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  • THERE OR HERE by Jennifer Maisel

    2010年03月04日

    Writers Gallery Play Reading Presented by EWP: THERE OR HERE by Jennifer Maisel directed by Chil Kong A dark comedy about a mixed race American couple who outsources their pregnancy to India. Tomorrow Robyn and Ajay meet the woman who will have her egg and his sperm implanted inside her. Tonight they won't have sex even though they want to. Past and present, America and India - connected by the tenuous threads ...

  • Member Preview & Reception—Textured Lives

    2010年02月27日

    Textured Lives: Japanese Immigrant Clothing From the Plantations of Hawai'i Member Preview & Reception. In addition, we will have two very special performers: Herb Ohta, Jr. and Allison Arakawa performing during the reception. Herb Ohta, Jr. Teacher, composer, recording artist, entertainer, and producer, Herb Ohta, Jr. solidly establishes himself as one of Hawaii's most influential 'ukulele masters. He is a si...

  • Textured Lives

    2010年02月28日 - 2010年08月22日

    In 2004 the Japanese American National Museum received for its permanent collection the beautiful and unique plantation-era textiles and clothing from scholar and author, Barbara Kawakami. As a dressmaker and seamstress from Waipahu, Hawai‘i, Kawakami painstakingly began collecting these textiles in the 1970s. Through her intimate conversations with Issei women, Kawakami’s research led her on a captivating journey fr...

  • Craft Class with Ruthie Kitagawa: Hinamatsuri Cards

    2010年02月27日

    Make hinamatsuri (Girl’s Day) greeting card for your friends and family. $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission and supplies. RSVP is required. Maximum 12 people.

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    2010年02月27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.

  • The Grateful Crane Ensemble PresentsThe Betrayed

    2010年02月27日

    Saturday, February 27 * 11 AM & 3 PM Sunday, February 28 * 2 PM $23.00 members; $25.00 non-members. To purchase tickets, please call (323) 769-5503 A Play by Hiroshi Kashiwagi Directed by Darrell Kunitomi Southern California Premiere Award-winning Nisei playwright, actor, poet, and author Hiroshi Kashiwagi’s Southern California premiere of his new two-act play about a young Nisei couple torn apart over the infam...

  • Bringing the Circle Together: Lost Nation: The Ioway

    2010年02月25日

    Free Screening of Lost Nation: The Ioway In the twilight of Native American dominion, two Ioway leaders travel to Washington, D. C. in 1824 to meet with Superintendent of Indian Affairs, William Clark. Both sign a treaty ceding a large portion of tribal land for settlement. White Cloud sees cooperation as the only way for his people to survive, while Great Walker regrets the loss of land where his ancestors are bu...

  • Community Day of Remembrance

    2010年02月20日

    *SPECIAL: Pay what you can! Day of Remembrance 2010 The Day of Remembrance commemorates the signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, which led to the unconstitutional forced removal of thousands of Americans of Japanese ancestry from their homes on the West Coast and parts of Hawai`i by the U.S. government. A grassroots movement to petition the government for an official apol...

  • Six Taste's Little Tokyo Food Tour

    2010年02月20日

    Little Tokyo is home to several restaurants, bakeries, and other historical eating establishments. Its 100-plus years of history provide some fascinating stories. Six Taste's Little Tokyo Tour will take you throughout Little Tokyo, from Fugetsu-Do, a confectionary shop and the oldest building in Little Tokyo to Chado Tea Room, where you'll get to taste some authentic Japanese tea, to several other restaurants and oth...

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Valentine's Day!

    2010年02月13日

    FREE ALL DAY! Celebrate Valentines Day at JANM! Fun for the entire family! Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. With additional support provided by the Mitsubishi International Corporation. ALL DAY CRAFT ACTIVITIES: Show that you care by making flowers to give to someone special Creat...