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The Smithsonian celebrates Asian Pacific American Heritage Month for May 2009 with films, performances, talks, tours, demonstrations and family programs.
| CALIFORNIA | |
| Location: | Japanese American National Museum (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Los Angeles |
| Date: | through June 21, 2009 |
| Description: | Crossings: Ten Views of America's Concentration Camps exhibition showcases art created during World War II through the eyes of ten unique artists from the past and the present. Crossings places art created during the war alongside contemporary work to demonstrate how artists can provide insight into a dark episode in American history and expose its lasting impact on a community generations later. The exhibition serves as a literal crossing point between generations, an intersection where memory, history, and community are formed and transformed. www.janm.org |
| COLORADO | |
| Location: | University of Colorado Heritage Center |
| City: | Boulder |
| Date: | through June 7, 2009 |
| Description: | Documenting China: Contemporary Photography and Social Change explores the modern essence of the most populous nation on earth. Through the dramatic works of seven Chinese photographers, we see the country from an insider's point of view. The raw black-and-white and color images unveil the truth about China's internal struggle—a battle between modern industrialism and the traditional, agrarian past that has sustained the country for thousands of years. www.cualum.org/heritage/ |
| HAWAII | |
| Location: | Kona Historical Society (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Captain Cook |
| Date: | ongoing |
| Description: | The Kona coffee Living History Farm brings the coffee pioneer's story to life by depicting the daily lives of early Japanese immigrants during the period of 1920-1945. Visitors may walk through the coffee and macadamia nut orchards, tour the historic farmhouse, and visit with the donkey and chickens. Along the way, costumed interpreters are available to talk story and answer questions. www.konahistorical.org |
| Location: | Lyman House Memorial Museum (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Hilo |
| Date: | ongoing |
| Description: | Grandfather's House: An Exhibition on Korea features a full-scale replica of a 1930s Korean home and offers hands-on opportunities to explore life in rural Korea during the 1930s.Grandfather's House is a completely interactive exhibit, allowing visitors to step back in time to Korea in the early decades of the twentieth century. The house features period furnishings and décor. Special public programs offered by the Lyman Museum throughout the year will feature Korean history and culture. www.lymanmuseum.org |
| LOUISIANA | |
| Location: | National World War II Museum (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | New Orleans |
| Date: | through May 17, 2009 |
| Description: | Fighting For Democracy: Who is the "We" in "We, the People"? is a traveling exhibition from the Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, CA). The exhibition uses World War II as a case study to begin discussion about how women and minorities have expanded the meaning of "we" in "we, the people." It looks at the experiences of seven real people and traces their stories throughout the pre-war, war, and post-war periods as examples of the millions of Americans whose lives were affected by the war. They provide ways of helping students to understand the conditions facing Americans before and during World War II. www.nationalww2museum.org |
| NEW YORK | |
| Location: | Rubin Museum of Art |
| City: | New York City |
| Date: | through May 2, 2009 |
| Description: | The Museum will host a Tibetan Crafts Festival for Families; an all day for a celebration of the land of the Snow Lion, including butter sculpture and mandala making, food tastings, scavenger hunts, and a traditional Tibetan parade. Other activities include: theater performances: Sand Mandala Creation with Losang Samten, Tsa-tsa (clay sculpture) and Prayer Flag Making; Thangka Painting Demonstration with Samten Dakpa; Tibetan games; wood Carving with Dolak; Studio; calligraphy, Garuda Amulet making, carpet weaving with Tibetan employees of Odegard, Inc. www.rmanyc.org |
| UTAH | |
| Location: | Utah Cultural Celebration Center |
| City: | West Valley City |
| Date: | through May 31, 2009 |
| Description: | Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon is the first Vietnamese American historical exhibit from the Smithsonian to explore the Vietnamese American experience. Images covering 30 years of Vietnamese immigration are displayed in this traveling exhibition. From undergoing America's longest war in Vietnam to making their mark in American society, Vietnamese Americans have proven themselves as a vibrant and diverse ethnic group—nearly 1.5 million in number—and an integral part of the American fabric. By showcasing themes of challenges, contributions and change, the exhibit emphasizes the vibrant diversity of this ethnic community. www.wvc-ut.gov |
| WASHINGTON | |
| Location: | Odegaard Undergraduate Library |
| City: | Seattle |
| Date: | May 16 - August 16, 2009 |
| Description: | Singgalot: The Ties That Bind Today there are more than 2.5 million Filipino Americans in the U.S. Yet many, including Filipinos themselves, aren't familiar with the details of their history in America: their experiences, rich traditions and culture. "Singgalot" is their story. In 2006, the Smithsonian Filipino American Centennial Commemoration marked 100 years of Filipino migration to the United States with insightful exhibitions, special programs, and an extensive curriculum guide. The exhibition was by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program and organized by SITES. www.lib.washington.edu |
| Location: | Wing Luke Asian Museum (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Seattle |
| Date: | through May 7, 2009 |
| Description: | The Museum will host a Korean history lecture by Dr. Seung-Hee Jeon, who will discuss the issue of the role of art and literature in representation of collective historical memory focusing on Pak Wan-so's autobiographical literature on her Korean War experience. This event is a community program for the exhibit "Still Present Pasts: Korean Americans and the "Forgotten War." www.wingluke.org |
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