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Museum Store Sunday

2021年11月28日

November 28, 2021, will mark the fifth annual Museum Store Sunday. To celebrate the new 101 Americans Tea Cup, any tea cup or mug purchase on that day will be paired with a sample of one of our signature Generations Teas. Your sample of tea will be chosen for you from our selection. (One tea sample per cup ordered) 101 Americans Tea Cup

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...

Stronger Together: Black Liberation and Asian Solidarity

2020年11月19日

The USC Pacific Asia Museum, the Chinese American Museum, and the Japanese American National Museum present Stronger Together: Black Liberation and Asian Solidarity. Join a discussion on this historic moment in the movement for Black lives, and the importance of cross-movement solidarity and coalitional consciousness. Panelists include Melina Abdullah, Co-founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and Professor...

Tea & Letter Writing: Writing for Freedom

2020年08月19日

FREE For many currently incarcerated individuals, letters are one of the only means of communication with loved ones or supporters. These letters become messages of solidarity, hope, and future liberation. In this session, we will be writing to those currently incarcerated in San Quentin State Prison and reflecting on what freedom for all truly means in this time. Gather with us in the comfort of your own home ...

JANM STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH BLACK LIVES MATTER

2020年06月03日

Los Angeles, CA – The Japanese American National Museum stands with Black communities across the country and we redouble our commitment to opposing racism, prejudice, and discrimination in all its forms. We will continue to find ways to contribute to the ongoing dialogue about race and an ethical reckoning with the disparities in our society. As we feel the anguish at the murder of George Floyd and the anger at th...

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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