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Film Screening and Discussion—"Our Man in Tokyo (The Ballad of Shin Miyata)"

2018年02月24日

If you missed the program, you can watch the post-screening discussion and performance online on JANM’s YouTube channel. Join us for the premiere screening of a new documentary film exploring the struggles and obsessions of Shin Miyata, a Tokyo–based record label owner, music promoter, and cultural ambassador who has been distributing Chicano music and bringing East Los Angeles bands to Japan fo...

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM MOURNS THE PASSING OF U.S. SENATOR DANIEL K. INOUYE

2012年12月21日

The Japanese American National Museum mourns the loss this week of an exceptional leader and friend, U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye. Distinguished World War II veteran, Medal of Honor recipient, and true public servant, Senator Inouye was a long standing champion for civil rights and social justice. He served as leader and advisor to many institutions across the country, including the Japanese American National Muse...

"Bridge of Scarlet Leaves" by Kristina McMorris

2012年07月14日

FREE! This critically acclaimed World War II novel tells the story of Maddie Kern, an aspiring violinist who secretly elopes with her Japanese American boyfriend—the night before Pearl Harbor is bombed. When her beloved Lane is interned at a relocation camp, Maddie dares to remain at his side. Behind barbed wire, tension simmers and the line between patriot and traitor blurs. As Maddie strives for the hard-won acc...

'YEAR OF THE DRAGON' THEME FOR MUSEUM'S FREE OSHOGATSU FAMILY FESTIVAL ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 8

2011年12月30日

The Japanese American National Museum’s 2012 Oshogatsu Family Festival is set with the theme, "Year of the Dragon", for Sunday, January 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Little Tokyo. The event, which is free and open to the public, features hands-on arts and crafts activities, food demonstrations and tastings and taiko performances. In Japanese culture, the Asian zodiac consists of 12-year cycles, with each year in th...

Screening of "Farewell to Manzanar"

2011年10月23日

In 1976, the TV film “Farewell to Manzanar,” based on the book by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, was broadcast on NBC. Rarely seen since, the film will be screened and, for the first time ever, DVD copies will be available through the Museum Store. Join Director John Korty for a Q&A following the screening. $25 Members; $30 non-members, includes admission and a complimentary copy of the DVD. Read about th...

ORIGINAL OPERA PIECE, 'WHITE BIRD OF POSTON', TO BE PERFORMED MAY 15 AT MUSEUM

2011年05月07日

The Los Angeles Opera’s In School Opera program with Secondary Schools will present the original piece, "White Bird of Poston", on Sunday, May 15, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum. Composed by Eli Villanueva with librettist Leslie Stevens, the "White Bird of Poston" is a 47-minute opera featuring four professional principal singers, three professional musicians and original sets, costum...

PUBLIC PROGRAM TO HONOR QUAKERS' SUPPORT OF NIKKEI DURING WW II SET FOR JUNE 5

2010年05月22日

A special public program, "Quakers: Friends of the Japanese American Community", commemorating the courageous support provided by the American Friends Service Committee to Japanese Americans during World War II, will be held on Saturday, June 5, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum. The program is sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress (NC...

Summer Film Festival: "Eyewitness: Stan Honda - Reflections of a Photojournalist"

2009年06月04日 - 2009年06月14日

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center, the National Museum will continuously screen Eyewitness: Stan Honda - Reflections of a Photojournalist. Following the devastation of the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001, photojournalist Stan Honda's extraordinary images of dazed, dust-enveloped victims riveted the public's attention to the covers and pages of national maga...

For Alice with Love: Celebrating the Music of Alice Coltrane

2007年08月09日

The Coltrane name is synonymous with deeply creative, passion-filled modern music. This special evening is a tribute to the legacy of the family matriarch, the late Alice Coltrane (1937-2007), whose approach to the piano was nothing short of genius. Performers include her beloved Ashram Community Choir and The Universal Consciousness Orchestra featuring vocalist Dwight Trible. The concert will also include a set by M...

The Art of Native American Basketry

1998年02月22日

Family Art Workshop At the Skirball Cultural Center Apache/Blackfoot artist and educator Rose Figueroa will introduce families to the craft, uses, and importance of basket making in Native American culture. Participants will make a wicker-style basket using reeds the artist hand dyes herself with natural materials. Reservations recommended. Free with Museum admission. For reservations and further information...