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Southwest Chamber Music: Music Unwrapped
Mar 29, 2008
FREE! Enjoy new quartet music from Southeast Asia juxtaposed with the exciting Mozart Hunt Quartet. Part of a three-year cultural exchange project between Southwest Chamber Music Music and the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia and the Hanoi National Conservatory in Vietnam. Visit their website
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One Way or Another - Gallery Talk
Mar 29, 2008
Gallery talk with curator Karin Higa and artists Kaz Oshiro and Glenn Kaino. Left: Glenn Kaino Graft (salmon) 2006 Shark skin, thread, salmon skin, plastic 36 x 12 x 4 in. Collection of the artist Photograph SJK, courtesy of The Project, New York
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Little Tokyo Walking Tour
Mar 29, 2008
Relive history, 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.
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Resettlement to Redress: Rebirth of the Japanese American Community
Mar 22, 2008
REDRESS REMEMBERED (Part 2 of 2) Our second Redress Remembered program will begin with a special screening of Resettlement to Redress. Following the screening, there will be a discussion with Adam Schrager, the author of The Principled Politician: The Ralph Carr Story. The film and book are currently available in our Museum Store. Schrager will be signing copies following the program. In addition, there will ...
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Member's Only Performance of: Dawn’s Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi
Mar 15, 2008
As a thank you for your support of the Japanese American National Museum you are invited to a special Members-only event… Please join us for a special performance of Dawn’s Light: The Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi (An abridged Theatre for Youth production) By Jeanne Sakata Directed by Jessica Kubzansky With Martin Yu as Gordon Hirabayashi Based on a true story. During WWII in Seattle, University of Washing...
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kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa at NYU A/P/A Institute (New York, NY)
Mar 10, 2008 - May 30, 2008
TRAVELING EXHIBITION Asian/Pacific/American Institute at New York University New York, NY 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 whos...
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Exhibition Walkthrough
Mar 09, 2008
Karin Higa, exhibition co-curator, will lead gallery tours of One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now.
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LEAPS OF FAITH
Mar 08, 2008 - Mar 09, 2008
Three special performances: 2 pm, 7 pm on March 8 and 2 pm on March 9. Ten artists of different faiths and spiritual paths boldly jump into the swirling waters of interfaith collaboration in this work-in-progress performance of personal stories, dance, poetry and song. Come witness their plunge into the deep as they question: How can multi-dimensional religious identities live side by side? How do we navi...
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Japanese American National Museum and National Coalition for Redress/Reparations Present 'Day of Remembrance' Programs on Feb. 19 and 20
Feb 01, 1999
In annual remembrance of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066, which authorized the unconstitutional incarceration of more than 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II, the Japanese American National Museum and the National Coalition for Redress/Reparations (NCRR) are featuring a weekend of programs and events at the Japanese American National Museum on Friday, Februa...