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Author Discussion—"Hiroshima Boy" by Naomi Hirahara

2018年03月17日

If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. The latest and final installment in the Mas Arai series finds the curmudgeonly detective returning to Hiroshima to bring his best friend’s ashes to a relative. However, Mas quickly becomes embroiled in the mysterious death of a teenage boy, who was about the same age he was when he survived the atomic bomb in 1945. ...

"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2017年11月04日

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

Two-Day Shibori Mandalas Workshop

2017年02月04日 - 2017年02月05日

Saturday–Sunday, February 4–5 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Mandalas are an infinite source of timeless beauty. Explore their rich possibilities in this contemporary shibori workshop, in which both old and new techniques will be utilized. Vintage kimono silks and new, colorful dyes will be combined to create eye-catching patterns to accent pillows, quilts, and other creative projects. Please wear studio clothing an...

Mixed Remixed Festival

2015年06月13日

FREE ALL DAY Mixed Remixed is an exciting film, book, and media festival dedicated to celebrating and raising awareness of the mixed-heritage experience. Activities include panels, workshops, readings, and film screenings as well as live music, comedy, and spoken word. Mixed Remixed is timed to coincide with Loving Day (June 12), an annual worldwide commemoration of Loving v. Virginia, the historic 1967 S...

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 ...

Kogi Taco Truck

2009年02月05日

Check out the Kogi Korean Taco Truck will be in front of the National Museum this Thursday. If you've never had Korean style tacos, this is an opportunity you shouldn't miss! We will also have the mellow soundz of Akaider. For more information, go to:

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...

Fresh Words & Actions: "Kabuki Underground" by Miki Nishikawa

2003年07月24日

PERFORMING ARTS SERIES Kabuki Underground is a play about six people who live in an apartment complex where the circuit breakers go out all too often. The characters that come to life in the "dark" include an ailing grandfather and his recently widowed granddaughter, an agoraphobic photographer, a husband who doesn't just water the lawn on his day off, an alcoholic underground kabuki actor, a mime, and alongside the...

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...