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  • Border Crossings: "A Flicker in Eternity"

    Nov 12, 2011

    Presented by Visual Communications, the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts center. In this installment of “Border Crossings,” an ongoing exploration of community and society through cinema and media arts, we are pleased to present the World Premiere of A Flicker in Eternity, by Ann Kaneko and Sharon Yamato. A Flicker in Eternity is a documentary that tells the true World War II story of Stanley Hay...

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Planet Power

    Nov 12, 2011

    FREE ALL DAY! Enjoy a day of fun for the whole family. This month’s theme is green living. Keep checking back for more information! Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. ALL DAY CRAFT ACTIVITIES: Go green by decorating a re-usable shopping bag Ruthie’s Origami Corner: Using reused paper, fold an o...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Nov 12, 2011

    Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents. $9 Members; $14 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Nov 05, 2011

    Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with experienced docents.

  • Legacy of Japanese American Activism: Building an Intergenerational Community Movement

    Nov 05, 2011

    An intergenerational conference of Nikkei activists to take action around critical issues in the Japanese American community. Pre-registration & lunch (by Oct 31) is $5 and onsite registration & lunch is $10. To register or for more information, visit jalegacy2011.wordpress.com.

  • Seinan Panel

    Oct 30, 2011

    Come hear how Southwest Los Angeles was a thriving Nisei community that was almost wiped out with the evacuation and events of World War II. Panelists include: Ansho Mas Uchima, Minoru Shinmoto, and Christine Uriu. The moderator will be Ray Uyemura. Presented in collaboration with JA Living Legacy, Discover Nikkei, and the National Museum.

  • Special Event: Stan Sakai Signing

    Oct 30, 2011

    Stan Sakai will be here for one last book signing on the last day of his exhibition, Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo! Join us on Sunday, October 30, 12 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Due to time constraints, Stan will only be signing books. Only three books per person at a time. Avoid the lines and buy your books early! (10% discount for National Museum Members!)

  • SPECIAL SCREENING: "The Crimson Kimono"

    Oct 29, 2011

    As part of Night & the City: L.A. Noir in Poetry, Fiction, & Film, the National Museum is excited to screen the noir classic:The Crimson Kimono. Two cops, friends and Korean War veterans, Detective Joe Kojaku (James Shigeta) and Detective Sgt. Charlie Bancroft (Glenn Corbett), who attempt to solve the murder of a local entertainer. A love triangle soon develops between a key witness, Christine Downes (Victoria Sha...

  • Night & the City: L.A. Noir in Poetry, Fiction, & Film

    Oct 29, 2011

    As part of the citywide event produced by The Los Angeles Poetry Festival and Beyond Baroque, the National Museum presents Naomi Hirahara, author of Snakeskin Shamisen and other books featuring gardener and sleuth Masuo Arai, and poet Carol Lem, author of Gathering the Pieces and other collections, whose recent poems investigate family secrets and shady activities.

  • Witnessing History: A Conversation With Stan Honda

    Sep 13, 2003

    A panel discussion with photojournalist Stan Honda and author Sharon Yamato examines the experiences of Arab Americans following September 11, 2001 and of Japanese Americans following December 7, 1941. Stan Honda, who captured some of the moving and unforgettable images of September 11, embodies the link between the two experiences. His parents, American citizens of Japanese descent, were incarcerated during World ...