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"Iced in Paradise"—Naomi Hirahara’s New Hawai‘i Mystery

2019年09月07日

Iced in Paradise is the newest book from Edgar Award-winning author Naomi Hirahara. In this mystery, follow Leilani Santiago and her family on the island of Kaua‘i as they manage a shave ice shack. When Leilani goes to work one morning, she stumbles upon a dead body, a young pro surfer who was being coached by Leilani’s estranged father. As her father soon becomes the prime murder suspect, Leilani must find the r...

Two-Day Workshop: Continuing Explorations in "Shibori" and Indigo

2019年04月06日 - 2019年04月07日

SOLD OUT Saturday–Sunday, April 6–7 11 a.m.–4 p.m. (both days) In this two-day workshop led by Glennis Dolce, continue working with indigo and shibori dyeing using a broad selection of beautiful fabrics, both vintage and unique. Shibori techniques of itajime, arashi, nui, and more will be practiced with both new and continuing students. Focus on combining techniques. $72 members, $90 non-members...

"What We Carried" Exhibition Tour

2018年07月28日

Join us for a gallery tour of What We Carried: Fragments & Memories of Iraq & Syria. Limited to 25 participants. $12 general, free for JANM members. Museum admission included.

JANM Free Family Days: Identity, My-dentity

2018年05月12日

FREE ALL DAY Join us for a celebration of Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month and JANM’s exhibition, hapa.me – 15 years of the hapa project. Crafts, performances, storytelling, and other activities will explore themes of identity and personal heritage. ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: Koinobori Kite: Color and put together a koinobori (carp kite), a traditional symbol of Kodomo no hi—Children’s Day in...

Edible Adventures: Graze Little Tokyo

2017年03月11日

On this culinary walking tour, explore the hidden corners of Little Tokyo and hear stories of the neighborhood’s past while sampling tasty dishes from its restaurants. Food stops will include renowned mochi makers Fugetsu-Do, mochi ice cream inventors Mikawaya, and popular imagawayaki (red bean cake) seller Mitsuru Café, while neighborhood stops will include Union Church of Los Angeles/East West Players, Koya...

Film Screening and Panel Discussion—"Sleeping on Potatoes"

2016年07月23日

Sleeping on Potatoes: A Lumpy Adventure from Manzanar to the Corporate Tower The late Dr. Kaworu Carl Nomura was a brilliant Nisei physicist involved in some of the most notable technological advances of the 20th century, including the commercial production of silicon wafers for computer memory chips. In this short documentary shot by Ellen Frick in the later years of Nomura’s life, the scientist reflects on the s...

JANM Free Family Days: Okinawan Traditions

2015年07月11日

FREE ALL DAY In conjunction with the opening of Sugar/Islands: Finding Okinawa in Hawai‘i, join us for a day of performances, crafts, and activities celebrating Okinawan culture. ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: Okinawan Shiisaa: Resembling a cross between a dog and a lion, the shiisaa is a mythical beast believed to have the power to ward off evil. Statues of shiisaa are often seen in front of buildin...

Hidden Legacy: Japanese Traditional Arts in the World War II Internment Camps

2014年04月05日

Premiere Promotional Screening For over twenty years, executive producer Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto, a teacher and performer of the 13-stringed Japanese zither known as the koto, has researched the history of Japanese traditional performing arts as practiced in the camps. She tracked down, located, and interviewed both teachers and students from most of the ten main prison camps. Her fascination with the subject bega...

FAMILY TO PRESENT ISSEI WOMAN'S POETRY AT PROGRAM SET FOR NOV. 6

2010年10月30日

The daughter and granddaughter will make a special presentation of the Japanese poetry and life of Shizue Harada in a program set for Saturday, November 6, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum. The Uyeki family will present a reading of Sanae, Senryu Poet: Her Life in 5-7-5, highlighted with accompanying visual images called haiga created by her granddaughter. Shizue Harada came to the Unit...

ID FILM FEST TO FOCUS ON GLOBAL ASIAN IDENTITY

2008年09月11日

The inaugural ID Film Fest, a new festival dedicated to contemporary digital films that explore and celebrate identity crisis in the diverse Asian/Pacific Islander communities, will showcase an international line-up of new and first-time locally-screened documentaries from Thursday, Sept. 25 through Sunday, Sept. 28, at the Japanese American National Museum’s Democracy Forum. The screenings are free to National Museu...