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From Bento to Mixed Plate: Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Multicultural Hawai'i

May 23, 1999 - November 30, 1999

Museum: Arts and Industries Building

Location: East Gallery

Photographs, artifacts, text, and videos tell the story of Japanese Americans in Hawai'i from immigration to the present and discuss the cultural traditions of the many different ethnic groups who share this island home. Japanese immigrants to Hawai'i shared their lunches (bento) with their co-workers of other ethnic backgrounds. The transformation of Island society from its segregated past to its multicultural present is explored through this tradition of food sharing. The Olomana locomotive, from American History Museum's Railroad Hall, is included in this exhibition. bento = boxed lunch

Catalogue: $18.95 (paper)

Note: Sponsored by the Smithsonian's Asian Pacific/American Studies Program. Organized by the Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, California.