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2016 V3 Digital Media Conference (V3con)

2016年06月24日 - 2016年06月25日

Friday, June 24 – Saturday, June 25 JANM is pleased to host the 2016 edition of the V3 Digital Media Conference (V3con), dedicated to digital communications within the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. This year’s event will highlight and expand multi-platform Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communications by convening AAPI online journalists, social media communicators, bloggers, and o...

Author Discussion and Activist Panel—"Serve the People" by Karen L. Ishizuka

2016年06月18日

If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. Serve the People: Making Asian America in the Long Sixties tells the story of the social and cultural movement that knit disparate communities of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans into a political identity. Drawing on more than 120 interviews and illustrated with striking images from guerrilla publications, the book...

Members Only Meet and Greet with Karen L. Ishizuka

2016年06月18日

Members are invited to an exclusive pre-event reception with Karen Ishizuka prior to the public discussion about her book, Serve the People: Making Asian America in the Long Sixties. Space is limited. RSVP by June 13 to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

Two-Day Craft Workshop—Indigo and Shibori in the 21st Century

2016年06月18日 - 2016年06月19日

Saturday, June 18–Sunday, June 19 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Enjoy two days of indigo dyeing with a focus on learning how the dye takes to different textiles. Shibori techniques to be explored include arashi, itajime, and nui, as well as combined and invented techniques. Material kits will include handouts, threads, and many types of vintage kimono silks as well as some cottons, bamboo, hemp, and other natural fibers. Sa...

Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Above the Fold"

2016年06月18日

Join Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami curator Meher McArthur for an in-depth gallery tour. Limited to 25 members. RSVP to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646. Photo: Jiangmei Wu, Ruga Swan, 2014. Photo courtesy of Alyssa Hockenberry.

A Conversation with Dave Roberts

2016年06月18日

SOLD OUT Join us for a conversation with Dave Roberts, the first minority manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Moderated by Scott Akasaki, the Dodgers’ Director of Team Travel, Roberts will discuss his history and future with the Dodgers; how his half-Japanese, half-African American background has informed his perspective; his current role as manager of a storied franchise; and opinions on his players incl...

Mottainai Yoga with traci

2016年06月18日

June 4, 11, and 18 Roughly translated, mottainai means "don’t be wasteful" in Japanese. In this three-session 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 each one-hour class to be both restorative and invigorating, with opportunities to pr...

Edible Adventures: Little Tokyo Markets, Then and Now

2016年06月12日

Prior to World War II, Japanese immigrants grew and sold 75 percent of all fresh produce consumed in Los Angeles. Their produce was sold at such outlets as the Grand Central Market, which opened in 1917. By 1940, Japanese American farmers grew 95 percent of the fresh snap beans and celery, 67 percent of the fresh tomatoes, and 44 percent of the dried onions in California. Join us for this historical walking t...

TATEUCHI FOUNDATION NAMES DEMOCRACY FORUM

2009年12月11日

In ceremonies held in October, the Japanese American National Museum officially unveiled the new name for its Democracy Forum, part of its National Center for the Preservation of Democracy: the Tateuchi Democracy Forum. The Tateuchi Democracy Forum was officially opened in ceremonies held with the National Museum’s Board of Trustees and a representative of the Atsuhiko & Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation, located in...

COOKING CLASS, TARGET FREE FAMILY SATURDAY HIGHLIGHT DECEMBER PROGRAMS

2009年11月25日

Two popular programs wrap up the year at the Japanese American National Museum in December with the family-oriented Kidding Around the Kitchen offering a special "Winter Family Breakfast Feast" cooking class on Saturday, Dec. 5, and the continuing series, Target Free Family Saturdays, winding up 2009 with a theme of "Let’s Celebrate!" on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Beginning at 11 a.m. on Dec. 5, Kid...