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  • Craft Class wtih Ryoko Shibata: Kiri-e Card Making

    Jan 27, 2001

    Participants will learn how to cut and shape layers of paper into beautiful Kiri-e card design. Members $5, non-members $11, includes National Museum admission and supplies.

  • Cold Tofu Improv

    Jan 25, 2001

    Cold Tofu presents a special for the New Year. This multi-talented, multicultural group promises laughs for the entire evening.

  • Allen Say’s Journey Teacher Workshop

    Jan 20, 2001

    Teachers will learn how to utilize the National Museum’s resources related to the exhibition, Allen Say’s Journey: The Art and Words of a Children’s Book Author.

  • Friday Night Dance Lessons

    Jan 19, 2001

    Get ready for the 2001 Annual Dinner, "A Sentimental Journey", to be held on March 3 at the Hollywood Palladium! Brush up on your ballroom, swing and Latin dance steps. Dance classes will feature steps for the beginner as well as the more experienced dancer. Please wear dance shoes with felt bottoms or soft/rubber soled shoes. Classes are free to current National Museum members, volunteers and staff. RSVP to Leticia ...

  • Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: Pop-Up Card Making

    Jan 13, 2001

    Give that special someone a card that they will remember. Participants will learn how to make three-dimensional cards that pop up when opened. Members $5, non-members $11, includes National Museum admission and supplies.

  • 2001 "Oshogatsu": New Year Family Celebration

    Jan 07, 2001

    Celebrate the New Year at the National Museum with family and friends by enjoying a fun-filled, festive afternoon learning about Japanese American New Year "good luck" traditions. Discover unique foods such as ozoni, a special New Year soup filled with mochi (pounded rice cakes) that ensures good luck throughout the year. You'll also have the opportunity to begin a new tradition inspired by Allen Say's book Tree of C...

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM EXHIBIT ‘FROM BENTO TO MIXED PLATE’ DEBUTS IN OKINAWA

    Nov 10, 2000

    NAHA CITY, Okinawa—The Japanese American National Museum’s traveling exhibition, From Bento to Mixed Plate: Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Multicultural Hawai`i, made its international debut at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum on Nov. 10, with Japanese and American government officials and dignitaries in attendance. From Bento to Mixed Plate explores the evolution of Japanese American identity in Hawai`i, from th...

  • Toyo Miyatake

    Having smuggled a lens and film holder into one of America’s concentration camps during World War II, Toyo Miyatake was among the first to photograph this national disgrace. Yet it was his little-known artistic pursuits before the war that honed his discerning eye. Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray is a penetrating portrait of this photographer’s quest to capture the beauty and dignity of everyday life. Direc...

  • Harsh Canvas

    Henry Sugimoto’s translated memoirs, brought to life by Academy Award-nominated actor Mako, reveal the Issei artist’s own journey through his life and art. The documentary features his paintings and sketches, rare archival footage, and film of the artist just before his death. Directed by John Esaki Produced by Karen L. Ishizuka & Robert A. Nakamura 30 minutes Henry Sugimoto’s Artistic Evolution Exp...

  • Henry Sugimoto

    Henry Sugimoto’s translated memoirs, brought to life by Academy Award-nominated actor Mako, reveal the artist’s own journey through his life and art. The documentary features his paintings and sketches, rare archival footage, and film of the artist just before his death. Directed by John Esaki 30 minutes