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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.

Member Appreciation Days

2015年05月08日 - 2015年05月10日

Friday–Sunday, May 8–10, 2015 JANM members always enjoy a 10% store discount and free admission to JANM. On this special weekend, take advantage of a 20% discount at the JANM Store and janmstore.com, plus free admission and a 20% store discount at 15 other participating Southern California institutions, including the California Science Center, The San Diego Museum of Art, Skirball Cultural Center, and USC Paci...

Spotlight on the Japanese American WWII Experience and Current Affairs

2014年03月01日

Presentation of the Japanese American WWII experience and how that experience is relevant to current affairs. Will feature a panel discussion that will span seven decades, three generations and four wars as it brings together Japanese Americans who served in World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Moderated by Darrell Kunitomi. PANELISTS: Masao Takahashi - World War II veteran, 1...

Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

2012年01月21日

Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Saturday, January 21, 10 AM - 12:30 PM WHAT IS FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY? For hundreds of years people have sought a home and future in the United States of America. They came, and still come, in pursuit of freedom and democracy. Yet, the dream of democracy is not without its struggle. Against the backdrop of World War II, a segregated America, and the Civil Rights movemen...

An Intergenerational Book Pairing: "Making Home from War "and "My Dog Teny"

2011年03月12日

Making Home from War, edited by Brian Komei Dempster is the long-awaited sequel to the award-winning From Our Side of the Fence. Written by 13 Japanese American elders who gathered regularly at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California, it is a collection of stories about their exodus from concentration camps into a world that in a few short years had drastically changed. My Dog Teny writte...

"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.

PROF. MITCHELL MAKI TO FACILITATE MINETA-TAKEI CONVERSATION OCT. 24

2009年10月10日

Professor Mitchell Maki will facilitate the conversation between former Secretary of Transportation Norman Y Mineta and actor/activist George Takei at a special fundraising event organized by the Japanese American National Museum and set for its Democracy Forum on Saturday, October 24, beginning at 2 p.m. "Conversations with Norman Mineta and George Takei" is a new National Museum series created to provide a vehic...

Curator's Lecture with Ann Yonemura

2005年04月10日

Ann Yonemura, curator of Japan After Perry and Senior Associate Curator of Japanese Art at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution, discusses the exhibition's extraordinary, colorful woodblock prints in the context of the momentous historical events that propelled Japan into the modern age.

George Nakashima

2004年09月01日 - 2005年01月02日

Furniture designer George Nakashima’s (1904–1990) exquisite creations merged traditional woodworking techniques with innovative design, resulting in work that demonstrates a high level of craftsmanship coupled with a reinterpretation of modernist design. A nisei, Nakashima was born in Spokane, Washington and raised in Seattle. He then embarked on a fruitful period of international study and work in France, Japan, and...

America's Concentration Camps

2000年03月01日

The award-winning exhibition America’s Concentration Camps: Remembering the Japanese American Experience is the featured exhibit at the California Historical Society beginning March 21 and running through June 18, 2000. The exhibit drew record crowds to its premier at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles in 1994 and 1995, Ellis Island in 1998 and the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum in Atl...