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Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

Sep 18, 2008

Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, September 18, 4:30 PM - 7:30 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 ...

Target Free Family Day: A Whale of a Tale

Sep 13, 2008

FREE ALL DAY Enjoy a day of family fun that explores shared traditions within the Asian American community. September's theme is folks tales. Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. Schedule All day craft activities: Make your own Kamishibai*, sock puppet, and an origami. *Kamishibai, literally ...

Bringing the Circle Together: A Native American Film Series -- Discovering Dominga

Sep 11, 2008

Screening of 'Discovering Dominga' When Denese Becker, an Iowa housewife who was adopted, looks into her birthplace in Guatemala, finds that she is the last survivor of her family after a massacre of Mayan peasants. Denese's journey home is both a voyage of self-discovery that permanently alters her relationship to her American family and a political awakening that sheds light on an act of genocide. Guests for the...

Nikkei in Cuba: Reflections from Three U.S. Nikkei Groups

Sep 06, 2008

Did you know there are about 1,300 Nikkei currently living in Cuba? Although their numbers are small, Nikkei can be found in every province of Cuba with the largest concentration in Havana. Join three Nikkei groups from Northern and Southern California—Tsukimikai, Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR), and Choodee without Borders—as they share stories about their visits to the Nikkei communities in Cuba. F...

Exhibition Tour: Common Ground

Sep 06, 2008

Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: Heart of a Community with our experienced and knowledgeable docents.

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

Aug 30, 2008

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents. $8 Members; $13 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

Living Flowers: Ohara School of Ikebana

Aug 24, 2008

This program highlights the art of Ohara School of Ikebana Los Angeles Chapter, featured in Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art.

1st & Central Summer Concerts: La Santa Cecilia, Cheap Landscape, and zocaloZüe

Aug 21, 2008

East LA meets the NY downtown music scene as these three emerging groups offer Afro Caribbean sounds with a twist. From La Santa Cecilia’s genre blurring use of traditional instruments to Cheap Landscape’s distorted Colombian cumbia to zocaloZüe’s pumped up Mexican son this evening will featuring more than a few sonic surprises. Co-curated with independent producer Betto Arcos. 2008 1st & Central Summer Concert...

10th Annual Summer Festival on the Courtyard

Aug 16, 2008

FREE ALL DAY! Celebrate summer at the National Museum with a day of fun activities for the entire family. FREE raffle for Japanese American National Museum Members Join or renew your membership at the event and receive a special gift!

Final Gallery Talks for Bruce and Norman Yonemoto’s “Memory, Matter and Modern Romance” at Japanese American National Museum—Acclaimed Art Exhibition Closes July 11

Jul 01, 1999

Los Angeles—After a critically acclaimed stay at the Japanese American National Museum as one of the inaugural exhibitions of the new Pavilion in January 1999, the mid-career survey exhibition Bruce and Norman Yonemoto: Memory, Matter and Modern Romance closes July 11. The final gallery talks for Memory, Matter and Modern Romance, led by assistant curator Kristine Kim and curatorial intern Stacey Uradomo, are schedul...