FREE ALL DAY

Learn about Japanese American history and actor/activist George Takei with crafts and activities inspired by our exhibitions, Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066 and New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei.

Presented in collaboration with Kizuna.

ALL DAY ACTIVITIES:

• Kizuna Craft Stations
  Get a head start on Kodomo no hi (Children’s Day, May 5) with our partnering organization, Kizuna. They will teach participants to make koinobori (carp streamers) and origami samurai hats.
• Ruthie’s Origami Corner
  Learn to fold beautiful origami bird pins, much like the ones that were made by incarcerated Japanese Americans during World War II.
• Drawing Activity
  What would you put into an empty suitcase? Draw a few of your favorite things onto our paper suitcases.
• JANM x Kizuna Photo Booth
  What does America mean to you? Tell us by making a slogan or sign and posing with it in our photo booth, brought to you by Nerdbot.
• Comic Book Education
  Learn about famous Japanese Americans the fun way! Assemble and take home our special mini-comic book about the lives of former US Secretary of Transportation (and current Chair of JANM’s Board of Trustees) Norman Y. Mineta and civil rights activists Fred Korematsu and Yuri Kochiyama.
• Paper Puppets
  Make a paper puppet of your favorite notable Japanese American, or other personal hero. Templates will be available.
• Passport Travel
  View New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei and complete the passport we give you. Show your completed passport to a volunteer at the survey table to claim a prize! Limit one prize per person.

SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES:

11:30 a.m. • 1:30 p.m. • 2:30 p.m. • 3:30 p.m.: Story Time
Throughout the day, volunteers from JANM and Kizuna will read stories that share the Japanese American experience.

1 p.m.–4 p.m.: Spam Musubi Workshop
Volunteers from Kizuna will lead a workshop on how to create this delicious and uniquely Japanese American treat.

Plus, free admission all day to see:

For more up-to-date information about this event, please vist the Japanese American National Museums' events page here: http://www.janm.org/events/2017/04/#08