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Edible Adventures: A Noodling Walk through Little Tokyo

2016年04月02日

This tour will begin with a lesson on noodle basics before moving on to sample the offerings at three different neighborhood noodle restaurants. $48 members; $60 non-members. Food and museum admission included. Limited to 12 participants.

Mottainai Spirit: Yoga with traci ishigo

2016年04月02日

April 2, 9, and 16—JUST ADDED! New dates have been added due to popular demand! Roughly translated, mottainai means "Don't be wasteful" in Japanese. In this 3-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 ...

#LITinCOLOR: Celebrating Writers of Color

2016年03月29日

FREE #LITinCOLOR will celebrate the invention and imagination of writers of color who seek to represent realities that lie outside of the mainstream imagination, be it the lasting impact of American concentration camps or the navigation of racially profiled notions of sexuality. Poets and novelists from various communities and generations will come together to honor the ways in which writers of color have...

Film Screening and Panel Discussion—"To Climb a Gold Mountain"

2016年03月26日

In honor of Women’s History Month, JANM presents To Climb a Gold Mountain (2015), a documentary that tells the story of Los Angeles through the eyes of four immigrant Chinese women. Covering a span of 160 years, each woman featured in the film faced a different set of challenges, fighting in her own unique way to make a difference. Included are Anna May Wong, a groundbreaking actress who achieved success and ...

Discover Your Japanese American Roots

2016年03月26日

Explore your roots in this comprehensive workshop led by genealogy buff Chester Hashizume. Identify your ancestral Japanese hometown, uncover the meanings behind family crests and surnames, and learn about conducting research in Japan. $44 members, $55 non-members. Supplies and museum admission included. Limited to 16 participants.

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2016年03月26日

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with JANM docents. $12 members, $15 non-members. Museum admission included. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting.

Mottainai Spirit: Yoga with traci ishigo

2016年03月26日

March 12, 19, and 26—JUST ADDED! New dates have been added due to popular demand! Roughly translated, mottainai means "Don't be wasteful" in Japanese. In this 3-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-hou...

East West Players: A Writers' Gallery Reading—"The Piano"

2016年03月24日

FREE In this edition of A Writer’s Gallery, East West Players presents a reading of The Piano, written by Robert Kuang. An Asian-Jewish-American family collides with music, food, and identity crises, as the death of a Chinese patriarch forces three generations of Asian American women to live under the same roof for the first time. A powerful multigenerational drama about the complexities of the Asian Amer...

NATIONAL MUSEUM SETS FAMILY PROGRAMS FOR EARLY JUNE

2009年05月26日

The Japanese American National Museum continues its series of public programs geared for families with another "Kidding Around the Kitchen" workshop on Saturday, June 6, followed by the popular Target Free Family Saturday, "Try This On For Size", on Saturday, June 13, at the National Museum in Little Tokyo. This event is free and open to the public. On June 6, "Kidding Around the Kitchen" will present its "Beat th...

KODO SINGER YOKO FUJIMOTO SETS 2 CONCERTS FOR JUNE 6 AT NATIONAL MUSEUM

2009年05月14日

Singer and koto player Yoko Fujimoto, who has performed for many years with the world-renown Kodo taiko ensemble from Japan, will sing songs from her CD, "Morisa Komorisa", a collection of traditional Japanese lullabies from the different prefectures in Japan, in two performances at 2 and 8 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, June 6. Tickets are $12 for National Museum members and $15 for non-m...