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2019 Natsumatsuri Family Festival

2019年08月10日

Join us for our annual summer celebration featuring Japanese and Japanese American performances, crafts, and activities. Plus, free admission all day to see At First Light: The Dawning of Asian Pacific America and Common Ground: The Heart of Community. Special perks available for JANM members! Be sure to check in at the front desk to get a member sticker so you can take advantage of the perks highlighted below....

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

2019年07月27日 - 2019年07月28日

SOLD OUT Saturday–Sunday, July 27–28 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-member...

Scrapbooking Workshop with Amy Tangerine

2018年05月12日

1 P.M. and 2:30 P.M. FREE Join crafty YouTube star Amy Tangerine for a one-hour session where she will lead participants in putting together a fun scrapbooking page. Bring your own photos or memorabilia. Limited to 25 participants each session; sign-ups begin at 11 a.m. on the day of the event. RSVPs will be released 15 minutes before the workshop time. This free workshop is made possible by...

"Transpacific Borderlands" Exhibition Tour

2018年02月24日

Join curator Kris Kuramitsu for a tour of the Los Angeles portion of the exhibition. Limited to 25 participants. $12 general, free for JANM members. Museum admission included.

Staged Reading—"Reservoir Dogs"

2016年10月02日

PAY WHAT YOU WISH In this unique staged reading, an all-APIA female cast will perform Quentin Tarantino’s classic crime drama, Reservoir Dogs. As a response to the controversial practice of "whitewashing" in Hollywood, in which non-white roles are given to Caucasian actors, No Shortage of Asian Talent (NSAT) was formed to create an outlet for up-and-coming APIA actors and their audiences, and to show Holl...

Members Only Learning at Lunch: Japanese American Photographers

2016年03月11日

In this special edition of Learning at Lunch, bring a brown bag lunch and enjoy an intimate hour with Frank Sata, son of J.T. Sata, a featured artist in our current exhibition, Making Waves. Frank will present and discuss photographs from JANM’s collection that are not on display in the exhibition. RSVPs recommended to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646. Photo: J.T. Sata, Untitled (Man Walking Out of ...

Big Trouble in Little Tokyo presents "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" (2006)

2016年02月04日

Join us for a 10th anniversary screening of the third film in the blockbuster Fast and Furious franchise. A bit of an outlier in the Fast and Furious series, Tokyo Drift follows a different set of characters from the previous films. High school student Sean Boswell, who has a penchant for street racing, is sent to live with his father in Tokyo. He quickly gets involved with a local gang of racers, who practice...

Alternative Projections: Experimental Film in Los Angeles, 1945-1980: Visual Communications

2011年12月04日

Location: Downtown Independent Theater, 251 S. Main Street, LA 90012, 213.617.1033 For more information, visit www.lafilmforum.org or alternativeprojections.com Click here for parking info. $10 general, $6 students/seniors, free for Filmforum, Visual Communications , and Japanese American National Museum members. Tickets can be purchased here. In the course of media art in Los Angeles, the late 1960s and 1...

GIANT ROBOT, JANM TO UNVEIL ZEN GARAGE CONCEPT SHOW DEC. 30 FROM 5 TO 9 P.M.

2010年12月24日

As part of its continuing "Salon Pop" series, Giant Robot and the Japanese American National Museum will unveil the concept exhibition, Zen Garage, developed in collaboration between the National Museum and Eric Nakamura of Giant Robot, on December 30, 2010 and running through February 13, 2011. The display will open from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on December 30 at the National Museum in Little Tokyo in downtown Los Ang...

BRUCE KAJI, EARLY FOUNDERS TO BE RECOGNIZED AT 2010 ANNUAL GALA DINNER ON APRIL 10

2010年03月19日

As part of its year-long celebration of its 25th Anniversary since its incorporation, the Japanese American National Museum will recognize some of its founders at its 2010 Annual Gala Dinner, "25 Years & Beyond: Celebrating the Spirit of Our Community", set for Saturday, April 10, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel. The National Museum was organized when two community groups merged their efforts to build a m...