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National Conversation on Immigration: Barriers and Access

2016年11月19日

FREE On the 225th anniversary of the Bill of Rights, the National Archives is hosting a series of conversations across the country to explore the complex issues around human and civil rights in the modern era. JANM is proud to host this free daylong conversation on immigration. 10 a.m.: David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, and Ann Burroughs, Interim President and CEO of JANM, will open the N...

Mottainai Yoga with traci

2016年11月19日

—PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME— Roughly translated, mottainai means "don’t be wasteful" in Japanese. In this yoga and meditation workshop for all levels, certified yoga instructor traci ishigo invites participants to harness their own inner energy to prevent body, mind, and spirit from going to waste. Participants can expect the one-hour class to be both restorative and invigorating, with opportunities to practice deep...

Members Only Learning at Lunch: Iwao Takamoto

2016年11月18日

If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. Join JANM’s collections staff for an exploration of the work of animator, TV producer, and film director Iwao Takamoto. As a teenager, Takamoto and his family were sent to Manzanar, where he learned basic illustration. After the war, he was hired by Walt Disney Studios as an assistant animator. He eventually beca...

JANM STATEMENT REGARDING THE “PRECEDENT” OF JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION DURING WORLD WAR II

2016年11月18日

The Japanese American National Museum is alarmed by the escalation of rhetoric already taking place in the wake of President-elect Trump’s victory. Citing the unlawful incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II as a "precedent" for the unjust targeting of any group, and especially for the creation of a registry for Muslim Americans in the future is to completely misunderstand one of the most shameful c...

JANM Free Family Days: Incredible Inks

2016年11月12日

FREE ALL DAY In conjunction with our current exhibition Tatau: Marks of Polynesia, join us for a day of crafts, workshops, and performances that celebrate Polynesian culture and the art of tattoos. ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: Get a cool custom JANM temporary tattoo. Try designing your own tattoos and motifs using traditional Samoan techniques such as the upeti board. Learn to fold origami sharks wi...

Kollaboration EMPOWER Conference

2016年11月11日 - 2016年11月12日

Friday, November 11 – Saturday, November 12 At the EMPOWER Conference, young Asian Pacific Islander professionals from all over the country are invited to learn directly from some of the community’s most inspirational leaders. Attendees will be able to explore a variety of creative career paths and industries, as well as best practices to apply toward making their dreams a reality. The conference will in...

JANM STATEMENT REGARDING THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

2016年11月10日

The Japanese American National Museum respects the democratic process and its results in selecting the next president of the United States. As an institution whose mission is to promote understanding and appreciation of America’s ethnic and cultural diversity, we hope that the 45th President of the United States will remember the unlawful violation of Japanese Americans’ civil rights during World War II that led to...

AUTHOR KIYO SATO TO READ, DISCUSS MEMOIR 'KIYO'S STORY' ON JULY 17

2010年07月13日

Author Kiyo Sato will read from and discuss her award-winning memoir, Kiyo’s Story: A Japanese American Family’s Quest for the American Dream, at a public program set for Saturday, July 17, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. Like thousands of Japanese Americans, the Sato family was forcibly removed from their home and sent to live in a government-run concentration camp in...

TARGET FREE FAMILY DAY 'ON THE GO!' SET FOR SATURDAY, JULY 17

2010年07月10日

The Japanese American National Museum continues its popular on-going series, Target Free Family Saturdays, with its latest presentation, "On The Go!", with an emphasis on travel and transportation set for Saturday, July 17, beginning at 11 a.m. in Little Tokyo. The event is free to everyone. Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn,...

JA WWII RADIO BROADCASTERS PROGRAM SET FOR JULY 10

2010年07月01日

The documentary, "Calling Tokyo", that tells the little-known story of the role played by Japanese Americans as government broadcasters during World War II, will be screened as part of a public program set for Saturday, July 10, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. While the U.S. government unconstitutionally incarcerated 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry during the wa...