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  • Community Builders: Japanese American Activism 1960-1980 (Part 1)

    Oct 08, 2011

    The first program in a three part series will deal with the origins, the history, and the future of the Manzanar and Tule Lake Pilgrimages from those that were part of it. Panelists will include, Barbara Takei, Warren Furutani, Stan Shikuma, and Bruce Embrey. The UCLA Nikkei Student Union will moderate the discussion. This program is generously sponsored by The Aratani CARE grant, Asian American Studies Center, UC...

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Up in the Air

    Oct 08, 2011

    FREE ALL DAY! Enjoy a day of family fun with kites. 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: Color your own kite to send up, up, and away! Create a dancing creature using a balloon and other fun materials. Ruthie’s Origami Corner: Fl...

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

    Oct 06, 2011

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, October 6, 4:30 PM - 7:00 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 Civ...

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

    Oct 06, 2011

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, October 6, 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM 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 Civil Rights movement...

  • LOST AND FOUND, Life as I (K)NEW It

    Oct 02, 2011

    Sunday: 2 PM & 7 PM Amy Hill explores how her life has evolved since her daughter became a part of her family. She talks about adoption, single motherhood, multiracial/transracial identity mash-ups and her continuing struggles to figure it all out in a humorous and honest way. Far from her days of flying solo, she has moved into a not so solo world: her daughter may or may not make an appearance. Directed by Anne Et...

  • Kokoro Craft Affair

    Oct 02, 2011

    Sponsored by Friends of the Museum 10 am to 4 pm Free admission to museum exhibitions with craft show purchase. (Oct. 2, 2011 only) Showcase and sale of unique, discriminating, high quality, handcrafted, artist designed merchandise. Craft items for sale include: Origami Art, Unique Jewelry, Kimono Fabric Clothing, Handbags, Silk/Yarn Scarves, Ceramic and Miniature Bronze Sculptures, Cultural T-shirts, Statio...

  • LOST AND FOUND, Life as I (K)NEW It

    Oct 01, 2011

    Saturday: 7 PM Sunday: 2 PM & 7 PM Amy Hill explores how her life has evolved since her daughter became a part of her family. She talks about adoption, single motherhood, multiracial/transracial identity mash-ups and her continuing struggles to figure it all out in a humorous and honest way. Far from her days of flying solo, she has moved into a not so solo world: her daughter may or may not make an appearance. D...

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Oct 01, 2011

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

  • "Becoming American? The Art and Identity Crisis of Yasuo Kuniyoshi" by Shipu Wang

    Sep 24, 2011

    "A few short days has changed my status in this country, although I myself have not changed at all." On December 8, 1941, artist Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1889-1953) awoke to find himself branded an "enemy alien" by the U.S. government in the aftermath of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. The historical crisis forced Kuniyoshi, an émigré Japanese with a distinguished career in American art, to rethink his pictorial strategie...

  • Reds, Whites, And Blues Presented by Triumvirate Pi Theatre to be Performed at Japanese American National Museum, July 31-August 3

    Jul 31, 2003

    Two former classmates encounter each other at a luxury hotel. One is a privileged guest, the other a dissatisfied maid. Although the two women have gone on seemingly divergentpaths, both must confront the ramifications of their Asian American identities in the production of Reds, Whites, and Blues. Join Japanese American playwright/director Leslie K. Gray and Triumvirate Pi Theatre (TriPi) as they present Reds...