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American Heroes

2013年05月04日 - 2013年06月09日

Nearly seven decades after the beginning of World War II, the Congressional Gold Medal—the nation’s highest civilian award—was bestowed collectively on the U.S. Army’s 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service for their extraordinary accomplishments in the war. The men in these units, comprised almost entirely of persons of Japanese ancestry, fought with bravery...

Member Appreciation Days

2013年05月03日 - 2013年05月05日

Friday, May 3 - Sunday, May 5 JANM Members get 20% discount at the Museum Store and janmstore.com, plus free admission and 20% discount at other participating Southern California institutions including museums, libraries, and other cultural sites including MOCA, Pacific Asia Museum, Skirball Center, and the San Diego Museum of Art. See a list of participating organizations >>

Craft Class with Ruthie Kitagawa: Boy’s and Father’s Day

2013年04月27日

Make special cards for Boy’s or Father’s Day! $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission & supplies. RSVP early, 10 students max.

Introduction to Udon Making with Sonoko Sakai

2013年04月27日

Find out how to make real and delicious udon noodles! Wear closed toe shoes with soft soles. Bring a Tupperware to take your udon home in. $75 members; $85 non-members, includes admission and supplies. RSVP early, 12 students max.

Little Tokyo Walking Tour

2013年04月27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.

SMITHSONIAN TOUR OF CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL AWARDED TO JAPANESE AMERICAN WORLD WAR II VETERANS MAKES NEXT STOP AT THE JANM

2013年04月25日

LOS ANGELES—The Congressional Gold Medal awarded in 2011 to Japanese American, or Nisei, World War II veterans in recognition of their extraordinary accomplishments will be on view at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, CA, May 4–June 9, 2013. The medal is on a national tour that will visit seven cities in 2013. The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) has partnered with the...

‘PORTRAITURE NOW: ASIAN AMERICAN PORTRAITS OF ENCOUNTER’ OPENS AT JANM MAY 11

2013年04月22日

Los Angeles—The Japanese American National Museum is pleased to present Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter from May 11 through September 22, 2013. Portraiture Now is a collaboration between the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program who have mounted the Smithsonian’s first major showcase of contemporary Asian American portraiture. Through the wo...

"The Manzanar Fishing Club" by Cory Shiozaki

2013年04月20日

The Manzanar Fishing Club is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans from a unique perspective: through the eyes of those who defied the armed guards, barbed wire and searchlights to fish for trout in the surrounding waters of the Eastern Sierra. This untold story offers a unique perspective on freedom, where internees found relief from the daily grind of unju...

2013 Gala Dinner, Silent Auction & After Party: "Vision, Values, Voices"

2013年04月13日

Join us as we return to the newly renovated historic Los Angeles Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. In addition to an inspiring Dinner program, enjoy our famous Seafood Buffet Reception and Silent Auction and the increasingly popular After Party at the X-Bar. For more information, visit the Gala Dinner page at janm.org/dinner2013 or contact galadinner@janm.org or call (213) 830-5669.

Visible & Invisible

2013年04月07日 - 2013年08月25日

It is believed that by the 2020 U.S. Census, a majority of Japanese Americans will identify as multiracial. Explore the diverse and complex history of the mixed-race and mixed-roots Japanese American experience. Visible & Invisible, curated by Cindy Nakashima, Lily Anne Yumi Welty, and Duncan Williams, reveals the long “mixed” history in the Japanese American community. Starting with the earliest days of immigrati...