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Two-Day Workshop: Shibori Plant Dye ("Kusakizome")

2019年09月21日 - 2019年09月22日

Saturday–Sunday, September 21–22 11 a.m.–4 p.m. (both days) Learn about Kusakizome, which translates to "plant dyeing," in a two-day workshop led by Glennis Dolce. Kusakizome has a long tradition in Japan with in-season plant materials collected regionally and used for different purposes. For this workshop, you will use a variety of locally sourced plant materials on a variety of silks with simple m...

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...

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

2016年06月18日 - 2016年06月19日

Saturday, June 18–Sunday, June 19 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 fibers. Sa...

"Murder on Bamboo Lane" by Naomi Hirahara

2014年05月24日

The first in a new series by Naomi Hirahara featuring LAPD bicycle cop Ellie Rush! Bike cop Ellie Rush dreams of becoming a homicide detective, but it’s still a shock when the first dead body she encounters on the job is that of a former college classmate. At the behest of her Aunt Cheryl Toma, the highest-ranking Asian American officer in the LAPD (a source of pride for Ellie’s grandmother, but annoyanc...

"Mrs. Judo: Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful" by Yuriko Gamo Romer

2013年11月16日

This full-length documentary chronicles the life long journey of Keiko Fukuda’s decision to defy thousands of years of tradition, choose her own path, and become judo history’s only woman to attain the pinnacle 10th degree. A live demonstration of “Ju-no-kata”, a signature form of Fukuda-Sensei, will precede the film screening and will be performed by Robin Fernandez and Charmaine Galvez, with narration by Greg Fe...

HELEN YASUDA RECEIVES TANIMURA OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER AWARD

2010年05月26日

Dedicated volunteer Helen Yasuda was the recipient of the 2009 Miki Tanimura Outstanding Volunteer Award presented by the Japanese American National Museum at its annual Volunteer Recognition event in May. The awards were presented by Museum staff members for volunteer done in 2009. The Tanimura Award is named after Miki Tanimura, one of the National Museum’s strongest supporters in the institution’s formative yea...

Cuban Japanese Women: From a Nisei and Sansei Perspective

2002年08月04日

Featuring Margarita Iwasaky Cordero of Pinar del Rio, a Nisei who works in the public health field and Naiyu Yamaguchi Rodriguez of Camaguey, an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Camaguey. Join us for a unique opportunity to learn about the Japanese Cuban experience. Both speakers are representatives of the Society of Japanese in Cuba.

Opinion Editorial

2001年09月27日

As we reflect on the death and destruction that occurred on September 11th and voice our sympathies to the victims, their families, friends, and loved ones, we observe a disturbing reoccurrence of a sentiment witnessed around the beginning of World War II. Now, as in 1942 when America came under attack, the resulting emotions are: anger, hate, vengeance, and patriotism. Shots have been fired into mosques....

Final Gallery Talks for Bruce and Norman Yonemoto’s “Memory, Matter and Modern Romance” at Japanese American National Museum—Acclaimed Art Exhibition Closes July 11

1999年07月01日

Los Angeles—After a critically acclaimed stay at the Japanese American National Museum as one of the inaugural exhibitions of the new Pavilion in January 1999, the mid-career survey exhibition Bruce and Norman Yonemoto: Memory, Matter and Modern Romance closes July 11. The final gallery talks for Memory, Matter and Modern Romance, led by assistant curator Kristine Kim and curatorial intern Stacey Uradomo, are schedul...

Unexpected Journeys

Unexpected Journeys: Remarkable Stories of Japanese in America features interviews with individuals whose lives illuminate the astonishing diversity of the Japanese experience in America. From the little known early Yamato colony of Japanese in Florida where Sumi (Fukushima) Hughes’ parents settled to the challenges faced by Hamako (Amano) Schneider, one of the first Japanese war brides to be admitted to the U.S. fol...