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  • A View from Afar: Angelenos Bear Witness to September 11th

    Aug 11, 2004

    Every Wednesday throughout the run of September 11: Bearing Witness to History, the National Museum will host gallery talks featuring a diverse group of community leaders, artists, activists, and educators. Using a specific object from the exhibition as their starting point, each will reflect upon the larger social, political, and cultural implications of 9/11. ROBIN TOMA, Executive Director, Los Angeles County Co...

  • 2004 Courtyard Kids Family Concert

    Aug 07, 2004

    FREE ADMISSION This year's family celebration features an afternoon of music, movement, and workshops on the National Museum's courtyard. The concert will begin with a ceremony welcoming new Courtyard Kids. HULA HALAU O KEALI`I O NALANI will delight kids and adults with ancient and modern-style hula. Also performing are ASHA'S BABA, who combine West African and African American storytelling, poetry, music, and son...

  • "Voices of Healing"

    Aug 06, 2004

    ICY SMITH, editor of Voices of Healing: Spirit and Unity after 9/11 in the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community, joins WTC survivor ROBERT IDEISHI, Port Authority Officer DAVID LIM, and others featured in the book to examine loss, survival, and bravery, and the impact of the September 11 terror attacks on the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Presented in collaboration with the Chinese American ...

  • "9066 to 9/11"

    Aug 05, 2004

    Produced by the National Museum's Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center, 9066 to 9/11 explores similarities between the treatment of Japanese Americans during World War II and Arab and South Asian Americans post-9/11. The film reveals disturbing parallels between these experiences -- separated by more than sixty years. While Executive Order 9066, which authorized the incarceration of Japanese Americans during the war was...

  • A View from Afar: Angelenos Bear Witness to September 11th

    Aug 04, 2004

    Every Wednesday throughout the run of September 11: Bearing Witness to History, the National Museum will host gallery talks featuring a diverse group of community leaders, artists, activists, and educators. Using a specific object from the exhibition as their starting point, each will reflect upon the larger social, political, and cultural implications of 9/11. Master musician, UCLA Professor of Ethnomusicology, a...

  • I/Witness A Photography Workshop for Kids - Part Two

    Jul 31, 2004

    Please refer to the July 17 calendar listing for more information. Participants must have completed part one of the program.

  • Reverberations: Young Artists and Writers Envision the Future

    Jul 29, 2004

    In conjunction with the National Museum's "Educators Appreciation Week" and the National Summer Institute for Teachers. Produced in partnership with The HeArt? Project, a non-profit organization that facilitates long-term, dynamic learning experiences between professional artists and hard-to-reach teenagers. Young visual and performing artists along with poets and writers from The HeArt? Project envision the futur...

  • A View from Afar: Angelenos Bear Witness to September 11th

    Jul 28, 2004

    Every Wednesday throughout the run of September 11: Bearing Witness to History, the National Museum will host gallery talks featuring a diverse group of community leaders, artists, activists, and educators. Using a specific object from the exhibition as their starting point, each will reflect upon the larger social, political, and cultural implications of 9/11. Master musician, UCLA Professor of Ethnomusicology, a...

  • "9066 to 9/11"

    Jul 22, 2004

    The filmmakers of and selected subjects from the film discuss the making of this timely project. Please refer to the July 8 calendar listing for more information.

  • A View from Afar: Angelenos Bear Witness to September 11th

    Jul 21, 2004

    Every Wednesday throughout the run of September 11: Bearing Witness to History, the National Museum will host gallery talks featuring a diverse group of community leaders, artists, activists, and educators. Using a specific object from the exhibition as their starting point, each will reflect upon the larger social, political, and cultural implications of 9/11. Attorney, activist, author, and teacher ANGELA OH.