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January 7, 2009
NATIONAL MUSEUM MOURNS PASSING OF HAWAII'S SIEGFRIED 'SIG' KAGAWA AT AGE 77
January 7, 2009
'DREAMS TO DREAMS' VINYL TOY SHOW EXTENDED THROUGH JAN. 25 AT NATIONAL MUSEUM Over 40 Artists Contribute Interpretations of Traditional Japanese Daruma
December 24, 2008
NATIONAL MUSEUM TO BEGIN 2009 WITH OSHOGATSU FAMILY FESTIVAL JANUARY 4 Free Event to Feature Mochitsuki, Storytelling, New Year's Food Tasting, Arts & Crafts
December 23, 2008
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR ALLEN SAY TO LAUNCH LATEST BOOK, 'ERIKA-SAN', JAN. 3, AT MUSEUM Caldecott Medalist Say to Read, Sign Books
December 5, 2008
TARGET FREE FAMILY SATURDAY, 'ARTFULLY YOURS', SET FOR DECEMBER 13 Girligami, Cartoon Workshops Part of Free Family Activities
December 4, 2008
'DREAMS TO DREAMS' VINYL SHOW FEATURES INTERPRETATIONS OF TRADITIONAL DARUMA DOLL Show Runs Through January 4, 2009
November 26, 2008
NATIONAL MUSEUM MARKS PASSING OF TRUSTEE WILLIAM 'MO' MARUMOTO
November 21, 2008
'THE PINK DRESS' PUPPET PERFORMANCE SET FOR NATIONAL MUSEUM DEC. 6 Story of Japanese American Teenager in WW II Camp Based on True Story
November 7, 2008
AUTHOR OPPENHEIM TO DISCUSS BOOK, 'STANLEY HAYAMI, NISEI SON' NOV. 15 Hayami's Diary from 1942-1944 Provides Unique Insight into Young Nisei's Life
October 31, 2008
'BRILLIANT BEATS' THEME FOR TARGET FREE FAMILY SATURDAY NOV. 8
October 29, 2008
AUTHOR OF 'SOLDIERS OF CONSCIENCE' TO SPEAK AT MUSEUM ON NOVEMBER 1 Dr. Shirley Castelnuovo to Discuss Story of JA Resisters
October 18, 2008
PANEL TO RECALL, DISCUSS RENDITION OF JAPANESE LATIN AMERICANS Over 2,200 People Swept Away During WWII, Held in U.S. Internment Camps
October 4, 2008
AUTHOR DAVID MURA TO READ FROM LATEST NOVEL ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 Famous Suicides of the Japanese Empire Explores Japanese American Family Issues
October 2, 2008
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION RETROSPECTIVE ART EXHIBIT OPENS AT MUSEUM OCT. 4 CCF Marks 20 Years of Funding Support of Local Artists
September 18, 2008
ORIGINS OF FORTUNE COOKIE TO BE DISCUSSED AT PROGRAM SEPT. 20 While Fortune Cookie's Invention Has Been in Dispute, Everyone Agrees It Is Not Chinese
September 11, 2008
ID FILM FEST TO FOCUS ON GLOBAL ASIAN IDENTITY Inaugural Festival Set for Sept. 25-28 to Unveil Rarely Seen Documentaries
September 3, 2008
STORYTELLING, WORKSHOPS, ARTS & CRAFTS HIGHLIGHT TARGET FREE FAMILY DAY SEPT. 13 "Whale of a Tale" Features We Tell Stories, East West Players
August 29, 2008
3 NIKKEI GROUPS TO RECALL VISITS TO JAPANESE CUBANS ON SEPT. 6 Presentation Includes Video, Panel Discussion at National Museum's Democracy Forum
August 28, 2008
UNION BANK OF CA. CEO MASAAKI TANAKA NAMED TO MUSEUM BOARD OF GOVERNORS
August 20, 2008
OHARA SCHOOL OF IKEBANA TO GIVE DEMONSTRATION AUG. 24 One of Three Schools Participating in 'Living Flowers' Exhibition
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