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East West Players: A Writers’s Gallery Reading of "Washer/Dryer"

2014年10月16日

FREE! JANM is pleased to host the East West Players’ reading of Washer/Dryer, an exciting new play by Nandita Shenoy.

"Dodgers: Brotherhood of the Game" Upper Level Members' Preview Reception

2014年03月28日

Upper Level Members are invited to join us to celebrate the opening of the Dodgers: Brotherhood of the Game exhibition.

EXCERPTS OF 'HOGOZ', ONLINE COMEDY SERIES SET IN WW II CAMP, TO BE SCREENED APRIL 3

2011年03月23日

An online comedy series, "Hogoz", set in a fictional government-run World War II camp, will have excerpts from five of its episodes screened at the Japanese American National Museum on Sunday, April 3, beginning at 2 p.m. with the show’s creator/writer John Powers on hand to discuss his series and to answer questions. Pronounced "hoe-goes", the series creates a fictional situation based on actual history. During W...

The Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment Presents: The Legacy Series

2011年03月03日

Please note that this event has been canceled. An evening of candid conversations with the most successful and influential leaders in the entertainment industry, these seminars are an opportunity to gain first-hand insights and perspectives in a master class setting reminiscent of Bravo’s “Inside the Actors Studio.” Keep checking back for program information! Presented in partnership with the Coalition of As...

The Pavilion: Home, Community, History— Celebrating Ten Years of Building a Legacy

2009年04月25日

The Japanese American National Museum announced its 2009 program theme celebrating the opening of its Pavilion with year-long slate of public programs and special events that will review the work by the National Museum in the last decade. The first of these themed-programs is the National Museum’s 2009 Annual Gala Dinner, "The Pavilion: Home, Community, History—Celebrating Ten Years of Building a Legacy", which wil...

“Landscaping America: Beyond the Japanese Garden” to Explore Influence of Japanese American Gardeners

2007年06月05日

The Japanese American National Museum will premiere its latest exhibition, Landscaping America: Beyond the Japanese Garden, which explores the history and influence of Japanese-style gardens and Japanese American gardeners on the American landscape, on Sunday, June 17, 2007 and running through January 6, 2008. Since the first Japanese-style garden was exhibited at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, in...

Shades of Meaning: Photographs, Family, and Memory with Deborah Willis, Ph.D.

2005年12月10日

Deborah Willis, Professor of Photography and Imaging at NYU, is an internationally respected authority on photographs and family history. A recipient of the MacArthur? Foundation "Genius" award, Willis brings fresh and accessible perspectives on the role of photographs in the making and carrying of meaning among families.

Ikebana Presentation with the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, Los Angeles Chapter

2004年04月24日

Isamu Noguchi was a friend and colleague of Sofu Teshigahara, founder of the Sogetsu Ikebana School. In this program, students from the Los Angeles-based school will give a demonstration and speak about the art of flower arranging. Members of the school will also create various arrangements for display at the National Museum throughout the run of the show.

Exclusive Preview for all Current Members to celebrate the opening of the exhibition, "Boyle Heights: The Power of Place"

2002年09月07日

All current National Museum members are invited for an exclusive preview of Boyle Heights: The Power of Place. Guided tours will be available and light refreshments will be served. RSVP required. To RSVP for this event, please contact Mavi Llamas at 213.830.5686.

"From Our Side Of The Fence" Presents Writings Of Former World War II Camp Inmates At Reading At Japanese American National Museum Sept. 29

2001年09月29日

Although comparisons have recently been made between the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. and the consequences of Pearl Harbor, many voices from Japanese and Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II have yet to be heard on the subject. Eleven first-person accounts of what it was like to live in a World War II U.S. concentration camp where thousands of Americans of Japanese ancestry wer...