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  • Creative Writers Workshop Series presented by Asian American Writer's Workshop

    1997年10月25日

    Los Angeles based author, Sesshu Foster (City Terrace Field Manual) will hold a creative writing class to kick off this new series. The Museum, in collaboration with the Asian American Writer’s Workshop, a non-profit collective of writers based in New York City and Los Angeles, will present a series of creative writing workshops given by noted Asian American writers. Members $5, non-members, $9 includes Museum admi...

  • Exhibition Opening: "From Bento to Mixed Plate" at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, HI

    1997年10月25日

    Opening of exhibition From Bento to Mixed Plate: Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Hawai‘i at the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

  • "From Bento to Mixed Plate" Upper Level Members Reception

    1997年10月24日

    Upper level Members reception at the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. By invitation only. This exhibition runs from October 25, 1997 through January 5, 1998.

  • Cold Tofu Improv: Halloween Show

    1997年10月23日

    Boo! Cold Tofu will scare you silly in this special Halloween show! This talented, energetic, multicultural comedy improv group has an amazing assortment of entertainment techniques that will keep you laughing all night. Free. Reservations suggested. Limited seating. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department.

  • Discovering Your Family Tree

    1997年10月19日

    Workshop instructor: Chester Hashizume. Become a family detective and discover those long-lost relatives. Learn how to create your own family tree, then find out how to enter your family tree in the Museum’s National Family Registry. Members $5, non-members $9 includes Museum admission. Reservations required.

  • "Toyotomi Blades" After Hours Book Party & Reception

    1997年10月18日

    Featuring: Dale Furutani The mystery continues as Ted Tanaka receives an invitation to appear on Japanese television because of the events found in the first book in the series, Death in Little Tokyo. While on his first trip to Japan, he stumbles across a legend involving six sword blades which, when fitted together, form a map pointing to a treasure hidden for almost 400 years. Unfortunately, Ken is not the o...

  • Mizuhiki - Art of paper string

    1997年10月18日

    Instructor: Ryoko Shibata You can do more with paper than just origami. Shibata Sensei will teach you how to create fantastic things with paper string. Free with Museum admission. Reservations required by October 15. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department.

  • Fresh Off the Page Series presented by AT&T / East West Players

    1997年10月16日

    Play Reading Karaoke Series by Euijoon Kim A nasty, scatalogical comedy about two Asian American independent film makers crafting a story involving sex, flatulence, and a sushi chef’s love affair with a mermaid named Maguro. Yet another winner of the New Voices Playwriting Competition. Reserv ations required. Free. Limited seating available.

  • Tracing, Collecting & Preserving Family Stories

    1997年10月12日

    Workshop at the Watts Towers Arts Center 1727 East 107th Street Los Angeles, CA 90002 phone: 213.847.4646, fax: 213.564.7030 The Watts Towers Arts Center and the Japanese American National Museum invite you to learn how to trace your roots and collect family stories in a workshop led by Ronald W. Higgins, president, California African American Genealogical Society and Karen Yonemoto, life history program coordi...

  • Sumo USA: Video Play-by-Play

    1997年10月12日

    Learn about the ceremony and technicalities of the art of sumo competition. Gordon Berger, professor of history at the University of Southern California and sumo radio commentator, will take us frame by frame through sumo video footage to explain this ceremonial sport for a deeper understanding and appreciation of sumo wrestling. Free with Museum admission. Reservations suggested.