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  • 2ND SUNDAY FOR FAMILIES

    Oct 14, 2001

    Halloween SPOOKY Fun Get ready for Halloween! Join us for a ghoulishly delightful afternoon of storytelling and art-making. Then, join us for a pre-Halloween trick-or-treat in Little Tokyo. Boo! Storytelling - Enjoy a reading of goblin stories by actor Rodney Kageyama. Make Your Own Mask - See masks from Japan, Korea, Africa and other countries and learn how to make a fun mask yourself. Trick-or-T...

  • Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: Oshie (pasted rag picture)

    Oct 13, 2001

    Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: Oshie (pasted rag picture)

  • "Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray"

    Oct 04, 2001

    Elegant and penetrating, Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray positions this immigrant photographer within the canon of American art. In Los Angeles, Miyatake is renowned as a studio photographer. To others he is known for having smuggled a lens and film holder into one of America's WWII concentration camps. Yet it was his little-known artistic pursuits before the war that honed his discerning eye. Join filmmaker B...

  • "From Our Side of the Fence: Growing Up in America's Concentration Camp"

    Sep 29, 2001

    This new publication contains first-person accounts of eleven former inmates who recall their memories of youth in America's concentration camps. The collection of writings is the result of autobiographical writing workshops in which participants traced their personal journey through war, giving voice to history that has been silenced. The anthology, edited by Brian Komei Dempster, was produced by the Japanese Cultur...

  • Flo Oy Wong

    Sep 27, 2001 - Mar 31, 2002

    Artist Flo Oy Wong is known for her provocative explorations of family and community history through her work. The exhibition includes Wong’s most recent installation, made in usa: Angel Island Shhh, that exposes the conditions and experiences of Chinese immigrants incarcerated at Angel Island Immigration Station between 1910 and 1940. Premiering as a work-in-progress, Kindred Spirit #1 reflects on Wen Ho Lee’s 27...

  • Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: Tsumami Zaiku (traditional Japanese hair ornaments made of silk)

    Sep 22, 2001

    Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: Tsumami Zaiku (traditional Japanese hair ornaments made of silk)

  • Struggle and Success: The African American Experience in Japan

    Sep 16, 2001

    Join award-winning filmmaker Regge Life in a screening and discussion of Struggle and Success: The African American Experience in Japan, which is the first documentary to thoroughly examine the complex relationship of African Americans and Japanese. Mr. Life first went to Japan as an Artist Fellow with the U.S. Japan Friendship Commission in 1990. At the end of his six-month fellowship, he began planning this docu...

  • Bird Carving Workshop for Children

    Sep 16, 2001

    Inmates of America's concentration camps carved bird pins out of found wood. Participants will examine bird pins on display in the exhibitions, Henry Sugimoto: Painting an American Experience and Common Ground: The Heart of Community. Who made them and why? Following this activity, children will learn how to draw and make simple carvings of bird pins. Appropriate for children ages 6-12 years old. Cost: $5 for Museum ...

  • Behind the Exhibition: Discovering Henry Sugimoto

    Sep 15, 2001

    Join curators Kristine Kim and Karin Higa as they share their experiences uncovering new information during their 10-year journey to organize this exhibition.

  • 2ND SUNDAY FOR FAMILIES

    Sep 09, 2001

    Celebrate "Grandparent's Day" at the National Museum! Invite your grandparents to join us in honoring them for the special role they play in our lives. "Stories I Learned from my Grandparent(s)" Presentation & Dessert Reception A fun & touching look at how grandparents enrich our lives. Includes an opportunity for children from the audience to share special stories about their grandparents. Special participation ...