May 29th from 11am to 5pm
API AND NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL:
A Community Benefit for the Japanese American National MuseumA PAY WHAT YOU CAN DAY!
API AND NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL:
A Community Benefit for the Japanese American National Museum
Join us in celebration of Asian, Pacific Island, and Native American cultures through performance, documentary, and more!
A pay what you can day! No one will be turned away.
Activities for the program include:
Films:
"From Bento to Mixed Plate"
"Reaffirmation and Discovery: The First Pow-Wow on Hawaii"
"Crossing the Rainbow Bridge: Our Story"
"Stand up for Justice: The Ralph Lazo Story”
Performances:
Japanese dance group LA Beat
Kawalea Polynesian Dance Group from Eagle Rock
Miwa Lyric
Lecturers:
CSU Northridge Asian American Studies professor, Allan Aquino
Filmmaker and Director of Haramokngna American Indian Cultural Center, Kat High
Crafts:
Ruthie's Origami Corner
Lei making activity
Free food samples from Aloha Cafe (12pm to 2pm)
Participating Community Organizations:
Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA)
Chinatown Service Center (CSC)
Hecho de Mano
American Indian Community Council
AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA)
Haramokngna American Indian Cultural Center
Southern California Indian Center InterTribal Entertainment
Multiracial Americans of Southern California (MASC)
Filipino American Historical Society - Los Angeles (FANHS L.A.)
Other May 29 happenings:
Take a guided tour of COMMON GROUND: The Heart of Community with museum docents
See our temporary exhibits 'Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids by Kip Fulbeck' and 'Textured Lives: Japanese Immigrant Clothing from the Plantations of Hawaii'
The Japanese American National Museum is located at:
100 N Central Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012
Please visit www.janm.org for more information