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"akaDAN" Documentary World Premiere + "Stuntman" Album Release Party

2014年02月01日

Please notice change of time for 1st screening. SCREENINGS: 5:30PM & 8PM / AFTER PARTY: 9PM – 12AM During the summer of 2013, Los Angeles-based musician and Korean adoptee DANakaDAN (Dan Matthews) was reunited with his biological family in Korea, including an identical twin brother he never knew existed. Join Dan and his production team as they celebrate the red carpet premiere of the documentary series center...

Private Tours of Collections

2014年01月01日

By appointment only, beginning January 2014 Upper Level President’s & Chairman’s Circle Members are invited to experience a behind-the-scenes tour of the world’s largest collection of Japanese American artifacts. Your on-going support helps maintain this unique collection that chronicles over 130 years of Japanese American history. Contact Charlien Church at cchurch@janm.org or 213.830.5676 to reserve a person...

"Drawing from Memory" by Allen Say

2011年09月17日

This is Allen Say’s own story of his path to becoming the renowned artist he is today. Shunned by his father, who didn’t understand his son’s artistic leanings, Allen was embraced by Noro Shinpei, Japan’s leading cartoonist and the man he came to love as his “spiritual father.” Part memoir, part graphic novel, part narrative history, Drawing from Memory presents a complex look at the real-life relationship between me...

Mixed

2010年03月20日 - 2010年10月17日

In a follow-up to the kip fulbeck: part asian, 100% hapa exhibition, artist and author Kip Fulbeck returns with his newest collection of works based on the book Mixed: Portraits of Multiracial Kids. This family-friendly exhibition for the young and the young at heart offers a playful yet powerful perspective on the complex nature of contemporary American identity, and, more importantly, is an opportunity to celebr...

Imagined Futures

2009年05月02日

The Aratani Endowed Chair, University of California Los Angeles, and the Japanese American National Museum present: Imagined Futures Saturday, May 2, 2009 1-5 pm Free! Pre-Registration is required. What does the future hold for the Japanese American and Asian Pacific American communities? What is the role of the young artist in defining our community’s future? What opportunities and challenges do young ...

Members' Opening for One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now

2008年02月09日

One Way or Another: Asian American Art Now brings together 17 artists from across the country who defy a definitive conception of Asian American art. Organized by the Asia Society, New York, and curated by Melissa Chiu, Director and Curator of Contemporary Asian Art, Asia Society Museum, New York, Karin Higa, Adjunct Senior Curator of Art, Japanese American National Museum, and Susette S. Min, Assistant Professor...

Boyle Heights

2002年09月08日 - 2003年02月23日

A neighborhood is made up of people and places. It is defined through the experiences of those who consider it home. Through the stories of past and present residents of the Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights, this exhibition explores how the experiences and memories of many generations of Angelenos intersect in this powerful place.

New Pavilion Designed By Architect Gyo Obata Opens January 23 At Japanese American National Museum In Los Angeles

1998年10月21日

The Japanese American National Museum, the premier institution dedicated to sharing the Japanese American experience, will open a new 85,000-square-foot Pavilion on January 23 as part of a $45-million expansion and development project. The new Pavilion positions the institution as the preeminent authority on the history and culture of Japanese Americans, while advancing the Museum’s mission to present exhibitions a...

Finding Family Stories Arts Partnership Project Selects Artists For 1998 Exhibitions

1997年12月06日

The Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles; Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles; and Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, have announced the selection of six artists participating in the third year of the Finding Family Stories (FFS) Arts Partnership Project, funded in part by the James Irvine Foundation. Initiated by the Japanese American National Museum in 1995, the goal of Findi...

Evening of Remembrance

1997年02月20日

Letters from Camp Exhibit Series Presentation and Video Screening Speakers from the Day of Remembrance ad hoc committee of the National Coalition for Redress and Reparations present an “Evening of Remembrance” at the Museum. The 1988 film, Justice Now, Reparations Now by pioneering Asian American filmmaker Alan Kondo will be shown. This program takes place two days before the “Day of Remembrance” program at the Ja...