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"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2018年09月01日

Take a tour of JANM’s core exhibition with our knowledgeable docents. This is a great opportunity for first-time visitors, long-time museum members, and everyone in between. Included with museum admission.

"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2017年07月01日

Tour the ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with JANM’s knowledgeable docents. Free with museum admission.

"Uprooted" Members Preview Day and Reception

2016年09月25日

All JANM members are invited to preview the exhibition Uprooted: Japanese American Farm Labor Camps During World War II before it opens to the public on Tuesday, September 27. Join us at 2 p.m. for a talk with exhibition curator Morgen Young and James Tanaka, a JANM volunteer whose parents worked at the labor camp in Twin Falls, Idaho, when he was a child. Light reception to follow. RSVP for the program by Sep...

JANM Members Invited to Descanso Gardens' Camellia and Tea Festival

2015年03月01日

JANM MEMBERS: FREE ADMISSION TO DESCANSO GARDENS ALL DAY! Descanso Gardens invites JANM members to enjoy its award-winning camellia collection, recognized as the largest in North America. Partly built with plants supplied by F.M. Uyematsu of Star Nursery and F.W. Yoshimura of Mission Nursery as incarceration loomed in 1942, the collection is uniquely tied to local Japanese American history. Show your curr...

Letters to A Student Revolutionary

2009年02月28日

Saturday, Feb 28 @ 8:00 PM Sunday, March 1 @ 3:00PM & 7:30 PM In commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre. Written by Elizabeth Wong, and directed by Peter J. Kuo, Letters is about a decade-long correspondence between two pen pals and their search for true democracy. Panel discussion of civil and human rights advocates and scholars will follow the Sunday matinee performance ...

Stanley Hayami, Nisei Son: His Diary, Letters & Story

2008年11月15日

From American Concentration Camp to Battlefield 1942-1945 During World War II, Stanley Hayami, a 16 year-old Heart Mountain prisoner, aspiring artist-writer, dedicated Nisei son, and later a 442nd RCT veteran, began a diary chronicling his thoughts and optimistic hopes for a “United Nations of Earth.” Joanne Oppenheim, author of Dear Miss Breed, will share her interviews with Hayami's family and friends and her...

Taiko Jam Session with Hydaiko

2004年12月19日

A network of taiko drummers from several groups in Southern California host a jam session where participants have an opportunity to learn about the history of taiko in North America and gain hands-on experience with different instruments.

"Washington Place: A First Lady's Story" by Jean Ariyoshi

2004年12月11日

America's first Asian American gubernatorial first lady paid tribute to Hawai`i's last monarch, Queen Liliuokalani by restoring the Queen's final home to its monarchy-era beauty. From 1974–1986, Washington Place served as the gubernatorial residence for Mrs. Ariyoshi and Governor George Ariyoshi. Washington Place is a lavishly illustrated book that conveys the everlasting allure of the Hawaiian Islands as well as o...

Henry Sugimoto

2001年03月24日 - 2001年10月07日

At the age of 19, Henry Sugimoto left Japan to make his life in America. Determined to become an artist, he studied in the San Francisco Bay Area and exhibited nationally and internationally.When he was unjustly incarcerated at 42 in the Jerome and Rohwer concentration camps in Arkansas, the experience irreversibly affected how he viewed himself, his art, and the Japanese American experience. The only thing that rema...

Giant Robot Biennale 2: 15 Years—Artists

The exhibition features installations by eleven artists, providing an overview of the Giant Robot aesthetic. It also includes a group show of more than 50 artists who have contributed to shows at Giant Robot’s galleries, been featured in the pages of the magazine, or contributed cover art.