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DISCOVER NIKKEI CALLS FOR STORIES OF NIKKEI HEROES

2019年05月20日

Los Angeles, CA—Discover Nikkei, a multi-lingual online resource of the Japanese American National Museum, has launched the eighth edition of Nikkei Chronicles, an annual theme-driven online journal with an open call for writings. This year’s theme is Nikkei Heroes: Trailblazers, Role Models, and Inspirations. “Hero” can mean different things to different people. Perhaps it’s a relative that someone admires or loo...

Food, Identity, and Culture in Los Angeles

2019年05月18日

FREE How much can we learn about people different from ourselves from interactions in their restaurants, bakeries, and markets? Are we changed by the experiences we have when dining out? Does Los Angeles have its own distinctive food culture, and if so how is it changing? This program will explore how diverse cultures in Los Angeles have shaped its food and informed the city’s culinary landscape. Panelis...

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

2019年05月18日 - 2019年05月19日

Saturday–Sunday, May 18–19 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 can b...

Contested Histories at Midwest Buddhist Temple (Chicago, IL)

2019年05月17日

TRAVELING DISPLAYMidwest Buddhist TempleChicago, IL10:45 a.m.–5 p.m.FREE and open to the public 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 incarcerated in the World War II American concentration camps. It was one of the first books to examine any as...

ZÓCALO—Will California Pick the Next President?

2019年05月15日

A Zócalo/UCLA Downtown Event at JANM’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy Moderated by Madeleine Brand, Host, KCRW’s "Press Play" When it comes to picking the country’s presidents, the richest and most populous state hasn’t much mattered. Because their primaries are held earlier and they are swing states in the general election, smaller and colder places—like New Hampshire, I...

Reading and Signing—"Ninja Mom and Tengonis in the Tiki"

2019年05月11日

It’s the first day of young Kimi’s ninja training when a group of monsters is accidentally unleashed. She’ll need help from her ninja mom, inventor dad, and grandmother warrior bachan to get through her first ninja lesson! Author Ren Hanami and illustrator Don Schmidt will be at JANM to read from their book, Ninja Mom and Tengonis in the Tiki. They will also provide a short martial arts demonstration for child...

Nikkei Genealogical Society General Meeting

2019年05月11日

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 October, w...

Members Only Meet-and-Greet with Ren Hanami and Don Schmidt

2019年05月11日

All members are invited to an exclusive reception with Ren Hanami and Don Schmidt, author and illustrator, respectively, of Ninja Mom and Tengonis in the Tiki, prior to their reading of the book at 2 p.m. Space is limited. RSVP by May 7 using the link below. You can also contact memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646. In the Nancy K. Araki Community Education Center

Textiles Madness

2019年05月11日 - 2019年05月12日

Saturday–Sunday, May 11–12 • 11 a.m.–5 p.m. FREE* Just in time for Mother’s Day textiles that spark joy! This year for our May Member Appreciation Days weekend we are bringing in a very special trunk show. We will be featuring handmade wearable art by Anne McCaddon of COATZ, made from re-purposed indigo art fabrics, and a fabulous selection of handwoven and hand-dyed art textiles and scarves from Mimbres: Art i...

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM JOINS SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL YOUTH SUMMIT ON FREEDOM SUMMER

2014年01月17日

Los Angeles – On Wednesday, February 5, 2014, (9 am PST) The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will participate in the National Youth Summit on Freedom Summer, an online outreach program organized by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Coinciding with Digital Learning Day, the event at JANM will link middle and high schools students from across the country in an engaging program centered on...