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ONLINE WORKSHOP: Discover Your Japanese American Roots with Chester Hashizume

2020年02月08日

Session 1: Saturday, February 8 Session 2: Saturday, February 15 Session 3: Saturday, February 22 All three sessions are 10 a.m.–11 a.m. A comprehensive workshop covering genealogy basics such as getting started, identifying your ancestral Japanese hometown, obtaining and utilizing family documents, and determining the meaning behind surnames and family crests—all the tools you need to discover your roots. ...

Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Kaiju vs Heroes"

2019年01月05日

In California in the 1970s, Mark Nagata was living an all-American childhood when an aunt and uncle serving on a US military base in Japan sent him a box filled with colorful kaiju and hero toys. For Nagata, those toys and the artwork of their packaging inspired him to study art, to zealously collect vintage Japanese vinyl toys, and to become a toy designer himself. Join Mark Nagata for a gallery tour during ...

Mixed Remixed Festival

2014年06月14日

FREE! An exciting new festival, the Mixed Remixed Festival brings together film and book lovers to celebrate stories of multiracial, mixed and hapa individuals with workshops, readings, film screenings and live performances for the largest West Coast celebration of Loving Day. Check www.mixedremixed.org for details. #mixedremixed

Japanese Tea Ceremony Demonstration

2013年09月28日

This event is FREE! The Japanese tea ceremony is called chanoyu or sado in Japanese. It is a choreographed ritual of preparing and serving Japanese green tea (called matcha) together with traditional Japanese sweets to balance with the bitter taste of the tea.

Target Free Family Saturday: Art From The Heart

2013年02月09日

FREE ALL DAY! Celebrate Valentine's Day and the opening of our new Supernatural: The Art of Audrey Kawasaki, Edwin Ushiro, and Timothy Teruo Watters exhibition! Show your love by making art for yourself and others! Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. ALL DAY CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES: • Draw...

12TH SUMMER FESTIVAL ON THE COURTYARD SET FOR AUGUST 14

2010年08月06日

As part of its celebration of its 25th Anniversary since its incorporation, the Japanese American National Museum is organizing its 12th Annual Summer Festival on the Courtyard under the theme, "Happy Birthday", on Saturday, August 14, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on its campus in Little Tokyo. Activities available throughout the day include arts and crafts and workshops geared for the entire family. Participants can le...

Comedy Zen

2010年01月30日 - 2010年01月31日

Two Shows! 7:30 & 9:30 PM Show is rated R Tickets are $20 Come experience a hilarious evening of multicultural comedy styling's. Selling out theaters all over Canada, we are happy to host Sugar Sammy, one of the hottest Desi comedians working in North America today. Also on the card we have Edwin Li from SF, the brashness of Danny Cho (MadTV), and Dwayne Perkins (Comedy Central, Conan O'Brien). To buy tic...

A “Jive Bomber’s Christmas” Returns!

2006年12月08日 - 2006年12月17日

This musical play will once again bring that unique mixture of laughter, tears, and song to the National Museum. Set in 1943 as World War II is raging and some 120,000 Japanese Americans have unconstitutionally been placed in concentration camps. This critically acclaimed musical is the story of a group of inmates who attempt to celebrate the Christmas holidays despite being behind barbed wire. Opening Night ...

From Bento To Mixed Plate - March Public Programs

1998年03月05日

There are several exciting events happening at the Japanese American National Museum this March. Located at 369 East First Street in the Little Tokyo Historic District of Los Angeles, you can’t miss the following delightful public programs that are directly related to the forthcoming exhibit, From Bento to Mixed Plate: Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Mulitcultural Hawai‘i: For opening weekend, Saturday, Marc...

AT&T and East West Players New Voices Writer's Gallery Series: "Elevator/Elevate Her"

1998年01月08日

Thursday Evenings at the Museum The new year begins with the 14th installment in this successful series of new play readings by East West Players. Actor and writer Jason Fong of the improvisational group Cold Tofu has written this story about a fractured memory of childhood love and loss. Reservations required by January 2. Free. Limited seating available. This program is made possible in part by a gran...