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Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Instructions to All Persons"
2017年05月18日
Join John Esaki, Director of JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center, for an in-depth gallery tour of Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066. Limited to 25 members. RSVP to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646. Members are encouraged to stay after the tour for the Moving Day program.
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Continuing Explorations in Shibori Dyeing with Glennis Dolce
2013年04月06日
Whether you are new to shibori or continuing your practice, come join us as we continue to find various ways to create pattern and texture on cloth. We will stitch, fold, twist, wrap and roll...fabrics new and old. There will be lots of silks to explore- feel free to bring some of your own. Glennis will also bring her antique zakuri and give you a demonstration of how silk is reeled from a cocoons she has raised he...
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Bringing the Circle Together: Lost Nation: The Ioway
2010年02月25日
Free Screening of Lost Nation: The Ioway In the twilight of Native American dominion, two Ioway leaders travel to Washington, D. C. in 1824 to meet with Superintendent of Indian Affairs, William Clark. Both sign a treaty ceding a large portion of tribal land for settlement. White Cloud sees cooperation as the only way for his people to survive, while Great Walker regrets the loss of land where his ancestors are bu...
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"Giant Robot Biennale 2: 15 Years" Closing Party
2010年01月21日
To close out the hugely successful group art show and 15 year celebration of Giant Robot magazine, JANM will be open for extended hours on Thursday, January 21. Admission will be free, and many of the participating artists and key members of the Giant Robot family will be in attendance as part of this special gathering. Expect refreshments, a musical guest, The Binges and DJ Puffs, and other surprises.
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American Inquisition: The Hunt for Japanese American Disloyalty in World War II
2007年12月01日
by Eric L. Muller Ever the astute researcher and engaging writer, University of North Carolina Professor of Law, Eric Muller, has written a thought provoking book that tells the story of the government bureaucracy that existed between 1943 and 1945, adjudicating which Americans of Japanese ancestry were "loyal" and which were "disloyal." Light reception to follow.
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O-Maya
2005年07月07日
Brewing a spicy concoction of urban hip-hop, soul, and Afro Latin grooves, O-Maya features some of the finest young talent from the Bay Area. This 10-piece band creates poetic lyrics that carry messages of positivity and social change -- all carried by a fierce beat. This series is presented in association with the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy and is sponsored, in part, by the City of Los Ange...
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Fresh Words & Actions: "Two in LA" by Rhiana Yazzie
2003年11月20日
A staged reading of a play about a young Navajo woman’s shocking discovery of real life in Los Angeles. In her hometown of Cuba, New Mexico, others could not see past Nita’s ethnicity, but in LA she could be anyone she wanted to be. Thrown into the middle of post-9/11 immigration decrees and their inherent biased nature, Nita is forced to experience a physical and emotional displacement of her own. A dram-edy...
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Irene Y. Hirano
1999年01月01日
In the thirteen years since the founding of the Japanese American National Museum, the Museum has grown from an innovative historical museum to an interdisciplinary, international institution dedicated to sharing and celebrating the history and culture of Japanese Americans with people of all backgrounds. To date, the Museum has assembled the world’s largest collection of Japanese American art and artifacts; organize...
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Japanese American National Museum And Fisher Gallery, USC Present "Asian Traditions/Modern Expressions: Asian American Artists And Abstractions, 1945-1970"
1997年12月09日
The Japanese American National Museum in partnership with the Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California present Asian Traditions/Modern Expressions: Asian American Artists and Abstraction, 1945–1970, Wednesday, December, 10, 1997 through Saturday, February 14, 1998 at the Fisher Gallery and Sunday, February 15, 1998 at the Japanese American National Museum. The exhibition presents artworks from a gener...