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Ruby, Tragically Rotund by Boni B. Alvarez, Directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera
2008年02月21日
The story of Ruby Salazar, a full-figured Filipina American, whose battle with weight and self-image intensifies when her mother takes a refund on Ruby’s tuition in order to fund her sister’s blossoming beauty pageant career. Presented in collaboration with East West Players.
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Community Day of Remembrance
2008年02月16日
REDRESS REMEMBERED FREE ALL DAY The Day of Remembrance marks President Roosevelt's signing of Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942, which authorized the unconstitutional forced removal of 120,000 Japanese Americans from the West Coast and Hawai'i during World War II. On August 10, 1988 President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 which legislated monetary reparations and an offical apol...
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Nikkei Album Workshop - Part 2
2008年02月16日
Part 1: Intro - February 9 Part 2: Hands-on Workshop - February 16 Location: DISKovery Center 353 E. First St in Little Tokyo Learn how to browse and contribute to Nikkei Album, a versatile tool on the award-winning DiscoverNikkei.org Web site. Share personal family stories, community histories, and more through photos, text, audio, and video. Free for members of the National Museum and DISKovery C...
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Anime Day on the Plaza
2008年02月10日
FREE, no reservations required Join us for this special collaboration between MOCA and the National Museum with special screenings, discussions, and activities around the art form that has inspired the work of artists like Takashi Murakami.
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One Way or Another
2008年02月10日 - 2008年05月04日
One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now, a traveling exhibition organized by the Asia Society, brings together seventeen artists from across the United States who challenge and extend the category of Asian American art. The title of the exhibition, drawn from the 1978 Blondie hit song, suggests a non-formulaic way of making or seeing art. The artists and their works characterize the freedom to choose, manipulate a...
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Nikkei Album Workshop - Part 1
2008年02月09日
Part 1: Intro - February 9 Part 2: Hands-on Workshop - February 16 Location: DISKovery Center 353 E. First St in Little Tokyo Learn how to browse and contribute to Nikkei Album, a versatile tool on the award-winning DiscoverNikkei.org Web site. Share personal family stories, community histories, and more through photos, text, audio, and video. Free for members of the National Museum and DISKovery C...
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Members' Opening for One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now
2008年02月09日
One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now brings together 17 artists from across the country who defy a definitive conception of Asian American art. Organized by the Asia Society, New York, and curated by Melissa Chiu, Director and Curator of Contemporary Asian Art, Asia Society Museum, New York, Karin Higa, Adjunct Senior Curator of Art, Japanese American National Museum, and Susette S. Min, Assistant Professor...
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Neglected Legacies: Japanese American Women and Redress: Reconsidering Roots
2008年02月02日
REDRESS REMEMBERED (Part 1 of 3) FREE Admission The first in this series, Reconsidering Roots, will focus on the role of Japanese American women in the redress movement. The panelists will each speak about a specific individual's contributions — Joy Morimoto on Sox Kitashima; Sharon Yamato on Michi Weglen; and Diana Meyers Bahr on Sue Kunitomi Embrey. Presented in collaboration with the National Center f...
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Japanese American National Museum and National Coalition for Redress/Reparations Present 'Day of Remembrance' Programs on Feb. 19 and 20
1999年02月01日
In annual remembrance of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066, which authorized the unconstitutional incarceration of more than 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II, the Japanese American National Museum and the National Coalition for Redress/Reparations (NCRR) are featuring a weekend of programs and events at the Japanese American National Museum on Friday, Februa...