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JANM Free Family Days: What's Cookin'?

2015年10月10日

FREE ALL DAY Join us for a day of food and fun with a green/sustainability theme. ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: Decorate a re-useable lunch bag to take to school each day. Put your own unique designs on a re-useable water bottle. At Ruthie’s Origami Corner, learn how to make paper onigiri (Japanese rice ball treats). SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES: 12 p.m.–3 p.m.: Balloon Monsoon will make ...

7th Annual Kokoro Craft Boutique

2015年10月04日

FREE Organized by JANM’s volunteers, the seventh edition of this annual boutique will feature dozens of vendors selling unique jewelry, kimono fabric fashions, handbags, ceramics, origami art, Giant Robot products, and more! Taiko performance by Yuujou Daiko at 1 p.m. Proceeds benefit JANM’s education programs. Make a boutique purchase of $10 or more and receive free same-day museum admission plus 10% di...

"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2015年10月03日

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

East West Players: A Writers' Gallery Reading

2015年09月30日

FREE In this edition of A Writer’s Gallery, East West Players presents a reading of Three Kingdoms, written by Anna Moench and directed by Jennifer Change. It’s summer in the suburbs, and Wendy’s father, Han, is arriving on a flight from China. After 40 years of no contact, they have a lot of catching up to do. Wendy has a happy family, a lovely home, and is living the American dream. When Han arrives, ho...

Author Discussion—"Japan: A Reverence for Beauty" by Gil Garcetti

2015年09月26日

FREE During more than 10 trips to Japan over a period of five years, author and photographer (and former Los Angeles County District Attorney) Gil Garcetti captured the stunning images reproduced in this limited edition, hardbound portfolio. The photographs are accompanied by illuminating essays, in both English and Japanese, from such noted authors as Pico Iyer, Kendall Brown, Hitoshi Abe, and Atsuko Tanaka. ...

Nikkei Genealogical Society General Meeting

2015年09月26日

FREE The mission of the Nikkei Genealogical Society (NikkeiGen) is to promote, encourage, and share Nikkei genealogy through education, research, and networking. NikkeiGen’s general meetings are open to anyone who is interested in researching their family trees, learning more about their Japanese roots and heritage, and participating in group discussions and networking. Meetings occur approximately monthly fro...

Origami with Ruthie Kitagawa: "Kusudama"

2015年09月26日

Learn how to make decorative kusudama (paper balls) for the upcoming holiday season. $12 members, $15 non-members. Supplies and admission included. Limited to 10 participants.

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2015年09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.

NATIONAL MUSEUM MARKS PASSING OF TRUSTEE WILLIAM 'MO' MARUMOTO

2008年11月26日

The leadership of the Japanese American National Museum expressed its sadness at the passing of long-time Board Trustee William "Mo" Marumoto, who died in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, November 25, 2008. The son of Issei immigrant parents, Marumoto, along with his family, was unconstitutionally incarcerated in a domestic concentration camp at Gila River, Arizona, by the U.S. government during World War II. A gradua...

'THE PINK DRESS' PUPPET PERFORMANCE SET FOR NATIONAL MUSEUM DEC. 6

2008年11月21日

"The Pink Dress", a puppet-theatre performance done in a Japanese Bunraku style and based on a story of a Japanese American teenage girl’s experiences in the World War II domestic concentration camp at Amache, Colorado, will return to the Japanese American National Museum for a single performance on Saturday, Dec. 6, beginning at 2 p.m. The show is being produced by Triumvirate Pi Theatre (Tri-Pi Theatre). Last pr...