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The Crimson Kimono at the Academy Museum

2024年07月21日

JANM is a Community Partner for the Academy Museum’s screening of the 1959 film The Crimson Kimono. JANM’s Chief Curator Karen Ishizuka is introducing the film. About the FilmJames Shigeta and Glenn Corbett depict two Los Angeles detectives who fall in love with the same woman, Christine (Victoria Shaw), in Samuel Fuller’s 1959 noir The Crimson Kimono. Fuller’s groundbreaking feature stimulates more than a sensationa...

Asobi at JANM: Mini-zines with Mya Worrell

2024年07月11日

Have you been able to take a break this month? Do you think about journaling, doodling, and crafting all the time, but can never get a moment to actually start? Come make a zine with Mya Worrell! They’ll bring the supplies and plenty of creative prompts to get you started. You’ll learn how to make a variety of unique zines that use just one piece of paper. Enjoy specially crafted cocktails and mocktails from our n...

J. T. Sata Exhibition: Curator Tour with Dennis Reed and Naomi Hirahara

2024年06月15日

Join exhibition curator Dennis Reed and special guest, author Naomi Hirahara, for a walkthrough of JANM’s exhibition, J. T. Sata: Immigrant Modernist. The exhibition comprises sixty photographs by J. T. Sata, photographs of Sata’s concentration camp paintings and drawings, and family artifacts from camp. Reed will talk about Sata’s photography and legacy as well as the process of curating the exhibition. Hirahara wil...

11th Annual Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest Awards Ceremony

2024年06月01日

All of the winning and honorable mention stories will be available on Discover Nikkei. READ HERE Marvel at the amazing ways creative writers and actors expand the fictional boundaries of the Japanese American experience at the 11th Imagine Little Tokyo Short Story Contest Awards Ceremony!2024 marks the 140th anniversary of Little Tokyo, and this year’s event will be a vibrant celebration, its history and culture by t...

Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement at Chicago Asian American Showcase

2024年05月19日

Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement will have its Chicago premiere at the Chicago Asian American Showcase on May 19, 2024. Director Quyên Nguyen-Le and subject Nobuko Miyamoto will join in dialogue at the screening. Experience this new sweeping documentary from JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center and PBS SoCal that follows the life of visionary artist-activist Nobuko Miyamoto and her work that changed Asian A...

LITTLE TOKYO-ALIGNED GROUPS UNITE IN OPPOSITION TO USE OF FORT SILL AS DETENTION CENTER

2019年06月21日

Los Angeles, CA—Representatives of several community organizations located in or aligned with Little Tokyo will protest the White House’s plans to use Fort Sill in Oklahoma as a detention center for immigrant children and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention practices in general on June 27, 2019, at 7 p.m., on the plaza of the Japanese American National Museum. The groups are demanding an end to the inhuma...

Members Only Exhibition Tour: "hapa.me – 15 years of the hapa project"

2018年09月08日

Join exhibition creator Kip Fulbeck for a gallery tour of hapa.me. Space is limited to 25 participants. RSVP by September 4 using the link below. You can also contact memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

YASUO KUMODA, KNOWN AS 'MR. TOFU', TO DISCUSS CHALLENGE OF POPULARIZING TOFU IN U.S.

2012年03月10日

Yasuo Kumoda, whose autobiography is entitled They Call Me Mr. Tofu, will make a presentation on the challenges of convincing Americans on the health benefits of eating tofu at a free Tateuchi Public Programs set for the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, March 17, beginning at 1 p.m. Besides the presentation, there will be a product demonstration and free samples will be provided. Kumoda had started a...

Fred T. Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution: Forum for Educators

2011年01月06日

California Assemblymembers Warren Furutani and Marty Block authored Assembly Bill 1775, which establishes January 30 as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution to encourage schools across the state to teach students about Fred Korematsu’s story and its relevance in today’s post-9/11 environment. The first Fred Korematsu Day will be celebrated on January 30, 2011, on Fred Korematsu’s birthday. Ka...

UCLA Extension One-Day Program: Boyle Heights: The Power of Place

2002年10月05日

This one-day program brings together a panel of curators, designers, educators, and scholars to discuss the history and transformation of Boyle Heights, a longtime gateway for newcomers to Los Angeles. In addition, curators guide students through the exhibit's artifacts, photographs, original artwork, and interactive environments which present a multivocal interpretation of the neighborhood. Participants will also vi...