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  • CANCELLED: Thanksgiving Sogetsu Ikebana Workshop for Beginners

    2012年11月17日

    This class has been canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience. Ikebana (“living flower”) is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. Sogetsu Ikebana is a three dimensional artistic expression composed of flower and plant material arranged in a container. This workshop will introduce the student to the basic technique and style that are the foundation of many ikebana arrangements. Instructor Mikiko Ideno will...

  • Indigo and Shibori Techniques with Shibori Girl

    2012年11月17日 - 2012年11月18日

    We are fortunate to once again have a two-day workshop to further explore shibori and indigo. Various types of vats will be used, vat making instructions to be presented, and a swatch sheet made with various fabrics. Additionally, we will work on stitched shibori as well as itajime and even try our hand at shirokage or “white shadow” shibori. Everyone will leave with a nicely varied collection of their own hand-dyed...

  • "Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence" by Linda Tamura

    2012年11月11日

    Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence is a compelling story of courage, community, endurance, and reparation. It shares the experiences of Japanese Americans (Nisei) who served in the U.S. Army during World War II, fighting on the front lines in Italy and France, serving as linguists in the South Pacific, and working as cooks and medics. The soldiers were from Hood River, Oregon, where their families were landowners and...

  • "Eclair: For Our Future, For Children" Screening

    2012年11月10日

    FREE ADMISSION! In 1943, the dark shadow of war is sneaking up and about to change everything. After losing his parents at a very early age, Akio lives his life in and out of the orphanage and reformatory. He encounters people like Detective Toyama who saves him from hunger by giving him a sweet pastry, the White Satan at the reformatory, his foster mother Fusano, Tomiko from the cinema, and people from the to...

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Pop Culture

    2012年11月10日

    FREE ALL DAY! Join us for a day of free family fun and craft projects inspired by the exhibition Giant Robot Biennale 3. November’s theme is Pop Culture! Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. ALL DAY CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES: • Create a colorful pop culture collage • Make a cardboard robot using a v...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    2012年11月10日

    Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents. $9 Members; $14 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

  • kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa at Asia Society Texas Center (Houston, TX)

    2012年11月09日 - 2013年04月14日

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION Asia Society Texas Center Houston, TX kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa is an exhibition of portraits by artist Kip Fulbeck, who traveled the country photographing more than 1,000 Hapa of all ages and walks of life. Originally a derogatory label derived from the Hawaiian word for half, the word Hapa has been embraced as a term of pride by many whose mixed-race heritage includes ...

  • RARE MINE OKUBO DRAWINGS AVAILABLE ON JANM.ORG

    2012年11月07日

    The Japanese American National Museum announced today that it has completed the conservation, cataloguing, and digitization of 197 pen and ink drawings by artist Mine Okubo, which now may be viewed on the JANM’s website. Okubo was an artist, writer, and social activist who created drawings and sketches of her life while at Tanforan assembly center in San Bruno, California and Topaz concentration camp in Utah durin...

  • Giant Robot Artists’ Entourage Workshop with Saelee Oh

    2012年11月03日

    This event has been postponed until December 15. Please join us then for a double workshop with artists Saelee Oh and Albert Reyes. Click here for more information. Come make art with Saelee Oh from Giant Robot Biennale 3 in this hands-on workshop. Immerse yourself in a variety of techniques and styles. These workshops are designed to foster dialogue and enhance digital networks between professional artists and th...

  • Common Ground Exhibition Tour

    2012年11月03日

    Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with experienced docents.