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  • Traditions in Transition - Asian American Creative Music

    Feb 15, 1998

    Saxophonist Francis Wong and tuba virtuoso William Roper will join artist in residence Glenn Horiuchi on shamisen along with members of the Museum’s Shamisen Ensemble in a special collaborative concert. Both Wong and Horiuchi are key figures in the Asian American creative music movement in which artists are creating distinct, individual languages which draw upon materials from traditional Asian music and the jazz ...

  • Hinamatsuri Origami Doll-making Series

    Feb 14, 1998

    Workshop Instructor: Ryoko Shibata Join us for Hinamatsuri—Girl’s Day—doll making out of paper using origami (paper folding) techniques. This is a three part series and reservations are required by February 4. Free with Museum admission. Space is limited so call now to reserve your space. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department.

  • Memory Candles

    Feb 08, 1998

    Family Art Workshop Remembering and honoring your ancestors is an important part of building a strong personal and community life. Join artist Tony Osumi in creating and decorating your own eight-inch divinity candles with family photos and written memories of family members who have passed away. All are encouraged to bring family photos, letters and any written text that brings memories of a relative. Reservat...

  • Excerpts from Old Man River

    Feb 07, 1998

    Storytelling, multi-media performance featuring: Cynthia Gates Fujikawa Cyndy joins us from New York to perform excerpts from her one-woman show, Old Man River, currently playing at Theatre West in Hollywood from January 23 through March 1 (for information, call 213.851.7977). Old Man River chronicles the misadventures of her father, Nisei actor Jerry Fujikawa, and Cyndy’s revelations about him as a parent. Fr...

  • Recording Family Stories: Oral History Workshop for Beginners

    Feb 07, 1998

    Featuring: Karen Yonemoto Learn to document your family history through the recording of life stories. This workshop will provide basic training in doing background research, equipment selection, and preparation for conducting an effective oral history interview. Reservation required by February 1. Members $5, non-members $9 includes Museum admission.

  • "Lost Battalions: Going for Broke in the Vosges, Autumn 1944" by Franz Steidl

    Feb 01, 1998

    Meet the author of Lost Battalions, Franz Steidl. Lost Battalions chronicles the fate of the 1st Battalion of the 141st "Alamo" Regiment, cut off for five days behind German lines, and the Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team which came to the rescue. At the same time, only five miles north, a 1000-man battalion from Salzburg, Austria, simply "vanished." The mountain troops sent to link up with them soon ...

  • Envisioning Asian American Identities: Aesthetics, Politics, and Culture

    Jan 31, 1998

    Symposium At the University of Southern California, Harris Hall 101 This afternoon symposium will address the question of Asian American identity in visual culture by exploring the art and cultural historical issues raised by the exhibition Asian Traditions/Modern Expressions: Asian American Artists and Abstraction. Speakers and participants will include art historians, anthropologists, cultural historians, an...

  • Cold Tofu Improv: Tofu Delight

    Jan 29, 1998

    This talented, energetic, multicultural comedy improv group has an amazing assortment of entertainment techniques that will keep you laughing all night. Reservations suggested by February 19. Limited seating. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department.

  • George Tsutakawa: Legacy of a Pacific Northwest Artist

    Jan 24, 1998

    Seattle writer and curator Mayumi Tsutakawa will present a slide talk on the lifetime career of her father, artist George Tsutakawa. Now 87, professor Tsutakawa is retired from his work of sculpture, painting, and teaching at the University of Washington. Born in Seattle, Tsutakawa is a Kibei who lived in Japan from the ages of 7 to 17 and later served in the U.S. Army Military Intelligence School. Free with Museum a...

  • Finding Family Stories (1998)

    Jan 22, 1998 - Apr 12, 1998

    This is the third year of Finding Family Stories, an Arts Partnership Project initiated by the Japanese American National Museum in 1995 to create a dialogue among the diverse communities that shape the state of California. In collaboration with the Skirball Cultural Center and the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, this year’s exhibition presents family stories of the Japanese American, Jewish American, and...