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Decoden Sunglasses Workshop

2016年05月07日

Treat your summer sunglasses to some bling! In this workshop, each participant will customize one pair of sunglasses in decoden style. We will have sunglasses on hand to give out, but please feel free to bring your own pair. Led by YouTube personality and entertainment host Chrissa Sparkles with designer and host Jon Brence (KawaiiGuy). $28 members, $35 non-members. Supplies and museum admission included...

Mandala Shibori Two-Day Workshop

2014年09月27日 - 2014年09月28日

Saturday–Sunday, September 27–28 11:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. each day In this two-day workshop led by Shibori Girl (Glennis Dolce), learn to fold, tie, and dye a mandala design on silk. Bring rubber gloves, sewing pins, and scissors. $72 members, $90 non-members, plus $40 materials fee due to instructor at the beginning of class (cash only). Museum admission included. Limited to 20 participants.

"The Dragon Tattoo" Lecture with Junii

2014年08月02日

FREE Bakuchi-uchi: Ippiki Ryu (The Dragon Tattoo) is a classic 1967 fictional yakuza film that delves into the world of Japanese tattoos in Osaka. Featured Perseverance artist Junii will lecture on the tattoos in the film, including the real tattoos worn by the actors. Clips from film to be presented along with lecture. Entire film will not be screened. RSVP early.

Dodgers Gallery Talk

2014年07月12日

FREE 11:30 A.M. & 1 P.M. Curators Mark Langill and Koji Steven Sakai will lead a family-friendly gallery tour through Dodgers: Brotherhood of the Game, giving the insider scoop about the exhibition and how it was put together. Mark Langill is the Dodgers Publications Editor & Team Historian. Koji Steven Sakai is the Programs Manager at the Japanese American National Museum. RSVP early, 30 participants max.

COMMUNITY BUILDERS: JAPANESE AMERICAN ACTIVISM 1960-1980. Part 3

2012年04月21日

FREE! The third program will discuss Asian American studies movement and the future of ethnic studies. This program will feature a conversation with Prof. Lloyd Inui, Prof. Tetsuden Kashima, and student from UCLA's Asian Pacific Islander Undergraduate Association. This program is generously sponsored by The Aratani CARE grant, Asian American Studies Center, UCLA.

A New Perspective on U.S.-Japan Relations: The Japanese American and Japanese Partnership

2006年07月21日

The Japanese American National Museum has increasingly explored the relationship between Japanese Americans and Japan. While the bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Japan is considered among the most important in the world, the connection between Japanese and Japanese Americans is more complex and perhaps atypical to that of other Americans with the people and land of their ancestry. While World War II pla...

Staged Reading by East West Players Writer's Gallery

2005年11月10日

Developing new works and introducing new talent is vital to the creative process at East West Players. Promising new scripts are presented to the public as staged readings offering a tantalizing glimpse of works, which may be developed for the main stage.

Kamishibai Man by Allen Say

2005年10月08日

Caldecott medalist Allen Say debuts his colorful new work, Kamishibai Man, a tale of an old paper storyteller in Japan who returns to the city and discovers the children he used to entertain have not forgotten him. Book signing to follow.

"finding family stories" UCLA Extension Course

2003年06月21日

Artists, curators, designers, and educators involved in finding family stories Arts Partnership Project share their experiences in this project initiated by the National Museum with the California African American Museum, the Chinese American Museum, and Self-Help Graphics & Art. In the first session of this two-day course, students participate in a guided tour of the exhibition and discussion with project staff at t...

Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: Tsumami Zaiku

2001年05月12日

Tsumami zaiku are traditional Japanese hair ornaments made of silk. In this class, Shibata Sensei will teach participants how to make their own tsumami zaiku. Member $5, non-members $11, includes National Museum admission and supplies.