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Little Tokyo Walking Tour
2015年07月25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.
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Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Before They Were Heroes"
2015年07月25日
Join JANM Curator of History Lily Anne Yumi Welty Tamai, PhD, for an in-depth tour of the exhibition Before They Were Heroes: Sus Ito’s World War II Images. Limited to 25 participants. RSVP to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.
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"Canefield Songs: Holehole Bushi" Advance Screening and Panel Discussion
2015年07月18日
The Japanese immigrants who worked on Hawai‘i’s sugar plantations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries sang as they worked, creating a Japanese-American equivalent of "the blues." Called holehole (Hawaiian for dried cane leaves) bushi (Japanese for melody or tune), the songs are a record of the workers’ joys, sorrows, and challenges, providing a fascinating window onto early plantation life. In the ...
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Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Sugar/Islands"
2015年07月18日
Join artist Laura Kina and curator Krystal Hauseur, PhD, for this exclusive gallery tour of the exhibition Sugar/Islands: Finding Okinawa in Hawai‘i. Limited to 25 participants. RSVP to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.
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"Sugar/Islands" Catalog Signing
2015年07月18日
Artist Laura Kina and curator Krystal Hauseur, PhD, will be signing copies of the Sugar/Islands: Finding Okinawa in Hawai‘i exhibition catalog. The catalog is available for purchase from the JANM Store.
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Edible Adventures: A Noodling Walk through Little Tokyo
2015年07月18日
Where does ramen come from? What is the difference between udon and ramen? Join this cultural and culinary tour and learn about the various noodle delights available in Little Tokyo. $48 members, $60 non-members. Museum admission and three noodle stops included. Limited to 15 participants. Comfortable walking shoes recommended.
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Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Before They Were Heroes"
2015年07月18日
Join Dr. Sus Ito and curator Lily Tamai, PhD, on this exclusive guided tour of the exhibition Before They Were Heroes: Sus Ito’s World War II Images. This event has reached capacity; no additional reservations can be accepted.
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GEORGE TAKEI WINS OVER $100,000 FOR NATIONAL MUSEUM
2008年08月13日
Actor George Takei, Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees for the Japanese American National Museum, recently appeared on national television on the ABC-TV program, "Wanna Bet?", and wound up winning over $100,000 for his favorite nonprofit organization: the Japanese American National Museum. The premise of the show revolves around individuals or groups of people who claim they can accomplish a certain task o...
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PROF. MITCH MAKI TO GIVE OVERVIEW OF REDRESS; PANEL TO DISCUSS OTHER GROUPS' STORIES ON AUG. 10
2008年08月08日
The Japanese American National Museum will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 which provided a government apology to thousands of Japanese Americans forcibly removed from their homes during World War II with a public program, "America’s Promise", featuring Professor Mitch Maki and a panel discussion of other civil rights issues, set for Sunday, August 10, 2008, in the D...
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1ST & CENTRAL FREE CONCERT SERIES TO BEGIN JULY 10
2008年06月14日
"1st & Central Summer Concerts," the Japanese American National Museum’s popular outdoor music series, returns from July through September for a fourth season in the heart of Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles. As in years past, thousands are expected to turn out on the National Museum Plaza to enjoy an eclectic program of master musicians and not-to-be-missed newcomers, with sounds ranging from world music to jazz...