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DESCRIPTION:The 2010 U.S. Census revealed that the number of people who con
 sider themselves as multiracial is increasing such that\, by the next cens
 us count\, a majority of the Japanese American community will become multi
 racial. Explore the diverse and complex history of the mixed-race and mixe
 d-roots Japanese American experience.\n\n<em>Visible &amp\; Invisible</em>
 \, curated by Cindy Nakashima\, Lily Anne Yumi Welty\, and Duncan Williams
 \, reveals the long &ldquo\;mixed&rdquo\; history in the Japanese American
  community. Starting with the earliest days of immigration\, over a centur
 y ago\, multiracial and multiethnic families and individuals dared to forg
 e unexpected communities and families\, against all odds. The pioneers of 
 Japanese American history took risks and crossed oceans\, embraced new com
 munities\, and established roots in unfamiliar places. They created multir
 acial families and their children became the first Americans of Japanese a
 ncestry. In doing so\, they played a pivotal role in transforming the Unit
 ed States into a place where they&mdash\;and others like and unlike them&m
 dash\;can belong.\n\nThe exhibition also tackles the history of racial seg
 regation and anti-miscegenation laws that prohibited or even criminalized 
 marriages between White and non-White peoples. Laws that prohibited interr
 acial marriage existed in many states as late as 1967\, when they were fin
 ally outlawed by the U.S. Supreme Court case\,&nbsp\;<em>Loving v. Virgini
 a</em>. Today\, the Japanese American community continues to explore quest
 ions of belonging and identity as Hapa Japanese Americans expand notions o
 f family and community\, challenging us to imagine new possibilities for t
 he future.\n\nFor more details &amp\; related programs\, visit: <a href="h
 ttp://www.janm.org/visible-invisible" target="_blank">janm.org/visible-inv
 isible</a>\n<em></em>\n<em>Visible &amp\; Invisible</em>&nbsp\;is a collab
 oration between the USC Hapa Japan Database Project and JANM. The opening 
 of the exhibition is preceded by the five-day Hapa Japan Festival\, April 
 2-6\, 2013&mdash\;a free festival featuring hapa musicians and artists\, a
  comedy night\, readings by award-winning authors\, film screenings of gre
 at documentaries\, and a two day academic conference at USC.
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SUMMARY:EXHIBITION: Visible &amp\; Invisible: A Hapa Japanese American Hist
 ory
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