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The Artist’s Studio

2008年07月17日

Los Angeles Art Association and The Japanese American National Museum present: Lita Albuquerque’s Stellar Axis. An expansion of LAAA’s ongoing ArtSpeak programming, this special evening will feature a presentation of Albuquerque’s powerful site-specific art installation in Antarctica. Ms. Albuquerque is an internationally-renowned installationist, environmental artist, painter and sculptor. She is committed to develo...

Target Free Family Day: Cooking Capers

2008年07月12日

FREE ALL DAY! Delight in a day of family fun that explores shared cooking traditions within the Asian American community. Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. Schedule for the day All day craft activities: Construct your own chef hat, design your own apron, and a make an origami candy di...

Save Our African American Treasures

2008年07月12日

Significant historical items of the 20th century and many from the 19th century are in the basements and attics of private homes all over the country. The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture has launched a national program to help identify these objects and encourage people to protect and preserve them. Hometown Treasures Would you like to know how to save a family treasure? In 15-...

Opening Celebration!

2008年07月11日

Glorious Excess (Born): Paintings by Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda Opening Celebration! FREE! Mike Shinoda will be signing from 8 to 10 PM Please Note: No RSVPs accepted Admission based on a first come, first served basis Linkin Park fan club members will have priority for autographs Maximum occupancy will be strictly enforced

Glorious Excess (Born)

2008年07月12日 - 2008年08月03日

Special Engagement Musician/producer/artist Mike Shinoda premieres Glorious Excess (Born), a brand-new series of paintings and digital work, in the George T. and Sakaye Aratani Central Hall. The exhibition, which is presented in two parts, features large-scale pieces that blend his own experiences in the superstar spotlight with pop commentary and classical vanitas influences. This opening coincides with the re...

1st & Central Summer Concerts: Southern California Ukulele Showcase II

2008年07月10日

By overwhelming demand, our “uke” celebration makes a return visit. This time we feature “up-and-comers,” including Paula Fuga, Brittni Paiva, Abe Lagrimas, Moana, The Monnlighters, and King Kukulele. Co-curated with Ali Lexa, host of Ukulele Spotlight, KPFK 90.7 FM. 2008 1st & Central Summer Concerts schedule July 24 - Prelude to the 2008 Central Avenue Jazz Festival August 21 - La Santa Cecilia, Cheap Land...

Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

2008年07月10日

Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, November 6, 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM (Dinner 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...

National Conference: Whose America? Who’s American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice

2008年07月03日 - 2008年07月06日

3–6 Thursday–Sunday • Denver, Colorado Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, the National Conference examines connections between the WWII Japanese American experience and historical and contemporary issues surrounding democracy and civil rights. For more information, visit janm.org/projects/ec/

Film Screening: Passing Poston

2008年06月28日

For The Thousands of Japanese Americans Forcibly Interned During World War II, The Scars Have Never Healed. Passing Poston, tells the moving and haunting story of four former internees of the Poston Relocation Center. Each person shadowed by a tragic past, each struggling in their own painful way to reconcile the trauma of their youth, each still searching and yearning during the last chapter of their lives, to ...

Exhibition-Related Discussion for "The Heart Mountain Story" at the Japanese American National Museum April 17

1999年04月17日

A very special roundtable discussion for the exhibition The Heart Mountain Story, moderated by curator Mamoru Inouye and including panelists Bill Hosokawa, Mike Mackey, and Grace Schaub, will be held at the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, April 17 at 1 p.m. During World War II, over 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry were incarcerated without due process and placed in concentration camps around t...