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13th Annual Museums Free-for-All

2019年02月02日

FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY In an effort to make museums available to the broadest possible audience, JANM joins with more than 30 other regional museums in offering free admission on this day. Please note that RSVPs are strongly encouraged at the link below. Those who RSVP and show their ticket at JANM on Free-for-All day will be entered into a drawing for a one-year JANM family/dual level membership. ...

Hello Kitty Crochet Workshop

2015年05月30日

This program is sold out. Learn the art of amigurumi (miniature toy crochet) and make your own Hello Kitty charm. Ages 14 and up, all skill levels welcome. $36 members, $45 non-members. Materials and museum admission are included. Limited to 10 participants.

A Conversation with Lela Lee

2013年10月19日

Lela Lee, author and artist of the comic book series, Angry Little Girls, will discuss her comics and their impact on Asian Americans and beyond. Purchase the Angry Little Girls books from the Museum Store >>

Exhibition Closing: MIXED—EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 17

2010年09月26日

Please Note: This show has been extended two weeks! Mixed will now be closing on October 17. MIXED: Portraits of Multiracial Kids by Kip Fulbeck closes.

Shibori Workshop with Yoshiko Akane

2009年05月24日

Learn the ancient Japanese art of colorful shibori dyeing with Yoshiko Akane. $10 National Museum Members; $15 non-members, includes materials and Museum admission.

El Mexico Mas Cercano A Japon

2009年04月04日

The documentary directed and produced by Shinpei Takeda reveals rather unknown history of a Japanese community in Tijuana that has existed since the 1920s.

Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: American Girl's Oshi-e

2002年09月14日

Join Shibata sensei and learn how to construct American dolls out of rice paper.

"Three Lives"

1997年09月25日

Three Lives is a solo performance piece by Alex Luu which tells the autobiographical tale of the author’s journey to manhood from a harrowing escape from Saigon as a refugee, the comical and painful phases of assimilation in America as an adolescent, and finally to adulthood where traditional culture and unbridled individuality collide. Alex Luu is an independent filmmaker, performer, writer and teacher who perfor...

Shamisen Concert

1997年07月27日

Artists in Residence Performance Series Featuring: Lillian Nakano, Glenn Horiuchi and the Museum Shamisen Ensemble The Museum presents the fourth in a series of shamisen (Japanese, three-stringed instrument) performances by California Arts Council recipients and Museum resident artists, Lillian Nakano, shamisen instructor and Glenn Horiuchi, Asian Improv recording artist. Joining the pair will be th...

Japanese Americans in Sumo

1997年07月05日

From the 1930s to the 1950s, sumo wrestling emerged as a popular sport among the Nisei (second generation Japanese Americans), especially for those in Hawaii, Los Angeles, and the San Joaquin Valley. Join Brian Niiya, curator of the exhibition Sumo U.S.A.: Wrestling the Grand Tradition as he moderates a panel of Japanese American sumo wrestlers who participated in this fascinating sport prior to World War II and i...