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DESCRIPTION:Fifteen years after its initial release as part of the groundbr
 eaking exhibition at JANM\,&amp;nbsp\;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.janm.org
 /exhibits/bigdrum&quot;&gt;Big Drum: Taiko in the United States&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&amp;
 nbsp\;will be available online starting Friday\, July 17\, as part of the 
 JANM Digital Film Festival! Featuring America&amp;rsquo\;s pioneering taiko fi
 gures\, this film documents the development of American taiko and includes
  interviews and footage of drum-making and performances that reflect the o
 ngoing transformation and diversification of this exciting performing art.
 \n\nGroup taiko performance only developed in post-war Japan and the Unite
 d States and Japanese Americans played a major role in its growing popular
 ity. With few models to follow\, the original three Nikkei groups in San F
 rancisco\, Los Angeles\, and San Jose built their own drums\, created thei
 r costumes\, and wrote their own music. The result was the original three 
 groups in 1973 grew to over 250 groups throughout North America. In 2005\,
  the exhibition\,&amp;nbsp\;&lt;em&gt;Big Drum: Taiko in the United States&lt;/em&gt;\, ex
 plored the growing phenomenon of taiko (Japanese drum) ensemble performanc
 es through the use of several media presentations\, historic photographs\,
  artifacts\, and interactive activities.\n\n&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.y
 outube.com/watch?v=EETeF9robP8&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;WATCH THE FILM ON YOUTUBE&lt;
 /a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://janmstore.com/collections/museum-pu
 blications/products/big-drum-taiko-in-the-united-states-dvd&quot; target=&quot;_blan
 k&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;\n&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://janmstore.com/collections/museu
 m-publications/products/big-drum-taiko-in-the-united-states-dvd&quot; target=&quot;_
 blank&quot;&gt;The documentary is also available on DVD at the JANM Store.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/st
 rong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;The DVD also features extras\, including historical footage an
 d excerpts from the documentary&amp;nbsp\;&lt;em&gt;Taiko: The Music of the Japanese
  Drums&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp\;(1977).\n\n&lt;strong&gt;15th Anniversary Virtual Celebration&lt;
 /strong&gt;\n\nTune in for a 15th anniversary celebration of the film\,&amp;nbsp\
 ;&lt;em&gt;Big Drum: Taiko in the United States&lt;/em&gt;\, and conversation with cur
 ator&amp;nbsp\;&lt;strong&gt;Sojin Kim&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;and featured performers&amp;nbsp\;
 &lt;strong&gt;Kenny Endo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;(Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble)\,&lt;/s
 trong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;strong&gt;Kay Fukumoto&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;(Maui Taiko)\, &lt;strong&gt;Te
 ddy Yoshikami&lt;/strong&gt; (Soh Daiko)\, &lt;strong&gt;PJ Hirabayashi&lt;/strong&gt; (Arti
 stic Director Emeritus\, San Jose Taiko)\,&amp;nbsp\;and more!&amp;nbsp\;\n\nBe su
 re to watch the film first\, then join us for the Q&amp;amp\;A which will be s
 treamed live on&amp;nbsp\;JANM&amp;rsquo\;s YouTube channel&amp;nbsp\;on Friday\, July
 &amp;nbsp\;24\, from 6&amp;nbsp\;p.m.&amp;ndash\;7&amp;nbsp\;p.m. (PDT).\n\n&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a hre
 f=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpV6EJQ4Juw&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;WATCH THE 
 Q&amp;amp\;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;\n&lt;a href=&quot;https://forms.gle/7ZGVno6CT1TRMwV56&quot; targe
 t=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;\n&lt;a href=&quot;https://forms.gle/7ZGVno6CT1TRM
 wV56&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Submit questions in advance using this form.
 &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;Participants will be able to chat and ask additional q
 uestions live (you will need to be logged in to YouTube to participate in 
 the chat).\n\n&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;JANM Digital Film Festival&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;mdash\;Join 
 us as we dive into films produced by the Japanese American National Museum
 &amp;rsquo\;s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center! Organize a (virtual) screenin
 g party with your friends or family or just get cozy and enjoy the JANM Di
 gital Film Festival from the safety of your own home. We will also have Q&amp;
 amp\;A sessions with the filmmakers and others involved in the projects.&lt;/
 em&gt;
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SUMMARY:JANM Digital Film Festival: Big Drum: Taiko in the United States Q 
 and A
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