Hawaiian word for half, the word Hapa has been embraced as a term of pride by many whose mixed-race heritage includes ...

  • RARE MINE OKUBO DRAWINGS AVAILABLE ON JANM.ORG

    Nov 07, 2012

    The Japanese American National Museum announced today that it has completed the conservation, cataloguing, and digitization of 197 pen and ink drawings by artist Mine Okubo, which now may be viewed on the JANM’s website. Okubo was an artist, writer, and social activist who created drawings and sketches of her life while at Tanforan assembly center in San Bruno, California and Topaz concentration camp in Utah durin...

  • Giant Robot Artists’ Entourage Workshop with Saelee Oh

    Nov 03, 2012

    This event has been postponed until December 15. Please join us then for a double workshop with artists Saelee Oh and Albert Reyes. Click here for more information. Come make art with Saelee Oh from Giant Robot Biennale 3 in this hands-on workshop. Immerse yourself in a variety of techniques and styles. These workshops are designed to foster dialogue and enhance digital networks between professional artists and th...

  • Common Ground Exhibition Tour

    Nov 03, 2012

    Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with experienced docents.

  • Fighting For Democracy at Highground Veterans Memorial Park (Neillsville, WI)

    Nov 01, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION Highground Veterans Memorial Park Neillsville, WI About the Exhibition Through the diverse perspectives of seven ordinary citizens whose lives and communities were forever changed by World War II, this exhibition asks visitors to think critically about freedom, history, and, ultimately, the ongoing struggle to live democratically in a diverse America. Fighting For Democracy: Who...