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"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2018年11月03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.

Mottainai Yoga with traci

2017年04月15日

Roughly translated, mottainai means "don’t be wasteful" in Japanese. In this yoga and meditation workshop for all levels, certified yoga instructor traci ishigo invites participants to harness their own inner energy to prevent body, mind, and spirit from going to waste. Participants can expect the one-hour class to be both restorative and invigorating, with opportunities to practice deep stretches as well as ...

Hello Kitty Shibori Workshop

2015年03月22日

This program is sold out. After a brief talk on the connection between Sanrio and Japan’s silk industry, Shibori Girl (Glennis Dolce) will lead participants in designing and dyeing a stitched shibori piece on vintage silk kimono lining fabric in this one-day workshop. Please bring rubber gloves, sewing pins, and scissors. $36 members, $45 non-members, plus $20 materials fee due to instructor at beginning of cla...

Textured Lives at Bishop Museum (Honolulu, HI)

2012年08月18日 - 2012年10月15日

TRAVELING EXHIBITION Bishop Museum Honolulu, Hawaii The experiences of early Issei in Hawai`i are revealed and illuminated through exquisite examples of kimono adapted for life and labor on Hawai`i’s plantations. The exhibition interweaves these priceless textiles from the National Museum’s Permanent Collection with rare oral histories and moving images, photographs, and expert video commentary by scholar Barb...

Special Event: Stan Sakai Signing

2011年10月30日

Stan Sakai will be here for one last book signing on the last day of his exhibition, Year of the Rabbit: Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo! Join us on Sunday, October 30, 12 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Due to time constraints, Stan will only be signing books. Only three books per person at a time. Avoid the lines and buy your books early! (10% discount for National Museum Members!)

Community Builders: Japanese American Activism 1960-1980 (Part 1)

2011年10月08日

The first program in a three part series will deal with the origins, the history, and the future of the Manzanar and Tule Lake Pilgrimages from those that were part of it. Panelists will include, Barbara Takei, Warren Furutani, Stan Shikuma, and Bruce Embrey. The UCLA Nikkei Student Union will moderate the discussion. This program is generously sponsored by The Aratani CARE grant, Asian American Studies Center, UC...

Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Spring Flower Greeting Cards

2005年03月26日

Why buy a generic greeting card when you can create your own unique version? Welcome the change of season by designing cards with images of seasonal flowers. Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes museum admission and supplies. Reservations recommended.

Transcendients - Heroes

Listed below are the names of the heroes featured in the Transcendients: Heroes at Borders exhibition. Click on their names to learn more about each hero. Kim Abeles Artist and professor Manal J. Aboeleta Public health advocate The Accomplices—Mike Sonksen, Peter Woods, Chiwan Choi Independent Publishing Collective Bernice Akamine Artist, community activist, and ancestral historian Susan B....

Under a Mushroom Cloud - Videos

Seeds: A Message from Kaz Seeds: A Message from Kaz is a short documentary that follows Kazuye Suyeishi (aka Kaz-mama), a Hiroshima A-bomb survivor and life-long peace activist. Born in the United States, Kaz-mama moved to Hiroshima as a child and survived the A-bomb blast when she was 18 years old. After the war, she returned to the United States and later dedicated her life to advocating for peace by talking abo...