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Two-Day Workshop: Shibori Plant Dye ("Kusakizome")

2019年09月21日 - 2019年09月22日

Saturday–Sunday, September 21–22 11 a.m.–4 p.m. (both days) Learn about Kusakizome, which translates to "plant dyeing," in a two-day workshop led by Glennis Dolce. Kusakizome has a long tradition in Japan with in-season plant materials collected regionally and used for different purposes. For this workshop, you will use a variety of locally sourced plant materials on a variety of silks with simple m...

Hanashi Oral History Pop Up

2019年09月21日

FREE Come see a selection of Go For Broke National Education Center’s Hanashi (“to talk”) Oral Histories. GFBNEC has been recording interviews of Nisei veterans of World War II as well as their contemporaries in the armed forces for over twenty years. Stay for as many interviews as you like; this day-long opportunity does not have formal presentations or introductions. Presented in partnership with Go For Broke...

Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day

2019年09月21日

Free admission to JANM all day! In the spirit of the Smithsonian Museums, which offer free admission every day, JANM is offering FREE admission all day as part of the annual Museum Day event.

REFLECTIONS/REFRACTIONS—Ten Works Inspired by "At First Light"

2019年09月19日

FREE An ad man coined the phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” in the 1920s to emphasize the power of graphics to compel the viewer to adopt an idea or buy a product. But a picture can also be the springboard for new interpretations and the reimagination of the physical object, people, or places depicted. In that spirit, we reached out to ten literary arts practitioners to visit the At First Light: The...

Two-Day Jewelry Workshop: The Wonderful World of "Washi"

2019年09月14日 - 2019年09月15日

Saturday–Sunday, September 14–15 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Washi is a traditional Japanese handmade decorative paper that dates back to the seventh century. Unlike machine-made paper from wood pulp, washi is made from the inner bark of plants such as mulberry, bamboo, and wisteria and hemp. The intertwining of fibers results in a paper that is strong, durable, washable, and acid-free. Its thin, smooth, soft surface ...

"Iced in Paradise"—Naomi Hirahara’s New Hawai‘i Mystery

2019年09月07日

Iced in Paradise is the newest book from Edgar Award-winning author Naomi Hirahara. In this mystery, follow Leilani Santiago and her family on the island of Kaua‘i as they manage a shave ice shack. When Leilani goes to work one morning, she stumbles upon a dead body, a young pro surfer who was being coached by Leilani’s estranged father. As her father soon becomes the prime murder suspect, Leilani must find the r...

Members Only Meet-and-Greet with Naomi Hirahara

2019年09月07日

All members are invited to meet Naomi Hirahara before her author discussion at 2 p.m. about her book, Iced in Paradise. Space is limited. RSVP by September 3 using the link below. You can also contact memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646. In the Koichi & Toyo Nerio Education Center

STATEMENT BY ANN BURROUGHS, JANM PRESIDENT AND CEO, ON THE PASSING OF DEAN MATSUBAYASHI, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LITTLE TOKYO SERVICE CENTER

2019年09月07日

"On behalf of the Trustees, Governors, Staff, Volunteers, and Supporters of the Japanese American National Museum, I wanted to convey our deepest sympathies and condolences to the family of Dean Matsubayashi and to the Little Tokyo Service Center on his recent passing. "As the Executive Director of the Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC), Dean built on the foundations laid by his predecessor and mentor Bill Wat...

"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour in Japanese

2019年09月01日

日系移民と日系アメリカ人の歴史を紹介する常設展「コモン・グラウンド」を日本語でご案内します。 ツアーは無料（入館料のみ）、予約不要です。

Past Present: Conversations with the Future

2019年08月28日 - 2019年08月30日

FREE, open to the public on the JANM Plaza Wednesday–Friday, August 28–30 • 7:30 p.m.–10 p.m. Pulling together the moving parts of her +LAB residency experience, traci kato-kiriyama—with home base JANM—presents a performance-installation utilizing large-scale projections and sound scapes of letters of the past in conversation with the present. From sunset to 10 p.m. each night, the public can enjoy a loop o...