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"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2017年06月03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01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 ...

"Instructions to All Persons" Teacher Workshop

2017年03月31日 - 2017年04月01日

THIS EVENT HAS REACHED CAPACITY Friday, March 31 • 4 p.m.–8 p.m. Saturday, April 1 • 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. You and your colleagues are invited to participate in a JANM teacher workshop! The two-day workshop will bring scholars, experts, and first-person voices to Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066. Together we will gain a better understanding of how the current political climate ...

Mottainai Yoga with traci

2017年03月25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 ...

Kollaboration EMPOWER Conference

2015年08月29日

At the EMPOWER Conference, young Asian Pacific Islander professionals from all over the country are invited to learn directly from some of the community’s most inspirational leaders. Attendees will be able to explore a variety of creative career paths and industries, as well as best practices to apply toward making their dreams a reality. The conference will include keynote speeches, panel discussions, mentor...

5th Annual Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival

2012年06月15日 - 2012年06月17日

The Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival, a fiscally sponsored project of the New York Foundation for the Arts, will celebrate storytelling of the Mixed racial and cultural experience, from interracial and intercultural relationships, to transracial and transcultural adoptions, and anyone who identifies as having a Hapa, biracial, multiracial, or Mixed identity on June 15, 16, and 17, 2012. Featured in the New Y...

"Sumo East and West"

2009年09月26日

SUMO EAST AND WEST is a feature documentary about Westerners in the ancient Japanese sport of sumo. The film traces this cultural upheaval from sumo’s introduction to America by Japanese immigrants in the 19th century, through the success of US-born sumotori such as Akebono and Konishiki, to efforts to establish it as a popular sport in the US today. Shot in Japan, Hawaii, Los Angeles, and Atlantic City, SUMO EAST...

"Finding Family Stories" Arts Partnership Project Exhibit to Open in Three California Museums

1998年01月18日

The Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles; Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles; and the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, present Finding Family Stories, (FFS) Arts Partnership Project, opening Thursday, January 22, 1998; Friday, January 30, 1998; and Friday, February 6, 1998, respectively. Initiated by the Japanese American National Museum in 1995 and funded in part by The James Ir...

Personal Reflections: Kenjiro Nomura & Minidoka Camp

1997年10月04日

Artist Kenjiro Nomura captured his experiences in camp visually using whatever materials he could find. His landscapes and portraits of daily rituals have always been treasured by his family for their artistic and historic value. George Nomura, Kenjiro’s son, will share his personal reflections and memories with us. Mitsuye Yamada will read her poetry bringing to life the experiences of Minidoka. Please join us for a...

Obon and Bon Odori

1997年07月06日

Lecture and Demonstration Featuring Rev. Shuichi T. Kurai Obons (Buddhist temples’ observance for the deceased) and the festive bon odori (the dancing that follows) are observed in nearly every Japanese American community but do we truly understand the meaning behind these rituals? Reverend Shuichi Thomas Kurai of the Sozenji Buddhist Temple of Montebello will shed some light upon these important community traditi...