Calendar of Events — January 2018
All programs are free for JANM members and included with admission for non-members, unless otherwise noted. Events are subject to change.
Reservations are recommended for most programs; you may use the links below. You may also RSVP by emailing rsvp@janm.org or calling 213.625.0414 at least 48 hours in advance. Please indicate the name, date, and time of the program, as well as your name and the number of people in your party. (RSVPs are not accepted for Family Festivals).
For all ticketed events (classes, workshops, food tours, etc.), pre-payment is required to hold your space. Cancellations must be made 48 hours in advance or no refund will be issued.
2018 Oshogatsu Family Festival - Year of the Dog
FREE ALL DAY!
Ring in the new year and celebrate the Year of the Dog with fun arts and crafts, food, cultural activities, and exciting performances!
…and so much more!
Visit janm.org/oshogatsufest2018 for complete schedule of activities.
Sponsored by Los Angeles County Arts Commission and the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs.
CANCELLED: Little Tokyo Walking Tour en Espanol
THIS TOUR HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Learn about Little Tokyo and its history on this special walking tour conducted in Spanish by a JANM volunteer.
$12 members, $15 non-members. Museum admission included. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting. Limited to 20 participants.
Film Screening and Q&A—Mifune: The Last Samurai
Mifune: The Last Samurai, a new film by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki, explores the accidental movie career of Toshiro Mifune, one of the true giants of world cinema.
Mifune made 16 remarkable films with director Akira Kurosawa during the golden age of Japanese cinema, including Rashomon (1950), Seven Samurai (1954), and
The filmmaker will be present for a Q&A following the screening.
Included with museum admission. RSVPs are strongly recommended using the link below.
In the Tateuchi Democracy Forum
Please note that the 2018 Women’s March takes place in downtown Los Angeles on the morning of January 20. Street closures will be in place and traffic and parking may be affected.
Little Tokyo Walking Tour
Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with JANM docents.
$12 members, $15 non-members. Museum admission included. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting. Limited to 20 participants.
Members Only Exhibition Tour: Transpacific Borderlands
Join exhibition curator and JANM VP of Exhibitions Clement Hanami for a gallery tour Transpacific Borderlands. Limited to 25 participants.
RSVP by January 23 using the link below. You can also contact memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.
Jewelry Workshop—Continuing to Work with Washi
Saturday–Sunday, January 27–28
11 a.m.–4 p.m. (both days)
Designed for students who have completed one of our introductory washi classes, this two-day workshop will continue examining the unique properties of washi paper and various methods of working with it to create jewelry.
Explore the challenges of applying washi onto various wooden beads, and experience the excitement of integrating commercial crystal, metal, millefiori, or semi-precious beads with the quiet elegance of washi. By the end of the weekend, each student will have a fully lacquered, single-strand washi necklace, finished with a metal clasp and complemented with a matching pair of earrings.
Bring a shoebox for supplies and a snack/lunch. $64 members, $80 non-members. Materials and museum admission included. Limited to 12 participants.
$25 materials fee has been graciously covered by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs.
In the Koichi & Toyo Nerio Education Center
Film Screening and Discussion—Unsettled: Two Films of Japanese Peru
The Japanese diaspora in Peru has its roots in a vital and restless history that extends back to arrival of the first migrant laborers at Lima’s Callao Seaport. In this program presented in conjunction with Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo, two filmmakers take personal journeys into the Japanese Peruvian experience, uncovering captivating stories of migrants and artists, dissidents and dictators.
Kaori Flores Yonekura’s Nikkei (2011) is an exploration of the filmmaker’s family history in the Americas, while Ann Kaneko’s Against the Grain (2008) documents the work of four artists who defy decades of civil war and tyranny to reimagine Peruvian visual culture. Among those artists is Eduardo Tokeshi, whose work is featured in Transpacific Borderlands.
This program is curated by Renee Tajima-Peña, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker and professor of Asian American Studies at UCLA who will moderate a Q&A with Kaneko and Tokeshi following the screening.
Included with museum admission. RSVPs are recommended using the link below.
In the Tateuchi Democracy Forum
Read a 2010 interview with Kaori Flores Yonekura about her film on Discover Nikkei.
13th Annual Museums Free-for-All
FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY
Along with more than 40 other regional museums, JANM is proud to make museums available to the broadest possible audience by offering free admission on this day. Please note that RSVPs are strongly encouraged.
For a complete list of participating institutions, visit socalmuseums.org/free-for-all.
