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What Is Nikkei Food?

2022年02月26日

FREE What differentiates “Nikkei food” from “Japanese food”? Is it how Nikkei families and communities combine traditional foods with local ingredients? How does the food you eat express your cultural identity? How does food help to connect your community and bring people together? What kinds of recipes have been passed down from generation to generation in your family? Join us as we explore what is “Nikkei...

Target Free Family Saturday: Valentine's Day!

2010年02月13日

FREE ALL DAY! Celebrate Valentines Day at JANM! Fun for the entire family! Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. With additional support provided by the Mitsubishi International Corporation. ALL DAY CRAFT ACTIVITIES: Show that you care by making flowers to give to someone special Creat...

1st & Central Summer Concerts: La Santa Cecilia, Cheap Landscape, and zocaloZüe

2008年08月21日

East LA meets the NY downtown music scene as these three emerging groups offer Afro Caribbean sounds with a twist. From La Santa Cecilia’s genre blurring use of traditional instruments to Cheap Landscape’s distorted Colombian cumbia to zocaloZüe’s pumped up Mexican son this evening will featuring more than a few sonic surprises. Co-curated with independent producer Betto Arcos. 2008 1st & Central Summer Concert...

"Where is the Way that Light Dwelt?" Music from the Los Angeles Master Chorale

2004年07月01日

September 11: Bearing Witness to History opens to the public with a concert of reflection and hope from America's premier chorus. The program will include works by William Bryd, Arvo Part, John Tavener, and Palestrina. GRANT GERSHON, music director. Advance ticket purchase required. Tickets will go on sale beginning Tuesday, June 22. $20 for National Museum Members, $25 for the general public, includes Museum admissi...

Family Day: "Journeys: The Issei Story"

2004年06月26日

Allen Say's touching tale of his grandfather's travels to America and his love for both America and Japan in Grandfather's Journey will serve as a basis for understanding the immigrant experience. Children and their families will have an opportunity to create a book recounting their own stories. Participants will also don period costumes and use their imagination to travel back in time to the early 1900s. Especially ...

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2004年04月17日

The Little Tokyo community in Los Angeles was once a thriving residential, business, and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the United States until World War II. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with National Museum volunteers on this historical walking tour. Fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission. Reservations and c...

Discovering Your Family Tree Workshop

2003年10月26日

Instructor: Chester Hashizume. Have you ever attended a family reunion and wondered who everyone was? This workshop will provide tips on creating own your family tree and will offer sources of information to help identify ancestors and relatives in Japan. You will also learn to access your family tree in the National Museum's Family Registry. Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, inc...

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2001年02月10日

The Little Tokyo community in Los Angeles was once the residential, business, and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the United States until World War II. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with National Museum Docent, Bill Shishima on this historical walking tour through the Museum’s neighborhood. Comfortable clothes and shoes are recommended. Members $5, non-m...

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2000年08月19日

Historic Tour Series Little Tokyo in Los Angeles was once a thriving residential, business, and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the United States until World War II. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with Museum volunteers on this historical walking tour through the Museum's neighborhood. Comfortable clothes and shoes are recommended. Members $5 and non-Membe...

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2000年05月21日

Historic Tour Series Little Tokyo in Los Angeles was once a thriving residential, business, and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the United States until World War II. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with Museum volunteers on this historical walking tour through the Museum’s neighborhood. Comfortable clothing and shoes are recommended. Members $5, non-m...