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

2018年08月04日 - 2018年08月05日

SOLD OUT Saturday–Sunday, August 4–5 11 a.m.–4 p.m. (both days) In this two-day workshop, participants will continue working with indigo and shibori dyeing using a broad selection of beautiful vintage and one-of-a-kind fabrics. Shibori techniques of itajime, arashi, nui, and more will be practiced with both new and continuing students. Bring scissors and a seam ripper. $72 members, $90 non-membe...

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...

Members Only Learning at Lunch: Iwao Takamoto

2016年11月18日

If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. Join JANM’s collections staff for an exploration of the work of animator, TV producer, and film director Iwao Takamoto. As a teenager, Takamoto and his family were sent to Manzanar, where he learned basic illustration. After the war, he was hired by Walt Disney Studios as an assistant animator. He eventually beca...

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...

ADVANCE SCREENING: "Our American Family: The Furutas"

2015年02月21日

FREE The PBS series Our American Family looks at the ordinary families whose lives have made up the fabric of American life in the early 20th century. The newest episode will focus on the Furuta clan, who were pioneers in Orange County’s early farming community. The Furutas’ old farm and homestead, dating back to 1912, are still standing in modern-day Huntington Beach; known as Historic Wintersburg, it was nam...

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...

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. ...

"Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology"

2009年05月30日

FREE! Asian Americans have become a driving force in the contemporary comics renaissance, as artists, writers—and fans. But there's one place where Asians are still underrepresented in comics: Between the four-color covers themselves. That's why, in Secret Identities, top Asian American writers, artists and comics professionals have come together to create 26 original stories centered around Asian America...

"Kokomo Joe" by John Christgau

2009年05月09日

John Christgau will be signing his book Kokomo Joe, which is about the first Japanese American jockey in the United States. The first Japanese American jockey, Kokomo Joe burst like a comet on the American horse-racing scene in the summer of 1941. As war with Japan loomed, Yoshio “Kokomo Joe” Kobuki won race after race, stirring passions far beyond merely the envy and antagonism of other jockeys. His is a stor...