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Members Only Curator Tour: “Contested Histories”

2024年12月07日

JANM Members are invited to join exhibition curator Clement Hanami, JANM’s Vice President of Exhibitions and Art Director, for a walkthrough of JANM’s exhibition, Contested Histories: Preserving and Sharing a Community Collection. The exhibition consists of the Eaton Collection, some 400 objects made by Japanese American incarcerees that were saved from the auction block by the incredible efforts of community organiz...

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM STATEMENT ON THE FORCIBLE SEPARATION OF MIGRANT CHILDREN FROM THEIR PARENTS

2018年06月19日

Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum cannot be silent in the face of the administration’s cruel and inhumane policy that forcibly separates children from their parents as they seek entry into the United States. We also cannot remain silent as the administration readies the construction of prison camps to incarcerate these children, especially not on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Civil Libert...

Film Screening—"Toyo Miyatake: Infinite Shades of Gray"

2016年05月14日

FREE A screening of the award-winning film by JANM’s own Watase Media Arts Center about renowned photographer Toyo Miyatake. Miyatake’s thriving practice as a Little Tokyo–based portrait and art photographer was put on pause when he was incarcerated during World War II. However, smuggling a lens and film holder into camp, Miyatake made history by becoming one of the first to photograph the Japanese American co...

Edible Adventures: Public Art and the Sweets of Little Tokyo

2015年03月28日

On this walking tour, participants will see and learn about the many works of public art in Little Tokyo, from commemorative statues to spray-painted wall murals. Asian sweets—such as imagawayaki (red bean cake), dango (sweet dumplings), and mochi ice cream—will be sampled at stores along the way. $40 members, $50 non-members. Sweets and admission to Common Ground: The Heart of Community included; lunch stop i...

"Anime Wong: Fictions of Performance" by Karen Tei Yamashita

2014年04月06日

Anime Wong: Fictions of Performance, written by Karen Tei Yamashita and edited by Stephen Hong Sohn, is a collection of performance texts dating back as early as 1990s to 2013. Yamashita, known for her numerous highly acclaimed novels including Tropic of Orange, Brazil-Maru, and I Hotel, traces her creative roots in theater. This book gathers her artistic, humorous, and insightful stage materials that tackle iden...

"Umami" and "Dashi": The Taste of Japan

2014年03月22日

FREE Mamiko Nishiyama, a Kanbutsu Maestro—a master of preserved foods—will share the culture and history of dashi, the dashi artisans, and will also give practical information on how to integrate dashi ingredients in your daily cooking. Nishiyama is the proprietor of Yagicho Honten, a 300-year-old family owned traditional Japanese grocery shop in Nihonbashi, Tokyo and the leading producer of dashi products like...

Bringing the Circle Together:In Search of History: Navajo Code Talkers

2009年08月20日

Free Screening of In Search of History: Navajo Code Talkers Generously donated by the History Channel, this film examines how Indigenous troops used their Native language to contribute to one of the most vital roles in both World Wars. This film focuses on the Navajo Code Talkers, and will include a walkthrough of the exhibit Fighting For Democracy where Carl Gorman, a Navajo Code Talker, is honored. Special guest...

Film Screening and Book Signing of Projects Celebrating Seiichi Tanaka

2005年11月05日

Two projects explore the contributions of master drummer Seiichi Tanaka, founder and the director of the renowned San Francisco Taiko Dojo. The Way of Taiko written by Heidi Varian and Gayle Yamada's documentary, The Spirit of Taiko, are musts for anyone fascinated by the power of taiko as experienced by one of its leading practitioners.

Help us share the Japanese American story: National Day of Rememberance

2003年02月01日

The incarceration of over 120,000 Japanese Americans during WWII by their own government was unprecedented in U.S. history, yet is still unknown to many. To generate greater awareness of what was the largest constitutional violation of the 20th century, the Japanese American National Museum and the National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA) are offering the award-winning TOYO MIYATAKE: INFINITE ...

A Case Study of Multiculturalism: Japanese Americans in Hawai‘i

1998年10月10日

October 10 and 17, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. October 24, 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m. This course for teachers aims to deepen understanding of the history of both Hawai‘i and the United States as a story of diverse people sharing common dreams, strengths, and challenges. Fee: $15.00. Teachers will receive one salary point credit. For more information, please call Lloyd Kajikawa, Education Specialist at 213.625.0414, ext. ...