Ayomi Yoshida and her assistants install "Yedoensis" at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco during the exhibition, Flower Power (June 23 to Oct. 1, 2017).
Carl Gellert, PhD Candidate, UC Berkeley, discusses art and artifacts from Japan at the Japan Teacher Institute at the Asian Art Museum in partnership with the University of California at Berkeley History–Social Science Project.
Graduate Student Chris Bovbjerg (University of California at Berkeley) gives a talk on "Warriors and the Law: THe History of the OTher Warrior Code" at the Medieval Japan Teacher Institute at the Asian Art Museum. This institute was in partnership with The University of California at Berkeley History-Social Science Project. Lead funding for the Asian Art Museum's Bridge Program is provided by the Bank of America Foundation. Major support provided by The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership, Douglas Tilden, the Koret Foundation, Freeman Foundation, and AT&T.
In remembrance of the 75th anniversary of the incarceration of Japanese Americans in internment camps across the U.S. during World War II, the museum presents a weeklong exhibition featuring When Rabbit Left the Moon, the video artwork of filmmaker Emiko Omori. We welcome Omori, her sister Chizu Omori, psychiatrist Satsuki Ina and artist Masako Takahashi to share their stories and memories of the past, and what it means for us in the present day. Deputy Director of Arts & Programs Robert Mintz will moderate the discussion.
Asian Art Museum Storyteller, Jeff Byers, tells the legend of Bokuden, a famous samurai.
San Francisco Unified School District's Director of Multicultural and World Language Instruction Margaret Peterson moderated a panel discussion with Mr. Bill Sanderson (San Francisco Unified School District), Ms. Ericka Lovrin (George Washington High School), Dr. Midori McKeon (San Francisco Unified School District), and Mr. Yo Azama (North Salinas High School) about world language education policy within the San Francisco Unified School District; the current situation and importance of the Japanese language education; and incentives and opportunities for Japanese language learners at the Japanese Language Symposium held at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco on February 18, 2012.
Professor Andrew Barshay (University of California, Berkeley) discusses the Worlds of Medieval Japan at the Medieval Japan Teacher Institute at the Asian Art Museum.
An introduction to Zen, a form of Buddhism that emphasizes seeking one's own Buddha nature through meditation.
Shodo Harada Roshi, the abbot of Sogenji, a 17th century monastery in Okayama in Japan and international teacher of Rinzai Zen Buddhism, demonstrates his large scale calligraphy works.
