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  • Live Taping of 89.3 KPCC-FM’s Award-Winning

    Jun 26, 2008

    Invite You to Join Them at a Live Taping of 89.3 KPCC-FM’s Award-Winning AirTalk with Larry Mantle The Role of Race in the 2008 Elections Hear a discussion with some of the most knowledgeable spokesmen in the nation: Shelby Steele Award winning author of A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can’t Win, award-winning scholar, columnist and documentary film maker Terence Samuel Deputy ...

  • Living Flowers: Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Los Angeles

    Jun 22, 2008

    This program highlights the art of the Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Los Angeles, featured in Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art.

  • Bringing the Circle Together: A Native American Film Series -- Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance

    Jun 19, 2008

    Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance Alanis Obomsawin (Abenaki) exposes the armed confrontation between Mohawks and Canadian government during the 1990 standoff in Kanehsatake near the village of Oka in Quebec. Her portrait of the resistance focuses on the human dimension of the conflict, exploring their conviction and communal spirit that enabled them to stand firm. Music by Jamie Coon (Creek/Seminole) to open the ...

  • “Living Flowers” Exhibition Opening Celebration

    Jun 14, 2008

    Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art Exhibition Opening Celebration Remarks at 7:30 p.m.

  • Upper-level Member's Reception—Living Flowers

    Jun 14, 2008

    Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art Upper-level Member's Reception By invitation only.

  • Member's Only Preview—Living Flowers

    Jun 14, 2008

    Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art Member's Only Preview

  • Living Flowers

    Jun 15, 2008 - Sep 07, 2008

    Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art is an innovative exhibition that showcases the traditional Japanese art of ikebana alongside cutting-edge contemporary art. For centuries, ikebana has been displayed in conjunction with traditional Asian art. In Living Flowers, arrangements by masters of the Ikenobo, Ohara, and Sogetsu schools of ikebana will be juxtaposed with the works of international artists. The exhib...

  • Craft Class with Ruthie Kitagawa: Greeting Cards

    Jun 14, 2008

    Create Father's Day cards using recycled security envelopes. $8 for National Museum members; $13 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies.

  • Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival

    Jun 13, 2008 - Jun 15, 2008

    Celebrating films and literary works exploring racially and culturally mixed heritages. Visit mixedrootsfilmandliteraryfestival.org for more information and an updated program schedule.

  • "We Tell Stories" Performs an Original Japanese American Tale at Japanese American National Museum May 8

    May 08, 1999

    The Japanese American National Museum presents another performance by the talented production troupe We Tell Stories on Saturday, May 8 at 1 p.m. Scheduled for its world premiere performance is the orginal story American Hiro, created by We Tell Stories and inspired by traditional Japanese and American folk tales and the Common Ground exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum. This unique event is free wi...