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Member Appreciation Days: Holiday Edition

2019年11月29日 - 2019年12月01日

Friday, November 29 – Sunday, December 1 Members enjoy a 20% discount at the JANM Store and janmstore.com. They also receive free museum admission and a 20% discount at 15 other Southern California institutions, including California Science Center, Museum of Latin American Art, Skirball Cultural Center, and USC Pacific Asia Museum. Visit janmstore.com/membershopping for more details, restrictions, and a complet...

10th Annual Kokoro Craft Boutique

2018年10月07日

FREE ADMISSION TO BOUTIQUE Vendors will be on hand with unique jewelry, kimono fabric fashions, cultural t-shirts, handbags, ceramics, origami, bronze and glass art, Giant Robot products, and more! Taiko performance by Yuujou Daiko at 1 p.m. Admission to the boutique is free. A $20 purchase gets you free museum admission (10/7/18 only) and a 10% discount at local participating Little Tokyo eateries during...

Members Only Program and Reception—"Instructions to All Persons"

2017年02月18日

This event has reached capacity. All members are invited to enjoy a continental breakfast and program to mark the opening of Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066. Program will include remarks by Ann Burroughs, JANM Interim President and CEO; Akira Chiba, the Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles; Dr. Matthew Stiffler, Arab American National Museum Research and Content Manager; a...

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...

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

2014年05月11日

MONDAY–SUNDAY, May 5–11 30th Anniversary Edition Visual Communications, the nation's premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, once again brings the L.A. Asian Pacific Film Fest to JANM for a series of special event screenings and select encores of Festival favorites. Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2014, the Film Festival will bring the best and brightest of new Asian Pacific American cinema to Li...

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

2014年05月10日

MONDAY–SUNDAY, May 5–11 30th Anniversary Edition Visual Communications, the nation's premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, once again brings the L.A. Asian Pacific Film Fest to JANM for a series of special event screenings and select encores of Festival favorites. Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2014, the Film Festival will bring the best and brightest of new Asian Pacific American cinema to Li...

Target Free Family Saturday: Picture This!

2013年05月11日

Celebrate the openings of American Heroes: Japanese American World War II Nisei Soldiers and the Congressional Gold Medal and Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter at this very fun and educational Target Day! ALL DAY CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES: • Create a self-portrait that’s totally you! • Have your portrait taken and make a customized picture frame for it! • Mark your spot in history on our commun...

Supernatural

2013年02月09日 - 2013年03月17日

Traditions are an integral part of every community. Some of these come from superstitions that our ancestors carried with them. Supernatural features the work of Audrey Kawasaki, Edwin Ushiro, and Timothy Teruo Watters—artists who have explored some of these otherworldly concepts, illustrating how traditional ideas have evolved and been adapted over time. Sponsors: Check out photos on our Facebook page. ...

Drifting

2003年10月11日 - 2004年01月04日

Drifting: Nakahama Manjiro’s Tale of Discovery chronicles the adventures of Manjiro, a Japanese boy who in 1841 was shipwrecked with four companions off the coast of Japan and unwittingly played a significant role in cultural understanding between the United States and Japan. Rescued by an American whaler, Manjiro lived in Massachusetts and circumnavigated the globe before returning to Japan in 1851. Japanese auth...

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...