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Jidai

2015年08月01日 - 2015年08月30日

Jidai: Timeless Works of Samurai Art looks at the weaponry and armor of the samurai—Japan’s elite warrior class. Assembled from collections in the greater Los Angeles area, Jidai features rare and historically significant samurai artifacts dating as far back as the Kamakura Period (AD 1185–1333) in Japan. The display also examines ways this facet of Japanese culture has been preserved, embraced, and shared in America...

JANM Summer Night Concerts

2015年07月30日

FREE JANM presents a new series of summer evening concerts with Asian American performers. Tonight’s featured artists are musical collaborators Magnetic North and Taiyo Na, who have achieved enormous popularity in Japan with their politically conscious brand of hip hop. Also appearing are Irish-Japanese American singer-songwriter Marié Digby, who vaulted to fame after her acoustic cover version of...

"Before They Were Heroes" Behind the Scenes Lecture

2015年07月25日

Curator Lily Tamai, PhD, will discuss historical background, preservation issues, and the selection process that went into organizing the Before They Were Heroes: Sus Ito’s World War II Images exhibition. This program is free with admission, but RSVPs are recommended using the link below.

Origami with Ruthie Kitagawa: Floral Cards

2015年07月25日

Learn to hand-make floral cards for the next birthday or special occasion. $12 members, $15 non-members. Supplies and museum admission included. Limited to 10 participants.

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.

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.

"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 ...

IKENOBO IKEBANA SOCIETY TO GIVE DEMONSTRATION AT NATIONAL MUSEUM JUNE 22

2008年06月18日

The Ikenobo Ikebana Society of Los Angeles, one of the three local Japanese flower arranging schools creating and maintaining installations as part of the Japanese American National Museum’s exhibition, Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art, will give a demonstration on Sunday, June 22, beginning at 2 p.m., at the National Museum in Little Tokyo. Living Flowers is an innovative exhibition that features trad...

KERRY HADA NAMED TO NATIONAL MUSEUM BOARD OF GOVERNORS

2008年05月27日

Attorney Kerry Steven Hada, who maintains his private practice law offices in Englewood, Colorado, has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, the largest private nonprofit national organization dedicated to promoting greater understanding for America’s ethnic and cultural diversity by sharing the experiences of Japanese Americans. Hada, who was born and ra...

FORMER SECRETARY PENA, GEORGE TAKEI, AUTHOR ADAM SCHRAGER SET FOR 'WHOSE AMERICA? WHO'S AMERICAN?' CONFERENCE

2008年05月14日

The national conference, "Whose America? Who’s American? Diversity, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice", organized by the Japanese American National Museum of Los Angeles and set for July 3-6 in Denver, Colorado, will feature former Secretary of Transportation Federico Pena, actor George Takei, 9News Anchor Adele Arakawa, 9News political reporter and author Adam Schrager(pictured left), and many others speaking at f...