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JANM Hosts Manzanar Baseball Project Program December 7

2024年11月15日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host a program and panel discussion about the Manzanar Baseball Project, on Saturday, December 7, 2024, from 2 p.m.–4 p.m. Admission is $16 ($9 seniors, students, and youth, free for JANM Members) and includes entry to the Museum. Tickets are available at janm.org/events.During the 1940s, baseball was the national pastime of the US, including in Amer...

Pioneers to Prodigy: Pioneering Asian Dancers on Film

2024年09月08日

Discover the power of dance with screenings of the documentaries Michio Ito Pioneering Dancer-Choreographer (2012, 22 minutes) and Ten Times Better (2024, 30 minutes) and a short film featuring the Music Center’s Spotlight Award Winner, Lex Ishimoto. Jennifer Lin, director of Ten Times Better, will be joined in conversation with Nancy Kwan, star of the film version of Flower Drum Song. Learn about the dancers who bro...

"Anime Wong: Fictions of Performance" by Karen Tei Yamashita

2014年04月06日

Anime Wong: Fictions of Performance, written by Karen Tei Yamashita and edited by Stephen Hong Sohn, is a collection of performance texts dating back as early as 1990s to 2013. Yamashita, known for her numerous highly acclaimed novels including Tropic of Orange, Brazil-Maru, and I Hotel, traces her creative roots in theater. This book gathers her artistic, humorous, and insightful stage materials that tackle iden...

"Umami" and "Dashi": The Taste of Japan

2014年03月22日

FREE Mamiko Nishiyama, a Kanbutsu Maestro—a master of preserved foods—will share the culture and history of dashi, the dashi artisans, and will also give practical information on how to integrate dashi ingredients in your daily cooking. Nishiyama is the proprietor of Yagicho Honten, a 300-year-old family owned traditional Japanese grocery shop in Nihonbashi, Tokyo and the leading producer of dashi products like...

JANM MOURNS THE PASSING OF AMERICAN HERO, SENATOR DANIEL K. INOUYE

2012年12月17日

Japanese American National Museum’s statement on the passing of U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye: “The Japanese American community is deeply saddened by this loss,” said Dr. G.W. (Greg) Kimura, President and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum. “Senator Daniel K. Inouye is irreplaceable. He embodies the very best of our community and our nation. He fought with valor and distinction on the battlefield and h...

Bringing the Circle Together:In Search of History: Navajo Code Talkers

2009年08月20日

Free Screening of In Search of History: Navajo Code Talkers Generously donated by the History Channel, this film examines how Indigenous troops used their Native language to contribute to one of the most vital roles in both World Wars. This film focuses on the Navajo Code Talkers, and will include a walkthrough of the exhibit Fighting For Democracy where Carl Gorman, a Navajo Code Talker, is honored. Special guest...

Film Screening and Book Signing of Projects Celebrating Seiichi Tanaka

2005年11月05日

Two projects explore the contributions of master drummer Seiichi Tanaka, founder and the director of the renowned San Francisco Taiko Dojo. The Way of Taiko written by Heidi Varian and Gayle Yamada's documentary, The Spirit of Taiko, are musts for anyone fascinated by the power of taiko as experienced by one of its leading practitioners.

Fugetsudo 100th Anniversary of Little Tokyo Confection Shop

2003年11月29日

In honor of the 100th anniversary of this Little Tokyo landmark, a slide show presentation and conversation with the family of Fugetsudo will explore the history of this confectionary business and its impact on the community. It will also shed light on how a Japanese American family-run business has endured for a century, overcoming the World War II incarceration and other obstacles. A mochi pounding and fortune c...

"Welcome Weekend" Highlights Opening Of Pavilion

1999年01月01日

The Japanese American National Museum will celebrate the Public Opening of its new 85,000-square-foot expansion Pavilion in downtown Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo with a festive "Welcome Weekend" on Saturday, January 23, and Sunday, January 24 including a series of community performances, workshops, demonstrations, and storytelling. Saturday will begin the Welcome Weekend with a morning Community Dedication, a Com...

A Case Study of Multiculturalism: Japanese Americans in Hawai‘i

1998年10月10日

October 10 and 17, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. October 24, 8:30 a.m.–12 p.m. This course for teachers aims to deepen understanding of the history of both Hawai‘i and the United States as a story of diverse people sharing common dreams, strengths, and challenges. Fee: $15.00. Teachers will receive one salary point credit. For more information, please call Lloyd Kajikawa, Education Specialist at 213.625.0414, ext. ...