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"Moving Day" program presented by JANM

2017年03月23日

Tonight marks the beginning of Moving Day, on the eve of the original issue date for Civilian Exclusion Order No. 1 (issued on March 24, 1942, to residents of Bainbridge Island, WA). Before the projection begins, join us for the first in a special series of public programs. Featured speakers are JANM volunteers Tohru Isobe and June Berk, both camp survivors, who will discuss what it was like to be forcibly remove...

"Moving Day"

2017年03月23日 - 2017年08月11日

If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. 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 poste...

Upper Level Members' Reception: "New Frontiers"

2017年03月11日

Upper level members are invited to join George Takei and exhibition curator Jeff Yang for an exclusive preview and reception. Invitations were mailed in January.

New Frontiers

2017年03月12日 - 2017年08月20日

New Frontiers: The Many Worlds of George Takei explores the life and career of pioneering actor, activist, and social media icon George Takei, who currently serves on the Japanese American National Museum’s Board of Trustees. By examining Takei’s diverse experiences and achievements, this entertaining exhibition creates a portrait of a unique individual while offering an innovative means of engaging with the social h...

Edible Adventures: Graze Little Tokyo

2017年03月11日

On this culinary walking tour, explore the hidden corners of Little Tokyo and hear stories of the neighborhood’s past while sampling tasty dishes from its restaurants. Food stops will include renowned mochi makers Fugetsu-Do, mochi ice cream inventors Mikawaya, and popular imagawayaki (red bean cake) seller Mitsuru Café, while neighborhood stops will include Union Church of Los Angeles/East West Players, Koya...

Mottainai Yoga with traci

2017年03月11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 ...

AUTHOR OF 'BEST FRIENDS FOREVER' CREATED BOOK AFTER INTERVIEWING LONG-TIME NATIONAL MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS

2010年09月29日

Best Friends Forever: A World War II Scrapbook author Beverly Patt will read from her book and talk about her research to create a work of fiction based on historical events at the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, October 2, beginning at 2 p.m. The story concerns two young girls, Louise Krueger and Dottie Masuoka, who find themselves separated by the government’s unconstitutional forced removal of Ja...

STORY OF ANGEL ISLAND IMMIGRATION STATION TO BE TOLD ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 19

2010年09月10日

Authors Erica Lee and Judy Yung will provide the historic framework to the story of Angel Island, which was the gateway for immigrants from Asia to enter the United States before World War II in a public program set for Sunday, September 19, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. Lee and Yung wrote the book, Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America. Their research revealed ...

AUTHOR KAREN YAMASHITA TO DISCUSS LATEST BOOK, 'I HOTEL', ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

2010年09月08日

Award-winning writer and novelist Karen Tei Yamashita will read from and discuss her latest book, I Hotel, at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo on Saturday, September 18, beginning at 2 p.m. Yamashita, who came to prominence with her novel, Through the Arc of the Rain Forest (1990), is also author of Brazil-Maru (1992), Tropic of Orange (1997) and Circle K Cycles (2001). Her latest book is orga...

'WHEREVER THERE'S A FIGHT' AUTHORS TO DISCUSS CALIFORNIA'S CIVIL RIGHTS

2010年09月03日

Elaine Elinson and Stan Yogi, co-authors of the book, Wherever There’s A Fight: How Runaway Slaves, Suffragists, Immigrants, Strikers, and Poets Shaped Civil Liberties in California, will provide an overview of the long struggle for freedom and equality in the Golden State at a public program set for Sunday, September 12, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. Since the Gold ...