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Mottainai Yoga with traci

2016年05月14日

May 7, 14, and 21 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 pra...

Dramatic Reading—"Moss on the Mirror" by Warren Sata

2016年05月07日

Moss on the Mirror is a fictional story inspired by the life and work of renowned photographer Toyo Miyatake. Taking place in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo district in the late 1920s and early 1930s, where Miyatake’s practice flourished before World War II, the play examines the creativity, hope, and optimism, as well as the struggles and challenges, of the Japanese immigrant photographers community. Although not a lit...

"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2016年05月07日

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

Decoden Sunglasses Workshop

2016年05月07日

Treat your summer sunglasses to some bling! In this workshop, each participant will customize one pair of sunglasses in decoden style. We will have sunglasses on hand to give out, but please feel free to bring your own pair. Led by YouTube personality and entertainment host Chrissa Sparkles with designer and host Jon Brence (KawaiiGuy). $28 members, $35 non-members. Supplies and museum admission included...

Mottainai Yoga with traci

2016年05月07日

May 7, 14, and 21 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 pra...

Member Appreciation Days

2016年05月06日 - 2016年05月08日

Friday–Sunday, May 6–8, 2016 JANM members always enjoy a 10% store discount and free admission to JANM. On this special weekend, take advantage of a 20% discount at the JANM Store and janmstore.com, plus free admission and a 20% store discount at 20 other participating Southern California institutions. Participants this season include FIDM Museum and Galleries, Heritage Square Museum, Kidspace Children’s ...

Civil Rights Today: The Legacy of Minoru Yasui

2016年04月30日

Minoru “Min” Yasui was a young Nisei attorney in Oregon during World War II when he violated the military curfew imposed upon all persons of Japanese ancestry in order to bring a test case to court. He lost that case in the U.S. Supreme Court, but nearly 40 years later he reopened it as part of the coram nobis litigation brought by young Sansei attorneys in 1983. Recognized posthumously by President Obama with a Pres...

Origami with Ruthie Kitagawa: Floral Cards

2016年04月30日

Learn to hand-make floral cards for the next birthday or special occasion. $12 members, $15 non-members. Supplies and museum admission included. Limited to 10 participants.

RICHARD MURAKAMI PRESENTED MIKI TANIMURA OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER AWARD FOR 2008

2009年08月05日

The Japanese American National Museum presented its Miki Tanimura Outstanding Volunteer Award for 2008 to Richard Murakami at its annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon in the Aratani Central Hall earlier this year. Murakami, who has been involved in several areas in support of the National Museum, including fundraising, photography and outreach, was presented the highest volunteer honor bestowed by the institution...

NATIONAL MUSEUM SETS SUMMER FESTIVAL AUG. 15, 2ND SHINODA, GIANT ROBOT EXHIBITS

2009年07月28日

The Japanese American National Museum continues to mark its 10 years of work since it opened its Pavilion in 1999 with a free summer festival and the second shows by musician/artist Mike Shinoda and the magazine Giant Robot. The National Museum, which was founded in 1985 and opened to the public in a renovated historic building in 1992, expanded into its 85,000-square-foot Pavilion in January of 1999. The structur...