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Members Only Learning at Lunch: Kodomo no Hi

2018年05月05日

Bring a brown bag lunch and join JANM collections staff as they look at a selection of artifacts focused on the history and traditions of Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day). Space is limited. RSVP by May 1 using the link below. You can also contact memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

Two-Day Craft Workshop—Indigo and Shibori in the 21st Century

2016年08月06日 - 2016年08月07日

Saturday, August 6–Sunday, August 7 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Enjoy two days of indigo dyeing with a focus on learning how the dye takes to different textiles. Shibori techniques to be explored include arashi, itajime, and nui, as well as combined and invented techniques. Material kits will include handouts, threads, and many types of vintage kimono silks as well as some cottons, bamboo, hemp, and other natural fi...

JANM Free Family Days: What's Cookin'?

2015年10月10日

FREE ALL DAY Join us for a day of food and fun with a green/sustainability theme. ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: Decorate a re-useable lunch bag to take to school each day. Put your own unique designs on a re-useable water bottle. At Ruthie’s Origami Corner, learn how to make paper onigiri (Japanese rice ball treats). SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES: 12 p.m.–3 p.m.: Balloon Monsoon will make ...

Hello Kitty Crochet Workshop

2015年04月19日

This program is sold out. Learn the art of amigurumi (miniature toy crochet) and make your own Hello Kitty-inspired charm to decorate your keychain, zipper pull, or purse. Instructor Cheryl Cambras will cover chain stitch, single crochet in the round, and increase/decrease crochet techniques. For all skill levels. Recommended for ages 14 and up. Class includes a one-hour break to view Hello! Exploring the Super...

Border Crossings: "A Flicker in Eternity"

2011年11月12日

Presented by Visual Communications, the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts center. In this installment of “Border Crossings,” an ongoing exploration of community and society through cinema and media arts, we are pleased to present the World Premiere of A Flicker in Eternity, by Ann Kaneko and Sharon Yamato. A Flicker in Eternity is a documentary that tells the true World War II story of Stanley Hay...

"442: Live With Honor, Die With Dignity " a film by Junichi Suzuki

2010年11月11日

In honor of Veterans Day, this screening is FREE! During World War II, Japanese American soldiers of the 442nd Infantry Regiment fought not only the enemy but also prejudice and racial discrimination in the U.S. Theirs was an ironic situation, fighting for a country that had branded them as enemies. But these young men bravely volunteered and proven their loyalty as patriotic Americans. By the end of the war, the 4...

Book Reading: " World War II Alien Internment " by John Christgau

2010年08月28日

WORLD WAR II ALIEN INTERNMENT BY JOHN CHRISTGAU They were called aliens and enemies. But the World War II internees John Christgau writes about were in fact ordinary people victimized by the politics of a global war. The Alien Enemy Control Program in America was born with the United States’s declaration of war on Japan, Germany, and Italy and lasted until 1948. In all, 31,275 “enemy aliens” were imprisoned in camps...

Japanese Hospital: Caring for the Pre-War Nikkei Community

2010年04月11日

For the early Issei immigrants, access to medical care was limited. Five Issei doctors sued the State of California after being denied papers of incorporation to build a hospital. The case, Jordan vs. Tashiro, was finally won in the U.S. Supreme Court in 1928. Japanese Hospital was opened in Boyle Heights in 1929. Dr. Troy Kaji will present the history of the historic case and the establishment of the Japanese Hos...

Lasting Beauty

2005年02月06日 - 2005年07月24日

Art teacher Mabel Rose Jamison wrote, “a good painting is a thing of lasting beauty” in testament to the ambitious mural project undertaken by eight of her students at Rohwer High School. At any school during any time period, such a project would require a teacher of immense dedication, and students with profound maturity and skill. What makes the story of these murals particularly extraordinary is that it took place...

Making Waves

The Making Waves: Japanese American Photography, 1920–1940 exhibition took an in-depth look at pre-war Japanese American photographers and photography clubs along the Pacific coast whose works were exhibited and published internationally to considerable acclaim. Sadly, much of this output was lost or destroyed during the forced incarceration of Japanese Americans at the onset of World War II. These profiles were prod...