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NANCY ARAKI RETIRES AS THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AT THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM

2013年10月15日

Los Angeles – Nancy Araki, Director of Community Affairs at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) retired on September 30, 2013 after twenty-eight years of groundbreaking work and dedication to the National Museum. Since its earliest days, JANM has been under the thoughtful, visionary guidance of Nancy Araki. She was the first hired employee at the National Museum in 1985. Before JANM was established, Nancy...

‘MARVELS & MONSTERS’ EXPLORES IMAGES AND CHARACTERS OF ASIANS AND ASIAN AMERICANS FEATURED IN COMIC BOOKS

2013年10月02日

Los Angeles—The Japanese American National Museum is pleased to present Marvels & Monsters: Unmasking Asian Images in U.S. Comics, 1942-1986 from October 12, 2013 to February 9, 2014. Through a selection of images from comic books representing four turbulent decades, Marvels & Monsters illustrates how evolving racial and cultural archetypes defined America’s perceptions of Asians. This exhibition draws from noted sci...

Legacy of Japanese American Activism: Building an Intergenerational Community Movement

2011年11月05日

An intergenerational conference of Nikkei activists to take action around critical issues in the Japanese American community. Pre-registration & lunch (by Oct 31) is $5 and onsite registration & lunch is $10. To register or for more information, visit jalegacy2011.wordpress.com.

Point of Departure: Yuriko in Conversation with Mindy Aloff and Bonnie Rychlak

2006年03月12日

Isamu Noguchi and Martha Graham shared a respect for aesthetic clarity--organic movements, direct gestures--and their partnership resulted in Noguchi designing twenty-one sets for Graham's company. As one of Graham's principal dancers for over two decades, Yuriko has a degree of knowledge about Noguchi and Graham's collaborative efforts possessed by few others. Writer, scholar, and educator, Mindy Aloff, and the ...

"Letters to the Valley: A Harvest of Memories" by David Mas Masumoto

2005年03月20日

Sparked by an editor's comment that "creating a good column is like writing a letter to a friend," farmer and award-winning author David Mas Masumoto's column for the Fresno Bee is written in the form of letters. From the unique perspective of a farmer on a working farm, he talks about the deep concerns we all share dealing with change and trying to protect and preserve a way of life. Masumoto's farming and his commu...

Fresh Words & Actions: "Manzanar: The Story of an American Family"

2004年05月20日

This musical explores the upheaval and discrimination Japanese Americans endured during World War II when the government ordered all people of Japanese descent to be interned. Twelve-year-old Margaret has dreams of becoming a big band singer, but her hopes are shattered by the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Margaret's life is changed forever as she and her family are relocated to the Manzanar concentration camp. Manzana...

Conscience, the Constitution and the Japanese American Draft Resistance of World War II

2001年10月27日

The emotion surrounding the issue of the Japanese American draft resistance during World War II may be better understood and appreciated by joining us in confronting a controversy that time has not put to rest. A panel moderated by Professor Arthur Hansen that includes Frank Abe, producer of the film Conscience and the Constitution; Professor Eric Muller of the University of North Carolina School of Law, author of Fr...

An Afternoon of Nagauta Shamisen Music and Dance

2001年05月19日

Featuring: Lillian Nakano, Fujima Ryusei, Tom Kurai and the Sanmi Ensemble (National Museum's shamisen class) The National Museum presents the eighth in a series of shamisen performances by California Arts Council recipients and National Museum resident artist Lillian Nakano. This program is made possible through funding from the California Arts Council. Free with National Museum admission.

New Exhibition: "A Process of Reflection: Paintings by Hisako Hibi" Opens July 27

1999年07月27日

A Process of Reflection: Paintings by Hisako Hibi, a new exhibition organized by the Japanese American National Museum devoted to the art and life of issei (first generation Japanese American) woman artist Hisako Hibi (1907–1991) opens Tuesday, July 27 in the Museum’s new Pavilion. This new exhibition features paintings never before exhibited in Los Angeles and includes many of Hibi’s oil-on-canvas paintings made w...

Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty - Events

Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. Listed below are public programs presented at the Japanese American National Museum in conjunction with Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, check out our Events Calendar.