Saturday, August 24, 2024
Karrye Braxton
Come join the Wharton SoCal Culture Club for a docent tour of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM)!
The mission of the Japanese American National Museum is to promote understanding and appreciation of America’s ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the Japanese American experience.
As the national repository of Japanese American history, JANM creates groundbreaking historical and arts exhibitions, educational public programs, award-winning documentaries, and innovative curriculum that illuminate the stories and the rich cultural heritage of people of Japanese ancestry in the United States. JANM also speaks out when diversity, individual dignity and social justice are undermined, vigilantly sharing the hard-fought lessons accrued from this history. Its underlying purpose is to transform lives, create a more just America and, ultimately, a better world.
Our History
The Japanese American National Museum started as a dream, but without funding or a site. Within 20 years of its incorporation, JANM built a campus, traveled exhibitions internationally, became a Smithsonian Affiliate, secured its community’s history and changed how Americans think about Japanese Americans. Learn about JANM’s story.
Where: Japanese American National Museum, 100 North Central Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90012
When: Saturday, August 24, 2024 10:45am -1:00 pm PDT
What: Tour and socialize
Cost: Members & their guests, $10 each. Non-members, $15. Absolutely NO WALK-INS ALLOWED; RSVP and payment required to attend.
How: Passenger car parking is available within very close walking distance for a reasonable fee. Public Transportation:
- JANM is directly across the street from the Little Tokyo/Arts District Station served by Metro light rail lines A and E.
- LADOT Little Tokyo/Arts District Dash A stops at 1st St. and Central Ave. right across the street from the museum.
Space is limited to 20 people, so sign up family & friends today! If you cannot make it, please let us know ([email protected]) asap so that we can release your spot to someone else.
Hosts:
Karrye Braxton WG’86
Karrye collaborates with an emerging merchant bank in South America, specifically in investor relations. Karrye was a U.S. Agency for International Development Foreign Service Officer in Ukraine, before she cofounded and scaled up a firm in US government contracting, focusing on international development in infrastructure advisory services, working globally over 20 years. Karrye also advocated for small businesses and consumers to build greater equity in the global and local economies. She speaks Russian & German and enjoys International Travel & Film as well as Baseball & World Cup Soccer. Karrye grew up in Detroit and hails from a Hampton Roads, Virginia family. She moved from Washington, DC and is excited to join family members in SoCal after spending the pandemic in Atlanta, caring for her elderly father. In addition to her Wharton MBA, Karrye has an AB from Harvard University and a MA In International Relations from The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.
VP of Corporate Development, NANO Nuclear Energy (NASDAQ: NNE)
Wharton SoCal Head of Events
Co-Director of the Wharton Environment and Climate Action Network (WECAN)
Wayne Hao (WG11) is currently the Vice President of Corporate Development for NANO Nuclear Energy, a NASDAQ-listed clean energy technology company that focuses on nuclear microreactors with additional vertically integrated business lines in the nuclear supply chain.
In past roles, Mr. Hao has held leadership positions in successful entrepreneurial ventures including helping build and sell two early-stage startups with successful exits of over $150M in exit value and serving as an investment analyst for an $800M venture investment firm.
Mr. Hao holds an MBA from The Wharton Business School and a BS from Washington University in St. Louis.
