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Hello Kitty Cupcake Decorating

2015年03月21日

This program is sold out. Make Hello Kitty cupcakes with Michele Chen Chock, author of The Hello Kitty Baking Book. Book signing to follow. Bring your own apron; other supplies are included. $28 members, $35 non-members. Limited to 25 participants. Admission to Common Ground and Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty are included.

"Reiko's Hina Dolls"

2015年03月07日

This fictional film is based on the true story of a Canadian woman who managed to keep a collection of traditional Japanese dolls safe with her throughout the WWII incarceration process. Free with museum admission. Purchase the DVD at the JANM Store. Learn more about the film in this interview with the filmmaker on Discover Nikkei.

Member Appreciation Days

2014年11月28日 - 2014年11月30日

Friday–Sunday, November 28–30, 2014 JANM members always enjoy free admission and a 10% discount at the JANM Store or janmstore.com. This weekend, take advantage of free admission and a 20% store discount at JANM and other participating institutions throughout Southern California.* Visit janmstore.org/membershopping for details and the list of participants. *Excludes specially ticketed exhibitions.

LOST AND FOUND, Life as I (K)NEW It

2011年10月02日

Sunday: 2 PM & 7 PM Amy Hill explores how her life has evolved since her daughter became a part of her family. She talks about adoption, single motherhood, multiracial/transracial identity mash-ups and her continuing struggles to figure it all out in a humorous and honest way. Far from her days of flying solo, she has moved into a not so solo world: her daughter may or may not make an appearance. Directed by Anne Et...

LOST AND FOUND, Life as I (K)NEW It

2011年10月01日

Saturday: 7 PM Sunday: 2 PM & 7 PM Amy Hill explores how her life has evolved since her daughter became a part of her family. She talks about adoption, single motherhood, multiracial/transracial identity mash-ups and her continuing struggles to figure it all out in a humorous and honest way. Far from her days of flying solo, she has moved into a not so solo world: her daughter may or may not make an appearance. D...

Giant Robot: Opening Reception

2009年10月24日

Join us to celebrate the opening of the exhibition with live music by Goh Nakamura and attendance by many of the participating artists. Special merchandise and surprises planned!

Ruth Asawa and the Alvarado Art Workshop

2007年04月14日

Ruth Asawa started an art program at Alvarado Elementary School, the public school her children attended. Co-founded by Sally Woodbridge in 1968, the program included classes in sculpture, ceramics, drawing, mosaic, and painting, and was integrated into the school's curricula. Teachers and parents are invited to learn innovative ways of teaching art to children in an enlightening afternoon that includes a screening o...

Marta Gómez

2005年09月01日

Colombian singer, songwriter, and rising star, Marta Gomez, effortlessly melds American jazz idioms with rhythms from throughout South America. Her work embraces traditional rhythms and pays homage to iconic composers from Simon Diaz to Joan Manuel Serrat, creating a style that one critic called a beautiful "mix but not a fusion." Come early for a 6:30 DJ set of music from around the world by some of the city's be...

Children’s Concert in Historic Sites

2001年01月27日

Kids and adults alike are invited to explore the richness of Japanese American history with a special Children’s Concerts in Historic Sites event. Sponsored by The Da Camera Society of Mount St. Mary’s College and coinciding with the exhibition Allen Say’s Journey: The Art and Words of a Children’s Book Author, the concert features stories and music from the Japanese American tradition. Storyteller Denise Iketani and...

Kaya Young Writers Forum Featuring Sesshu Foster and Kimiko Hahn

1997年01月23日

Come join the Museum as authors, Sesshu Foster and Kimiko Hahn read and sign copies from their latest works. Sesshu Foster’s collection of prose poems, City Terrace Field Manual, illustrates the daily experiences and realities of of living in East Los Angeles. Kimiko Hahn’s, The Unbearable Heart, is a book of poems on the emotions and insights resulting from her mother’s death. Kaya, based in New York publishes works...