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  • America’s Promise

    Aug 10, 2008

    REDRESS REMEMBERED To mark the signing date of the Civil Liberties Act on August 10, 1988, Prof. Mitchell Maki presents an overview of the redress movement and leads a panel discussion with individuals from select ethnic groups about redress in their own communities. Reception to follow. The panelists will include: Dr. Christine Valenciana and Dr. Francisco E. Balderrama, who will discuss the deportation ...

  • Craft Class with Ruthie Kitagawa: Pet Cards

    Aug 09, 2008

    Create greeting cards for dog and cat lovers as well as kusudama balls. $8 Museum members; $13 non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies.

  • Neglected Legacies: Japanese American Women and Redress: Seeking Justice

    Aug 02, 2008

    REDRESS REMEMBERED FREE ADMISSION! This program examines the coram nobis campaign and the Latin American Japanese “Campaign for Justice,” in relation to social issues facing multicultural America post-9/11. Presented in collaboration with the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy and Dr. Lane Hirabayashi, George & Sakaye Aratani Professor of the Japanese American Internment, Redress and Co...

  • Bringing the Circle Together: A Native American Film Series -- Black Indians: An American Story

    Jul 31, 2008

    Black Indians: An American Story Narrator James Earl Jones brings to focus a forgotten part of American history – the cultural and racial fusion of Native and African Americans. Black Indians: An American Story explores what brought the two groups together, what drove them apart and the challenges they face today. Scheduled discussion to follow screening with Valena Broussard Dismukes (Choctaw), author of The Red-Bl...

  • Fighting For Democracy at UTSA’s Institute of Texan Cultures (San Antonio, TX)

    Jul 29, 2008 - Jan 18, 2009

    TRAVELING 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 is the “We” in “We, the People”? is presented by the National Center for the Prese...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Jul 26, 2008

    Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents. $8 Members; $13 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

  • 1st & Central Summer Concerts: Prelude to the 2008 Central Avenue Jazz Festival

    Jul 24, 2008

    The National Museum, in collaboration with the office the Honorable Councilwoman Jan Perry (Los Angeles Council District 9), presents a loving nod to the rich and diverse history of one of the city’s most fabled streets. Artists include Dave Iwataki, LA Jazz Collective, and Dwight Trible. Co-curated with pianist-composer Gary Fukushima. For information, visit www.centralavejazz.com/or contact: ito.scott@gmail.com. ...

  • The Japanese American Political Experience: Past, Present, Future

    Jul 23, 2008

    Join the Symposium at the Japan Information and Cultural Center in Washington D.C. for a special presentation by Dr. Mitch Maki. Reception to follow. Presented by The Japanese American Network of Greater Washington (JANOGW), the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Washington D.C. (JCAW) and facilitated by the Japanese American National Museum (JANM). Dr. Maki will discuss the Japanese American political experie...

  • New Exhibition: "A Process of Reflection: Paintings by Hisako Hibi" Opens July 27

    Jul 27, 1999

    A Process of Reflection: Paintings by Hisako Hibi, a new exhibition organized by the Japanese American National Museum devoted to the art and life of issei (first generation Japanese American) woman artist Hisako Hibi (1907–1991) opens Tuesday, July 27 in the Museum’s new Pavilion. This new exhibition features paintings never before exhibited in Los Angeles and includes many of Hibi’s oil-on-canvas paintings made w...

  • International Scholars discuss U.S. History: "Thrust into the Mainstream: American Assimilation Policies" at Japanese American National Museum July 24

    Jul 24, 1999

    The Japanese American National Museum will host an afternoon of engaging lectures comparing two strikingly similar instances of the United States government implementing racial policies: Japanese American "resettlement" after World War II and Native American "relocation" in the 1950s, on Saturday, July 24 at 1 p.m. The discussion will revolve around Dillon S. Myer, director of the War Relocation Authority (WRA), an...