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THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM MOURNS THE PASSING OF ARCHITECT GYO OBATA WHOSE ARTISTIC VISION WAS ESSENTIAL TO THE DESIGN OF THE MUSEUM

2022年03月11日

LOS ANGELES - The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is deeply saddened by the passing of famed architect Gyo Obata, who designed JANM’s 84,000-square-foot Pavilion. Obata was 99 when he passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 in St. Louis, Missouri. Obata was born in San Francisco, California, in 1923. His father, Chiura, was an Issei painter and art professor at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Ber...

15th Anniversary Screening of "Ethan Mao"

2019年06月08日

FREE Chopso, UCLA Film & Television Archive, and JANM present a 15th anniversary screening of Ethan Mao, the acclaimed feature by Quentin Lee that world-premiered at AFI Fest 2004 and won the Audience Award at the 2005 Turin International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Ethan is kicked out of his home because he’s gay. He returns home on a fateful Thanksgiving Day and holds his family hostage. Starring Ju...

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM MOURNS THE PASSING OF WAKAKO YAMAUCHI

2018年08月24日

Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of Wakako Yamauchi, a pioneering playwright, poet, and short story writer. Yamauchi was one of three female artists profiled in Words, Weavings and Songs, a 2002 documentary by JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center. She also participated in a number of JANM public programs over the years. Yamauchi became a JANM member in 1994 and donat...

Shibori Fusion: Techniques of Yesterday and Today

2015年01月24日 - 2015年01月25日

This program is sold out. Saturday–Sunday, January 24–25, 11:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. In this two-day workshop led by Shibori Girl (Glennis Dolce), participants will use various resist dyeing techniques on silks, including recycled kimono silks, to create a fabric collection and a scarf. Stitching, wrapping, clamping, and binding will be covered. Samples and books will be on hand for inspiration. New and ret...

Camera in Camp: Bill Manbo's Photographs of Heart Mountain

2014年08月30日

Historian Jasmine Alinder will give a lecture on photography and Japanese American incarceration that will feature the work of Bill Manbo who was imprisoned in Heart Mountain. Alinder will place Manbo's rare color photographs in the context of work by other famous photographers of that time including Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Carl Iwasaki. Alinder is author of Moving Images: Photography and ...

‘DESIRE FOR MAGIC: PATRICK NAGATANI’ EXHIBITION REFLECTS 30 YEARS OF WORK

2011年11月12日

The Desire for Magic: Patrick Nagatani exhibition will open at the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, November 19, 2011, presenting 30 years of varied work by artist Patrick Nagatani, including his collaborations, staged photographs, collages and multimedia pieces. Created by the University of New Mexico’s University Art Museum and curator Michele Penhall in 2008, Desire for Magic represents Nagatani’s wi...

Racial Representations of Japanese/Asian Americans

2011年10月13日

October 13-14 Sponsored by Kyoto University and the Aratani Endowed Chair, UCLA, this program features papers and a dialogue between Japanese and Japanese American scholars about the dynamics of "race" and "racialization," exploring how history and nation impact popular and scholarly perspectives in both countries. Please note: The program will be held on the UCLA campus.

East West Players presents a reading of A WIDOW OF NO IMPORTANCE by Shane Sakhrani

2010年12月09日

Deepa has been a widow for a year. Her only desire is to see her daughter married so that she can die in peace. But when she starts receiving romantic advances from her recently divorced neighbor, also her son’s best friend, she starts to see the benefits of living.

Friends of the Museum: Kokoro Craft Affair

2010年10月03日

10 AM - 4 PM Come to a showcase and sale of unique, high quality, handcrafted items in a wide range of prices. Crafts for sale include: Contemporary Kokeshi Art - Ceramics - Jewelry - Handbags - Kimono Fabric Clothing - Silk Scarves - Paintings - Origami Art - Totebags - Cultural T-shirts - Packaged Treats - Glass Art and more! Admission to the Boutique is FREE. A portion of the profits will support the Nation...

Special Screening of: A Crossroad Called Manzanar

2010年07月24日

*FREE! Months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, two best friends spend their final moments together, not realizing their lives will soon be forever changed by the incarceration of all Japanese and Japanese American living along the West Coast. A Crossroad Called Manzanar was awarded a grant in 2009 from the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program. Project partners include the Japanese Amer...