Panelists will examine the relationship between the US and Japan over the last 50 years, in particular, how each country impacts each other culturally, economically and socially. May is the month to remember your mom. Join us for a fun-filled day of arts, crafts, and workshops. Photo Decoration Workshop Create a special photo project in honor of your mother. Intertwining themes of racism, betrayal, patriotism and identity, the play examines the unique cultural exchange between the Pima-Maricopa Indians who lived on the Gila River Reservation and the Japanese Americans prisoners on the Reservation.
Admission is free.
The National Museum presents the eighth in a series of shamisen performances by California Arts Council recipients and National Museum resident artist Lillian Nakano. This program is made possible through funding from the California Arts Council. Free with National Museum admission. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with Museum Volunteer Bill Shishima. Comfortable clothes and shoes are recommended.