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Make Your Own "Toshikoshi Soba" with Sonoko Sakai

2019年12月07日

Make soba using fresh, stone-milled artisanal flour from Japan and authentic soba tools. This soba will be served in the classic way: cold with fresh soy-based dipping sauce, toppings, and spices. Soba is a type of noodle traditionally made from buckwheat flour, or a combination of buckwheat and wheat flours. In Japan, many people celebrate special occasions by eating soba. For example, many celebrate New Year’s E...

Two-Day Shibori Mandalas Workshop

2018年02月03日 - 2018年02月04日

Saturday–Sunday, February 3–4 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Explore the endless possibilities of mandalas in this contemporary shibori workshop, in which you’ll use colorful dyes to create eye-catching patterns for pillows, quilts, and other projects. Please wear studio clothing and bring rubber gloves, scissors, and a seam ripper. All other materials will be provided. $72 members, $90 non-members, plus $40 m...

2014 World Taiko Gathering

2014年07月18日 - 2014年07月20日

TAIKOPROJECT is pleased to present the 2014 World Taiko Gathering, the first-ever convening of taiko groups from all over the world, scheduled for July 18-20, 2014. Presented by TAIKOPROJECT in association with the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, the Japanese American National Museum, and the Southern California Taiko Community, the 2014 World Taiko Gathering is expected to bring together over 500 part...

"Supernatural" Opening Party

2013年02月09日

FREE! Get mystical with JANM! Celebrate the opening of Supernatural: The Art of Audrey Kawasaki, Edwin Ushiro, and Timothy Teruo Watters with the artists and some spooky fun—wandering ghosts, a medium, and special treats!

Target Free Family Saturday: Try This On For Size!

2009年06月13日

FREE ALL DAY Delight in a day of family fun that explores clothing and costumes within the Asian American community. Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. All day craft activities: Fun and flat! Make a paper doll of yourself and design clothes to go along with it! Show your style by making a w...

About Face: Artists Discuss Portraiture, Portrait-Making, and Identity - POSTPONED

2006年09月17日

* * * * POSTPONED! Due to circumstances beyond our control, this program has been postponed. The new date will be posted online as soon as it is determined. Thank you and apologies for any inconvenience caused. * * * * How are contemporary artists using portraiture and portrait-making processes to examine, reflect, and/or challenge constructions of identity? Join us as an eclectic group of artists gat...

"Sunday on Statue Square" by Mark J. Jue

2004年11月18日

Sunday on Statue Square is a bittersweet tale of a Filipina maid and her Chinese employers set in Hong Kong. This staged reading recounts the story of the thousands of Filipinas forced to leave home annually for economic reasons and take jobs overseas as maids. Mark J. Jue is the 1997 C. Y. Lee Award winner for Chinatown Correspondent. A number of Jue's short plays, including Bus Ride, Enter the Undubbed Voices, a...

"Doublecross: Japanese Americans in Black and White Chicago", by Dr. Jacalyn D. Harden

2004年01月31日

Dr. Jacalyn D. Harden of Seattle University takes a critical look at the relationships and political partnerships of ethnic groups in one of the most diverse cities in the country. Harden will discuss her research on Japanese Americans in one Chicago community.

Bird Carving Workshop for Children

2001年09月16日

Inmates of America's concentration camps carved bird pins out of found wood. Participants will examine bird pins on display in the exhibitions, Henry Sugimoto: Painting an American Experience and Common Ground: The Heart of Community. Who made them and why? Following this activity, children will learn how to draw and make simple carvings of bird pins. Appropriate for children ages 6-12 years old. Cost: $5 for Museum ...

Boyle Heights—George Sanchez

Excerpt from George Sanchez’s Presidential Address to the American Studies Association on November 9, 2001.