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KCRW Summer Nights ft. DJs Travis Holcombe & SiLVA

2023年07月15日

Join JANM, KCRW, and The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA for an evening of music featuring KCRW DJs SiLVA and Travis Holcombe, food trucks, a beer garden, and free after-hours access to both museums. Come dance with us!

Author Discussion—Shapes, Lines, & Light with Katie Yamasaki

2022年12月03日

FREE Join author Katie Yamasaki as she reads from and discusses her newest picture book that celebrates the life of her grandfather, the acclaimed Japanese American architect Minoru Yamasaki. She will also lead a short interactive art activity connected to the story. This event is appropriate for kids of all ages. Shapes, Lines, and Light: My Grandfather’s American Journey is available at the JANM St...

Setsuko’s Secret: Transformational Stories

2021年10月21日

FREE RSVP TO ATTEND IN PERSON CLICK TO WATCH THE LIVESTREAM Please join for an exciting conversation about Setsuko’s Secret: Heart Mountain and the Legacy of the Japanese American Incarceration. Author Shirley Ann Higuchi, J.D., chair of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, will share her painful transformational journey researching and writing about her family’s history and the Japanese American incar...

Nisei Radicals with Diane Fujino, Ron Fujiyoshi & Miya Sommers

2021年06月05日

Join author Diane Fujino, activist-minister Ron Fujiyoshi, and community organizer Miya Sommers in a conversation around Fujino’s newest book, Nisei Radicals: The Feminist Poetics and Transformative Ministry of Mitsuye Yamada and Michael Yasutake. Fujiyoshi, a long time friend of Yasutake, will share on his experiences working alongside Yasutake with a shared “jubilee liberation praxis.” Sommers will provide...

Art Break: Clay! with Ako Castuera

2021年05月25日

Ako Castuera’s sculptural work is informed by the diverse cultural and environmental features of Southern California, on Tongva Land, where she was born and currently lives. Ako’s sculptural work is a material exploration which draws on mythmaking to give body to personal and global histories, incorporating a variety of mediums including locally gathered and commercial clay, neighborhood yard trimmings, compost, yarn...

Question 27, Question 28 by Chay Yew, directed by Jully Lee

2021年05月08日 - 2021年05月21日

Artists at Play is sharing free theatre for young audiences in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month! What were the experiences of Japanese American women during the World War II concentration camps? How did they keep hope alive for themselves, their families and community? Question 27, Question 28 by Chay Yew uses archival interviews and testimonials to tell their stories of hardship, determination, a...

Art Break: Zines! (with Rosie Yasukochi)

2021年03月23日

Join staff designer and artist, Rosie Yasukochi, for a short workshop where you’ll learn how to make your own zine, or self-published booklet. You’ll also learn a bit about the history of newspapers and independent publishing within the Japanese American community. This workshop is part of a new series of free, lunchtime art workshops that you can do with the supplies you have at home called Art Break. Art Break i...

Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty"

2015年04月19日

Hello! curator Christine Yano leads an exclusive gallery tour. Limited to 20 participants. RSVP to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646. This event has reached capacity; no additional reservations can be accepted.

Textured Lives: Japanese Immigrant Clothing from the Plantations of Hawai`i - Press

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A Life in Pieces: The Diary and Letters of Stanley Hayami - Store

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