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"No-No Boy: A Multimedia Concert"
2018年11月03日
No-No Boy is a multimedia concert performed by Julian Saporiti and Erin Aoyama. Taking inspiration from interviews with World War II Japanese American incarceration camp survivors, his own family’s history living through the Vietnam War, and many other stories of Asian American experience, Saporiti has transformed his doctoral research at Brown University into folk songs in an effort to bring these stories to a bro...
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"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour
2018年11月03日
Take a tour of JANM’s core exhibition with our knowledgeable docents. This is a great opportunity for first-time visitors, long-time museum members, and everyone in between. Included with museum admission.
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Jewelry Workshop—The World of "Washi": Beginner Class
2018年11月03日 - 2018年11月04日
SOLD OUT Saturday–Sunday, November 3–4 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Instructor Reiko Nakano will teach participants how to make a necklace of hand-made washi beads floating on a silk thread anchored by tiny knots, along with a playful keychain. Techniques will include washi-wrapping, looping, and wrapping wire. Please bring sharp scissors, a shoebox for supplies, a snack, and a desire to learn. Additional ma...
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Contested Histories at Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center (Portland, OR)
2018年11月01日 - 2018年11月04日
TRAVELING DISPLAY Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center Portland, OR Included with museum admission Thursday: 11 a.m.–7 p.m. • FREE Friday–Saturday: 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Sunday: 12 p.m.–3 p.m. Allen Hendershott Eaton’s historic 1952 book, Beauty Behind Barbed Wire: The Arts of the Japanese in Our War Relocation Camps, explored art and craft objects created by persons of Japanese descent while wrongfully incarcera...
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JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM STATEMENT ON TREE OF LIFE TRAGEDY
2018年10月30日
Los Angeles, CA—“The leadership, staff, and volunteers of the Japanese American National Museum are horrified by the brutal mass shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday,” said JANM President and CEO Ann Burroughs. “We share in the grief of the families who are dealing with the tragic loss of their loved ones, and with the synagogue community and people of Pittsburgh as they mourn...
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Nikkei Genealogical Society General Meeting
2018年10月27日
FREE The Nikkei Genealogical Society (NikkeiGen) promotes, encourages, and shares Nikkei genealogy through education, research, and networking. NikkeiGen’s general meetings are open to anyone who is interested in researching their family trees, learning more about their Japanese roots and heritage, and participating in group discussions and networking. Meetings occur approximately once a month from January to ...
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Little Tokyo Walking Tour
2018年10月27日
Learn about past and present-day Little Tokyo on a walking tour led by an in-the-know JANM docent. From murals to monuments, explore both the popular and lesser-known gems of this bustling neighborhood. $12 members, $15 non-members. Museum admission included. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting. Limited to 20 participants.
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Outdoor Movie Night: "Godzilla" (1954)
2018年10月25日
FREE JANM presents the granddaddy of all monster movies, the original Japanese Godzilla (a.k.a. Gojira)! Made at a time when Japan was still recovering from the World War II atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, this remarkably human drama has spawned more than 30 remakes and sequels. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the rampaging radioactive beast destroy an intricately detailed miniature of Toky...
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ZOCALO—Do Americans Misunderstand the Roots of Crime?
2018年10月24日
A Zócalo/KCRW "Critical Thinking with Warren Olney" Event at JANM’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy Moderated by Warren Olney, Host, KCRW’s "To the Point" Americans treat crime as a public scourge. And we attack it via public systems—our prisons, probation departments, and school and youth programs—to intervene before people go wrong. But what if crime isn’t a public problem, but rat...