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Kokoro2021—Virtual Craft Show

2021年11月01日 - 2021年11月15日

The 13th Annual Kokoro Craft Show is virtual again this year! Although the pandemic has prevented the in-person Kokoro Craft Show from occurring two years in a row, there will be more than 60 vendors this year, most of whom are new. Shoppers can begin viewing vendor’s products on November 1 for two weeks at the new website, www.kokorocraftshow.com. During this special shopping period, buy products from the vendor...

Members Only Learning at Lunch: Itadakimasu

2018年12月01日

Bring your brown bag lunch and break bread with other members and JANM Collection staff during an exploration of delicious and historic foods and traditions. Learn more about JANM’s recent acquisition from Umeya Rice Cake Company, the famed Little Tokyo maker of senbei and arare, and explore menus and dining artifacts from America’s World War II concentration camps. Space is limited. RSVP by November 27 using...

Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Before They Were Heroes"

2015年07月25日

Join JANM Curator of History Lily Anne Yumi Welty Tamai, PhD, for an in-depth tour of the exhibition Before They Were Heroes: Sus Ito’s World War II Images. Limited to 25 participants. RSVP to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

Target Free Family Saturdays: Print-astic!

2014年07月12日

FREE ALL DAY! Celebrate JANM’s groundbreaking exhibition Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World with tattoo and printmaking-inspired activities for the whole family! ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: Kids’ Print Shop: Etch fun designs into plastic foam and make prints out of them. Kids’ Tattoo Parlor: Use our special paper to create temporary press-on tattoos. Ruthie’s Origami Cor...

GIANT ROBOT BIENNALE 3 on Exhibition September 23 - January 20

2012年09月14日

The Japanese American National Museum presents Giant Robot Biennale 3, its third show in conjunction with Eric Nakamura, owner of Asian American pop culture juggernaut Giant Robot. The expansive show features a gallery of eight emerging artists along with a customized vinyl figure collection. Following two previous successful exhibitions at JANM, the Biennale continues to push the envelope with a creative, fresh...

"Lost & Found: Reclaiming the Japanese American Incarceration"

2011年04月09日

In November of 1994, the Japanese American National Museum opened its second major exhibition, America’s Concentration Camps: Remembering the Japanese American Experience to both critical and popular acclaim. The exhibition utilized innovative inter-active displays of the 11 government-run camps, installed a fragment of an original barracks building used to hold Japanese Americans and encouraged former inmates to exp...

2009 Oshogatsu Family Festival

2009年01月04日

FREE ALL DAY! Ring in the New Year with fun arts ‘n crafts, whimsical tales, and exciting performances. 11:00 – Doors open 11:00 – 4:00 – Craft activities for the entire family Create your own daruma doll and make a wish for 2009! Decorate a postcard to send as a New Year’s greeting to a friend or family member Make an origami crane ornament and embellish it with decorations to make it...

Asian New Media

2008年04月24日

Los Angeles Art Association is proud to present Asian New Media, a film screening and panel discussion featuring emerging Asian American video and media artists. Los Angeles’ important role in the contemporary art world is a byproduct of our diversity and proximity to the Pacific Rim. Asian New Media features a selection of emerging Asian American artists as they share their art and process. Short films by arti...

Fighting for Democracy Pre-Visit Workshop

2007年03月08日

Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, March 8, 4:30-7:30 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 Civil Righ...

Eastside Flavors: From Mochi to Latkes

2002年11月10日

Free program Join the National Museum and International Institute of Los Angeles for a celebration of Los Angeles' cultural diversity with delicious tastings, cooking demonstrations, storytelling and hands-on workshops. The International Institute of Los Angeles, a non-profit United Way agency founded in 1914, provides a comprehensive array of social services in 18 languages to approximately 20,000 people annua...