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Fueled by Fury with Joan Takayama-Ogawa & Renee Tajima-Peña

2022年11月17日

FREE In Person RSVP Virtual RSVP Join ceramics artist Joan Takayama-Ogawa and award-winning filmmaker Renee Tajima-Peña for a conversation about using their anger at injustice to create powerful art that inspires social change. This conversation is presented in conjunction with the new exhibition, Joan Takayama-Ogawa: Ceramic Beacon, at the Craft in America Center. Image courtesy of Joan Takayama-Og...

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.

Santa Anita Assembly Center Reunion

2017年04月15日

If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. On the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Santa Anita Assembly Center, JANM and the Santa Anita Assembly Center Committee present a reunion and a public remembrance. Following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 and President Roosevelt’s issuance of Executive Order 9066, which paved the way for the mass incar...

Lecture and Discussion—The 100th/442nd’s Campaigns in Vosges, France

2015年10月17日

Sylvie and Hervé Claudon will share their extensive research into the World War II liberation of their native Vosges Mountain region in France. As a young boy, Hervé was fascinated by WWII stories of courage and strength demonstrated by the French Resistance and also by "the Hawaiians," the local name given to the Nisei soldiers who helped to liberate his hometown of Bruyères from a prolonged occupation by Ger...

7th Annual Kokoro Craft Boutique

2015年10月04日

FREE Organized by JANM’s volunteers, the seventh edition of this annual boutique will feature dozens of vendors selling unique jewelry, kimono fabric fashions, handbags, ceramics, origami art, Giant Robot products, and more! Taiko performance by Yuujou Daiko at 1 p.m. Proceeds benefit JANM’s education programs. Make a boutique purchase of $10 or more and receive free same-day museum admission plus 10% di...

JA VIETNAM VETERANS TO MARK MEMORIAL DAY WITH PANEL DISCUSSION MAY 23

2009年05月08日

A panel discussion involving a group of Americans of Japanese Ancestry (AJA) Vietnam Veterans will be held at the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, May 23, beginning at 2 p.m. to help mark the Memorial Day Weekend. The panel will consist of Kenneth Hayashi, who worked in logistical services in Vietnam; David Miyoshi, who was a Marine; Jerry Yamamoto, who worked in stateside services; and Lawrence Taka...

NATIONAL MUSEUM TO HOLD OSHOGATSU: NEW YEAR'S DAY FAMILY FESTIVAL ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2008

2007年12月22日

The Japanese American National Museum will open 2008 with its annual “Oshogatsu: New Year’s Day Family Festival” and also will close its popular exhibition, Landscaping America: Beyond the Japanese Garden(, on Sunday, January 6, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Little Tokyo. The public is invited and admission is free. "Oshogatsu: New Year’s Day Family Festival" will be highlighted by performances, arts and crafts geared...