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  • Nature Prints: Winter Designs

    Jan 12, 1997

    Craft class with instructor Kimiyo Miura. Create original designs on fabric using real flowers and leaves. Bring in a pre-washed t-shirt, apron or other clothing and an assortment of leaves and flowers. Members $5, non-members $9 includes Museum admission. Reservations required.

  • The Japanese Latin-American Experience During World War II

    Jan 11, 1997

    Letters from Camp Exhibit Series Panel Discussion Featuring: Campaign for Justice During World War II, over 2,260 people of Japanese ancestry were deported from their homes in Latin America to concentration camps in the U.S. The purpose of this action was to make these Japanese Latin Americans hostages in exchange for American citizens who were being detained in the Far Eastern War Zones. Hear their stories as ...

  • The Life and Work of George Hoshida

    Ongoing

    The December 7, 1941 attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawai‘i by the nation of Japan plunged the United States into World War II and irrevocably changed the course of American history. But for thousands of Americans of Japanese ancestry living in the Hawaiian Islands and the mainland, the war highlighted the great divide between their American ideals and their unfair treatment based solely on race. T...

  • Fighting For Tomorrow

    Nov 10, 1995 - Jan 12, 1997

    Fighting for Tomorrow is the story of Japanese Americans in America’s wars and particularly of their heroic service in World War II. It is the story of two wars—against America’s enemies abroad and for equal rights at home. Digital exhibit funded by the 100th/442/MIS WW2 Memorial Foundation.

  • America's Concentration Camps

    Nov 11, 1994 - Oct 15, 1995

    America’s Concentration Camps depicts an episode in American history that too few know or understand: the mass incarceration of loyal Americans without charge or trial solely on the basis of race. During World War II more than 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry—2/3 of whom were American citizens—were incarcerated in hastily built camps in America's deserts and wastelands. A broad outline to this experience, this ...

  • An Island in Time

    Jul 23, 1994 - Nov 13, 1994

    An Island in Time: The Terminal Island Story focuses on a unique Japanese American fishing village in the middle of San Pedro Bay at its highpoint just before World War II. The exhibit recreates the life of this closely knit community as seen through the memories of the children who grew up during this era.

  • Obata's Yosemite, Obata's Designs

    Jul 09, 1994 - Oct 09, 1994

    Obata’s Yosemite, Obata’s Designs: The Art and Architecture of Chiura Obata explores the artistic legacy of a Japanese American family through the watercolors and woodblock prints of Issei artist Chiura and the architectural projects of his son Gyo, the Chairman of Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum.

  • In this Great Land of Freedom

    Aug 07, 1993 - Jan 16, 1994

    This historical overview exhibition is created by the Museum in partnership with the Oregon Historical Society and the Japanese American community in Oregon. The exhibition tells of the early struggles and triumphs of the Japanese pioneers of Oregon from 1890 to 1952.

  • The View From Within

    Oct 13, 1992 - Dec 06, 1992

    The largest of its kind, this exhibition features 135 works of fine art created by internees of the American internment camps during World War II. Co-organized by the Japanese American National Museum, the UCLA Wight Art Gallery and the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and curated by Karin M. Higa, the exhibition is part of the national commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 wh...

  • Looking Like the Enemy

    They were American born and bred yet they had the face of the enemy.
 Spanning generations and wars, Looking Like the Enemy is a bold and daring exploration into the often horrifying yet always ironic predicaments faced by American soldiers of Asian descent who fought in World War II, the Korean and the Vietnam wars. Directed by Robert A. Nakamura Produced by Karen L. Ishizuka 53 minutes