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Members Only JANM Ghost Stories

2015年10月31日

It’s Halloween at JANM! Come hear ghost stories from near and far, including some that have taken place at the museum. Join actor Rodney Kageyama, artist Edwin Ushiro, and Cold Tofu Improv members Aaron Aoki, Jully Lee, and Helen Ota for a delightfully scary time! RSVP by October 28 to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2015年10月31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.

JANM PERMANENT COLLECTION ADDS HENRY SUGIMOTO PAINTINGS

2015年10月26日

LOS ANGELES – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has added 240 oil paintings and more than 200 watercolors by artist Henry Sugimoto to its permanent collection, thanks to a donation by the artist’s daughter Madeleine. The donation also included diaries, woodblocks and woodblock prints, artist tools, and dress designs. These items join numerous other Sugimoto paintings and artifacts that had previously been ...

Film Screening, Panel Discussion, and Reception—Off the Menu: Asian America"

2015年10月25日

Off the Menu: Asian America, a new documentary by award-winning filmmaker Grace Lee, takes viewers on a road trip across the United States in an exploration of how family, history, faith, and geography shape people’s relationships to food and their communities. Lee travels from Houston, Texas, to Oak Creek, Wisconsin, to Oahu, Hawaii, seeking stories that reflect an evolving Asian Pacific America and the role food pl...

A Samurai’s Life

2015年10月24日

In honor of Family History Month, UC Santa Barbara Professor of History Luke Roberts will present a lecture on the life of samurai Yoshiki Mori (1768–1807), who was a retainer for the Yamauchi lord of the Tosa domain. The talk will draw from Mori’s diary, his letters, and historical records, and will include a discussion of challenges faced by Roberts while researching samurai family history. Roberts is a speciali...

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...

UNION BANK OF CA. CEO MASAAKI TANAKA NAMED TO MUSEUM BOARD OF GOVERNORS

2008年08月28日

The Board of Trustees of the Japanese American National Museum today announced the appointment of Mr. Masaaki Tanaka, President and Chief Executive Officer of UnionBanCal Corp. and its primary subsidiary, Union Bank of California, N.A., to the institution’s Board of Governors, effective immediately. The Trustees held their quarterly meetings at the National Museum in Little Tokyo on August 1 and 2, 2008. Members o...

OHARA SCHOOL OF IKEBANA TO GIVE DEMONSTRATION AUG. 24

2008年08月20日

The Ohara School of Ikebana Los Angeles Chapter, one of the three schools participating in the Japanese American National Museum’s art exhibition, Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art, will give a demonstration of their work and techniques on Sunday, Aug. 24, beginning at 2 p.m. at the National Museum in Little Tokyo. Living Flowers notes the interactions between the practice of ikebana and contemporary ar...

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...

NATIONAL MUSEUM SETS 2008 'SUMMER FESTIVAL' FOR AUGUST 16

2008年08月12日

The Japanese American National Museum announced the schedule for its free 2008 "Summer Festival on the Courtyard: A New Spin: Past Meets Present" for Saturday, August 16, from 1 to 7 p.m., featuring live performances by TaikoProject, NSU Modern, Kanani Kalama Hula Studio, and Magic Andrew plus a book reading and signing by author Naomi Hirahara of her latest book, 1001 Cranes. The National Museum has held free fes...