Miné: A Name For Herself, A Performance Salon
Annual Day of Remembrance at the Smithsonian
Miné: A Name for Herself is an original one-woman multimedia performance salon, written by Mary H. Curtin and Theresa Larkin, featuring the art, opinions, and unique perspective of Japanese American artist Miné Okubo, who first came to worldwide prominence with the publication of Citizen 13660, a narrative/visual diary of her internment camp experience.
Time:
Monday, February 19, 2007, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location:
Meyer Auditorium
Freer Gallery of Art
12th Street and Independence Avenue, SW
Metro:
Smithsonian or L’Enfant Plaza
On stage, Miné shared her aesthetic principles and unique art with her audience, as she wove together stories of imprisonment at Tanforan and Topaz during World War II. The performance featured Japanese American actress Cheryl McCarthy and Japanese actress Fumiko Hamada.
Miné was presented by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program and the National Museum of American History in commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 by Franklin D. Roosevelt, which led to the suspension of civil rights for 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry.
The program was also co-sponsored by National Japanese American Memorial Foundation, The Artists’ Collective, Japanese American Veterans Association, Japanese American Citizens League, City of Riverside, and Riverside Community College Trustees.
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