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  • Play with Clay Family Day

    Apr 24, 2004

    Express yourself using clay with a fun, creative activity for everyone. Kids of all ages will have an opportunity to explore the exhibition and be inspired to create their own sculptures. Quick drying clay will be used.

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Apr 17, 2004

    The Little Tokyo community in Los Angeles was once a thriving residential, business, and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the United States 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 c...

  • "Summer of the Big Bachi", by Naomi Hirahara

    Apr 10, 2004

    Torn between two cultures and two worlds, the Nisei felt like wandering nomads with no ties to their homeland. For these "war orphans," America was a blank or "clean white" sheet of paper where anything was possible, but for Mas Arai, he couldn't escape the painful memories of World War II. Arai harbors a dark and disturbing secret about what happened before his flight from Hiroshima, a secret he had planed to take t...

  • Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Sumi-e Cards (Scenery)

    Apr 10, 2004

    Use the art of sumi-e to draw colorful landscapes. Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies. Reservations are recommended.

  • "No Sword to Bury: Japanese Americans in Hawaii during WWII", by Franklin Odo

    Apr 04, 2004

    When bombs rained down on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Japanese American college students were among many young men enrolled in ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) called upon to defend the islands against invasion immediately after the attack. In a matter of weeks, however, the government questioned their loyalty and disarmed them. In No Sword to Bury, Franklin Odo places the largely untold story of these young men in t...

  • "Music for Alice", by Allen Say

    Apr 03, 2004

    As a girl, Alice loved to dance, but the rhythms of her life offered little opportunity for a foxtrot, let alone a waltz. World War II erupted soon after she was married. Alice and her husband, along with many other Japanese Americans, were forced to leave their home and report to assembly centers around the country. Undaunted, they learned to make the most of every circumstance, from their stall in the old stocky...

  • Fresh Words & Actions: Asian American Comedy Showcase

    Apr 01, 2004

    Celebrate April Fools' Day with a showcase of Asian American comedians. Eight emerging comedians will have you laughing 'til it hurts. Special guest emcee, funnyman Rodney Kageyama.

  • Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Sakura Pop-up Cards

    Mar 27, 2004

    Celebrate spring with creative pop-up cards. Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies.

  • James Toya Cymbidium Showcase

    Mar 14, 2004

    All programs are free with Museum admission. Advance reservations are required. Please call 213.625.0414 ext. 2249 for reservations. 11:00 AM - A slide show presentation will recount the contributions to hybridization made by James Toya. / Make corsages using cymbidiums. / Potting demonstration using cymbidium hybrids. 1:00 PM - Learn how to plant and care for cymbidiums from the experts. / Make corsages usin...

  • James Toya Cymbidium Showcase

    Mar 13, 2004

    10:30 AM - A slide show presentation will recount the contributions to hybridization made by James Toya and a history of Japanese American cymbidium enthusiasts. The presentation will include music from the South Bay Youth Chamber Orchestra. 1:00 PM - Sumi-e orchids with Ryosen Shibata - Ikebana presentation by Mrs. Saneto - Learn how to plant and care for cymbidiums from the experts All programs are ...