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Author Discussion—"Life After Manzanar" by Naomi Hirahara and Heather C. Lindquist

2018年06月23日

If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. What happened to Japanese Americans when they were released from America’s concentration camps like Manzanar after World War II ended? Life after Manzanar seeks to answer this question by shedding light on the "Resettlement"—the relatively unexamined postwar period when ordinary people of Japanese ancestry were finally...

Edible Adventures: Little Tokyo Sushi Graze

2017年12月02日

Listen to stories of the neighborhood while grazing on sushi made by Little Tokyo’s talented chefs. $64 members; $80 non-members. Food and museum admission included. Limited to 10 participants.

CHOPSO Presents: Visas and Virtue and Crossover

2017年11月15日

FREE The Japanese American National Museum is proud to announce its partnership with CHOPSO, the first streaming destination for English-language Asian content from around the world. Several documentary films produced by the museum’s award-winning Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center will be available for streaming on the site. CHOPSO invites you to celebrate their launch with a 20th anniversary screening of...

Pay What You Wish

2016年05月28日

JANM admission is "pay what you wish" this day in celebration of Go For Broke National Education Center’s homecoming celebration.

Film Screening: "You Don't Know Jack"

2010年07月31日

FREE! You Don’t Know Jack is a new one-hour documentary film by director/filmmaker and SF Public Defender Jeff Adachi. The film tells the fascinating story of a pioneering American entertainer Jack Soo, born as Goro Suzuki, who grew up in Oakland and became the first Asian American to be cast in the lead role in a regular television series Valentine’s Day (1963), and later starred in the popular comedy show Barney M...

Other: An Asian American & Pacific Islander Prisoner’s Anthology

2010年04月15日

This anthology of work by Asian and Pacific Islander (API) prisoners is the first book to highlight the unique stories and perspectives of this growing prisoner population in the U.S. 22 talented API prisoner writers, poets, and artists have contributed to this anthology, which was initiated and co-edited by Eddy Zheng, who was recently released from prison and immigration detention after over two decades behind bars...

Taiko Jam Session with Hydaiko

2004年01月11日

Join Hydaiko, the network of taiko players, for a brief overview about taiko. Drummers from several different groups in Southern California will host this workshop and jam session where participants will have an opportunity to learn about the history of taiko in North America, gain hands-on experience with different instruments, and participate in a taiko jam session.

Japanese International Brides: Heritage, Identity, Community, and Legacy

2000年08月26日

Featuring Mrs. Tsuchino Forrester, Dr. Rika Houston, Dr. Velina Hasu Houston, Dr. Regina F. Lark, Mrs. Kazuko Umezu Stout, Dr. Michael Thorton, and Dr. Teresa Williams Leon Japanese women who married American GIs after World War II are known today as international brides but were historically referred to as “war brides.” This program will tell the story of these courageous women who left their homeland, wh...

Cold Tofu Improv: Tofu on the Edge

1998年02月26日

This talented, energetic, multicultural comedy improv group has an amazing assortment of entertainment techniques that will keep you laughing all night. Reservations suggested by February 19. Limited seating. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department.

Cold Tofu Improv: Tofu Delight

1998年01月29日

This talented, energetic, multicultural comedy improv group has an amazing assortment of entertainment techniques that will keep you laughing all night. Reservations suggested by February 19. Limited seating. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department.