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Members Only Exhibition Tour: "What We Carried"

2018年06月23日

All members are invited to attend a gallery tour of What We Carried: Fragments & Memories from Iraq & Syria. Limited to 25 participants. RSVP by June 19 using the link below. You can also contact memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

"Transpacific Borderlands" Exhibition Tour

2017年11月04日

Join exhibition curator and JANM Vice President of Operations/Art Director Clement Hanami for an in-depth gallery tour. Limited to 25 participants. $12 general, free for JANM members. Museum admission included.

"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2015年12月05日

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

"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2015年11月07日

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

Funny Bones—An Improvisational Afternoon for Kids (Ages 6-12)

2005年10月15日

Tickle your funny bone as you take the stage with the Cold Tofu troupe—the masters of improv—as they lead a participatory workshop certain to keep the kids laughing 'til it hurts! Cold Tofu is dedicated to promoting diverse images of Asian Pacific Americans through comedy and to developing multiethnic talent through education and performance. Visit Cold Tofu at www.coldtofu.com.

Peruvian Jazz from Ciro Hurtado and Friends

2004年12月18日

Take a break from the holiday bustle and join us for an evening of traditional, folk, and original music by award-winning Peruvian guitarist Ciro Hurtado. This vibrant celebration of the season includes Cindy and Libby Harding as well as special guest musicians. National Museum members $15, non-members $18, includes a post-concert dessert reception. Advance purchase recommended.

Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066 - Educational Resources

Executive Order 9066 Executive Order 9066 was signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942. It authorized the War Department to “prescribe military areas…from which any or all persons may be excluded… The right of any person to enter, remain in, or leave” those areas was at the discretion of the “military authorities.” This order, which on the surface made no reference to Japanese Americans or na...

Big Drum: Taiko in the United States - Resources

Explore additional articles, life history videos, and a taiko database originally compiled in conjunction with the exhibition. Articles All in the Drum: Building Taiko in America READ NOW TAIKOPROJECT: Not Your Mama’s Taiko Read Now Kenny Endo: Connecting to Heritage through Music Read Now San Jose Taiko: Embodying the Spirit of Taiko in America Read Now The Rhythms of Lif...

Big Drum Articles—Marco Lienhard

Marco Lienhard: Bridging Worlds with Music Marco Lienhard may have, at one time, seemed like an unlikely face in the world of Japanese taiko. He was born in Switzerland; he is not Japanese; he is not Asian. However, the rhythmic thundering of the taiko drums have become as natural to him as the sounds of his own heartbeats. Originally from Switzerland, Marco Lienhard joined an exchange program and went to...

Tanaka Photo Studio: Family, Tradition, Business, and Community Before WWII—Tanaka Studio

Chikashi Tanaka was born to Yasuhei Tsukagoshi and Shina Tanaka on April 21, 1888 in Gokanmura, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. He grew up with ten siblings and was especially close to his sister Kiye. His mother was the daughter of a wealthy landowner and his father was the soncho, the head of the village. His uncle, Giichi Tanaka, was a missionary who inspired the Tanaka household to convert to Christianity. Faith would p...