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Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement at HIFF (Hawai‘i)

2024年10月12日 - 2024年10月13日

Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement will have its Hawai‘i premiere at the Hawai‘i International Film Festival on Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13, 2024.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 America forever.Featuring rare archival footage, Nobuko M...

VIP/Upper Level Members Opening Reception: "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty"

2014年10月10日

JANM members at the Sustaining Level and above are invited to join Sanrio and the artists and curators for the VIP Opening of Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty.

Japanese and American Cultural Aspects of the Japanese American Experience. Lecture by Professor Art Sakamoto

2012年07月28日

The cultural heritages of Japan and the U.S. are in many ways very different. Japanese society has traditionally emphasized collectivism while American society has long promoted individualism. Being socially situated in the middle of two contrasting societal traditions, Japanese Americans often encounter a great deal of cultural conflict in their personal lives. This lecture will explore these issues using illustrati...

2010 Gala Dinner & Silent Auction -- 25 Years & Beyond: Celebrating the Spirit of Our Community

2010年04月10日

Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel 5:30 PM Reception & Silent Auction 7 PM Dinner & Program The National Museum’s 2010 Gala Dinner theme celebrates the 25th Anniversary of its incorporation and will recognize the collective support and contributions by our dedicated volunteers and community organizations who have laid the foundation for the Museum to become what it is today—the home for our history and our ...

"Nurse of Manzanar": Book Conversation and Self-Publishing Workshop

2009年07月18日

Come hear author Samuel Nakamura discuss his book, Nurse of Manzanar, which retells his mother’s life as a Japanese American nurse following the attack on Pearl Harbor. In addition, he will lead an informative workshop to help you publish your own book or novel!

The 2007 Annual Conference of the California Garden and Landscape History Society

2007年09月28日

California Japanese-style Gardens: Tradition and Practice September 28-30 Organized by the Garden Conservancy and the Los Angeles Conservancy, this three-day conference features lectures covering a range of topics about landscaping and gardening, plus tours of Southern California gardens. For more information or to register visit www.cglhs.org, e-mail conference@cglhs.org or call 323.462.2443.

Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Hinamatsuri Origami Dolls -- Part 2 of 2

2005年02月27日

Part two of this popular craft class. Please refer to the February 26th calendar listing for further information. Note: participants must attend part one.

Return of the Dragon: Crenshaw Boulevard, Bruce Lee, and 1970s Afro-Asian Cultural Connections

2005年01月20日

The National Museum presents a panel discussion exploring issues raised by the exhibition Black Belt. Originally organized by the Studio Museum in Harlem and on view at SMMOA through February 12, Black Belt probes the interconnected effects of multiculturalism on popular culture and art practice. Panelists will include artists, scholars, and others who consider the impact of political movements, demographic shifts...

"Nisei Voices: Japanese American Students of the 1930s Then & Now"

2004年02月01日

by Joyce Hirohata and Paul T. Hirohata, ed. Foreword by Bill Hosokawa Nisei Voices celebrates the lives and documents the orations of Japanese American valedictorians of California public schools in the 1930s. First published by Paul T. Hirohata in his book Orations and Essays (1935), Joyce Hirohata has reprinted the anthology complete with photographs and interviews. The fifty oration manuscripts provide a rare gli...

Kona Coffee House: Songs and Rhythms of Hawai'i

1997年03月27日

Kona Coffee Story Exhibit Series Performance Featuring: Ainahau O Kaleponi Hawaiian Civic Club The first in a series, “Kona Coffe House” offers the best in Hawaiian entertainment while enjoying the Museum’s own Kona coffee and other Pacific Asian treats. You won’t want to miss this extravaganza of 20 performers who will sing, dance and play traditional Hawaiian music in a special tribute to the Kona Coffee Stor...