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Okaeri 2018: A Nikkei LGBTQ Gathering

2018年11月16日 - 2018年11月17日

Friday, November 16: 7 p.m.–9 p.m. Saturday, November 17: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. "Okaeri" is a common greeting in Japanese meaning "Welcome home!" All are welcome to attend the third biennial Okaeri conference to build acceptance, support, healing, and connections for LGBTQ Nikkei, as well as to help undo the continuing homophobia and transphobia that members of the Nikkei LGBTQ community experience. Although t...

JANM Free Family Days: Superheroes!

2018年11月10日

FREE ALL DAY This full day of crafts, performances, and other activities will be inspired by real-life heroes as well as the fictional characters of Kaiju vs Heroes: Mark Nagata’s Journey through the World of Japanese Toys. ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: Superhero Capes: Attention all crime-fighting kids and their grown-up sidekicks! Make your own superhero cape and unleash your hidden powers. Superhero M...

"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour in Japanese

2018年11月04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。

"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...

"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.

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...

Contested Histories at Oregon Nikkei Legacy Center (Portland, OR)

2018年11月01日 - 2018年11月04日

TRAVELING DISPLAYOregon Nikkei Legacy CenterPortland, ORIncluded with museum admissionThursday: 11 a.m.–7 p.m. • FREEFriday–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 incarcerated in the World War II Am...

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...

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 ...

‘VISION, VALUES, VOICES’ THEME FOR NATIONAL MUSEUM’S 2013 ANNUAL GALA DINNER ON APRIL 13

2013年03月26日

Los Angeles, CA - The Japanese American National Museum will present its 2013 Gala Dinner, Silent Auction, and After Party on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the recently-renovated Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Century City. This year’s Dinner theme, Vision, Values, Voices, will highlight how the National Museum’s work has successfully shared the first-person voices and evolving perspectives from the Japanese Amer...