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"Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

2015年09月05日

Tour the ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with JANM’s knowledgeable docents. Free with museum admission.

GIANT ROBOT BIENNALE RETURNS TO JANM FOR FOURTH INSTALLMENT

2015年08月31日

The Japanese American National Museum will open Giant Robot Biennale 4, its fourth exhibition in collaboration with Giant Robot founder, Eric Nakamura, on October 11, 2015. This edition of the popular series, first presented in 2007, will examine the evolution of the Giant Robot aesthetic from its humble origins in drawing to its many celebrated manifestations in painting, installation, muralism, and photography. T...

Disoriented Comedy at the Comedy Comedy Festival

2015年08月29日

The first-ever (mostly) female Asian American standup comedy tour presents an evening of live standup and special guest performers. Visit comedycomedyfest.com for more details and to purchase tickets. A limited number of discounted tickets are available for JANM members. Contact memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646 for discount codes.

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2015年08月29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.

Kollaboration EMPOWER Conference

2015年08月29日

At the EMPOWER Conference, young Asian Pacific Islander professionals from all over the country are invited to learn directly from some of the community’s most inspirational leaders. Attendees will be able to explore a variety of creative career paths and industries, as well as best practices to apply toward making their dreams a reality. The conference will include keynote speeches, panel discussions, mentor...

JANM Summer Night Concerts

2015年08月27日

FREE JANM’s new series of summer evening concerts featuring Asian American performers continues. Tonight’s showcase focuses on electronic music. The featured artist is Paul Dateh, a multi-talented musician, host, and educator who is well known for his contemporary take on violin playing. Also appearing are noted composer, producer, and "professional music technologist" Mike Gao and experimental producer a...

KIKUMURA YANO NAMED PRESIDENT OF JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM

2008年06月28日

The Board of Trustees for the Japanese American National Museum announced that National Museum Chief Executive Officer Akemi Kikumura Yano, Ph.D. will also assume the position of Museum President as of July 1, 2008, the beginning of the new fiscal year. Kikumura Yano was named CEO for the National Museum in February of this year. She succeeded Irene Hirano, who formerly held the titles of CEO and President and gui...

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...