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  • Craft Class with Ruthie Kitagawa: Floral Cards

    Jun 25, 2011

    Make floral cards for that someone special. $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission and supplies. RSVP is required. Maximum 12 people.

  • Introduction to Udon Making with Sonoko Sakai

    Jun 25, 2011

    Find out how to make real and delicious udon noodles! Wear close toes shoes with soft soles. Bring an apron and a tupperware to take home your udon. $75 members; $85 non-members, includes admission and supplies. RSVP early, 12 students max. For more information about Sonoko Sakai and her other workshops, visit www.cooktellsastory.com/.

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Jun 25, 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.

  • National Asian American Theater Conference

    Jun 23, 2011 - Jun 26, 2011

    June 23 through June 26. The National Museum is honored to be one of the hosts the 3rd Annual National Asian American Theater Conference & Festival. For schedule information, visit www.caata.net/.

  • "Vanished: Lompoc’s Japanese, Of One Hundred Families Only Two Returned "by John V. McReynolds

    Jun 18, 2011

    The story of tiny Lompoc, California, where a vibrant and varied Nikkei community with 40 year roots was dispossessed in 1942 and denied return, it was pieced together from interviews with more than 80 survivors, uncommonly candid reports by a War Relocation agent on the scene, and from local newspaper accounts. “There are threats about burning my house if I have any more Japanese in my home,” wrote George Kimbel, a ...

  • Sumi-e Demonstration & Workshop with Nori Shirasu

    Jun 18, 2011

    Learn how to create a sumi-e painting, an art form that strives to distill the essence of an object in the fewest possible strokes. $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission and supplies.

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Take It to the Streets

    Jun 11, 2011

    FREE ALL DAY! Celebrate the exciting world of street art with fun activities and workshops for the whole family! 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: Stencil and pencils and markers… oh my! Express yourself with a colorful poster that’s all about you! Design stickers ...

  • 4th Annual Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival

    Jun 11, 2011

    The Mixed Roots Festival is an annual event dedicated to sharing and nurturing storytelling of the Mixed and hapa experience. The Festival includes film screenings, readings, workshops, live performance and a special family event and the largest West Coast Loving Day celebration - all free and open to all! For schedule information, visit mxroots.org. The festival is free and is and open to the public!

  • COLD TOFU Presents The Hiroshi Show!

    Jun 09, 2011

    COLD TOFU returns to the Tateuchi Democracy Forum with The Hiroshi Show. Starting with one suggestion from the audience, COLD TOFU creates a long form improv show full of comedy and hijinks based on the personal stories of its special guest hosts. Tonight's special guest host is ABC7 Eyewitness News David Ono. Admission is $10 and a portion of the proceeds from both evenings will go to the National Museum...

  • kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa at ONLC (Portland, OR)

    Jun 10, 2011 - Dec 31, 2011

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center Portland, OR kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa is an exhibition of portraits by artist Kip Fulbeck, who traveled the country photographing more than 1,000 Hapa of all ages and walks of life. Originally a derogatory label derived from the Hawaiian word for half, the word Hapa has been embraced as a term of pride by many whose mixed-race heritage includ...