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Member Appreciation Days

2015年11月27日 - 2015年11月29日

Friday, November 27–Sunday, November 29 JANM members always enjoy a 10% store discount and free admission to JANM. On this special weekend, take advantage of a 20% discount at the JANM Store and janmstore.com, plus free admission and a 20% store discount at 20 participating Southern California institutions. New participants this season include the Time Travel Mart, the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, th...

STATEMENT OF JAPANESE AMERICAN AND ASIAN AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS CONDEMNING REMARKS BY ROANOKE MAYOR AND POLITICAL DEMAGOGUERY SURROUNDING PLIGHT OF SYRIAN AND IRAQI REFUGEES

2015年11月25日

The under-signed Asian American associations and institutions condemn Roanoke Mayor David Bowers’ efforts to justify his request to city agencies to deny aid to Syrian refugees by citing President Roosevelt’s decision to incarcerate 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II, and the recent political demagoguery surrounding the treatment of Syrian and Iraqi refugees. Far from justifying the exclusion of ref...

Author Discussion—"Infamy" and "The Train to Crystal City"

2015年11月21日

Utilizing survivor interviews, private letters and memoirs, and historical archives, Richard Reeves’ Infamy: The Shocking Story of the Japanese American Internment in World War II is a sweeping narrative of the U.S. government’s forced imprisonment of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. Jan Jarboe Russell’s The Train to Crystal City: FDR’s Secret Prisoner Exchange Program and America’s Only Family...

Origami with Ruthie Kitagawa: Holiday Wreaths

2015年11月21日

Learn how to make festive holiday wreaths to adorn cards and gifts. $12 members, $15 non-members. Supplies and admission included. Limited to 10 participants.

Members Only Meet and Greet with Richard Reeves and Jan Jarboe Russell

2015年11月21日

Members at the Contributing Level and above are invited to an intimate pre-event reception with authors Richard Reeves (Infamy) and Jan Jarboe Russell (The Train to Crystal City) prior to the discussion about their books. Space is limited. RSVP by November 13 to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

NUNO Textiles Trunk Show

2015年11月21日 - 2015年11月22日

Saturday, November 21–Sunday, November 22 12 p.m.–4:30 p.m. "Nuno" is the Japanese word for fabric. Since launching in 1984, NUNO Textiles has worked exclusively with weavers and dyers in Japan, combining old practices with new technologies to create textiles that are original, distinctive, and fresh. Today, NUNO designs are highly acclaimed and reside in the collections of major museums around the world. ...

Two-Day Craft Workshop—Indigo and Shibori in the 21st Century

2015年11月21日 - 2015年11月22日

Saturday, November 21–Sunday, November 22 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Back by popular demand! Enjoy two days of indigo dyeing with a focus on learning how the dye takes to different textiles. Shibori techniques to be explored include arashi, itajime, and nui, as well as combined and invented techniques. Material kits will include handouts, threads, and many types of vintage kimono silks as well as some cottons, bambo...

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2015年11月21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.

AUTHOR DAVID MURA TO READ FROM LATEST NOVEL ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11

2008年10月04日

Critically-acclaimed author and poet David Mura will read excerpts and discuss his latest novel, Famous Suicides of the Japanese Empire, at a public program set for Saturday, October 11, beginning at 2 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum. Unlike its title, Mura’s book focuses on a Japanese American family and its main character, Ben Ohara, who tries to unravel the mysteries of his father, mother and brot...

CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION RETROSPECTIVE ART EXHIBIT OPENS AT MUSEUM OCT. 4

2008年10月02日

The California Community Foundation (CCF), the Getty Foundation and the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, Oct. 4, launched a three-month retrospective featuring the works of 33 recipients of the foundation’s Fellowships for Visual Artists from the past 20 years. Co-sponsored by the Getty Foundation, the exhibit is entitled "Twenty Years Ago Today: Supporting Individual Artists in L.A,’" and runs throu...