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Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2013年11月30日

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with Museum docents. $9 Members; $14 non-members, includes admission. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting.

Member Appreciation Days (MAD)

2013年11月29日

Friday-Sunday, November 29-30 & December 1 MAD is in its 10th year! National Members get a 20% discount at the Museum Store and janmstore.com, plus free admission and a 20% discount at 16 other participating Southern California institutions including museums, libraries, and other cultural sites like the California Science Center, Craft and Folk Art Museum, MOCA, Pacific Asia Museum, and the The San Diego Museu...

Ruthie’s Origami Class: Kusudama

2013年11月23日

Make decorative balls for the holidays. $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission and supplies. RSVP early, 10 students max.

"Mrs. Judo: Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful" by Yuriko Gamo Romer

2013年11月16日

This full-length documentary chronicles the life long journey of Keiko Fukuda’s decision to defy thousands of years of tradition, choose her own path, and become judo history’s only woman to attain the pinnacle 10th degree. A live demonstration of “Ju-no-kata”, a signature form of Fukuda-Sensei, will precede the film screening and will be performed by Robin Fernandez and Charmaine Galvez, with narration by Greg Fe...

"Shibori" Techniques with Shibori Girl

2013年11月16日 - 2013年11月17日

Saturday and Sunday, November 16 and 17 This two-day workshop, on the 16th and 17th, will continue to explore more shibori techniques such as combining stitching, tying, and direct application of dyes on silk. We will look at the work of Ichiku Kubota and will create an ichiku tsujigahana style scarf. $70 members, $90 non-members, an additional $45 materials fee (cash only) collected at the beginning of class. Ske...

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2013年11月16日

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with Museum docents. $9 Members; $14 non-members, includes admission. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting.

Edible Adventures in Little Tokyo: Vegetarian

2013年11月16日

Join our walk to learn about the role Japanese produce farmers played in Little Tokyo history while sampling vegetables such as kabocha, konyaku, and edamame from neighborhood shops.  Comfortable walking shoes recommended. $45 Members; $55 non-members, includes admission. RSVP early, 15 students max.

Go For Broke

2013年11月12日 - 2014年03月02日

Go For Broke: Japanese American Soldiers Fighting on Two Fronts chronicles the history of Japanese American Nisei soldiers from the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and Military Intelligence Service who served during World War II to prove their loyalty to the nation that had disowned them. Japanese American soldiers of the 100th and 442nd fought in eight brutal campaigns across Europe, recei...

Member Preview for "Go For Broke: Japanese American Soldiers Fighting on Two Fronts"

2013年11月10日

Members are invited to join us for an exclusive preview of Go For Broke: Japanese American Soldiers Fighting on Two Fronts before it opens to the public. Program will include remarks by Eric Saul, Director, Japanese American Wartime History Project. To RSVP, contact specialevents@janm.org or 213.625.0414 x2222.

2006 Day of Remembrance Theme ‘Claiming History: Justice Along Color Lines’ to Focus on 1930’s Mexican ‘Repatriation’, Current Campaign for Official Apology

2006年01月31日

At the 2006 Day of Remembrance, marking the anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 in 1942 which led to the unconstitutional incarceration of 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry, the program will focus on the historic events surrounding the so-called Mexican "repatriation" of the 1930s in which federal, state and local governments conspired to remove over one million individuals of Mexican descent from...