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Discover Your Japanese American Roots

2018年10月06日

SOLD OUT Explore your roots in this comprehensive workshop led by genealogy buff Chester Hashizume. Identify your ancestral Japanese hometown, uncover the meanings behind family crests and surnames, learn about conducting research in Japan, and much more. $44 members, $55 non-members. Materials and museum admission included. Limited to 16 participants. This workshop is sold out. To be placed on a wa...

From Japan to Mexico: A Nikkei Story from Veracruz

2018年09月29日

Julio Mizzumi Guerrero Kojima and Belen Torres Morales are descendants of immigrants who left Japan to work in the sugar plantations in Veracruz, Mexico, in the early 1900s. They are musicians with expertise in the Fandango, a tradition specific to Veracruz that is rooted in community convening and participation. They also are part of an environmental/community gardening project in Veracruz called Jardin Kojima. ...

Origami with Ruthie Kitagawa: Floral Cards

2018年09月29日

Learn from JANM’s resident origami expert Ruthie Kitagawa how to make a card adorned with cheerful origami flowers. Space is limited to 15 participants. Advance purchase of a ticket is required. $12 non-members, free for JANM members. Museum admission included. This workshop is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs. In the Nancy K. A...

Two-Day Workshop: "Shibori" On!

2018年09月29日 - 2018年09月30日

Saturday–Sunday, September 29–30 11 a.m.–4 p.m. (both days) In this two-day workshop led by Glennis Dolce, continue practicing itajime, arashi, nui, and other shibori dyeing techniques on a broad selection of fabrics, and learn about dyeing threads for stitching. Bring scissors and a seam ripper. $72 members, $90 non-members, plus $40 materials fee due to instructor at the beginning of class (cash o...

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2018年09月29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.

Contested Histories at J-Sei (Emeryville, CA)

2018年09月29日 - 2018年10月07日

TRAVELING DISPLAYJ-SeiEmeryville, CASaturday–Sunday: 11 a.m.–4 p.m.Monday–Friday: 2 p.m.–5 p.m. and by appointment 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 book...

JANM STATEMENT ON REFERENCE TO INCARCERATION OF JAPANESE AMERICANS AT SHERMAN OAKS EVENT ON HOMELESS HOUSING

2018年09月26日

Los Angeles, CA—Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu recently hosted an event in Sherman Oaks to provide residents with information about possible homeless shelter and housing sites. One attendee cited the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II as an example of how the federal government can—and should—step in and move a group of people out of urban areas. This is just the latest reprehensible examp...

Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day

2018年09月22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.

"Kaiju vs Heroes" Opening Day Panel and Signing

2018年09月15日

In conjunction with the opening of Kaiju vs. Heroes, toy designer and collector Mark Nagata and Marusan toy company President Eiji Kaminaga will participate in a discussion about kaiju toy history, the world of Japanese toy collecting, and their companies’ histories (Nagata is the founder of Max Toy Company). The Marusan toy company created some of the first vinyl kaiju and hero toys of the 1960s and these toys m...

JANM TO UNVEIL ‘SUPERNATURAL’ AT FREE OPENING RECEPTION FEB. 9 FROM 6:30 TO 9 P.M.

2013年01月30日

As part of its continuing Salon Pop series, the Japanese American National Museum will unveil its newest exhibition, Supernatural: The Art of Audrey Kawasaki, Edwin Ushiro, and Timothy Teruo Watters. The exhibition will run from February 9 through March 17, 2013 with an opening reception being planned for February 9 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the National Museum in Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles. The recept...