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Lecture and Discussion—The 100th/442nd’s Campaigns in Vosges, France

2015年10月17日

Sylvie and Hervé Claudon will share their extensive research into the World War II liberation of their native Vosges Mountain region in France. As a young boy, Hervé was fascinated by WWII stories of courage and strength demonstrated by the French Resistance and also by "the Hawaiians," the local name given to the Nisei soldiers who helped to liberate his hometown of Bruyères from a prolonged occupation by Ger...

Members Only Meet and Greet with Sylvie and Hervé Claudon

2015年10月17日

All JANM members are invited to an intimate reception with Sylvie and Hervé Claudon prior to their lecture and discussion on the World War II campaigns of the 100th/442nd in Vosges, France. Limited to 40 members. RSVP by October 9 to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Giant Robot Biennale 4"

2015年10月17日

JANM members at the Contributing Level and above are invited to join curator Eric Nakamura for an intimate gallery tour. Limited to 25 members. RSVP to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

"Giant Robot Biennale 4" Opening Party

2015年10月10日

FREE The public is invited to celebrate the opening of Giant Robot Biennale 4 with a party! • First 500 guests will receive a limited edition Giant Robot pin. Limit one pin per person; guests must be present to receive a pin. • Special souvenir buttons will be available for customizing with a design started by a Giant Robot artist and completed by you. • Take a GRB4 commemorative photo on a sp...

"Giant Robot Biennale 4" Upper Level Members and VIP Reception

2015年10月10日

JANM members at the Director’s Circle, President’s Circle, and Chairman’s Circle levels are invited to join curator Eric Nakamura and exhibiting artists for an exclusive preview and reception. Special souvenir buttons will be available for customizing with a design started by a Giant Robot artist and completed by you. Take a GRB4 commemorative photo on a festive set designed by Nerdbot Photo Booth. Deejay mus...

Giant Robot Biennale 4

2015年10月11日 - 2016年01月24日

Giant Robot, a staple of Asian American alternative pop culture, was launched in 1994 as a hand-assembled zine and quickly grew into a worldwide empire. At its height, Giant Robot included a glossy magazine, a retail website, several brick-and-mortar stores, and even a themed restaurant. More than two decades after its founding, Giant Robot continues to be regarded as a highly influential brand encompassing many aspe...

Author Discussion—"The Inker’s Shadow" by Allen Say

2015年10月10日

FREE Allen Say is the award-winning author and illustrator of many acclaimed children’s books, including Drawing from Memory, an autobiographical volume that explored his love of comic books through a collection of his own photographs and drawings. Say now offers a companion to that book in The Inker’s Shadow, a graphic novel that tells the story of his own coming-of-age. As a teenager in Southern Califor...

AUTHOR OPPENHEIM TO DISCUSS BOOK, 'STANLEY HAYAMI, NISEI SON' NOV. 15

2008年11月07日

Author Joanne Oppenheim will discuss her latest book, Stanley Hayami, Nisei Son, featuring the contents of Hayami’s 96-page diary he kept from 1941 to 1944 at a special public program set for Saturday, November 15, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. Hayami’s diary is preserved in the collection of the National Museum. It has been made more accessible through the National ...

'BRILLIANT BEATS' THEME FOR TARGET FREE FAMILY SATURDAY NOV. 8

2008年10月31日

The Japanese American National Museum continues its highly successful public program series, Target Free Family Saturday, with the theme of "Brilliant Beats" for November 8, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The program, which is free to the general public, thanks to Target, will include fun family activities, including hands-on arts and crafts and drumming. Highlighting the day of activities will be two opportunities to be ...

AUTHOR OF 'SOLDIERS OF CONSCIENCE' TO SPEAK AT MUSEUM ON NOVEMBER 1

2008年10月29日

Dr. Shirley Castelnuovo will discuss her book, Soldiers of Conscience: Japanese American Military Resisters in World War II, in a public program set for the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, on Saturday, November 1, beginning at 2 p.m. During World War II, the U.S. government unconstitutionally forced over 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry from their homes, mostly on the West Coast and parts ...