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Edible Adventures: Little Tokyo Sushi Graze

2018年09月08日

SOLD OUT Dive deep into one of Los Angeles’s most historic neighborhoods while grazing on sushi made by Little Tokyo’s talented chefs. Begin with our "Sushi 101" class to learn about the history and etiquette of this cuisine, then proceed on to stops at several neighborhood restaurants. $64 members; $80 non-members. Food and museum admission included. Limited to 10 participants.

"Transpacific Borderlands" Artist Talk

2018年02月25日

On the closing day of Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo, join exhibition curator Clement Hanami and exhibiting artist Shinpei Takeda for a conversation on social representation and cultural context across borders. How do borderlands function as a space for exchanging ideas and culture? How do artworks take on new cultural and historical me...

JANM Free Family Days: Protect Our Planet

2016年04月09日

FREE ALL DAY Join us for a day of fun activities to encourage everyone to "think green." ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: Make a Green Pledge stating what you can do to help the environment. Take home an instant photo of you and your pledge to help you remember it throughout the year. Create your own biodegradable planter, then plant a seed and take it home to watch it grow. Learn to fold paper cra...

Target Free Family Saturdays: Hello Valentine!

2015年02月14日

FREE* ALL DAY! Will you be my valentine? Join Hello Kitty at JANM for a heart-filled day of family fun! *Admission to all activities and to Common Ground: The Heart of Community is FREE ALL DAY. Admission to the special exhibition, Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, requires a separate purchase. All Hello! Admissions are based on timed entry; obtaining tickets in advance is strongly recommende...

"Infinity & Chashu Ramen" by Kerwin Berk

2014年01月18日

Showtimes: 4PM & 7PM The universe unfolds a little differently in Japantown. It operates in a way you couldn’t possibly comprehend. But there is a method to its madness and for the most part it runs as smoothly as a Tokyo train station. However, every once in a great while, it needs a little help. Meet Tenshi. He’s an obnoxious 400-year-old spirit from old Japan who has a foul mouth and a propensity for pett...

‘GO FOR BROKE: JAPANESE AMERICAN SOLDIERS FIGHTING ON TWO FRONTS’ OPENS NOVEMBER 12

2013年11月05日

Los Angeles – The Japanese American National Museum will present the exhibition Go For Broke: Japanese American Soldiers Fighting on Two Fronts from November 12, 2013 to March 2, 2014. Go For Broke chronicles the history of Japanese American Nisei soldiers from the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and Military Intelligence Service who served during World War II to prove their loyalty to the nat...

An Intergenerational Memoir Arts Workshop

2011年03月12日

Join editor Brian Komei Dempster of Making Home From War and illustrator Felicia Hoshino of My Dog Teny in a creative collaboration workshop. Bring a friend or family member and a memory that may be in the form of a photo, a letter, an artifact, or short writing reflection. Come create a recollection of life before, during, or after WW II to share with others. No experience necessary. Reservations requested. Sugg...

FORMER PRESIDENT/CEO IRENE HIRANO TO BE HONORED AT 2009 ANNUAL GALA DINNER

2009年04月03日

The Japanese American National Museum will recognize its former President and Chief Executive Officer Irene Y, Hirano for her 20 years as the organization’s leader at its 2009 Annual Gala Dinner, "The Pavilion: Home, Community, History—Celebrating Ten Years of Building a Legacy", on Saturday, April 25, beginning with a silent auction and reception at 5:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel. Over 1,000 patr...

TARGET FREE FAMILY DAY, 'UP, UP AND AWAY!' SET FOR SATURDAY, MAY 10

2008年05月02日

The popular Target Free Family Saturday program series continues at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo with "Up, Up and Away!" featuring kite-making demonstrations and workshops for families and a kite contest on Saturday, May 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This day of hands-on fun is free to the public and generously sponsored by Target, with four more programs scheduled for the rest of 2008. "Up, ...

Capturing History: Incarceration Narratives in Fiction and Nonfiction

1997年05月15日

Two generations of writers have struggled to recover and present stories of the Japanese American incarceration; their work in history and in fiction has been at the core of the movement for redress. A panel of distinguished novelists and historians of the incarceration experience share their work, discuss their sources for materials, and address questions of how they used or interpreted these materials. Join us fo...