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Performance—"Residence Elsewhere"

2017年04月08日

In conjunction with the exhibition Instructions to All Persons, East West Players Theatre for Youth has developed a special play exploring the effects of the World War II incarceration. Free with museum admission. No RSVP necessary. Space is limited; first come, first served.

JANM Free Family Days: Celebrate Japanese American History

2017年04月08日

FREE ALL DAY Learn about Japanese American history and actor/activist George Takei with crafts and activities inspired by our exhibitions, Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066 and New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei. Presented in collaboration with Kizuna. ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: Kizuna Craft Stations Get a head start on Kodomo no hi (Children’s Day, May 5) wi...

"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2017年04月01日

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

Performance—"Residence Elsewhere"

2017年04月01日

In conjunction with the exhibition Instructions to All Persons, East West Players Theatre for Youth has developed a special play exploring the effects of the World War II incarceration. Free with museum admission. No RSVP necessary. Space is limited; first come, first served.

Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Instructions to All Persons"

2017年04月01日

Join exhibition curator Clement Hanami, JANM’s Vice President of Operations/Art Director, for an in-depth gallery tour. Limited to 25 members; reservations are required. RSVP to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

Mottainai Yoga with traci

2017年04月01日

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 stretches as well as ...

"Moving Day"

2017年04月01日 - 2017年08月11日

March 23 – August 11, 2017 Daily from sunset to midnight In conjunction with the exhibition Instructions to All Persons: Reflections on Executive Order 9066, JANM presents Moving Day, an outdoor public art installation. The work consists of a series of projections of the Civilian Exclusion Orders that were publicly posted during World War II to inform persons of Japanese ancestry of their impending forced removal...

FAMILY TO PRESENT ISSEI WOMAN'S POETRY AT PROGRAM SET FOR NOV. 6

2010年10月30日

The daughter and granddaughter will make a special presentation of the Japanese poetry and life of Shizue Harada in a program set for Saturday, November 6, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum. The Uyeki family will present a reading of Sanae, Senryu Poet: Her Life in 5-7-5, highlighted with accompanying visual images called haiga created by her granddaughter. Shizue Harada came to the Unit...

DOCUMENTARY ON PIONEER CONGRESSWOMAN PATSY MINK TO SCREEN OCT. 30

2010年10月23日

"Patsy Mink: Ahead of the Majority", an award-winning documentary that chronicles the life of pioneer Congresswoman Patsy Mink, will be screened on Saturday, Oct. 30, at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum. Mink, the first woman of color to be elected to Congress in 1965, spent her life fighting racial and gender discrimination and left a lasting legacy with her authoring of the Title IX legislation th...

FOUNDING PRESIDENT BRUCE KAJI TO SPEAK AT VENICE JCC OCT. 31

2010年10月22日

Bruce Kaji, the Founding President of the Japanese American National Museum, will relate stories from his autobiography, Jive Bomber: A Sentimental Journey, as part of the National Museum’s Members’ Appreciation Event set for the Venice Japanese Community Center on Sunday, October 31, beginning at 2 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Kaji, who was born in Boyle Heights, was attending Roosevelt High Sch...