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  • "Lost & Found: Reclaiming the Japanese American Incarceration"

    Apr 09, 2011

    In November of 1994, the Japanese American National Museum opened its second major exhibition, America’s Concentration Camps: Remembering the Japanese American Experience to both critical and popular acclaim. The exhibition utilized innovative inter-active displays of the 11 government-run camps, installed a fragment of an original barracks building used to hold Japanese Americans and encouraged former inmates to exp...

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

    Apr 07, 2011

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, April 7, 4:30 PM - 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...

  • Special Screening of "Hogoz" by John Powers

    Apr 03, 2011

    Hogoz (pronounced “hoe-goes”) is an online comedy series that debuted on September 20, 2010. The series is a satiric view (think South Park) of life in a fictional citizen isolation center (think Leupp). Scenes from the first five episodes will be screened with the series’ creator.

  • Discover Nikkei Presents: From Newsprint to New Media. The Evolving Role of Nikkei Newspapers

    Apr 02, 2011

    Nikkei community newspapers served an important role for a century as the glue that held together groups of immigrants with news and information about their communities as well as the latest from Japan. Later, their place in the community evolved as they served English-speaking Nisei and Sansei. But in recent years, the media industry has been in an upheaval, and many Nikkei community newspapers have shut down. Jo...

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Apr 02, 2011

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

  • A Reading of: "The Last of the Nisei Cougars." Written by Philip W. Chung and Directed by Jeff Liu

    Mar 27, 2011

    A FREE reading of a new play THE LAST OF THE NISEI COUGARS Written by Philip W. Chung (Lodestone's GRACE KIM & THE SPIDERS FROM MARS) Directed by Jeff Liu (EWP's WRINKLES) Produced by Koji Steven Sakai Stage Managed by Rosa Kwon With Emily C. Chang (COLIN HEARTS KAY), Lynn Chen (SAVING FACE), Ki Hong Lee (ABC Family's upcoming THE NINE LIVES OF CHLOE KING) & Kim Miyori (ST. ELSEWHERE) FREE ADMISSION 5...

  • "Lt. Watada: A Matter of Conscience". Directed by Oscar Winner Freida Lee Mock

    Mar 26, 2011

    He’s called a hero, a coward; a patriot, a traitor. How does an Army officer full of promise, praised by his commanders as exemplary with unlimited potential, come to face a felony conviction, a prison term and a dishonorable discharge? “Lt. Watada” tells the story of the first commissioned military officer to refuse to deploy to Iraq and to speak out about his belief that the war is illegal and a violation of his...

  • Kidding Around the Kitchen Family Cooking Workshop: Spring Rolls into JANM!

    Mar 26, 2011

    This workshop celebrates the coming of spring and the creation of an assortment of Asian foods, including sweet and savory spring and egg rolls, noodle soups and salads. All workshops are $25 for members (one child & one adult); $35 for non-members (one child & one adult), an additional $20 materials fee (cash only) will be collected at the beginning of the workshop, admission is included. RSVP early, 25 participa...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Mar 26, 2011

    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.

  • Coming to America in the 1960s

    Mar 19, 2011

    Featuring: Immigrant Etsuko Wada and her Bi-racial Daughter Grace The Occupation of Japan in the post-World War II era brought about major changes, including marriages between Japanese and Americans and the birth of their bi-racial children. While the changing American immigration laws allowed Japanese to migrate in the 1960s to the U.S., Japanese parents and their hapa children faced many cultural challenges to f...