In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage month, the Smithsonian Institution and places across the country honor the culture and diversity of Asian Pacific Americans with exhibits, lectures and other events. Interested in listing your cultural event in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month? Email us at EventRSVP@si.edu.
| CALIFORNIA | |
| Location: | Japanese American National Museum (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Los Angeles |
| Date: | through May 4, 2008 |
| Description: | One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now exhibition showcases 17 contemporary artists from across the U.S. who challenge and extend the category of Asian American art, featuring painting, sculpture, video and installation art. |
| Location: | San Jose City College |
| City: | San Jose |
| Date: | March 7 - June 1, 2008 |
| Description: | The College will host Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon, the first historical exhibit from the Smithsonian to explore the Vietnamese American experience in America. Produced by the Smithsonian's Asian Pacific American Program and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon recounts a journey more than 30 years in the making. 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. |
| 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. |
| Location: | Lyman House Memorial Museum (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Hilo |
| Date: | May 24 - August 24, 2008 |
| Description: | Wearing Propaganda: Textiles on the Homefront in Japan, Britain and the United States offers the rare opportunity to view a unique collection of civilian fashions designed to help promote wartime agendas in three countries. Selected from private and public collections, many of the textiles, especially those from Japan, have never been documented or photographed prior to this exhibition. |
| ILLINOIS | |
| Location: | Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Peoria |
| Date: | April 2008 - June 2009 |
| Description: | The Museum will host the Ten Thousand Springs Pavillion, a scale model of the celebrated and intricate classic Chinese pavilion that stands within the Forbidden City in the heart of Beijing, on loan from the Smithsonian. The model of the pavilion was gifted to the Smithsonian by Dr. Chan Laiwa and the China Red Sandalwood Museum in Beijing, which preserves and perpetuates the ancient Chinese art of red sandalwood carving. |
| TEXAS | |
| Location: | The Crow Collection of Asian Art |
| City: | Dallas |
| Date: | May 17 - October 4, 2008 |
| Description: | The Documenting China: Contemporary Photography and Social Change exhibition is a partnership between the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and Bates College Museum of Art, exploring 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&emdash;a battle between modern industrialism and the traditional, agrarian past that has sustained the country for thousands of years. |
| WASHINGTON | |
| Location: | Wing Luke Asian Museum |
| City: | Seattle |
| Date: | May 31, 2008 |
| Description: | The Museum will open in its new expanded home at the East Kong Yick Building, in the Chinatown-International District with Community Grand Openings on May 31 and June 1. |
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