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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...

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 ...

ORIGINS OF FORTUNE COOKIE TO BE DISCUSSED AT PROGRAM SEPT. 20

2008年09月18日

While no one denies that the Chinese fortune cookie is not from China, its actual origins remain a subject of discussion which will be at the heart of the program, "The All-American Fortune Cookie. . .from Japan?", set for Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo. Featured in the discussion will be writer Jennifer 8. Lee, author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles, filmmaker Derek ...

ID FILM FEST TO FOCUS ON GLOBAL ASIAN IDENTITY

2008年09月11日

The inaugural ID Film Fest, a new festival dedicated to contemporary digital films that explore and celebrate identity crisis in the diverse Asian/Pacific Islander communities, will showcase an international line-up of new and first-time locally-screened documentaries from Thursday, Sept. 25 through Sunday, Sept. 28, at the Japanese American National Museum’s Democracy Forum. The screenings are free to National Museu...

STORYTELLING, WORKSHOPS, ARTS & CRAFTS HIGHLIGHT TARGET FREE FAMILY DAY SEPT. 13

2008年09月03日

The Japanese American National Museum continues with its popular series, Target Free Family Day, with "A Whale of A Tale" on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring storytelling and family improvisational workshops along with hands-on arts and crafts at the National Museum in Little Tokyo. The event is open to the public and free, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Target. At 1 and 3 p.m., East Wes...