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The Grand Event: 10 Short Plays

2023年07月16日

The Democracy Center plays host for staged readings of works from entertwine's third annual AAPI 24-hour Playwriting Contest. This contest gives diverse and underrepresented writers an opportunity to explore their craft. They each have just a few hours to produce a short ten-minute play. See the top ten plays from this year’s contest by playwrights Yayoi L Naito Winfrey, Shruti Tewari, Sarah Aoki, Jessica W. Chen, Je...

Special Activity: Pledge Your Commitment to Equal Justice!

2018年08月10日 - 2018年08月12日

Friday–Sunday, August 10–12 Admission on Friday, August 10: Pay What You Wish On the 30th anniversary weekend of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, publicly proclaim your commitment to democracy and equal justice by adding your name to our Commitment Banner! All JANM visitors may do so during regular museum hours, and guests are encouraged to take and share photos with the banner.

Author Discussion—"Relocating Authority" by Mira Shimabukuro

2017年05月13日

If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. Relocating Authority: Japanese Americans Writing to Redress Mass Incarceration examines the ways Japanese Americans have continually used writing to respond to the circumstances of their community’s mass imprisonment during World War II. It highlights literacy’s enduring potential to participate in social change and as...

Six Taste's Little Tokyo Food Tour

2010年06月06日

Little Tokyo is home to several restaurants, bakeries, and other historical eating establishments. Its 100-plus years of history provide some fascinating stories. Six Taste's Little Tokyo Tour will take you throughout Little Tokyo, from Fugetsu-Do, a confectionary shop and the oldest building in Little Tokyo to Chado Tea Room, where you'll get to taste some authentic Japanese tea, to several other restaurants and oth...

Six Taste's Little Tokyo Food Tour

2010年04月17日

Little Tokyo is home to several restaurants, bakeries, and other historical eating establishments. Its 100-plus years of history provide some fascinating stories. Six Taste's Little Tokyo Tour will take you throughout Little Tokyo, from Fugetsu-Do, a confectionary shop and the oldest building in Little Tokyo to Chado Tea Room, where you'll get to taste some authentic Japanese tea, to several other restaurants and oth...

Fighting for Democracy Pre-visit Workshop

2010年03月18日

Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, March 18, 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM (Dinner provided) 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 Civi...

Giant Robot Biennale 2

2009年10月24日 - 2010年01月24日

Curated by Giant Robot co-founder and co-editor Eric Nakamura, this expanded follow-up to the 2007 exhibition Giant Robot Biennale: 50 Issues highlights artists associated with the magazine over the past 15 years. David Choe • James Jean • Souther Salazar • Theo Ellsworth • kozyndan • Stella Lai • Jack Long • Albert Reyes • Jeff Soto • Rob Sato • Deth P. Sun Providing an overview of the Giant Robot aesthetic, t...

Artist Roundtable

2009年01月08日

Join a roundtable discussion moderated by one of the curators and Eve Fowler, Lari Pittman, and Erika Rothenberg from the exhibition. These distinguished artists will be discussing visual art in LA over the last 20 years -- relationships of art to the city, changes that have taken place in LA Art since the late 80s, what's it like to be an artist in LA, changing landscape of support (funding, galleries, institut...

Living Flowers

2008年06月15日 - 2008年09月07日

Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art is an innovative exhibition that showcases the traditional Japanese art of ikebana alongside cutting-edge contemporary art. For centuries, ikebana has been displayed in conjunction with traditional Asian art. In Living Flowers, arrangements by masters of the Ikenobo, Ohara, and Sogetsu schools of ikebana will be juxtaposed with the works of international artists. The exhib...

Writing Your Life Story with Loren Stephens

2007年04月28日

Each one of us has unique stories to tell. Loren Stephens, president of Write Wisdom, Inc. and Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker, is an expert at helping both first time and experienced writers transform memories into memoirs. $20 for National Museum members and $30 for non-members, includes Museum admission. Space is limited. Early registration with payment recommended. Made possible, in part, by the Depart...