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Educator's Open House

2011年10月27日

We welcome all educators to drop by and join us for a special evening for educators! View current exhibitions and speak with Museum education staff about how we can be a useful resource to you and your students. Light refreshments will be provided. For information or to register, please contact education@janm.org. For more information about our school visits program, go to: http://www.janm.org/education/.

Screening of "Farewell to Manzanar"

2011年10月23日

In 1976, the TV film “Farewell to Manzanar,” based on the book by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, was broadcast on NBC. Rarely seen since, the film will be screened and, for the first time ever, DVD copies will be available through the Museum Store. Join Director John Korty for a Q&A following the screening. $25 Members; $30 non-members, includes admission and a complimentary copy of the DVD. Read about th...

"Hiroshima Nagasaki Download" by Shinpei Takeda

2011年10月22日

Two friends visit atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki who now live in the United States. During their trip from Canada to Mexico, they record a piece of modern history crucially important to Japanese collective psyche while exploring their own identities and revealing the reality of psychological scars. There will be a Q&A after the screening with the filmmaker. Presented in collaboration with The Ge...

How Japanese Are Japanese Americans?

2011年10月15日

Ever since World War II, Japanese Americans have largely severed their ties with Japan, and have stressed their Americanness. Unlike other immigrant groups, Japanese Americans have often shown little interest in celebrating or participating in their traditional cultural heritage. So how Japanese are Japanese Americans? Professor Arthur Sakamoto from the University of Texas at Austin will explore this question in term...

Beginners Ikebana Class

2011年10月15日

Fall is a time to bring color into your home. It's time to decorate a nice fall arrangement to give any room in your home the look of the season. Floral desinger, Mikiko Ideno, will hold a workshop using lines and space with seasonal flowers. $55 members; $60 non-members, includes admission and supplies. RSVP early, 10 students max.

Drawing the Line

2011年10月15日 - 2012年02月19日

A survey of the dynamic and diverse Japanese American contributions to the visual landscape of L.A. in the period following World War II. Works of art and historic documents—together with texts, images, and video clips from extensive oral histories—will illustrate the delicate line that exists between form and function. Featured Artists: GIDRA • Matsumi Kanemitsu • Nobuko Miyamoto • Robert A. Nakamura • Linda N...

Fighting For Democracy at National Constitution Center (Philadelphia, PA)

2011年10月14日 - 2012年01月16日

TRAVELING EXHIBITION National Constitution Center Philadelphia, PA About the Exhibition Through the diverse perspectives of seven ordinary citizens whose lives and communities were forever changed by World War II, this exhibition asks visitors to think critically about freedom, history, and, ultimately, the ongoing struggle to live democratically in a diverse America. Fighting For Democracy: Who is ...

Sights Unseen: The Photographic Constructions of Masumi Hayashi, May 31 - September 14, 2003

2003年05月31日

The Japanese American National Museum will present the first survey of the work by Japanese American photographer Masumi Hayashi in the exhibition Sights Unseen: The Photographic Constructions of Mayumi Hayashi, opening May 31, 2003. The exhibition includes 30 photographs that explore bucolic landscapes, and the unseen reality just below the surface. The photocollages come from five bodies of Hayashi’s work—abandon...

Speaking With Ancestors: Discovering Families Through the Written Word, Readings and Conversations on Impact of Racial and Cultural Politics on Family

2003年05月31日

Join the Japanese American National Museum for special readings and conversation with writers and poets who will explore the complexities and impact of racial and cultural politics on family as part of the program. Speaking with Ancestors: Discovering Families Through the Written Word will be held at the National Museum on Saturday, May 31 at 1:30 p.m., featuring a diverse panel of guests and moderated by Peter J. ...

Drawing the Line

Drawing the Line: Japanese American Art, Design & Activism in Post-War Los Angeles was a survey of the dynamic and diverse Japanese American contributions to the visual landscape of L.A. in the period following World War II. Works of art and historic documents—together with texts, images, and video clips from extensive oral histories—illustrated the delicate line that exists between form and function. Mike Ka...