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  • Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata

    Mar 24, 2007

    Punch Art Note Cards Why buy generic note cards when you can create your own? Design note cards with recycled hole punch confetti. $8 for National Museum members and $13 for non-members, includes supplies and Museum admission.

  • Barbara Kawakami on Issei Women and Textiles from the Plantation

    Mar 18, 2007

    Groundbreaking researcher, Barbara Kawakami, makes a rare visit to the National Museum for a conversation about the critical role Issei women played in shaping the socio-cultural life of pre-World War II Hawai`i. By "talking story" about women both remarkable and ordinary, Kawakami uses the treasure trove of textiles and oral histories found in her collection to shed light on the legacy of the Issei pioneers. Light r...

  • "Transforming the Commonplace": Curator Daniell Cornell talks about the life and legacy of Ruth Asawa

    Mar 11, 2007

    Organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa: Contours in the Air is a brilliant retrospective of the artist's richly varied career. A Nisei who was incarcerated in Rohwer Concentration Camp, Asawa went on to become a highly influential figure in the history of American modernism and is recognized nationally for her activism in arts education. Daniell Cornell, Associate Curator of ...

  • The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa

    Mar 10, 2007 - May 27, 2007

    This exhibition represents a retrospective of this Nisei artist's enduring and richly varied career. Born on a truck farm in Southern California, Asawa was incarcerated at Rohwer concentration camp in Arkansas during World War II. In the 1940s, she attended Black Mountain College, the famous experimental art school in North Carolina. The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa begins with her earliest sculptures, drawings, and pa...

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-Visit Workshop

    Mar 08, 2007

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, March 8, 4:30-7:30 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 Righ...

  • A Role Most Vital: A Conversation with Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga

    Mar 03, 2007

    Critics have called her a "destructive force." However, history has revealed Aiko Yoshinaga-Herzig as playing a role most vital in the movement for Japanese American redress. Like her beloved husband, the late John "Jack" Herzig, this highly principled woman is an inspiration for all those who stand for justice and civil liberties. A thoughtful and meaningful program for Hinamatsuri or "Girl's Day." Light reception ...

  • Printmaking Workshop for Kids with La Mano Press

    Mar 03, 2007

    Kids ages 9 to 14 learn to create their own prints under the direction of La Mano Press artist, Gabriela Martinez. A Los Angeles arts institution dedicated to the promotion and appreciation of printmaking, La Mano Press aims to enhance the public's knowledge of graphic arts through exhibitions, onsite workshops, and publications. Space is limited and advance payment required. $20 members, $30 non-members. Includes m...

  • Gary Fukushima Jazz Trio

    Feb 25, 2007

    Join us for an afternoon of great music by pianist Gary Fukushima. Known for bringing a fresh take to cherished standards, he also creates dynamic original compositions. Grab a cup of coffee and bite to eat at the Terasaki Garden Cafe featuring Chef Hirose then take in a bit of jazz by one of the city's rising stars. Free with Museum admission.

  • Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata

    Feb 25, 2007

    February 24 and 25 Hinamatsuri Origami Dolls Just in time for Girls Day, this popular two-day class will teach participants how to make adorable dolls to keep or to share. A great class for families. $15 for National Museum members and $20 for non-members, includes supplies and Museum admission for both days.

  • From Bento to Mixed Plate: Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Multicultural Hawai`i

    Oct 28, 1997

    The exhibition explores the evolution of Japanese American identity in Hawai`i from the first to the present generation. Through personal artifacts, family photographs and first-person accounts, the role of Japanese Americans in sports, labor, education, religion, politics, and business is explored as arenas of sharing and adaptation in our Island society. When Japanese immigrants first worked on Hawai`i’s sug...