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Learn about two techniques Ernie Kim used to decorate the surfaces of his ceramics.

Objective: Students will investigate and research the history of arts organizations and their contributions in the Bay Area.

Objective : Students will explore Chiura Obata’s artwork as an introduction to political art during the WWII era. They will further consider the experiences of Japanese Americans during incarceration, before creating their own political art.

Objective: Students will explore primary documents, like Chiura Obata’s paintings, to understand the severity of the 1906 SF Earthquake.

Jeff Byers, a storyteller at the Asian Art Museum, tells a Japanese folktale about a badger and a magic fan in front of the museum’s tearoom.

Students will consider the ways art can be used as activism in the context of Environmentalism and National Park Preservation.

Chinese operas are very long and feature complex narratives with a large number of characters. Have fun coloring in these sheets based on Chinese opera prints in the Asian Art Museum’s collection.