Loja on-line do Museu Nacional Nipo-Americano
A premiada Loja do Museu do Museu Nacional Nipo-Americano apresenta mercadorias asiáticas-americanas distintas para todas as ocasiões e gerações. Sua linha de produtos exclusiva representa a essência da experiência nipo-americana, ao mesmo tempo que promove a apreciação da diversidade étnica e cultural da América. Todas as receitas da Loja do Museu apoiam programas e exposições do Museu.
Os artigos desta série foram escritos originalmente para a loja online do Museu Nacional Nipo-Americano [janmstore.com] para fornecer uma compreensão mais profunda dos autores, artistas e tradições apresentados na loja.
Stories from this series
City Girls: O mundo social Nisei em Los Angeles, 1920-1950
17 de Setembro de 2014 • Cathy Haruka Uechi
Em City Girls: The Nisei Social World in Los Angeles, 1920-1950 , a autora Professora Valerie Matsumoto abriu uma cápsula do tempo nos cofres da história americana, concentrando-se na vida das mulheres Nisei em Los Angeles e em suas façanhas de clube e comunidade. envolvimentos que abrangem três décadas - pré-guerra, Segunda Guerra Mundial e pós-guerra. City Girls narra o papel das mulheres nisseis como “marcadoras de respeitabilidade familiar” e representantes visíveis da comunidade durante uma época repleta de barreiras …
Author Hiroshi Kashiwagi: From Togan Soup to Plums Can Wait and Beyond, the Life of an American
13 de Janeiro de 2014 • Edward Yoshida
“Why was I, an American citizen, thrown in prison without cause, without due process? I had registered for the draft, as required of citizens of my age and sex in 1942; why were they questioning my loyalty now? How could they do that? … If they restored my status as a rightful citizen, let me go free, out of this prison, I would do anything required of me. Why should I answer the questions?” Regarding the loyalty questionnaire, or registration, …
Author Lane Hirabayashi: A Family Affair - Part 2
13 de Setembro de 2013 • Edward Yoshida
Read Part 1 >>Perhaps the most important takeaway that we can apply to our own lives is how Gordon practiced what he preached. Combined with his Quaker membership and his early roots observing the honesty and integrity of his parents and other cooperative members, Gordon masterfully walked the fine line of not only being unapologetic for his beliefs, but also not being disrespectful of others who either did not share his beliefs or complied with the WWII orders and joined …
Author Lane Hirabayashi: A Family Affair - Part 1
6 de Setembro de 2013 • Edward Yoshida
“Let me add, however, that in refusing to register, I am well aware of the excellent qualities of the army and government personnel connected with the prosecution of this exclusion order. They are men of the finest type, and I sincerely appreciate their sympathetic and honest efforts. Nor do I intend to cast any shadow upon the Japanese and the other Nisei who have registered for evacuation. They have faced tragedy admirably. I am objecting to the principle of this …
Author Mark H. Rawitsch: More Than Just a House
17 de Julho de 2013 • Edward Yoshida
“I won’t sell. You can murder me, you can throw me into the sea, and I won’t sell.” Mr. Jukichi Harada’s sharp yet courageous response was unlikely to be the type of exchange he envisioned carrying on with his American neighbors when he left Japan permanently in 1903, never to see his parents, brother, or sisters again. For Issei, such as Mr. Harada, who were ineligible for U.S. citizenship, owning a building or land became that much more significant in …
Naomi Hirahara – Strawberry Yellow
8 de Março de 2013 • Leslie Yamaguchi
Fans of Naomi Hirahara should prepare to turn off their cell phones and curl up in their favorite reading chair. Their most beloved detective, Mas Arai, will put his investigative skills to work once again in Hirahara’s newest novel, Strawberry Yellow. Upon learning of his second cousin Shug’s sudden death, Mas returns to Watsonville, a small town in Northern California. Mas’ plan to make a brief appearance in his hometown to attend the funeral is quickly thwarted when Minnie, Shug’s …
