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  • 10th Annual Summer Festival on the Courtyard

    2008年08月16日

    FREE ALL DAY! Celebrate summer at the National Museum with a day of fun activities for the entire family. FREE raffle for Japanese American National Museum Members Join or renew your membership at the event and receive a special gift!

  • 68th Nisei Week Japanese Festival Begins

    2008年08月16日

    August 16-24, 2008 The 68th Nisei Week Japanese Festival, including the Grand Parade, Street Fair and Street Ondo in Little Tokyo. For more information, please call 213.687.7193 or visit www.niseiweek.org

  • Bringing the Circle Together: A Native American Film Series -- In Whose Honor?

    2008年08月14日

    In Whose Honor? Filmmaker Jay Rosenstein focuses on the story of Charlene Teters (Spokane) whose campaign against Chief Illiniwek, mascot of University of Illinois, forced many to rethink the larger issue of culture and identity and their representation in the media, and effects on both Native Americans and non-Natives. Poetry by Los Angeles artist Tschetan to start the screening! Bringing the Circle Together: A ...

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

    2008年08月13日

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Wednesday, August 13, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Lunch provided) WHAT IS FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY? For hundreds of years people have sought a home and future in the United States of America. They came, and still come, in pursuit of freedom and democracy. Yet, the dream of democracy is not without its struggle. Against the backdrop of World War II, a segregated America, and the Ci...

  • America’s Promise

    2008年08月10日

    REDRESS REMEMBERED To mark the signing date of the Civil Liberties Act on August 10, 1988, Prof. Mitchell Maki presents an overview of the redress movement and leads a panel discussion with individuals from select ethnic groups about redress in their own communities. Reception to follow. The panelists will include: Dr. Christine Valenciana and Dr. Francisco E. Balderrama, who will discuss the deportation ...

  • Craft Class with Ruthie Kitagawa: Pet Cards

    2008年08月09日

    Create greeting cards for dog and cat lovers as well as kusudama balls. $8 Museum members; $13 non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies.

  • Neglected Legacies: Japanese American Women and Redress: Seeking Justice

    2008年08月02日

    REDRESS REMEMBERED FREE ADMISSION! This program examines the coram nobis campaign and the Latin American Japanese “Campaign for Justice,” in relation to social issues facing multicultural America post-9/11. Presented in collaboration with the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy and Dr. Lane Hirabayashi, George & Sakaye Aratani Professor of the Japanese American Internment, Redress and Co...

  • Bringing the Circle Together: A Native American Film Series -- Black Indians: An American Story

    2008年07月31日

    Black Indians: An American Story Narrator James Earl Jones brings to focus a forgotten part of American history – the cultural and racial fusion of Native and African Americans. Black Indians: An American Story explores what brought the two groups together, what drove them apart and the challenges they face today. Scheduled discussion to follow screening with Valena Broussard Dismukes (Choctaw), author of The Red-Bl...

  • Fighting For Democracy at UTSA’s Institute of Texan Cultures (San Antonio, TX)

    2008年07月29日 - 2009年01月18日

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION Through the diverse perspectives of seven ordinary citizens whose lives and communities were forever changed by World War II, this exhibition asks visitors to think critically about freedom, history, and, ultimately, the ongoing struggle to live democratically in a diverse America. Fighting For Democracy: Who is the “We” in “We, the People”? is presented by the National Center for the Prese...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    2008年07月26日

    Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents. $8 Members; $13 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.