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Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2015年12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.

CANCELLED: Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2015年12月19日

THIS TOUR HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Please join us for the Little Tokyo Walking Tour on Saturday, December 26. 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.

Statement Regarding Recent Remarks about the Incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II

2015年12月15日

The Japanese American National Museum believes that our nation’s Constitution demands that the civil liberties of all people be preserved. History reminds us that as a nation we must not target any one group—be it racial, ethnic, religious, or based on any other single criteria—and deprive those in the group of freedom and human rights. We strongly caution against rhetoric that purposely provokes unfounded fear of ...

'REMEMBERING MICHI & WALTER WEGLYN' PROGRAM TO SCREEN NEW DOCUMENTARY ON JAN. 31

2009年01月28日

The program, "Remembering Michi Weglyn and Walter Weglyn", will feature the screening of a new documentary on the life of the Weglyns, and a panel discussion featuring the filmmakers and personal friends of the couple at the Japanese American National Museum, 369 E. First Street, in Little Tokyo, on Saturday, Jan. 31, beginning at 2 p.m. in the Democracy Forum. Michi Nishiura Weglyn was a successful designer of co...

NATIONAL MUSEUM TO MARK 10TH YEAR OF CORE EXHIBITION 'COMMON GROUND' ON JAN. 25

2009年01月20日

The Japanese American National Museum will commemorate 10 years of its programs and projects since the opening of its Pavilion in 1999, beginning with a special event focused on its core exhibition, Common Ground: The Heart of Community, set for Sunday, January 25, 2009, at 1 p.m. at the National Museum in Little Tokyo. The program, "10th Anniversary of the Opening of Common Ground: The Heart of Community", will l...

NATIONAL MUSEUM TO CHANGE PUBLIC HOURS FOR STORE, HNRC, VISITS TO GALLERIES

2009年01月18日

The Japanese American National Museum announced that it will reduce the number of days and times it will be open to the public as a direct response to the current economic downturn that is affecting every business and nonprofit organization in the country. Beginning on February 1, 2009, the National Museum and the Museum Store will be open to the public on Thursdays from 12 noon to 8 p.m., and on Fridays, Saturday...

NATIONAL MUSEUM TO RENOVATE WINDOWS IN HISTORIC BUILDING

2009年01月14日

The Japanese American National Museum announced that the windows in its Historic Building, the former Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, will be refurbished, thanks to a grant from the S. Mark Taper Foundation. The S. Mark Taper Foundation, founded in 1989 with the mission to support causes and institutions that improve the quality of life, provided $150,000 to restore the windows that were installed in 1925 when th...

FAMILY COOKING WORKSHOPS SET FOR JANUARY 17, MARCH 28 AT NATIONAL MUSEUM

2009年01月08日

The Japanese American National Museum will present two opportunities for families to learn together how to cook and create fun and healthy meals through the expertise of Kidding Around the Kitchen, with workshops available on Saturday, January 17, beginning at 11 a.m. and on Saturday, March 28, also starting at 11 a.m. at the National Museum in Little Tokyo. The January 17 workshop theme is "WOK and ROLL Family Co...

'DREAMS TO DREAMS' VINYL TOY SHOW EXTENDED THROUGH JAN. 25 AT NATIONAL MUSEUM

2009年01月07日

The Japanese American National Museum announced that the "Dreams to Dreams" Custom Vinyl Show, the first custom vinyl toy show to be presented in a museum, will extend its exhibition run through Sunday, January 25. The show opened December 6, 2008, and was originally scheduled to close on January 4, 2009, but has been a popular attraction, especially during the holidays. Organized by the National Museum in associa...

NATIONAL MUSEUM MOURNS PASSING OF HAWAII'S SIEGFRIED 'SIG' KAGAWA AT AGE 77

2009年01月07日

The Board of Trustees and Board of Governors for the Japanese American National Museum expressed their sadness at the passing of Siegfried "Sig" Kagawa, who provided major leadership and support when the National Museum was being formed in the 1980s and 1990s, and who contributed to many important causes in his native Hawai`i and nationally. Kagawa, the son of life insurance pioneer Lawrence "L.T." Kagawa, continu...