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  • Out of Asia: Art and Culture in pre-World War II Los Angeles

    Apr 06, 2002

    This symposium examines the fertile period of Los Angeles arts and culture between World Wars I and II and considers how Asia—defined very broadly—impacted, influenced, and shaped the cultural consciousness of Los Angeles. Join a distinguished group of speakers for a discussion moderated by Professor Valerie Matsumoto of the UCLA Department of History. Bill Estrada, curator of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monu...

  • Cold Tofu Improv, "Tofu Potpourri"

    Mar 28, 2002

    Cold Tofu mixes it up with their comedy improv! This multi-talented, multicultural group promises laughs for the entire evening.

  • "Struggle and Success: The African American Experience in Japan"

    Mar 23, 2002

    Struggle and Success: The African American Experience in Japan is the first documentary to thoroughly examine the complex relationships of African Americans and Japanese people. Reggie Life, executive producer and director, initially went to Japan as an Artist Fellow with the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission and Bunka-Cho. He is the recipient of many awards including a CINE Golden Eagle.

  • Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: Pop-up cards

    Mar 23, 2002

    Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: Pop-up cards

  • Facing L.A.: A Conversation with its Writers and Poets

    Mar 14, 2002

    Join us for an evening of conversation and readings with some of Los Angeles' most provocative writers. They give voice to living in Los Angeles ten years after the riots and six months after the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks. The program will also include a special reading of Angel Island (considered the "Ellis Island of the West") immigration poetry. An evening that fuses past, present, and the future thr...

  • Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: Oshi-E (Boys and Girls Day)

    Mar 09, 2002

    Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: Oshi-E (Boys and Girls Day)

  • JANM's 10th Anniversary Celebration Gala Dinner and Silent Auction

    Mar 08, 2002

    The Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Hollywood, California For more information, please call 213.830.5631.

  • "Through a Diamond" by Kerry Yo Nakagawa

    Mar 02, 2002

    Through a Diamond chronicles the 100-year history of baseball in America and the role it played in fostering relationships between the U.S. and Japan. Author Kerry Yo Nakagawa also describes how the game of baseball remained in the lives of Japanese Americans who, even after being incarcerated in American concentration camps during World War II, were able to organize themselves into leagues and travel from state to ...

  • Cold Tofu Improv, "The Soy of Sex"

    Feb 27, 2002

    It's back! The show where Cold Tofu explores love, relationships, and the opposite sex through improv.

  • Discovering Your Family Tree Workshop

    Feb 24, 2002

    Workshop with Chester Hashizume Discover your long-lost relatives and create your own family tree. This workshop will also teach you how to enter your family tree in the Museum's National Family Registry. $5 for Museum members, $11 for non-members (includes Museum admission).