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  • Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Hinamatsuri Origami Dolls -- Part 2 of 2

    Feb 27, 2005

    Part two of this popular craft class. Please refer to the February 26th calendar listing for further information. Note: participants must attend part one.

  • "From Tokyo Rose to the Patriot Act: Propaganda and its Impact on Civil Liberties"

    Feb 26, 2005

    This five-part seminar features Dr. Mitchell T. Maki, Acting Dean, College of Health and Human Services, California State University, Los Angeles, and author of Achieving the Impossible Dream: How Japanese Americans Obtained Redress, in conversation with noted scholars, activists, and artists as they respond to propaganda artifacts displayed in the exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community. This session will e...

  • Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Hinamatsuri Origami Dolls -- Part 1 of 2

    Feb 26, 2005

    Just in time for Girls' Day, this two-day class will teach participants how to make these adorable dolls. Class fees are $8 for National Museum members and $15 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies for both days.

  • Oral History Workshop -- Part 2 of 3

    Feb 26, 2005

    In this second of three sessions, John Esaki, director of the National Museum's Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center, shares techniques to capture oral history interviews using video equipment. For more information, please refer to the January 22nd calendar listing.

  • Day of Remembrance

    Feb 19, 2005

    "Patriotism" and "loyalty" were volatile issues in America's concentration camps during World War II and continue to be controversial topics today. The program will examine the response of Japanese Americans to the US government's test of loyalty (Questions 27 and 28) -- including responses from resistors -- and our responsibility to defend those whose constitutional rights are currently being denied. The Day of Reme...

  • Bird Pins: The Creative Legacy of Camp

    Feb 19, 2005

    Allowed to bring only what they could carry during World War II, Japanese American inmates looked for ways to occupy their time by creating items such as bird pins. Learn the fascinating story behind the pins and design your own out of various art materials.

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Feb 19, 2005

    The Little Tokyo community in Los Angeles was once a thriving residential, business, and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the US until World War II. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with National Museum volunteers on this historical walking tour. Fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes museum admission. Reservations and comfortable ...

  • Cold Tofu Salutes the Oscars

    Feb 17, 2005

    The hilarious improvisational troupe Cold Tofu returns to the National Museum and they're ready for their close-up. Join us for an evening that's all about Hollywood. Cold Tofu is dedicated to promoting diverse images of Asian Pacific Americans through comedy and to developing multiethnic talent through education and performance. Visit Cold Tofu online at www.coldtofu.com.

  • "An Introduction to The History and Practice of Taiko"

    Feb 15, 2005

    In advance of the exhibition Big Drum: Taiko in the United States (opening July 2005), musician, Yuta Kato will lead an eight-week course to give students a historical and practical approach to learning taiko. Early reservations are recommended due to limited space. Course fees are $100 for National Museum Members and $125 for non-members. Participants must be at least 16 years old.

  • Japan after Perry

    Feb 06, 2005 - May 01, 2005

    The opening of Yokohama, Japan, to trade with the United States and Europe in 1859 ended more than two centuries of Japanese isolation and transformed the rural fishing village into a thriving international port. Documenting this early history of Japan's gateway to the world, artists produced colorful woodblock prints of city scenes, urbane residents, and harbor views, capturing this tumultuous era of Japan's transf...