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Edible Adventures: Vegetarian Little Tokyo Walk

2017年10月21日

Take a healthy stroll through Little Tokyo and listen to neighborhood stories while learning about Japanese vegetables from daikon to gobo to maitake, capped off by a macrobiotic lunch at Shojin, a Japanese vegan/macrobiotic restaurant. $48 members; $60 non-members. Food and museum admission included. Limited to 14 participants. Read a 2013 JANM blog post about a past Vegetarian Edible Adventure....

East West Players: A Writers' Gallery Reading

2017年10月17日

FREE East West Players presents a reading of Spoiled, written by Ken Narasaki and directed by Nathan Singh. The cast includes Dian Kobayashi, Feodor Chin, Emily Kuroda, Marilyn Tokuda, Michael Hagiwara, and Sharon Rosner. Spoiled is a dark comedy about a Japanese American mother and her adult kids who, while they function well in the world, become a hot mess when they get together. Their drama is more dar...

"Transpacific Musiclands" Outdoor Concert

2017年10月14日

If you missed the concert, you can watch highlights from the event online on JANM’s YouTube channel. FREE Join us for an exciting outdoor concert event with performers from Latin America, Japan, and Los Angeles, held in conjunction with the exhibition, Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo. Featured acts will inc...

"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2017年10月07日

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

9th Annual Kokoro Craft Boutique

2017年10月01日

More than 50 vendors will be on hand with unique jewelry, kimono fabric fashions, handbags, ceramics, origami, bronze and glass art, dog fashions, Giant Robot products, and more! Taiko performance by Yuujou Daiko at 1 p.m. Admission to the boutique is free. A $20 purchase gets you free museum admission and a 10% discount coupon good at local participating restaurants. Proceeds benefit JANM’s education programs....

Film Screening and Discussion—"Hidden Histories: The Story and Legacy of Japanese American WWII Incarceration"

2017年09月30日

Hidden Histories is a touring program of five short narrative films about the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans. Each film tells a personal story that dramatizes a different aspect of this history. Hidden Histories commemorates an important chapter in American history at the same time that it serves as a cautionary tale; although the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians d...

Discover Your Japanese American Roots

2017年09月30日

SOLD OUT This comprehensive workshop led by genealogy buff Chester Hashizume will teach you to 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 program is sold out. To be placed on a waitlist...

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2017年09月30日

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with JANM docents. $12 members, $15 non-members. Museum admission included. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting. Limited to 20 participants.

PROF. ARTHUR SAKAMOTO TO DISCUSS ‘HOW JAPANESE ARE JAs?'

2011年10月12日

Professor Arthur Sakamoto will discuss the question, "How Japanese Are Japanese Americans?" at a public program set for Saturday, October 25, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum. Ever since World War II, Japanese Americans have largely severed their ties with Japan, and have stressed their Americanness. Unlike other immigrant groups, Japanese Americans have often shown little interest in c...

‘DRAWING THE LINE: JAPANESE AMERICAN ART, DESIGN & ACTIVISM IN POST-WAR LOS ANGELES’ TO OPEN OCT. 15

2011年10月06日

The Japanese American National Museum will continue its focus on the post-World War II Nikkei experience with its latest exhibition, Drawing the Line: Japanese American Art, Design & Activism in Post-War Los Angeles, opening Saturday, October 15 and running through February 19, 2012, in the Museum’s Pavilion in Little Tokyo. This exhibition is part of the project Pacific Standard Time: Art in LA 1945 – 1980, an unpre...