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  • Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Thank You Cards

    Dec 27, 2003

    Show your appreciation to loved ones and friends with personalized thank you cards. Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies. 1:00pm.

  • Frank H. Watase Family Media Arts Center Screenings

    Dec 27, 2003

    The Frank H. Watase Family Media Arts Center has produced award-winning films to enhance the visitor experience for more than a decade. Select works from the video library will screen in the George & Sakaye Aratani Central Hall followed by comments from Watase Media Arts Center staff. 10:30am - Plantation Roots, 1997 "King" Sugar and its plantations recruited Japanese, along with other ethnic groups to Hawai`i as...

  • Family Day: Activities, Films, and Family Fun!

    Dec 27, 2003

    This may be your last chance to explore new lands and oceans as Nakahama Manjiro did in the nineteenth century. Bring your family for special gallery activities related to Drifting: Nakahama Manjiro's Tale of Discovery (including a time to put your own collection together) and Object Lessons: Exploring the Permanent Collection.

  • Workshop—A Taste of Holiday Traditions

    Dec 21, 2003

    Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa. Learn the traditions of each of these festive holidays, including the art, crafts, food, and music that makes each unique and culturally important. You will also have an opportunity to create your own special gifts.

  • "Object Lessons" Gallery Talk

    Dec 20, 2003

    The exhibition Object Lessons: Exploring the Permanent Collection features a wide range of artifacts that serve as concrete evidence of history. Join Associate Curator Sojin Kim and Assistant Curator Lisa Itagaki Assistant Curator as they share the stories behind the objects.

  • Author Discussion—"A Taste for Strawberries: The Independent Journey of Nisei Farmer Manabi Hirasaki", by Manabi Hirasaki with Naomi Hirahara

    Dec 13, 2003

    A Taste for Strawberries: The Independent Journey of Nisei Farmer Manabi Hirasaki recounts one man’s relationship with the world of commercially grown strawberries. Entrepreneur, philanthropist, veteran, and visionary, Hirasaki’s memoir-style account of his journey through life as a strawberry farmer is certain to touch the lives of readers everywhere. Hirasaki and Naomi Hirahara will speak about the process of wri...

  • Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Christmas Ornaments

    Dec 13, 2003

    Deck the halls with your own geometric ornaments (most ornaments will be crafted out of yarn). Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies.

  • Members’ Reception and Tour of "From Bento to Mixed Plate" at Maui Arts and Cultural Center

    Dec 12, 2003

    Maui Arts and Cultural Center Maui, Hawai`i National Museum members are invited to attend a pre-opening reception and tour of From Bento to Mixed Plate: Americans of Japanese American Ancestry in Multicultural Hawai'i at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center in Kahului, Maui. For more information, please contact Rene Tomita in the National Museum’s Honolulu office at 808.946.5417 or via email at rtomita@janm.org.

  • Fugetsudo 100th Anniversary of Little Tokyo Confection Shop

    Nov 29, 2003

    In honor of the 100th anniversary of this Little Tokyo landmark, a slide show presentation and conversation with the family of Fugetsudo will explore the history of this confectionary business and its impact on the community. It will also shed light on how a Japanese American family-run business has endured for a century, overcoming the World War II incarceration and other obstacles. A mochi pounding and fortune c...

  • 9066 to 9/11

    9066 to 9/11 focuses on the parallels between the post-September 11 treatment of Arab Americans and Muslims in this country with treatment of Japanese Americans after the start of World War II. Revealing striking similarities, the film addresses the mistreatment of immigrants in the United States, as well as the lack of historical memory by lawmakers and the public about America’s concentration camps during World War...