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Summer Classic Anime Film Series (Part 1)

2011年07月21日

Pay-What-You-Can! For four exciting nights, the Tateuchi Democracy Forum will screen vintage anime titles from the 1920s and 1930s, the Golden Age of Japanese silent film. The anime classics we will be screening: Mighty Taro's Reckless Training (1928) Momotaro the Undefeated (1928) Benshi narration: Midori Sawato The Tiny One Makes It Big (1929) The Black Cat (1929) The Stolen Lump (1929) Taro’s Toy Train...

Black & White. Directed by Frederick E.O. Toye. Written by Sigrid B. Toye

2011年05月28日

Tears well in the mother’s eyes as the child asks for her father. She learns from her mother that ‘some men’ had come to the door, searched the entire house, and taken her father away. This is a typical story in the Japanese American community but it also happened to thousands of German and Italian Americans as well. Come watch the short film about one German American family and stay for the Q&A with the filmmake...

"Restless Wave: My Life in Two Worlds: A Memoir by Ayako Ishigaki", by Yi-Chun Tricia Lin and Greg Robinson

2005年04月24日

Ayako Ishigaki (1903-1996) had a remarkable career as a journalist, biographer, television personality, and activist. She chronicled her extraordinary life in a stirring and exquisitely written book spanning decades, countries, and cultures. Restless Wave has been reissued with an afterword by Yi-Chun Tricia Lin and Greg Robinson that sheds additional light on Ishigaki's life and work, much of which took place in Lit...

Discovering Your Family Tree Workshop [CANCELLED]

2004年11月21日

The November 21st Workshop Discover Your Family Tree has unfortunately been cancelled for this quarter. This workshop will provide tips on creating your own family tree and will offer sources of information to help identify ancestors and relatives in Japan. You will also learn to access your family tree in the National Museum's Family Registry. Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members,...

Fresh Words & Actions: Cold Tofu's Tofu Spring Break

2004年04月29日

Don't know where to go for Spring Break? Forget Florida or Mexico—you won't even need to pack your bags. Spend your break with Cold Tofu for some fun and outrageous comedy improvisation. With Cold Tofu and your suggestions, you never know what's going to happen! Cold Tofu is dedicated to promoting diverse images of Asian Pacific Americans through comedy and to developing multiethnic talent through education and pe...

James Toya Cymbidium Showcase

2004年03月13日

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 ...

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2001年08月25日

The Little Tokyo community in Los Angeles was once the residential, business, and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the United States until World War II. Join National Museum docents, Bill Shishima, Harold Keimi, Eddy Kurushima, Masao Matsumoto, and Hitoshi Sameshima on this historical walking tour. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo. Comfortable clothes and shoes are ...

Tanaka Photo Studio: Family, Tradition, Business, and Community Before WWII—Info Form

Thank you for your interest in the Tanaka Photo Studio Collection. We are trying to learn as much as possible about the people in these photos. If you recognize anyone please fill out the following form. This will help preserve the life stories and rich heritage of Japanese Americans living in prewar Southern California.

Harsh Canvas

Henry Sugimoto’s translated memoirs, brought to life by Academy Award-nominated actor Mako, reveal the Issei artist’s own journey through his life and art. The documentary features his paintings and sketches, rare archival footage, and film of the artist just before his death. Directed by John Esaki Produced by Karen L. Ishizuka & Robert A. Nakamura 30 minutes Henry Sugimoto’s Artistic Evolution Exp...

Mori Shimada Collection

(92.10.2). This collection, originally in scrapbook form, features 108 photographs of friends, family, and social and sporting events in Heart Mountain concentration camp taken by Mori Shimada between 1942 and 1945. Shimada was twenty-two years old when he and his family were forcibly removed from their home in Santa Clara, California to Heart Mountain. EXPLORE THE COLLECTION