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  • Origami with Ruthie Kitagawa: Holiday Wreath and Cards

    2017年12月09日

    Get ready for the holidays and make cards and a wreath using origami techniques. $12 members, $15 non-members. Supplies and admission included. Limited to 10 participants.

  • From Moth to Cloth: Two-Day Silk Workshop

    2017年12月09日 - 2017年12月10日

    Saturday–Sunday, December 9–10 11 a.m.–4 p.m. (both days) Glennis Dolce leads this two-day exploration of the Japanese tradition of silkworm rearing. On day one, learn to reel thread from cocoons with a traditional silk reeling device (zakuri) and try your hand at making silk handkerchiefs (mawata) from the cocoons. On day two, learn to process the silk cocoons into other usable fiber, thread, and j...

  • Speak Out for Justice: Screening, Panel Discussions, and Audience Q&A

    2017年12月02日

    FREE In 1981, the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) heard the testimonies of Japanese Americans across the country who spoke out for the first time about their incarceration during World War II. Recognizing the historic nature of these hearings, Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR, then known as the National Coalition for Redress/ Reparations) and Visual Communications ...

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    2017年12月02日

    Tour the ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with JANM’s knowledgeable docents. Included with museum admission.

  • "Transpacific Borderlands" Art Workshop—Paper Flowers from the Camp Archives

    2017年12月02日

    Japanese Americans living in the World War II American concentration camps did not have access to fresh cut flowers. Instead, they used patterns from sources like the Woolworth’s catalog to make paper flowers. Camp excavations have revealed that these makeshift flowers, with wires for stems, were placed in glass jars and laid on top of caskets at funerals. Join Transpacific Borderlands artist Shizu Saldamando ...

  • "Transpacific Borderlands" Members Only Artist Talk

    2017年12月02日

    Born to parents of Japanese and Mexican descent, Shizu Saldamando investigates the variety of social constructs and subcultures seen in Los Angeles’ backyard parties, dance clubs, music shows, hang-out spots, and art receptions. Through subtle and detailed drawings, she captures the unexpected influences at work in America’s social spaces. Members are invited to join this featured Transpacific Borderlands arti...

  • Edible Adventures: Little Tokyo Sushi Graze

    2017年12月02日

    Listen to stories of the neighborhood while grazing on sushi made by Little Tokyo’s talented chefs. $64 members; $80 non-members. Food and museum admission included. Limited to 10 participants.

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES ADDITIONS TO BOARDS OF TRUSTEES AND GOVERNORS

    2017年11月30日

    Los Angeles, CA—The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has added William T. Fujioka and Kenneth S. Hamamura to its Board of Trustees and David Nishida to its Board of Governors. “The individual and collective accomplishments of these three men are beyond admirable,” said Norman Y. Mineta, Chair of the JANM Board of Trustees. “It’s truly a privilege to have each of them bring their expertise and perspectives ...

  • 70 YEARS LATER: THE LESSONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066

    2012年02月15日

    By Gordon Yamate and Seth Gerber The 70th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 marks one of the saddest tragedies of our great country: the compulsory expulsion from their homes and false imprisonment of Americans of Japanese ancestry on U.S. soil during World War II. The signing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin Roosevelt on Feb. 19, 1942, is often seen as the first domino to fall in a chain of xenophobi...

  • MUSEUM, IA&A TO PREMIERE 'FOLDING PAPER' EXHIBITION MARCH 10

    2012年01月17日

    The Japanese American National Museum is pleased to announce it will premiere the new exhibition Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami, an engaging, thought-provoking, and interdisciplinary look at the modern advances of origami through contemporary artworks, inventions, and videos. Folding Paper, organized in partnership with International Arts & Artists (IA&A), is on view at the National Museum begin...