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Mottainai Spirit: Yoga with traci ishigo

2016年03月19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...

2016 Gala Dinner, Silent Auction, and After Party

2016年03月19日

Moving Images, Telling Stories Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites, Los Angeles (Please note new venue.) Film and video are powerful tools used for generations to document, reflect, and influence people and culture. The Japanese American National Museum’s 2016 Gala Dinner will focus on the museum’s significant collection of moving images and how these compelling first-person resources have helped portray...

Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Making Waves"

2016年03月12日

Join exhibition curator Dennis Reed for an exclusive gallery tour entitled "Tender Views, Modern Expressions." Reed will provide an overview of Making Waves while focusing on the photographers who worked in Los Angeles, several of whom he knew personally. He will discuss the character of their work, which ranged from gentle scenes of lily pads to progressively modern abstractions, and their wide influence. Ree...

Mottainai Spirit: Yoga with traci ishigo

2016年03月12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...

Smithsonian Institution Museum Day Live!

2016年03月12日

Free admission to JANM all day! In the spirit of the Smithsonian Museums, which offer free admission every day, JANM is once again participating in the annual Museum Day Live! event. Inspiring Women and Girls of Color This year, JANM joins the Smithsonian Institution in encouraging all people, particularly women and girls of color in underserved communities, to explore their nation’s museums, cultur...

Members Only Learning at Lunch: Japanese American Photographers

2016年03月11日

In this special edition of Learning at Lunch, bring a brown bag lunch and enjoy an intimate hour with Frank Sata, son of J.T. Sata, a featured artist in our current exhibition, Making Waves. Frank will present and discuss photographs from JANM’s collection that are not on display in the exhibition. RSVPs recommended to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646. Photo: J.T. Sata, Untitled (Man Walking Out of ...

Asians on Film Festival

2016年03月10日 - 2016年03月13日

Thursday, March 10–Sunday, March 13 The Asians on Film Festival grew out of the website asiansonfilm.com, now a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting under-recognized Asians and Asian Americans working in the film industry. The annual festival, hosted by JANM, showcases nearly 100 of the best short films submitted to the website over the past year. Visit asiansonfilm.com for more inform...

NATIONAL MUSEUM FETES PAVILION DONORS, FORMER CEO IRENE HIRANO AT ANNUAL DINNER

2009年05月19日

The Japanese American National Museum honored a group of its donors who contributed to the construction of its Pavilion and its former President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Irene Hirano who retired after 20 years at its 2009 Annual Gala Dinner, "The Pavilion: Home, Community, History—Celebrating Ten Years of Building a Legacy", held on Saturday, April 25, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel. Over 1,000 att...

KOKORO CRAFT AFFAIR SET AT NATIONAL MUSEUM ON SATURDAY, MAY 30

2009年05月12日

The inaugural Kokoro Craft Affair, featuring purses, jewelry, contemporary kokeshi art, ceramics, woodcraft and other high-quality handcrafted items, is set for Saturday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Museum and a portion of the sales will support the Museum’s educational programs. The event will feature kimono ...

JA VIETNAM VETERANS TO MARK MEMORIAL DAY WITH PANEL DISCUSSION MAY 23

2009年05月08日

A panel discussion involving a group of Americans of Japanese Ancestry (AJA) Vietnam Veterans will be held at the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, May 23, beginning at 2 p.m. to help mark the Memorial Day Weekend. The panel will consist of Kenneth Hayashi, who worked in logistical services in Vietnam; David Miyoshi, who was a Marine; Jerry Yamamoto, who worked in stateside services; and Lawrence Taka...