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  • U.S. 101 Photo Club Anniversary Showcase

    2004年10月08日 - 2004年10月09日

    To celebrate their 25th anniversary, the U.S. 101 Photo Club will showcase their work as one of the original non-commercial photo clubs to document Nikkei history. Club members will be on hand throughout this three-day program to discuss historical and contemporary images of life in Little Tokyo and Los Angeles.

  • Holiday Bowl History Project

    2004年10月02日

    In 1958, five Japanese Americans founded the Holiday Bowl in the Crenshaw area of Los Angeles. Serving a multi-racial clientele, this bowling alley played an important role in the desegregation of the city and served as an integral part in rebuilding the Nikkei community after World War II. It was demolished in 2003 despite efforts to save or re-purpose the site. On this weekend the Holiday Bowl History Project see...

  • Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Sumi-e Flowers

    2004年09月25日

    Use the art of sumi-e to create colorful flower designs. Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies. Reservations are recommended.

  • Keep it Going...Pass it On: Poetry Inspired by the Manzanar Pilgrimage

    2004年09月18日

    An afternoon of poetry published in an anthology by the Manzanar Committee, an organization whose goal is to educate the public about the Japanese American internment experience. Poets featured in this anthology will talk about their experience writing and their participation in Manzanar After Dark, a program that began in 1997 to teach young people about the Manzanar camp experience.

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    2004年09月18日

    The Little Tokyo community in Los Angeles was once a thriving residential, business, and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the United States until World War II. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with National Museum volunteers on this historical walking tour. Fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission. Reservations and c...

  • Mira Nakashima

    2004年09月12日

    Artist MIRA NAKASHIMA, architect, daughter, and apprentice to George Nakashima, will speak about her father's furniture design and architecture, which she profiled in her book, Nature Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima. Ms. Nakashima continues to produce furniture designed by her father along with her own designs.

  • Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Dove and Tree Origami

    2004年09月11日

    Create images of peace. Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies. Reservations are recommended.

  • George Nakashima

    2004年09月01日 - 2005年01月02日

    Furniture designer George Nakashima’s (1904–1990) exquisite creations merged traditional woodworking techniques with innovative design, resulting in work that demonstrates a high level of craftsmanship coupled with a reinterpretation of modernist design. A nisei, Nakashima was born in Spokane, Washington and raised in Seattle. He then embarked on a fruitful period of international study and work in France, Japan, and...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    2004年08月21日

    The Little Tokyo community in Los Angeles was once a thriving residential, business, and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the United States until World War II. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with National Museum volunteers on this historical walking tour. Fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission. Reservations and c...

  • To Dwell in This Place: Faith, Justice, and Healing Post-September 11th

    2004年08月12日

    The exhibition's final public program looks at the faith community's continuous call for justice tempered by compassionate understanding. This ecumenical panel includes some of the region's foremost religious leaders, including RABBI ALLEN FREEHLING, executive director of LA City Human Relations Commission. JONATHAN KIRSCH, book columnist for the Los Angeles Times and best-selling author, will moderate the panel. Pre...